JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $165 million in permanent financing for The One, a multifamily property located at 110 First St. in Jersey City. The borrowers are BLDG and Ares Management LP. The seven-year loan, provided by a life insurance company, features a 3.5 percent rate and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Constructed in 2015, the 35-story features 439 apartments, a landscaped rooftop with swimming pool, lounge, barbecue and fire pits. Aaron Birnbaum, Carol Shelby and Dani Sabesan of Meridian Capital negotiated the financing for the borrowers.
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners and Charney Construction & Development have received $44.3 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for a 41,815-square-foot land assemblage located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section. The borrowers plan to develop a mixed-use asset featuring ground-level retail space, office and multifamily space on the fully entitled site. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the financing.
REVERE, MASS. — Logan Hospitality Associates LLC, a division of KW Development, has completed the sale of Four Points by Sheraton Boston Logan Airport, located at 427 Squire Road in Revere, for an undisclosed sum. Fingerprint Hospitality LLC was an advisor to and an investor in the undisclosed buyer. Situated on 3.3 acres, the property features 180 guest rooms, 3,755 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool and fitness room. Driftwood Hospitality will manage the property. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Lauren O’Neil, also of HFF, secured a three-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through TIAA Direct, a division of TIAA-CREF Trust Co., for the buyer.
NATICK, MASS. — New Dover Associates has arranged the sale of an office/research and development building located at 2-4 Mercer Road in Natick. Nivek Investments I LLC sold the property to 2-4 Mercer Road LLC for $3.9 million. Situated on 1.4 acres with Natick Business Park, the fully air-conditioned building comprises 17,875 square feet. Scott Hughes of New Dover Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEWTOWN, CONN. — Goodfellow Real Estate has brokered the sale of Highland Plaza, a retail center located at 123 S. Main St. in Newtown. Newtown Highland LLC acquired the property from Highland HC LLC for $3.7 million. The property features three retail buildings. Bob Cascella of Goodfellow Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Anbang Insurance Group and Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) entered a ceasefire yesterday. The bidding war between the two companies to purchase Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) has ended, as Anbang has rescinded its latest offer. A consortium consisting of Anbang, J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited upped its offer to $14 billion on March 26, outbidding Marriott’s previous offer of $13.6 billion, but Anbang is now withdrawing its offer due to “market considerations.” It isn’t clear why Anbang retracted its latest bid or if Marriott had been planning to counteroffer. Both Starwood’s and Marriott’s shares fell over 4 percent in Thursday’s after-hours trading. Starwood’s stock price closed on March 31 at $83.43 per share and opened April 1 at $79.81. Marriott’s stock price closed at $71.18 and opened at $67.48 per share. Starwood’s board of directors continues to unanimously support the existing merger with Marriott, which will create the largest hospitality company in the world. “Throughout this process, we have been focused on maximizing stockholder value now and in the future,” says Bruce Duncan, chairman of Starwood’s board. “We continue to be very excited about the combination of our two companies and …
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance team has closed a $30.2 million permanent, floating-rate loan for Brightview North Andover, a seniors housing property. Located at 1275 Turnpike St. in North Andover, the facility features 133 independent and assisted living units, as well as a memory care component. The refinancing was arranged through Fannie Mae’s DUS Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage loan product. Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis of Grandbridge secured the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
PENNSDALE, PA. — PREIT has completed the disposition of Lycoming Mall, an enclosed mall located at 300 Lycoming Mall Circle in Pennsdale. The 834,600-square-foot asset sold for $26.3 million to an undisclosed buyer. Constructed in 1978 and redeveloped in 1990, the property’s current tenant roster includes Macy’s, Sears, JCPenney, Bon-Ton, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Books-A-Million, Burlington Coat Factory, Old Navy, American Eagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, The Children’s Place, Gymboree, Hollister, Justice, maurices, PacSun, Shoe Dept., Victoria’s Secret and Yankee Candle. Outparcel tenants include Best Buy, Big Lots and Friendly’s.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $9.2 million in refinancing insured by the FHA Sec. 232/2223(f) program for Ingersoll Place Assisted Living, a 57-unit senior living facility located in Niskayuna. Proceeds of the financing paid off a tax-exempt bond obligation and terminated an interest rate swap liability. Additionally, the new FHA-insured loan generated more than $100,000 in annual cash flow savings for the assisted living provider. Tom Grywalski of Lancaster Pollard secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
CORAOPOLIS, PA. — KeyBank has provided a $5.4 million bridge loan for State Manor Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1020 State Ave. in Coraopolis, a suburb 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. SMA Cory PA LLC will use the loan to acquire the high-rise property, which features 104 affordable apartment units. Kelly Frank of Key’s Community Development Lending group arranged the financing for the borrower.