WATERTOWN, CONN. — Fischer Commercial Real Estate Specialists has arranged the acquisition of an industrial building located on 8.4 acres at 760 Frost Bridge Road in Watertown. 1 Frost Bridge Road Realty, a title-holding entity of Norwalk-Wilbert Vault Co., acquired the property from Frost Bridge Road LLC for $1.6 million. The buyer plans to relocate its operations from Bridgeport, Conn., to the 47,098-square-foot property once renovations and structural modifications are complete. Alan Fischer of Fischer Commercial Real Estate Inc. represented the buyer, while Nick Longo of Mathews Commercial Properties represented the seller in the deal.
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Gerding Edlen Acquires 280-Unit Apartment Community in Quincy, Massachusetts, for $89.5M
by Amy Works
QUINCY, MASS. — An affiliate of Portland, Ore.-based Gerding Edlen has acquired Neponset Landing, a high-rise apartment community located in Quincy. Northwestern Mutual Real Estate sold the 280-unit property for $89.5 million. Built in 2007, the 12-story property features 100 one-bedroom units, 42 one-bedroom with den units, 119 two-bedroom units and 19 two-bedroom with den apartments. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Colony Capital Inc., NorthStar Asset Management Group and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. have received approval from shareholders for the previously announced merger of the three companies. Named Colony NorthStar Inc. (NYSE: CLNS), the combined company will have assets under management in excess of $58 billion, managing capital on behalf of its stockholders, institutional and retail investors in private funds and non-traded and traded real estate investment trusts and 1940 Act companies. Upon closing of the transaction, Thomas Barrack Jr. will be executive chairman of the board of directors, David Hamamoto will be executive vice chairman and Richard Saltzman will be chief executive officer of the new company. The companies expect to complete the merger in January 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — BCB Property Management has completed the disposition of a four-building multifamily asset located at 315-329 Lincoln Place in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood. Related Cos. acquired the buildings for $30 million. Totaling 52,543 square feet, the asset features 13 two-bedroom units, 11 three-bedroom apartments and 24 four-bedroom units. Approximately half of the 48 units were rent-stabilized at the time of sale. Stephen Palmese of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
KeyBank Provides $7.6M Construction Loan for Affordable Housing Complex in Utica, New York
by Amy Works
UTICA, N.Y. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment has provided a $7.6 million construction loan to Rescue Mission of Utica Inc. The loan will be used to construct West Street Apartments, a 42-unit low-income housing tax credit and supportive service property in Utica. Lynne Callis-Wilson of KeyBank arranged the construction loan.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — NAI Norwood Group has brokered the sale of two state-owned land parcels in Manchester. A private investor acquired the properties for $1.2 million. The site at 300 Hanover St. includes a 20,360-square-foot office building and the parcel at 436 Maple St. is currently used as a parking lot. NAI Norwood Group represented the seller, the state of New Hampshire, in the transaction.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Blackstone Mortgage Trust has provided a nearly $200 million loan for the acquisition of the historic Falchi Building in Long Island City, Queens. Savanna, a New York City-based real estate investment manager, purchased the mixed-use building from Jamestown LP. The five-story, 711,194-square-foot building occupies a full city block bounded by 47th and 48th avenues. Originally constructed in 1922, the building at one time served as a warehouse and distribution facility for Gimbels department store. The Gimbels chain of stores closed in 1987. Falchi is currently 90 percent leased to tenants such as City of New York, Uber, Lyft, Spaces (Regus), Juice Press and Doughnut Planet. Savanna will implement a $35 million capital improvement plan at Falchi. The improvements will focus on building amenities and infrastructure work for the office tenants, such as upgrading building systems, modernizing elevators, renovating common corridors and bathrooms and developing new ground-floor retail. Mitch Arkin, Joe Grotto Jr., Haley Fisher, Dan D’Agnes and Kelli Berke of Cushman & Wakefield will work closely with Savanna to lease the property’s office space. David Tricarico, also of Cushman & Wakefield, will handle retail leasing. Eastdil Secured brokered the sale and arranged acquisition financing. Savanna …
VOORHEES TOWNSHIP AND MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY — CBRE has brokered the sale of two freestanding retail properties located in New Jersey for a combined total of $25.5 million in two separate transactions. In the first deal, an institutional buyer acquired a 168,599-square-foot Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, located at 144 NJ-73 in Voorhees Township, from a regional developer. Matthew Gorman and Michael Shover of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction. In the second deal, a regional developer sold a newly constructed 12,705-square-foot Walgreens, located at 339 Matawan Road in Matawan, to an undisclosed buyer. Gorman and Shover represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between CIM Group, Kushner and LIVWRK has acquired a land parcel at 85 Jay St. in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood from Watchtower Real Estate for an undisclosed price. The partnership plans to develop a mixed-use project on the parcel, which is currently a 135,000-square-foot parking lot. Additional details of the development have not been released. In August, the joint venture acquired a 739,000-square-foot property at 25-30 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn.
Delle Donne & Associates Receives $35M in Refinancing for 294,213 SF Retail Property in Delaware
by Amy Works
BEAR, DEL. — Delle Donne & Associates has received a $35 million loan for the refinancing of Governor’s Square Shopping Center, a fully leased retail property located at 401 Governor’s Place in Bear, a suburb of Wilmington, Del. Loan proceeds will be used to retire existing debt. The 294,213-square-foot, two-building property is occupied by ShopRite, Kmart, American Signature Furniture, Rite Aid, Sneaker Villa H&R Block, Karate for Kids, RadioShack, Bear Chiropractic, Subway and GameStop. The center also includes three pad sites leased to Wells Fargo, Taco Bell and McDonald’s. Ryan Ade of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.