ARDMORE, PA. — Eastdil Secured has arranged $140.7 million in construction financing for a 270-unit multifamily project in Ardmore, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The development is known as The Plaza at Ardmore, and the financing consists of a $112.6 million senior loan from Bank OZK and a $28.1 million mezzanine loan from Affinius Capital. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a fitness center and dedicated coworking and private study spaces, as well as 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Nick Seidenberg of Eastdil Secured arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Piazza Auto Group, which has partnered with Radnor Property Group for the overseeing of development and construction of the project. A tentative completion date was not announced.
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Locally based investment firm Torrington has purchased The Ridge, a 300,000-square-foot retail power center in Rochester, located along the Maine-New Hampshire border, for $51.3 million. The Ridge is an open-air center that is home to approximately 30 tenants, including Walmart, Market Basket, Marshalls, Hobby Lobby, Old Navy, NH Liquor & Wine Outlet, 110 Grill, Ulta Beauty and Gentle Dental. Waterstone Properties was the seller.
HAMILTON, N.J. — Texas-based developer Hillwood has broken ground on a speculative industrial project in Hamilton, located outside of Trenton in Central New Jersey. The square footage was not disclosed. The 36-acre site at 2772 Kuser Road is located less than two miles from Exit 7A off the New Jersey Turnpike, and the building will feature a clear height of 36 feet. Completion is slated for the third quarter. Cushman & Wakefield has been named as the leasing agent.
OLYPHANT, PA. — Global investment firm EQT Real Estate has purchased a 1 million-square-foot industrial property in Olyphant, located just outside of Scranton. Completed in 2023, Scranton North Logistics Center features a clear height of 40 feet, 185-foot truck court depths, 233 trailer parking stalls, 163 dock-high doors and four drive-in doors. John Plower, Ryan Cottone and Zach Maguire of JLL brokered the sale of the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale to an unnamed tenant. The seller was regional owner-operator Endurance Real Estate.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Regional brokerage firm BlueGate Partners and JLL have co-arranged the sale of Twenty50, a 194-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Fort Lee. Built in 2013, the 12-story building houses one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 896 square feet. Amenities include a pool, coworking space, library, fitness center, lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Mark DeLillo, Marc Schulder and Lee Spiegleman of BlueGate collaborated with JLL’s Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Mike Oliver and Elizabeth DeVesty to broker the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has sold a 127,496-square-foot healthcare and retail building in Garden City, located on Long Island. The site spans 2.3 acres at 1300 Franklin Ave., and the building was originally constructed in the 1960s and renovated in 2007. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer and David Leviton of JLL represented Intercontinental in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. The building was 78.5 percent leased at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Slarskey LLC has signed a 12,278-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm will occupy the entire 32nd floor of 825 Third Avenue, a 40-story building at which a $150 million capital improvement program was recently completed. David Hoffman and Sam Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Ashlea Aaron, Bailey Caliban and Sayo Kamara represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged $218 million in financing for the acquisition and office-to-residential conversion of 101 Greenwich Street in downtown Manhattan. Apollo Global Management provided the funds to the borrower, a partnership between Quantum Pacific and MetroLoft Developers. According to the property website, 101 Greenwich Street was originally constructed in the early 20th century and spans 480,000 rentable square feet. Neither a timeline for construction nor information on residential floor plans or amenities was announced, but the New York Business Journal reports that the new complex will have 614 units. Jordan Roeschlaub, Christopher Kramer and Holden Witkoff led the debt placement efforts for Newmark on behalf of ownership. Adam Spies and Adam Doneger, also with Newmark, represented the seller, institutional investment firm BentallGreenOak, in the $105 million sale of the property. According to the deal team, 101 Greenwich Street is a viable office building for residential conversion due to certain design features, such as U-shaped floor plates, extensive window lines, strong natural light and above-average ceiling heights. — Taylor Williams
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer The Moinian Group has provided updates on its speculative office project at 220 11th Ave. in the West Chelsea area of Manhattan. The project was originally announced in February 2020, but construction was delayed until early 2022. The foundation of the nine-story, 210,000-square-foot building is now complete, and Moinian Group has appointed Newmark as the new leasing agent. Designed by David Burns Studio Architecture, the building will feature two sculptural terraces, a 12,470-square-foot landscaped rooftop and two penthouse terraces totaling 2,200 square feet. At street level, an 11,920-square-foot duplex space offers the potential for flagship retail or flexible commercial use. An expected completion date was not announced, but the project team says that a prospective anchor tenant can commence its interior buildout within 18 months of lease execution.
SHORT HILLS, N.J. — CBRE has arranged a $58 million loan for the refinancing of a two-building, 320,000-square-foot office complex in Short Hills, about 25 miles west of New York City. The property, which was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, offers amenities such as a fitness center with a yoga and meditation room, cafeteria and shuttle service to nearby public transit lines. Brad Zampa and Mike Walker of CBRE arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the owner, Columbia Pacific Advisors. An undisclosed, East Coast-based institutional real estate lender provided the funds.