MAYNARD, MASS. — Colliers International, on behalf of developer Capital Group Properties, has secured a grocery anchor for the planned 293,500-square-foot Maynard Crossing property in Maynard. Market 32 by Price Chopper has signed a lease for 68,000 square feet of space at the mixed-use project, which is slated to break ground in the second quarter of 2017 with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Upon completion, the project will feature two full-service and two fast-casual restaurants, a 20,000-square-foot health club, a community bank, hardware store, apparel stores, and medical care center, as well as 180 residential rental units and a 143-unit independent senior living facility. Colliers International Boston is the leasing team for the development.
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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a land site located at 88 Withers St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. BK Developers and RYBAK Development acquired the site from Withers 88 Group LLC for $11.5 million, or $340 per buildable square foot. The corner site was purchased with approved plans for a 39,000-square-foot building comprising 33 residential units and a ground-floor retail unit. The residential portion will include three three-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom apartments, eight one-bedroom units and eight studio apartments. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
R.W. Holmes Realty Facilitates $1.9M Sale of Office, Warehouse Property in Bellingham, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
BELLINGHAM, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has arranged the sale of an office and warehouse building located at 24 Williams Way in Bellingham. Gainsboro Brothers LLC sold the property to Matt Clark of TMC Holdings & Development for $1.9 million. Situated on three acres, the building features 34,700 square feet of office and warehouse space. The buyer plans to renovate the property and site for multi-tenant use. John Eysenback of R.W. Holmes represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
ACORE Capital Provides $156M Construction Loan for The Ritz-Carlton Residences in New York
by Katie Sloan
NORTH HILLS, N.Y. — ACORE Capital has provided $156 million in construction financing for Phase II of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Long Island, North Hills, located 20 miles east of Midtown Manhattan on Long Island’s North Shore. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Geoff Goldstein of HFF worked on behalf of RXR Realty LLC to place the construction loan with ACORE Capital. HFF previously secured construction financing on the borrower’s behalf for the first phase of the condominium project in 2013, which is now more than 90 percent sold. The first 120-unit phase of the property was recently completed, and offers two- and three-bedroom units. The second phase of the project will consist of an additional 120 units totaling approximately 270,211 square feet. Each unit will have a minimum of two indoor parking spaces available. Community amenities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center and yoga studio, resident lounge, private reception rooms, boardroom, billiards room, coffee and espresso bar, and movie theater. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company manages the property and offers the full array of Ritz-Carlton’s services, including concierge, doormen, porters and membership in The Ritz-Carlton’s worldwide reservations network. The community also offers a number of a-la-carte services such as housekeeping, …
Greystone Development Secures $42M in Financing for Residential Condo Renovation in Manhattan
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Development has secured $42 million in total financing for the renovation of a landmark Beaux-Arts building located at 164 W. 74th St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. An institutional lender provided $32.5 million in construction financing, while Black Bear Asset Management provided $9.5 million in preferred equity for the project. Greystone is developing the project in a joint venture with Prime Rok Real Estate. The residential condominium renovation includes a 30,000-square-foot build-out across the eight-story building. Architect Barry Rice and Winter McDermott Design have designed the transformation of the property.
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, PA. — The Waters, a Minneapolis-based seniors housing developer and manager, has purchased an 18-acre site in the Pittsburgh suburb of Marshall Township. The company plans to construct The Waters of Wexford, a 143-unit seniors housing community on the plot. Units will be split between independent living, assisted living and memory care. The developer plans to break ground before the end of 2016 for a scheduled opening in May 2018. Development costs are estimated at $38 million. The project is the first outside the Midwest for The Waters, which operates eight communities in Minnesota and is developing two more in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. “Through extensive research we identified Pittsburgh has a great opportunity nearly four years ago,” says Kyle Didier, president of The Waters. “Over the next three years we hope to bring at least four or five new senior living communities to the greater Pittsburgh area.” Aron Will of CBRE secured a $27.1 million, five-year, floating-rate construction loan with 42 months of interest-only payments from a regional bank to fund the upcoming development.
VALHALLA, N.Y. — Monticello Asset Management has arranged a $20.3 million refinancing for a skilled nursing facility in the New York City suburb of Valhalla. An investment vehicle associated with Monticello provided the bridge-to-HUD loan. The borrower is the owner-operator of the facility. The name of facility was not disclosed; the property features 88 rooms with a total of 160 licensed beds. The property also provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, subacute care, orthopedic rehabilitation, wound care and memory care services.
NAI Hanson Facilitates Two Sales of Industrial, Mixed-Use Properties in Westwood, New Jersey
by Amy Works
WESTWOOD, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sales of an industrial property and a mixed-use building in Westwood in two separate transactions. John Schilp and Andrew Somple of NAI Hanson represented the buyers and sellers in both deals. In the first deal, DR Music acquired a 16,400-square-foot industrial building located at 40 Carver Ave. in Westwood Industrial Park. 40 Carver LLC sold the building, which features 22-foot ceiling heights and two loading docks, for an undisclosed price. In the second deal, an investor acquired a 2,700-square-foot mixed-use property, which was in foreclosure, for an undisclosed price. A New Jersey banking institution sold the building, located at 57 Jefferson Ave.
Ripco Real Estate Inks Three Leases at 53,000 SF Shopping Center in Secaucus, New Jersey
by Amy Works
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Ripco Real Estate has brokered three new leases at the newly renovated 101 Plaza Center in Secaucus. Habanero Halal Grill, USA Wine Trader’s Club and Dollar Plus have joined the 53,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center. Additional tenants include CVS/pharmacy, KFC, T-Mobile, Bagel Buffet, Plaza Pizza and Jon Giacomo Hair Salon. Daniel Zappala and Michael Rawlins of Ripco represented the undisclosed landlord in the deals.
BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Investcorp has expanded its U.S. real estate portfolio with $250 million in acquisitions in Boston and Denver. The five investments include 20 buildings totaling 1.8 million square feet of office, industrial, flex and laboratory space. The company’s Boston acquisitions include the four-building Boston Metro Industrial, a 900,000-square-foot development in Boston that is 95 percent leased, and Blackstone Science Square, a 99 percent-leased, 76,038-square-foot office and laboratory property in Cambridge.