NEWARK, N.J. — LNR Property, a subsidiary of Starwood Property Trust Inc., has completed the sale of 33 Washington Street, an iconic office tower located in downtown Newark. Berger Organization acquired the 450,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 1.6 acres, the 18-story property features a fitness center, shared conference rooms, on-site parking, a lobby and views of the Manhattan skyline. Audible and DHL, among other tenants, occupy the multi-tenant building. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
Northeast
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Beverly Hills-based Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $92 million in first mortgage debt to refinance a portfolio of four hotels totaling 592 rooms. The financing consists of four separate non-recourse, non-cross collateralized loans from three different lenders. Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. was able to arrange for a money center commercial bank to provide 10-year, fixed-rate financing on each of the Hyatt House properties and LIBOR-based floating rate financing from two regional banks for the remaining properties. The properties are the 147-room Hyatt House Philadelphia/King of Prussia in King of Prussia, Pa., the 126-room Hilton Garden Inn Albany/SUNY in Albany, N.Y., the 171-room Archer Hotel in Austin, Texas, and the 148-room Hyatt House Falls Church/Merrifield in Falls Church, Va.
HANOVER, N.J. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged a $24 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 10 Park Avenue, a vacant office building located in Hanover. The borrower was Ravine Development Co. Built in 2001, the 154,776-square-foot Class A office building features a 376-person full-service cafeteria, fitness center and multi-media room. The property housed Metropolitan Life’s international fixed-income investment division for 13.5 years until the tenant move to MetLife’s new global headquarters at the end of October 2016. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Stephen Joseph of CBRE secured the loan, which was provided by The Provident Bank of New Jersey.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, in a joint venture with Hornig Capital Partners, has completed a $12 million capital improvement project at The Bruckner Building in the South Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven. Located at 2417 Third Ave., the eight-story property features 172,000 square feet of office and light industrial space. With completion of the improvements, the building now offers commercial space for tenants as small as 1,000 square feet to as large as 21,000 square feet. Additionally, the property offers three billboard signage opportunities.
Hinerfield Commercial Brokers Sale of 51,000 SF Industrial Building in Scranton, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
SCRANTON, PA. — Hinerfield Commercial Real Estate Co. has arranged the sale of an industrial building, located at 1350 Von Storch Ave. in Scranton. 1350 Von Storch Avenue LLC acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on three acres, the building features 50,000 square feet of industrial space and 1,000 square feet of office space. Richard Levy of Hinerfield represented the seller, Von Storch Avenue LLC, while Steve Farrell of Classic Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.
Hartz Mountain Industries Receives $162M in Financing for Industrial Portfolio in North New Jersey
by Amy Works
NORTH NEW JERSEY — Hartz Mountain Industries has received $162 million in financing for a 13-building industrial portfolio in North New Jersey totaling 2.67 million square feet. Thomas Didio and Connor Milanaik of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Hartford Investment Management Co. for the borrower. The 98 percent-leased buildings are located in Secaucus, Whippany, East Hanover, Bayonne, Harsbrouck Heights, Harrison and North Bergen. Additionally, the portfolio includes one speculative industrial building that is currently under construction in Linden. The portfolio includes 6 percent office space.
Thorofare Capital Arranges $40M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut
by Amy Works
HARTFORD, CONN. — Thorofare Capital has secured a $40 million floating-rate commercial mortgage for the acquisition of an office building in Hartford. Proceeds of the loan will also be used for tenant improvements and leasing commissions at the 283,640-square-foot building. Kevin Miller and Felix Gutnikov of Thorofare Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — NGKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a $24 million loan pool from the OceanFirst Bank loan portfolio. Castlelake/Midwest Capital acquired the loans, which had an average size of $500,000. The loan pool was collateralized by a variety of industrial, retail and mixed-use assets located in nine southern New Jersey countries, including Atlantic and Ocean counties. Steven Schultz, Josh Malka and Tony Georgiev of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 415-acre land site located at 2858 U.S. Route 322 in Logan Township. F. Greek Development purchased the property from Bridgeport Disposal, a corporate affiliate of Clean Harbors Corp., for $12 million. Matthew Marshall, Jeffrey Williams, Timothy Cahill and Rory Murray of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. The buyer has in-house representation. The buyer intends to develop a 3 million-square-foot master-planned industrial park on the site. The property is midway between New York City and Washington, D.C., and offers direct access to Interstate 295, U.S. Route 322 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
Cronheim Mortgage Closes $12.7M in Refinancing for Two Medical Office Buildings in Long Island
by Amy Works
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $12.7 million in refinancing for two medical office buildings located at 520 Franklin Ave. in Long Island’s Garden City. The properties total 100,141 square feet. The loan was structured with an initial five-year fixed-rate period locked at 3.875 percent followed by a five-year extension option. David Turley, Janet Proscia and Jeff Pacailler of Cronheim arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.