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.
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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.
Sentry Commercial Negotiates $1.2M Sale of 155,890 SF Industrial Facility in East Hartford, Connecticut
by Amy Works
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — Sentry Commercial has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located on four acres at 225 Prospect St. in East Hartford. Teds Fourth LLC acquired the 155,890-square-foot facility from The Mooney Family LLC for $1.2 million. Sentry Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction.
NEWTON, CONN. — RHYS represented Market Hospitality Group in the signing of a new lease at Village Lexington Gardens, located at 32 Church Hill Road in Newtown. The 3,500-square-foot space will be occupied by 5th Market Place Kitchen & Bar, a New American-style restaurant. The new restaurant is slated to open in July 2017. Ryan Stranko and Tyler Lyman of RHYS represented the tenant, while Doug Rose of Coldwell Banker Scalzo Group represented the landlord, Mesa General Contractors, in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Bentall Kennedy has purchased The Addison, a high-rise multifamily property located at 225 Schermerhorn St. in Brooklyn. Waterton sold the 271-unit property for $154.2 million. Constructed in 2011, the property features a 26-story building and 15-story building with 65 studio, 117 one-bedroom and 89 two-bedroom units, with an average size of 715 square feet per unit. Additionally, the property features 6,610 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 109-space parking garage. Andrew Scandalios, Rob Hinckley, Jeff Julien and Matthew Lawton of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — ATCO Properties & Management has acquired an office building located at 240-246 W. 35th St. in Manhattan’s Garment District. RPW Group sold the 18-story building for $108 million. Newsday, Jason Wu, Thom Browne, Fidelus Technology, Spanish American Institute and Reem Bridal occupy the 165,000-square-foot building. MetLife provided a mortgage loan for the acquisition of the property. Richard Baxter (now with Colliers International) and Anthony Ledesma of JLL represented the seller in the deal. There were no outside brokers for the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $90 million first mortgage loan for a to-be-developed 232-unit apartment community and an existing community facility in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan proceeds to retire all existing debt and develop two residential buildings at 889 Bushwick Ave. and 340 Evergreen Ave. In addition to the residential developments, the site also features a newly renovated 152,674-square-foot community facility at 871 Bushwick Ave. that is triple-net leased on a long-term basis to a national non-profit organization.
EagleBridge Capital Arranges $3.3M in Financing for Apartment Complex in Randolph, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
RANDOLPH, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $3.3 million in permanent mortgage financing for an apartment complex located at 34-42 West St. in Randolph. Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan of EagleBridge secured the financing, which includes a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, through Freddie Mac. The two-building complex features 32 apartments in a mix of 14 two-bedroom/one-bath units, 17 one-bedroom/one-bath units and one studio unit. At the time of financing, the property was 100 percent leased. The name of the borrower was not released.
Kennedy Funding Financial Closes $1.7M Loan for Assisted Living Facility in East Windsor, New Jersey
by Amy Works
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — Kennedy Funding Financial has closed a $1.7 million loan for EW Acquisition. The loan proceeds will be used for working capital and to fund infrastructure improvements to convert the property into The Seasons at East Windsor, a proposed 121-unit/148-bed assisted living facility located at 359 Princeton Road in East Windsor. The borrower acquired the property in 2005 and started an improvement program at the property, which is situated on 3.9 acres. The 89,038 square feet of improvements are scheduled for completion in 2017. Once complete, the property will contain a mix of assisted and memory care units.