NEWARK, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of 80 Park Plaza, a 973,000-square-foot office park located in Newark. Columbia Property Trust sold the complex to a joint venture between New York-based Nightingale Properties and Simon Glick, a private real estate investor, for $174.5 million. The complex features a 26-story office tower and a three-story plaza building. Serving as the headquarters for Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) since 1979, the property is currently 85 percent net leased to PSEG, with 14 years remaining on the lease term. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Dudley Ryan of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Northeast
AUBURN, N.Y. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of Inn at The Finger Lakes, located at 12 Seminary Ave. in Auburn. TJ Hospitality acquired the 77-room property for an undisclosed price. Mark von Dwingelo and Pat Culligan of HREC represented the seller, FLH Development, in the deal.
MANLIUS, N.Y. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net-leased Rite Aid property located at 8230 Cazenovia Road in Manlius. An East Coast-based investor acquired the property from a partnership of high-net-worth individuals for $3.8 million in a 1031 exchange. There are more than 10 years remaining on the lease of the 12,795-square-foot property.
WILLISTON, VT. — ASIC North has signed a lease for 10,829 square feet of office space at 291 Hurricane Lane in Williston. The company is expanding its location and relocating from 310 Hurricane Lane. ASIC North provides comprehensive VLSI design services to the semi-conductor industry. The landlords are Doug Nedde and Fernando Cresta. Duncan Harris of The Kingsland Company represented the tenant, while Cresta represented the landlords in the deal.
Prism Capital Completes Acquisition of 116-Acre Former Hoffmann-La Roche Campus in New Jersey
by Amy Works
NUTLEY AND CLIFTON, N.J. — PB Nutclif I, an affiliate of Prism Capital Partners, has completed its previously announced purchase of the 116-acre former Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. North American headquarters campus in Nutley and Clifton. The company plans to reposition the campus as a mixed-use development anchored by a medical school. In July, Hackensack Meridian Heath and Seton Hall University committed to leasing two buildings and 16 acres at the property. Seton Hall and Hackensack Meridian will immediately start improvements to convert the leased buildings to accommodate the needs of the new Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. Seton Hall will co-locate its College of Nursing and School of Health and Medical Sciences at the site, and Hackensack Meridian plans to create a National Health Institute-designated Clinical Research Center on the campus.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has secured $31.5 million in financing for The Retail Condominium at The Renaissance, a retail and garage property located at 130 Lenox Ave. in Harlem. Stewart Campbell of Berkadia arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower through Jeffries LoanCore LLC. The 10-year refinancing loan features a 4.13 percent fixed interest rate and is interest-only throughout the term.
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Rockpoint Group LLC has acquired two residential properties located at 63 and 67 Wall St. in Manhattan. An affiliate of DTH Capital sold the properties for an undisclosed sum. 63 Wall Street, known as the Crest and formerly The Wall and Hanover Building, was built in 1928 as the headquarters of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. The 400,000-square-foot building was converted into 476 residential apartments in 2003 and 2004. 67 Wall Street was originally built in 1921 as headquarters for the Munson Shipping Co. In 2006, the building was converted into 331 residential units and a retail component. The properties have approximately 10,000 square feet of connected amenity space and 20,000 square feet of retail space. Carl Schwartz, Matthew Scoville and Katie Baranek of Hunton & Williams LLP advised DTH Capital on the sale.
Roddy Inc. Brokers $4.8M Sale of 101,747 SF Industrial Facility in Bensalem, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
BENSALEM, PA. — Roddy Inc. has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 633 Dunksferry Road in Bensalem. Nytef Bensalem LLC sold the 101,747-square-foot property to Liberty Bell Properties LLC for $4.8 million. Situated on 11.1 acres, the property will be partially occupied by EDA Contractors, with 32,500 square feet of space available for lease. Robert Olender of Roddy Inc. represented the seller in the deal.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Choyce Peterson Inc. has arranged the lease of 29,000 square feet of office space at 701 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. Pentegra Retirement Services is relocating its headquarters from 108 Corporate Park Drive to the new location. John Hannigan and Alan Peterson of Choyce Peterson represented the tenant, while Brian Carcaterra of CBRE represented the landlord, Normandy Real Estate Partners, in the transaction.
BOSTON — Paradigm Properties and Alcion Ventures have completed the sale of 101 Tremont, an office and retail building in downtown Boston. GLL Real Estate Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher and Matthew Pullen of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. The 11-story building recently underwent extensive base building and tenant area improvements that transformed the asset into a mixed-use property. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to three innovative healthcare firms and a variety of on-site retailers, including Beantown Pub, Hollywood Nails, Silvertone and Ziggy’s Coffee Bar.