BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Jon Angel of Angel Commercial LLC has arranged the sale of three adjoining industrial properties located at 785 and 800 Union Ave., and at 599 Hollister Ave. in Bridgeport. Angel represented both buyer and seller in the sale-leaseback transaction. Collectively, the buildings span nearly 250,000 square feet on 6.5 acres. The property includes multiple loading docks and 47-foot ceiling heights. An out-of-state investor, 800 Union LLC, purchased the properties from Moore Tool Co., who will remain as the tenant.
BENNINGTON & MANCHESTER, VT. – Wason Associates Hospitality Real Estate Brokerage Group (Wason Associates) has negotiated the sale of the Best Western Plus in Bennington and the Palmer House Resort in Manchester. The Best Western Plus is located near Bennington College and several ski resorts. S.K.B.W.V. Acquisition LLC LL acquired the Best Western Plus for $3.8 million. The hotel includes 58 recently renovated rooms and an owner/property manager residence. The Palmer House Resort is situated on 16-acres in Manchester. Palmer House LLC purchased the hotel for $3 million. The 50-room property is surrounded by the Green Mountains and features a nine-hole golf course and trout pond.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s retail leasing division has arranged a 10-year lease at 48 Macdougal St. in SoHo for Raku, a Japanese restaurant. It will be Raku’s second location in Manhattan. The restaurant will occupy a 1,200-square-foot space located between West Houston and Prince Streets. Eastern Consolidated’s Joe Robinson arranged the lease for Raku, and David Graff of Compass represented the landlord.
BOSTON — Cottonwood Management Group is opening a new Boston regional office at 101 Seaport Blvd. in the city’s Seaport district. The California-based asset management and development company has also commenced pre-construction on its Seaport Square Parcel M1M2 development, which is located next door. The M1M2 project consists of 1 million square feet of mixed-use development over 3.5 acres in Seaport Square. The residential component includes 730-plus units in two condominium towers and one luxury rental tower. In addition to the residences, the project includes 125,000 square feet of two-story retail and restaurants centered around a vibrant public courtyard. Construction is scheduled to span three years with phased completion dates in late 2019 to early 2020. In addition to serving as its regional office, part of Cottonwood’s Seaport Boulevard space will be used as the sales center for the project’s residential component. The company is preparing for an official groundbreaking for the project in May.
SWEDESBORO, N.J. — NAI Mertz has secured a sale-leaseback transaction at 509 Heron Drive, a 55,000-square-foot industrial building in Swedesboro. A subsidiary of Burton Real Estate purchased the building. NAI Mertz’s Jonathan Klear and Fred Meyer were the sole brokers in the transaction. Located within Pureland Industrial Complex, 509 Heron Drive features a crane-served warehouse and an existing two-story office, as well as a computer room, and reception and kitchen areas. Situated on a 14.7-acre lot, the building features two drive-in doors, five loading docks and one drive-thru service bay. The warehouse includes 22-foot clear ceiling heights and 40-foot by 40-foot column spacing. The warehouse area also includes five cranes. Offering access to Exit 10 of I-295, Pureland Industrial Complex is home to tenants such as Amazon, Home Depot and Mitsubishi.
SPRINGFIELD, PA. — Colliers International has arranged the $7.4 million sale of a multi-building, 5.5-acre retail parcel located at 5202 Baltimore Pike in Springfield. BET Investments bought the property, which is situated on a signalized corner at Baltimore Pike and Oak Avenue. Burlington Stores Inc. was the seller. Plans call for the site to be redeveloped for retail uses. The Colliers retail team of Todd Sussman and Josh Goldfine represented Burlington Stores. Colliers’ Rich Weitzman represented BET Investments.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — Ray Smith of Stafford Smith Realty has arranged the $5.5 million sale of 40 Christopher Way, Block 3901, Lot 46 in Eatontown to Victory International. The building formerly served as the headquarters of DSCI, a government defense contractor. Victory International is a distributor of cosmetics and perfumes and is relocating from Edison, N.J. Stafford Smith Realty was the broker for both the seller and the buyer. Stafford Smith marketed the property with Keen Associates for Bank of America. The building sits on seven acres and consists of 45,000 square feet of offices and 30,000 square feet of warehouse space.
NEW YORK CITY — On behalf of Li & Associates Development, Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 16,500-buildable-square-foot development site at 296-300 St. Nicholas Ave. in Bushwick, Brooklyn to 300 St. Nicholas LLC. The all-cash transaction was valued at $4.5 million or approximately $273 per buildable square foot.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Ridgeline Property Group (RPG) will redevelop a former Kraft facility site located at 7352 Industrial Boulevard into a Class A rail-accessible logistics campus. RPG has acquired the 92-acre site and will build two distribution facilities totaling up to 1.5 million square feet. The project, known as Park 100 Logistics Center, will be located approximately one mile from the Route 100/I-78 Interchange. Demolition of the Kraft facility has commenced. The initial phase of Park 100 Logistics Center, a 730,080-square-foot distribution facility, is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2018. Jake Terkanian, Joe McDermott and Vincent Ranalli of CBRE’s Philadelphia office will market the property. Park 100 Logistics Center will feature 36-foot clear heights, a cross-docked loading configuration, four drive-in doors per building, 56-foot by 50-foot column spacing, 70-foot speed bays, early suppression fast response (ESFR) fire sprinklers, parking for 982 cars/light trucks and 376 trailer storage stalls.
NEW YORK CITY — Brookfield Property Partners and JLL today announced that Rauxa, an independent advertising agency, will expand and relocate its New York operations with a move to 225 Liberty St. at Brookfield Place New York in Lower Manhattan. The company has signed a 50,000-square-foot, 11-year lease at the Class A, 2.7 million-square-foot office tower. The agency will relocate its New York office from SoHo. JLL’s Paul Glickman, John Wheeler, Michael Berman and Clayton Kline represented Brookfield Properties in the transaction. JLL’s Steven Rotter, Justin Haber and Richard Miller represented Rauxa. Rauxa will occupy part of the 43rd floor and the entire 44th floor at 225 Liberty St., which is located at the intersection of Liberty and West streets. The 44-story building was constructed in 1987.