SHELTON, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $22.5 million in permanent financing for The Center at Split Rock, a neighborhood retail property located in Shelton. The 10-year loan amortizes over a 30-year period and was structured with a fixed rate of 4.12 percent. Situated on 11.7 acres, the 91,197-square-foot property was constructed in 2007 and is 99 percent leased to more than 20 tenants. Current tenants include Walgreens, Outback Steakhouse, Orange Theory Fitness and Mattress Firm. Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage originated and placed the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
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PEABODY, MASS. — JLL has brokered the sale of a distribution center located at 1 Technology Drive in Peabody. Normandy Real Estate Partners sold the property to a partnership between AEW and Griffith Properties for $21.7 million. With access to Route 128 and Route 1, the property features 186,591 square feet of distribution and freezer space. Frank Pets and George Gregory of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
Patterson-Woods Commercial Facilitates $1.9M Sale of Office Building in Wilmington, Delaware
by Amy Works
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International has arranged the sale of an office building located at 913 Delaware Ave. in Wilmington. Washington Street Realty Co. sold the property to 913 Delaware Avenue, a Series of KD Financial LLC for $1.9 million. The single-story property features 8,100 square feet of office space. Bart Mackey of Patterson-Woods Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
ASHLAND, MASS. — SVN/Parsons Commercial Group/Boston has purchased a retail plaza located at 310 Pond St. in Ashland for an undisclosed price. The plaza features a 31,000-square-foot building and a 5,000-square-foot freestanding building situated at the front of the plaza. Additionally, SVN/Parsons secured a long-term deal with Habitat for Humanity – ReStore to occupy the property. Other tenants include Domino’s. Garrett Quinn of SVN/Parson provided in-house representation for the buyer, while Richard Diamond of The Diamond Group represented the seller, Saxon Partners, in the deal.
NAI Hanson Negotiates 1031 Exchange Sale of Two Flex Buildings in Saddle Brook, New Jersey
by Amy Works
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of two industrial/flex buildings located in Saddle Brook in a 1031 exchange. The properties are a 10,200-square-foot building at 431 N. Midland Ave., which features 3,300 square feet of office space, 4,700 square feet of high-tech space and 2,200 square feet of warehouse space; and a 24,000-square-foot building at 435 N. Midland Ave., which features 4,000 square feet of office space, two tailgate loading docks and 14-foot ceilings. Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the undisclosed seller, while Kenneth Lundberg and Patrick Lennon, also of NAI Hanson, represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
Oxford Properties, CPPIB Acquire Manhattan Site for $700M, Plan Mixed-Use Development
by John Nelson
NEW YORK CITY — Oxford Properties Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have closed on the $700 million acquisition of a 3.25-acre development site in the Hudson Square district of Manhattan’s Midtown South submarket. The historic St. John’s Terminal site, which will be redeveloped into a mixed-use project, is situated south of West Houston Street and features 600 feet of frontage along the Hudson River. The northern portion of the site was not included in the transaction and will be developed separately. The joint venture between Toronto-based Oxford and CPPIB purchased the site from Westbrook Partners and Atlas Capital Group. Oxford owns a 52.5 percent interest in this joint venture and will manage the future development, details of which will be announced in the second half of the year. CPPIB owns the remaining 47.5 percent interest in the site. The parcel includes an existing 1.3 million-square-foot structure that was built in 1934 as the rail freight terminus to New York Central Railroad’s West Side Line. In December 2016, the New York City Council approved the air rights rezoning of the site to develop up 1.7 million square feet of mixed-use space. Cushman and Wakefield’s New York Capital Markets …
DOVER, DEL. — HFF has arranged the sale of two adjacent apartment communities: Alder Park Apartments and Pine Grove Apartments in Dover. Dover Investors LP, an affiliate of Anderson Vedic, sold the properties to a regional private buyer for $20 million. Totaling 311 units, the properties were 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The 215-unit Alder Park is located at 51 Webbs Lane, and the 96-unit Pine Grove is located at 255 Webbs Lane. The communities share amenities, including a swimming pool with a clubhouse, a fitness center, a barbecue area, on-site laundry facilities and on-site public transit access. Carl Fiebig, Mark Thomson and Francis Coyne of HFF, along with Robert Stella of Financial & Consulting Services, represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 133 W. Third St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 6,200-square-foot property for $8.8 million, or $1,437 per square foot. The building features seven apartments and one retail space. Scott Schwartz of Alpha Realty represented the buyer, while Michael Coratolo of Coratolo Associates and Jim Mann of Friedman Roth represented the seller in the deal.
GREAT NECK, N.Y. — Nassimi Realty has acquired a retail strip center located at 25 Cuttermill Road in Great Neck for an undisclosed price. The property features approximately 11,250 square feet of retail space, including a 4,160-square-foot basement. At the time of acquisition, seven of the property’s 11 retail spaces were occupied. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $2.3 million second mortgage loan to finalize the construction of a mixed-use property located at 144-146 West St. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Pembrook previously closed a $6.2 million first mortgage loan for the project in March 2017. The sponsor, comprised of multiple developers, began construction on the six-story, 21,341-square-foot apartment building, with commercial space, on an infill site. The additional $2.3 million loan will fund the construction of four additional apartments, which are targeting individuals or households up to 80 percent average median income (AMI), while agreeing to restrict three additional units to 130 percent AMI. Completion is slated for this year.