EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Prestige Properties and Development has purchased a grocery-anchored retail center located at 50 Race Track Road in East Brunswick. A partnership between MCB Real Estate and Alex Brown Realty sold the property for $25.4 million. Aldi, Burlington, AutoZone and Jersey Fine Wines occupy the 117,000-square-foot retail center. The recently renovated center also includes a new building that is occupied by Starbucks, Supercuts and Five Guys. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver and Stephen Simonelli of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a multi-tenanted commercial office and retail building located at 224 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $21 million. Originally built in the mid-19th century and significantly altered in 1980, the six-story building features 15,949 square feet of office and retail space. The building has floor plates that range from 2,600 square feet to 2,827 square feet and is currently leased to three office tenants and one retail tenant, 7-Eleven. John Ciraulo and Craig Waggner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEWTON, MASS. — Chatham Investment has completed the disposition of an office building located at 29 Crafts St. in Newton. Capasso Realty acquired the property for $13.9 million. Anchored by W.T. Rich Co., Steward Health Care System and Capital Advisors Group, the five-story property features 66,825 square feet of office space and 190 on-site parking spaces. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pulled, Samantha Hallowell, Christian Brannelly and Drew Nelson of NKF represented the seller in the deal.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of West Chester Office Plaza, a five-building office portfolio located at 790 E. Market St. in West Chester. High Associates sold the complex to Maguire Hayden Real Estate Co. for $12.5 million. Situated on 8.3 acres, the 116,621-square-foot complex is currently 90 percent occupied by 48 tenants, including American Precision Industries, ESCFederal, Women’s Health Care Group of PA and BackOffice Thinking and Kinetic Prosthetics. Stephen Marzullo and Adam Silverman of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
Westrum Development Adds Final Phase to Luxor Apartment Complex in Norristown, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
NORRISTOWN, PA. — Westrum Development Co. has completed Luxor Building II, the final phase of the revitalization and transformation of 770 Sandy Street into Luxor Lifestyle Apartments in Norristown. Located at the renamed 800 Luxor Lane address, Luxor Building II features 38 apartment units and complements the 157-unit main building at the Luxor complex. Amenities at the community include an open-air courtyard with bocce, grilling and fire pits, an infinity pool, a bar, a fitness center and panoramic views of Norristown and Philadelphia’s skyline. For more than a decade before Westrum Development Co. acquired the property, 770 Sandy Street was embroiled in construction, legal and financial turmoil that cost Norristown taxpayers up to $4 million for repairs and legal expenses.
Capital Funding Group Closes $23M HUD Loan for Skilled Nursing Facility in Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
PENNSYLVANIA — Capital Funding Group, a Baltimore-based lender, has provided a $23 million HUD loan for a 324-bed skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. The name and location of the facility were not disclosed. Capital Funding is the sole lender, and also provided the initial bridge acquisition loan in 2014. The new loan converts the existing debt into HUD financing.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $12.5 million in refinancing for 135 Bowery, a boutique creative office building in Manhattan’s Midtown South technology corridor. The borrower is a joint venture between Caspi Development and RWN Real Estate Partners. Steven Klein and Alex Staikos of HFF secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through BBVA Compass Bank. Loan proceeds were used to refinance a construction loan on the property. Originally built in 1900 and redeveloped in 2016, the eight-story, 21,308-square-foot building features a ground-floor retail space occupied by a high-end restaurant, and full-floor loft office units above. The office spaces feature collaborative open floor plates, 10-foot ceilings, reclaimed wood details, custom kitchenettes, conference rooms and two suites that offer private terraces with city views. The property is fully occupied by tenants, including lola/VFX, Bullish, Tradewind, breather, Martin Lui & Associates, Minds+Assembly and RTS Ventures.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the sale of a six-story apartment building located at 964 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan Valley. TriArch Real Estate Group acquired the building from The Orbach Group for $12.1 million. Built in 1900, the 21,072-square-foot property features 22 residential apartments and four retail stores. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer, while Elan Teichman, also of Cignature, represented the seller in the deal.
HINGHAM, MASS. — The Town of Hingham, a suburb of Boston, has approved the construction of The Residence at Penniman Hill, a 90-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community. LCB Senior Living LLC is developing the 89,000-square-foot building. All programming was developed in collaboration with the Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. LCB Senior Living is a Massachusetts-based seniors housing operator and developer with communities throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic states.
LOWELL, MASS. — CrossHarbor Capital Partners has acquired Cross Point, a 1.25 million-square-foot office complex located roughly 30 miles northwest of Boston in Lowell, for $227 million, according to reports by the Lowell Sun. The seller was Anchor Line Partners, which acquired the property for $100 million in 2014. The property was built in the early 1980s as the headquarters for Wang Laboratories, which owned the property until the company’s 1994 bankruptcy. Cross Point consists of three internally connected, 14-story office towers. Shared amenities include multiple restaurants and cafés, a fitness center, lawn auditorium, on-site daycare and event space. The property serves as the corporate headquarters for workforce management software company Kronos, which occupies more than 435,000 square feet at the property, according to lease agreements brokered by Cushman & Wakefield on behalf of Kronos in 2016. The company occupies the entire first tower — deemed the Kronos Tower — and additional floors in the second tower. Boston-based CrossHarbor Capital Partners is a commercial real estate investment and asset management firm. The company has invested in more than $13 billion worth of commercial real estate on behalf of endowments, foundations, public and corporate pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, and …