WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — Augustus Cos. has arranged the sale and acquisition of Jaclyn Heights, a multifamily property located at 5805 Jefferson St. in West New York. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 28-unit property from Shrewsbury, N.J.-based Jaclyn 28 LLC for $9.2 million. Lodi, N.J.-based Augustus Cos. represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Monrovia, Calif.-based Trader Joe’s has signed a lease to open a new location at Harlow Hoboken at the southeast corner of Willow Avenue and 14th Street in Hoboken. The 11,700-square-foot location is slated to open in the first half of 2017. Trader Joe’s carries an extensive array of domestic and imported foods and beverages.
NEW YORK CITY — PGIM Realty Estate has acquired a 40 percent interest in Eleven Madison Avenue, a 2.3 million-square-foot office property in Midtown South, from SL Green Realty Corp. for $480 million. The new ownership joint venture is seeking a modification to the mortgage on the property. If the modification is not obtained within six months after the closing, SL Green may repurchase the sold interest from PGIM Real Estate. The partnership expects the modification to be granted during the fourth quarter of 2016. PGIM Real Estate has a one-year option to acquire an additional 9 percent stake in the venture at the same gross property valuation of $2.6 million. Darcy Stacom and William Shanahan of CBRE advised SL Green on the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of RXR Realty has acquired the long-term leasehold of 810 Fulton Street in Brooklyn from an affiliate of GFI Development Co. for $28.7 million. Located in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, the property includes approved plans for a 363-unit, 328,000-zoning-square-foot residential building. Totaling 393,000 gross square feet, the property will also feature below-grade parking and 33,235 square feet of retail space facing Vanderbilt Avenue, Fulton Street and Clermont Avenue. Initial site work for the project began in 2015. Broadway Construction Group, an affiliate of GFI Capital Resources Group, and RXR have entered into a construction management agreement for the construction of the property. Construction is expected to begin in earnest this fall, with leasing slated to start in 2018.
MT. LAUREL, N.J. — Four Springs Capital Trust has acquired a single-tenant office building located in Mt. Laurel. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $19.4 million. The 87,460-square-foot office building is home to the Southern New Jersey operations of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, which serves approximately 3.8 million members. Four Springs Capital Trust’s portfolio now contains 44 properties, which are leased to 22 tenants, in located 20 states.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a four-story, walk-up apartment building, located at 2105 Foster Ave. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush section. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $6.5 million, or $311,900 per unit. The pre-war building totals 26,640 square feet and features 21 apartment units. Erik Yankelovich of GFI Realty represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Marsh & McLennan has renewed its long-term lease at Waterfront Corporate Center II in Hoboken. The global professional services firm will occupy 138,000 square feet of office space at the building for the next 15 years. David Falk, Andrew Sachs, Timothy Greiner and Hope Brodsky of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant, while Jeff Schotz and Peter Bronsnick provided in-house representation for the landlord, SJP Properties.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — CA Student Living, a division of CA Ventures, and Liberty Mutual have commenced construction on RISE at State College, a 12-story grocery-anchored student housing development located at 532 E. College Ave. in State College. Located across from the Penn State University campus, the 575-bed project is scheduled for completion in summer 2018. The property will feature a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 400 to 1,500 square feet, a 16,500-square-foot Urban Market grocery store, and retail and amenity space on the first and second levels. Additionally, the project will feature a mix of graduate housing, professional residences and student housing. Leonard S. Fiore Inc. will serve as the project’s general contractor, with Boston-based Shepley Bulfinch as the architect of record.
BOSTON — Boston Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of an office building located at 311 Summer St. in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Qatar-based Alduwaliya acquired the property for $38.5 million, or $673 per square foot. The seven-story, 57,225-square-foot brick-and-beam building was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Jason Weissman, Nick Herz and Michael D’Hemecourt of Boston Realty Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
BOSTON — Claremont Brookline Suites has opened the Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston/Brookline. Located at 111 Bolyston St., the 130-suite hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center and complimentary hot breakfast. Claremont Brookline Suites developed and owns the property.