SUNNYSIDE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sunnyside Gardens, an apartment building located at 41-05 Skillman Ave. in Sunnyside. A limited liability company acquired the 16-unit apartment building for $4.3 million. Shaun Riney and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
AVON, CONN. — E.N.E. Realty Associates has acquired an office building located at 172 W. Main St. in Avon. Avonwood Enterprises LLC sold the 10,318-square-foot property for an undisclosed sum. The multi-tenant investment property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. The main tenant is Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties. Gayle Erickson and Bruce Cagenello of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices were the sole brokers in the transaction.
WATERBURY, CONN. — Great American Aquaculture has signed a long-term lease for 54,426 square feet of industrial space at 64 Avenue of Industry in Waterbury. The 66,400-square-foot building is situated on 10.3 acres. Sentry Commercial, in association with Hartford Group International, represented the landlord, 64 AOI LLC, while Colonial Realty represented the tenant in the transaction.
Despite a bump in big-box inventory in the wake of the A&P bankruptcy, the New Jersey retail real estate market continues to gain strength. Leasing activity remains robust, with strong suburban markets augmented by heightened urban activity. The inventory of properties for sale remains tight, while new development is highlighted by large-scale projects. This year’s major headline has been A&P’s bankruptcy. The sell-off of the grocer’s stores is ongoing, with Stop & Shop and Acme key bidders. Still, the stores remaining unsold are forcing landlords to think outside the box and/or redevelop their shopping centers, providing the opportunity to improve tenant mix and increase lease rates. Meanwhile, these immediate opportunities could slow down nearby projects in the works, including developments that could have come out of the ground in 2016 or 2017. Hot markets include Paramus, a perennial favorite. Also in the north, the redevelopment of Wayne Town Center has attracted Costco, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off 5th, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and ULTA. In Bridgewater, Whole Foods signed a lease at Bridgewater Crossing, and negotiations are progressing with several major off-price and full-price specialty retailers. In Union County, Clark Commons opened with Whole Foods, LA Fitness, Home Goods, Michaels, Petco, ULTA, …
NEWTON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has brokered the sale of an office/manufacturing building located at 55 Border St. in Newton. Border Realty Trust sold the property to Quarter Realty Trust for $2.7 million. The 18,000-square-foot building features a tailboard dock, a drive-in door and heavy power. Garry Holmes of R.W. Holmes Realty represented the seller, while Dean Blackey, also of R.W. Holmes Realty, represented the buyer in the transaction.
WILTON, CONN. — JRT Realty Group, working in conjunction with Cushman & Wakefield, has arranged four leases totaling 23,595 square feet at Wilton Woods Corporate Campus, located at 10 and 20 Westport Road in Wilton. The two-building, Class A office park is owned by TIAA-CREF. Property Group Partners has signed a five-year, 6,874-square-foot lease on the third floor of the 341,207-square-foot building at 20 Westport Road, and Stonebridge Advisors has inked a 10-year deal for 6,642 square feet of first-floor space at the 197,512-square-foot building at 10 Westport Road. Property Group Partners, which serves as property manager of the complex, represented itself in transaction, while Stonebridge Advisors was represented by Thomas Pajolek of CBRE. Additionally, at the 10 Westport Road building, Sierentz Fund renewed its 5,879-square-foot lease and Louis Dreyfus Family Office renewed its 4,200-square-foot lease. TIAA-CREF was represented by Greg Smith of JRT Realty Group and Kevin Foley and William Montague of Cushman & Wakefield in the transactions.
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Walters Group is constructing a Five Below store at Stafford Park Shopping Center in Stafford Township. Slated for completion by mid-2016, the 8,176-square-foot retail space will be leased to Five Below under a 10-year contract. The 400,000-square-foot Stafford Park Shopping Center is occupied by Costco, Target, PetSmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Olive Garden, AT&T, The Vitamin Shoppe and Ulta Beauty, among others. Walters Group developed the center in 2008.
KEENE, N.H. — Brady Sullivan Properties has signed leases with five new tenants at its Colony Mill Marketplace and Center at Colony Mill in Keene. Curry Restaurant, Southern NH Services and Bruce Carey Insurance opened a total of 3,600 square feet at Colony Mill Marketplace, while Adecco and Prospect Place joined Center at Colony Mill with a total of 2,500 square feet. Benjamin Kelley and Charles Panasis of Brady Sullivan Properties brokered the transactions.
ITHACA, N.Y. — STREAM Capital Partners has arranged the sale of a 2,480-square-foot two-tenant retail property in Ithaca. A private investor purchased the property for $640,000 at a 6.25 percent cap rate. The property was under a short-term existing ground lease to the current tenants, Tim Hortons and Cold Stone Creamery. Susan Harris of STREAM Capital Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
QUONSET, R.I. — Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has included a $70 million bond proposal in the state budget to modernize and reconstruct Pier 2 at the Port of Davisville in Quonset. The budget, including the proposal, has yet to be approved by the state legislature. The port recently closed its sixth record-breaking year of automobile imports by ship and is consistently one of the top 10 auto ports in North America. Additionally, the port has experienced 547 percent growth over the past 20 years. Built in 1956, the pier was designed for a 50-year lifespan. The $70 million investment will solidify Davisville’s position as the premier marine commercial gateway to New England and add an additional 50 years to the pier’s useful life, as well as preserve hundreds of jobs in the maritime sector. There were 227,021 automobiles imported at the port last year, surpassing 2014’s record by 48,806 vehicles. Vehicles arriving at the port are processed, finished and distributed across the United States by North Atlantic Distribution Inc.
