NEWARK, DEL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $2.4 million refinance of Millstone Plaza Apartments, a 24-unit multifamily property with 2,500 square feet of office space. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Ed Riekstins of NorthMarq secured financing for the borrower through a national bank.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the $40.73 million sale of a 167-unit, 187,800-square-foot multifamily property at 94-25 57th Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens. The fully occupied property, located on Junction Boulevard between 56th and 57th Avenues, includes 15 studios, 101 one-bedrooms, 35 two-bedrooms, 12 three-bedrooms, and three professional units. Matt Sparks and Ted Volynets of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a private investor, and Sparks procured the buyer, Treetop Development, in the off-market transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Hampshire Companies and joint venture partner Claremont Companies, along with project investment advisor Circle Squared Alternative Investments, have broken ground on the first phase of University Place along the west campus of New Jersey City University. The first phase will include 163 market-rate units and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail on West Side Avenue, along with 177 structured parking spaces, two bike terminals and more than 25,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor amenity space. The residential units will consist of 27 studio apartments, 112 one-bedroom, and 24 two-bedroom units ranging from 550 square feet to 1,300 square feet. Occupancy for the first project is slated for 2017. The remaining phases of development for University Place are expected to be completed and available for occupancy in 2018. The master redevelopment plan calls for eight buildings including a 100,000-square-foot performing arts center/academic building.
BOSTON — J.C. Cannistraro LLC has signed a lease to relocate to a 157,000-square-foot building at 25 Fid Kennedy in Boston’s Raymond L. Flynn Marine Industrial Park and will consolidate its machine shops currently located in Wilmington, Stoughton and Watertown, Mass. Robert Cleary, now at Colliers International, and Rob Nahigian, of Auburndale Realty Co., handled the tenant advisory assignment for the company, which offers plumbing, HVAC, piping, sheet metal and fire protection services. Cannistraro will move roughly 140 manufacturing jobs to the property after its renovation. The lease term with the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation is 50 years with a control period of 70 years.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $22 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of a 51-unit loft multifamily building located at 315 Seigel Street on the border of East Williamsburg and Bushwick, on behalf of Sugar Hill Capital Partners. The five-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a fixed-rate in the 3 percent range with one year of interest-only payments and a five-year extension option. Shamir Seidman and Daniel Neiss of Meridian negotiated the transaction.
MARLTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 6,387-square-foot net-leased Wawa property, located at 250 Route 70 West in Marlton, for $7.02 million, which represents a cap rate of 4.46 percent. Josh Ein, Dean Zang and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the preferred developer. The buyer, a partnership, was secured and represented by Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap as one of a series of 1031-exchange purchases represented by the agents. The property is in a new 20-year triple-net lease with 19 years remaining. Per CoStar, the 4.46 cap rate is the lowest cap rate for any Wawa across the nation.
New York City’s retail outlook is sunny, as steady labor market expansion — bolstered by substantial Fortune 500 hiring — has spurred retailer demand for existing and new spaces in all five boroughs. Strong retail property performance in the City That Never Sleeps has supported continued rent and price growth, which will result in higher sales velocity over the short- and mid-terms. Employment Gains, Tourism Underlie Performance During the first six months of 2016, New York City employers created 33,600 new jobs. This pronounced job growth, which has been characteristic of the current cycle, reduced the unemployment rate to 5 percent by the end of the first quarter. This is the lowest rate unemployment rate the city has seen since November 2007. By the end of the year, area employers will add 90,000 workers, with the education and health services and professional and business services sectors projected to post the greatest increases. The leisure and hospitality sector will also contribute significantly to employment gains this year, as greater tourism spending prompts organizations in the sector to ramp up hiring. Another important indicator of NYC’s economic health is strong retail sales, which represent one of the best paces of retail spending …
WASHINGTON, PA. — Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Cannery Casino Resorts sold the property for $440 million, inclusive of $10 million previously paid by the buyer to the seller, plus other transaction-related fees and expenses. Concurrently, Gaming and Leisure Properties closed on the sale of the entities holding the gaming licenses and operating assets to Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. for $138 million and entered into a 29-year, triple-net lease agreement, with initial annual rent of $25.4 million per year. Gaming and Leisure Properties funded the real estate transaction, net of proceeds received from the sale of the operating assets to Pinnacle, through a combination of cash on hand, proceeds from the company’s at-the-market equity program and borrowings from its revolving credit facility. The transaction was approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Sept. 7 and the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission in August 2016.
NORTH WALES, PA. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale and acquisition financing of The Solana Horsham, a 76-unit assisted living and memory care community in North Wales. A joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and Formation-Shelbourne Partners sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $31.5 million, or $414,474 per unit. Located at 1419 Horsham Road, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of closing. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock of CBRE’s San Diego office represented the seller. Additionally, CBRE originated the five-year, non-recourse floating-rate acquisition loan, which features three years of interest-only payments, for an undisclosed amount for the buyer. Aaron Will of CBRE’s Houston office secured the loan for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Rudder Property Group has brokered a number of office and retail property sales, including seven that total $72.1 million at 866 United Nations Plaza in New York. Systems Property Development acquired the retail and garage portion of the building for $31.1 million. Glenn Tolchin of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Michael Rudder and Mike Heller of Rudder Property Group represented the seller in the office condominium sales: The National Spiritual Assembly Of the Baha’is of the United States acquired a 9,938-square-foot office condominium for $12.4 million. James Saunders of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the buyer in the deal. The Government of Monaco purchased a 7,031-square-foot office space for $9 million. Steven Kaufman of Hanley Advisors represented the buyer. MGRM Holding Inc. bought a 3,563-square-foot office condo for $3.6 million. Mike Bhuiyan of DJK Residential represented the purchaser. The Egyptian Building Fund Authority and the Ministry of Egyptian Foreign Affairs acquired a 10,200-square-foot office space for $8.2 million. Joshua Sloyer of Douglas Elliman and Tahani Elrafei of McBride Agency Realtors represented the buyer. The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations purchased a 4,643-square-foot office condo for $4.9 million. The Military …