WARWICK, R.I. — Colliers International has arranged $31 million in refinancing for a parking asset and adjacent retail site located at 1960 Post Road at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick. The borrower was New England Parking LLC. Patrick Boyle and Kevin Phelan of Colliers secured the financing through Blue Hills Bank for the borrower. The 1,536-space parking asset, known as Garage C, offers long-term parking for T.F. Green travelers, and Bertucci’s occupies the 6,000-square-foot retail building.
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NEW YORK CITY — Savanna has purchased a 12-story, 144,500-square-foot office and retail building located at 31 W. 27th St. in Manhattan’s NoMad District for an undisclosed price. Originally constructed in 1910, the building features 11,578-square-foot open floorplates, 12-foot to 16-foot barrel-arched ceilings and abundant natural light. Savanna plans to implement a comprehensive capital improvement plan at the property. The scope of the plan includes renovations of the lobby, building systems, façade, roofs and sidewalk vault, as well as the reposition and renovation of the retail storefront. Will Silverman, Paul Gillen and Daniel Parker of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Aareal Capital Corp., a subsidiary of Germany-based Aareal Bank AG, provided acquisition financing. Lawrence Britvan, Matt Jacobs and Michael Straw, also of Hodges Ward Elliott, arranged the financing for Savanna.
NEW YORK CITY — Akelius US has acquired an apartment building, located at 290 Clinton Ave. in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $13.3 million. The building features 35 apartment units.
Eastern Consolidated Arranges $8.9M Acquisition of Retail Property in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
by Amy Works
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the acquisition of a free-standing retail property located at 504 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill. A private investor acquired the property from Phoenix Realty Group for $8.9 million. Walgreens occupies the property under a long-term triple-net lease. Evan Street and Matthew Leist of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, while Horvath & Tremblay represented the seller in the transaction.
CBRE|Syracuse Facilitates Sale of Retail Property for Redevelopment in Fayetteville, New York
by Amy Works
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — CBRE|Syracuse has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 6901 E. Genesee St. in Fayetteville. A Miami-based private buyer acquired the two-building asset, which totals 7,285 square feet, from Lyndon Corners Plaza. The buyer plans to raze one building and renovate the remaining 3,000-square-foot building for use as a Verizon Wireless distributor location. Ed Kiesa and Marty Dowd of CBRE|Syracuse represented the seller, while Michael Hotarek of Eastern Retail Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has facilitated the sale of a seven-building mixed-use portfolio in the Queens neighborhoods of Flushing, Sunnyside, Astoria and Elmhurst. A&E Real Estate Holdings purchased the portfolio from Ares Management for $82.8 million. Built between 1913 and 1941, the portfolio features a total of 343 apartments and six retail spaces. The portfolio includes 40-11-40-19 79th St. and 42-29 Judge St. in Elmhurst; 41-41 44th St. and 47-07 39th St. in Sunnyside; 151-10 35th Ave. and 132-70 Sanford Ave. in Flushing; and 22-73 41st St. in Astoria. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the buyer and the seller in the deal.
KRE Group, Oxford Realty Acquire 439-Unit Apartment Complex in Plainsboro, New Jersey, for $73.3M
by Amy Works
PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP, N.J. — KRE Group and Oxford Realty Group have acquired Addison at Princeton Meadows, a garden-style apartment complex located at 2821 Pheasant Hollow Drive in Plainsboro. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $73.3 million. Built in 1981, Addison at Princeton Meadows features 439 apartment units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. On-site community amenities include an outdoor pool with sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, lighted tennis courts, basketball courts, a fenced-in bark park and exterior patios and balconies on each unit. Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer Associates arranged the sale and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Broomall Fire Co. Selects Bernardon as Architect for New Fire Station in Broomall, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
BROOMALL, PA. — Broomall Fire Co. has selected Bernardon as architect for a new fire station in Broomall. Situated on the former Marple School site, the 25,000-square-foot building will accommodate the current station’s apparatus, improve functionality and optimize response time. Primary funding for the project comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through a $3.25 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant. The new firehouse is slated for completion in early spring 2019.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of 15 Corporate Place South, an office building in Piscataway. 15 Corporate Place LLC acquired the building from Corporate Place Partners for $9.1 million. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2013, the four-story building features 138,266 rentable square feet in 40,000-square-foot floorplates. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent occupied by 75 tenants. Jacklene Chesler, Matthew Brown and Jack Callahan of Colliers arranged the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of a mixed-use building located at 87 Luquer St. in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. An undisclosed buyer acquired the three-story, 6,875-square-foot building for $2.9 million. The property features a certificate of occupancy that allows for semi-industrial on the ground floor, office space on the second floor and residential space on the top floor. The building can also be completely rehabilitated for residential use. Dan Marks and Mike Hernandez of TerraCRG facilitated the sale. The name of the seller was not released.