KEANSBURG, CLEMENTON, KEARNY, AMBOY AND WESTVILLE, N.J. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided refinancing for a five-property multifamily portfolio in New Jersey. The borrower, Norse Holdings, received five Freddie Mac Small Balance loans totaling $15.2 million. The refinancing loans include: – $4.6 million for the 44-unit Beachview Gardens located at 544-560 Beachway Ave. in Keansburg – $4.4 million for the 56-unit Clementon Norse Apartments located at 222 White Horse Pike in Clementon – $1 million for the nine-unit 165 Quincy Ave Apartments in Kearny – $1.3 million for the 12-unit property at 388 Smith St. in Amboy – $3.8 million for the 48-unit Woodbine Apartments located at 300 Broadway in Westville Steven Cox and Kris Molloy of Hunt Mortgage Group secured the financing for the borrower.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the former Red Bell Brewery site, located at 1500 N. 31st St. in Philadelphia. MM Partners LLC purchased the site for $4.1 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the property into residential apartment units with ground-floor retail space. Situated on 2.2 acres, the vacant building consists of three sections that total 204,276 square feet of interior building space. Red Bell Brewery was constructed in the 1890s for the F.A. Poth & Sons Brewing Co. Later it was owned by Abe L. Brewery LP. The property has been vacant for 20 years. Michael Barmash of Colliers International/Philadelphia brokered the transaction.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A joint venture between Alpha Equity Group and Vasco Ventures has purchased The Clinton Pavilion, a multi-tenanted office building located at 50 Clinton St. in Hempstead. The acquisition price was not released. The buyers have a $3 million renovation planned for the 150,000-square-foot building. The renovation includes a complete makeover of the parking structure, a redesigned lobby, updated common areas, a newly landscaped building plaza, HVAC updates and a new facade design. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Pearce Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of a retail property located at 323 Cromwell Ave. in Rocky Hill. Jordan Realty purchased the property from Broad Street III for $5.5 million. CVS/pharmacy occupies the 15,000-square-foot building. DeForest Smith of Pearce Real Estate represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction.
LINCOLN, R.I. — Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 50 Industrial Circle in Lincoln. Lincoln Freight Terminal sold the property to 50 Industrial Circle LLC for $1.4 million. The property feature 213,457 square feet of industrial space. Thomas Sweeney of Sweeney Real Estate represented the seller, while George Paskalis of MG Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — An affiliate of Trinity Financial has received $17.1 million in financing for the development of an affordable housing community in Lawrence. MassHousing has provided a $14 million conduit bridge loan, $1.2 million in permanent financing and $1.9 million in workforce housing funds for the project. Trinity Financial will transform the former Van Brodie Mill into a 102-unit mixed-income housing community. Designed by ICON Architecture, the property will contain eight studio apartments, 25 one-bedroom apartments, 56 two-bedroom apartments and 13 three-bedroom apartments. Aberthaw Construction is the contractor and Trinity Management will manage the completed property. The adaptive reuse project will preserve the historic former mill, while remediating a brownfield site. Constructed in 1919 by the Arlington Mills company, the Van Brodie Mill originally manufactured yarn for wool and flannel. By the 1950s, the Arlington Mills company has closed and the Van Brodie Mill was operated by a company that shifted production to food products, including packaged breakfast cereals and rations for the military.
PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Carmel Partners has purchased Hunters Glen, an apartment complex located at 1109 Hunters Glen Drive in Plainsboro, for an undisclosed price. Built in 1978 and situated on 53 acres, the community consists of 61 two-story buildings offering a total of 896 apartment units. Carmel plans to reposition the property by updating interiors, renovating the exterior and improving amenities, which include three resort-style pools, outdoor grills and access to adjacent public ball fields and courts, playgrounds, walking trails and a golf course. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver and Stephen Simonelli of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. This is Carmel’s first investment in New Jersey and a continuation of its East Coast expansion.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Southport, Conn.-based Angel Commercial has negotiated the sale of an industrial building located at 146 Davis Ave. in Bridgeport. Black Rock LLC sold the property to J.E.T. Corp. for $1.2 million. The buyer is a Bridgeport-based manufacturer of non-ferrous sand castings. Situated on 1.7 acres, the property features 17,088 square feet of space. The building was previously occupied by Black Rock Fireproof Column Co. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial facilitated the transaction.
NASHUA, N.H. — Horvath & Tremblay has brokered the sale of a retail property located on Amherst Street in Nashua. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $1.2 million. Advanced Auto Parts occupies the property with more than four years remaining on its original 10-year lease term plus three five-year renewal options. Bob Horvath, Aaron Huntley and RJ Tuller of Horvath & Tremblay negotiated the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Henkel, with Ware Malcomb as architect, has completed its North American consumer goods headquarters, located at 200 Elm St. in downtown Stamford. The 155,000-square-foot space accommodates 425 employees from Henkel’s Beauty Care and Laundry and Home Care businesses, with room for growth. The three-story facility integrates Henkel’s previous locations into one, with the largest numbers of employees being from the company’s former consumer goods headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., and from Wilton, Conn.-based The Sun Products Corp., which Henkel acquired in 2016. The property features research and development space on the first floor and office space on the remaining floors. Founded in 1876, Henkel is a global manufacturer and marketer of brands, including Persil, Purex, all detergents, Snuggle fabric softeners, Dial soaps, Right Guard antiperspirants, Schwarzkopf hair care, and göt2b hair styling projects. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design, lab planning and branding services for the project. Turner Construction served as general contractor, and CBRE provided brokerage and project management services.