SOUTH BRUNSWICK, MOONACHIE & TETERBORO, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $56 million in financing for a six-building industrial portfolio located in South Brunswick, Moonachie and Teterboro. Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the 12-year loan, which includes a 3.25 percent fixed interest rate. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, one of the firm’s correspondent lenders, provided the financing.
BRISTOL, CONN. — Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty Inc. have brokered the sale of Brookside Apartments in Bristol. The sales price was $7 million or roughly $89,743 per unit for the 78-unit garden-style complex. Brookside Apartments was constructed in 1961 and renovated in 2003. The unit mix includes 12 one-bedroom, 41 two-bedroom and 25 three-bedroom apartments, of which 14 are townhouse style. The property is located at 111-159 Union Street. Chozick Realty represented the seller, Bristol Brookside LLC, and procured the purchaser, Up Realty, a New York-based investment group.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Cronheim Hotel Capital has secured $12 million in financing for a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in King of Prussia, a suburb of Philadelphia. The 10-year, non-recourse CMBS loan includes a fixed interest rate.
PHILADELPHIA — Natixis has provided a $102.8 million first mortgage loan to Post Brothers, which will use the capital to redevelop the historic Atlantic Building in Philadelphia as a 268-unit luxury apartment complex. The Atlantic Building is a 330,000-square-foot, 21-story office building located at 260 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia’s Center City submarket. World-renowned architect Rafael Viñoly designed the building, which was completed in the 1920s. Post Brothers will rename the building The Atlantic. Once the redevelopment is complete, amenities will include a business lounge with conference rooms, clubhouse, fitness center including yoga studio, rooftop swimming pool, roof deck with dog park and grilling areas, and a three-story, 205-space parking garage. “The Atlantic will be another premier residential building that will be similar to previously delivered first-class Post Brothers buildings and will take full advantage of the vibrant and growing Center City market,” says Greg Murphy, head of Natixis Real Estate Finance Americas. Post Brothers acquired the building in 2012 for $27 million, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia-based multifamily developer and operator attempted to sell the building to Jefferson Apartments for $50 million in 2014, but decided to proceed with the apartment redevelopment project when that deal …
CHELSEA, MASS. — Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston Logan Airport Chelsea is now open at 145 Beech St. in Chelsea. XSS Hotels owns the 152-suite property, and Colwen Hotels is the manager. Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston Logan Airport Chelsea offers studio and one-bedroom suites with kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas. Amenities include complimentary breakfast, an evening social Monday through Thursday, Wi-Fi, an indoor heated pool and fitness center. The property offers 2,200 square feet of flexible meeting space that can accommodate more than 200 guests.
BOSTON — Boston-based Fantini & Gorga has arranged $13 million to refinance three properties — located at 20 Winthrop Square, 85 Franklin St. and 77 Franklin St. — in Boston’s financial district. Wayne Clough and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged financing with one of the firm’s correspondent insurance companies. The three buildings are conjoined and collectively include 98,350 square feet of office and retail space. A.W. Perry has owned and managed the properties for several decades.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of BroadAcres Office Park in Bloomfield. Prism Capital Partners and an institutional partner sold the 380,000-square-foot property to P3RE. The four-building, 20-acre property is located along the Garden State Parkway between exits 151 and 153. Cushman & Wakefield’s Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut and Brian Whitmer were involved in the transaction. Prism will remain the leasing and managing agent for BroadAcres Office Park on behalf of P3RE. The new ownership plans a major capital improvement program including rebranding, signage, resurfaced parking lots, new exterior lighting, building common area renovations and a new gym. BroadAcres is 72 percent leased; tenants include Comcast, Capgemini, Bechtel Corp. and Dewberry Cos. Abe Hirsch, Matthew Texler and Paul Kim of Meridian Capital Group negotiated $24 million in financing for the acquisition of the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged a $26.4 million bridge loan from G4 Capital that will fund the recapitalization of a ground lease at 285 Schermerhorn St. in Brooklyn. Jonathan Aghravi and Charles Han of Eastern Consolidated represented the borrower, 285 Schermerhorn LLC, which plans to redevelop the site from its current seven-story structure to a 116,433-square-foot, 14-story residential building with 132 condominiums and 3,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Brooklyn Community Services owns the property and will maintain its headquarters in the building during and after the construction phase.
SOUTHINGTON, CONN. — Tony Valenti and Ralph Calabrese of R. Calabrese Agency have brokered the sale of three acres of vacant commercial property in Southington to AVA Development LLC. The property is located on the West Street (Route 229) corridor near I-84. The new owner will commence construction on a Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, with groundbreaking scheduled for this spring. S&G LLC was the seller and R. Calabrese Agency was the sole broker involved in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s capital advisory division has arranged a $38.5 million construction loan for a 176,130-square-foot mixed-use development at 178-02 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica, Queens. The project will include 131 apartments on floors three through eight, over 10,000 square feet of retail space for a pharmacy, a 25,000-square-foot medical office space on the lower level and a public parking facility. Eastern Consolidated’s Adam Hakim, Andrew Iadeluca and James Murad arranged the transaction with Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of the borrower, Piermont Properties. Located at the northern end of Jamaica, 178-02 Hillside Ave. offers 200 feet of frontage. The corner site is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Jamaica Hills and Jamaica Estates, and above the F-Train 179 Street/Hillside Avenue Subway station.