Northeast

34-St-Martin-Drive-Marlborough-MA

MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Deutsche Bank has completed the sale of a mission-critical data center located at 34 St. Martin Drive in Marlborough. Lincoln Property Co. acquired the 203,840-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to nine tenants, including Tierpoint and Lightower. The facility features enhanced fire protection, environmental control, security, electrical power and technology infrastructure. Frank Petz, Chris Angelone, Jessica Hughes, Matthew Sherry and George Gregory of JLL represented the seller in the deal.

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Fulton-St-Woonsocket-RI

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Peters River Residences, an apartment complex located on Fulton Street in Woonsocket. A limited liability company sold the 36-unit property for $2.5 million. Constructed in 2008, the complex comprises three buildings with 12 two-bedroom/one-bath units per building. Units feature fully equipped kitchens, in-unit laundry machines, central air conditioning, intercom systems and private porches. Tony Pepdjonovic and John Slyman of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office represented the seller and procured the buyer.

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Fire-Station-Milton-NH

MILTON, N.H. — Bedford, N.H.-based Eckman Construction Co. has begun site work and will soon commence construction on a new 9,000-square-foot fire and rescue station in Milton. Designed by Cowan-Goudreau Architects, the facility will include four apparatus bays and will be designed to accommodate a full-time staff with living quarters. Situated on a plot of land donated by the Downs family, the property will replace the 65-year-old current station.

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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $104 million loan for the acquisition of The Hamilton, a 265-unit multifamily property on the Upper East Side of New York City. Bonjour Capital purchased the 38-story building, which is located at 1735 York Ave. A balance sheet lender provided the seven-year loan, which features a fixed rate of 3.6 percent and three years of interest-only payments. Shaya Ackerman and Shaya Sonnenschein of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing. “Meridian was able to obtain uniquely favorable terms, including three years of interest-only payments, based on the high quality of the asset and its potential for value-add upside, the strength and reputation of the sponsor and Meridian’s active relationship with the lender,” says Shaya Ackerman, a managing director for Meridian Capital. Apartments at The Hamilton feature granite kitchen countertops, marble bathrooms and individually controlled air-conditioning in each room. Building amenities include a 24-hour uniformed doorman, fitness center with locker rooms and saunas, landscaped roof deck, a children’s playroom, furnished lounge with kitchen, billiards lounge, laundry facility, attached garage and a complimentary shuttle bus service. Residents are also in close proximity to the 4 and 6 subway lines and the Metropolitan Museum of …

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NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. and Vornado Realty Trust have closed on the $900 million refinancing of 280 Park Avenue, a 1.2 million-square-foot office building in Manhattan that is jointly held by the companies. The new three-year loan features four one-year extension options and a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 2 percent. The loan replaces the previous $721 million indebtedness that carried an interest rate of 6.35 percent. The office building recently under went a $150 million redesign and renovation of the building’s façade and interior. Renovations included the creation of an expansion world-class lobby, an extensive program to enhance environmental sustainability, a complete redesign of the building’s adjacent plaza and building-wide infrastructure upgrades, including new elevator cabs and bathrooms, new thin line perimeter induction units, new electrical distribution and state-of-the-art security.

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45-Park-Place-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Soho Properties has received $219 million in financing for the construction of 45 Park Place, a luxury condominium project located at 43-51 Park Place in Manhattan’s Financial District. Malayan Banking Berhad, New York Branch and four other financial institutions provided a $174 million Sharia-compliant senior construction loan, and BERNI, an investment vehicle of Saudi Arabian hedge fund Mohammed Alsubeaei & Sons Investments Co., provided a $45 million mezzanine loan for the project. Senior financiers for the project include Malayan Banking Berhad, London Branch; Intesa Sapaolo S.p.A.; Warba Bank K.S.C.P.; and MSD Capital LP. Joseph Sarcinella, Gerard Hefner, Konstantinos Melitsanopoulos and Rose Plager-Unger of Reed Smith LLP represented the New York Branch of Malayan Banking Berhad in the deal. BERNI was represented by Mons Dajani, Michael Reed, Pat McDonald and Maher Haddad of Baker & McKenzie LLP. Designed by SOMA Architects, in collaboration with Ismael Leyva Architects, the 43-story property will feature 112,721 square feet of residential condominiums, 788 square feet of retail space at ground level and a 2,821-square-foot public plaza. The residential component will feature 48 condos, including one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments on floors four through 43, full-floor layouts on floors 24 to 39, …

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43-25-Hunter-St-Long-Island-City-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Rockrose Development Corp. has topped out The Hayden, a 974-unit residential tower located at 43-25 Hunter St. in Court Square in Queens’ Long Island City. As New York City’s largest “80/20” project outside of Manhattan, 20 percent or 195 apartments will be offered as affordable housing units, with the remainder as market-rate rentals. Slated for completion in first quarter 2017, The Hayden will comprise 970,000 square feet with 19,400 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, 348 studio units, 458 one-bedroom rentals and 167 two-bedroom apartments. On-site amenities will include two rooftop terraces, a fitness center, basketball court, billiard room, rooftop solarium and lawn, yoga studio, Zen garden, screening room, library and children’s playroom.

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400-Raritan-Center-Edison-NJ

EDISON, N.J. — Federal Business Centers has acquired two industrial assets at 300 Columbus Circle and 400 Raritan Center Parkway in Edison. High Street Realty sold the properties, which total 204,440 square feet, for $25 million. At the time of sale, the adjacent, multi-tenanted properties were 90 percent occupied by tenants. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Andrew Siemsen of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.

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Patriot-Station-at-Chalfont-PA

CHALFONT, PA. — J.G. Petrucci Co. is breaking ground on Patriot Station at Chalfont, a luxury apartment community located at 14 Park Ave. at Chalfont. Slated to open in spring 2017, the property will feature 69 one- and two-bedroom apartment units with stainless steel kitchen appliances, quartz countertops and full-size washers and dryers in each unit. Additionally, the complex will feature on-site surface parking and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Minno & Wasko is serving as architect for the project.

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LifeStorage Sovran Self Storage

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sovran Self Storage Inc. (NYSE: SSS), a self storage real estate investment trust (REIT), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LifeStorage LP, a privately owned self storage operator, for approximately $1.3 billion. Sovran has secured $1.35 billion in bridge financing, but the REIT intends to permanently finance the transaction with proceeds from future equity and debt offerings. “We are delighted to announce this acquisition. LifeStorage has built a high-quality national portfolio, and these stores will enhance and complement our physical footprint and digital presence,” says David Rogers, CEO of Buffalo-based Sovran, which operates over 550 self storage facilities in 26 states under the name “Uncle Bob’s Self Storage.” LifeStorage, which is the sixth-largest private owner and operator of self storage facilities in the United States, currently operates 92 properties in nine states. Upon completion of the acquisition, Sovran will own 84 LifeStorage stores with a purchase contract for three additional certificates of occupancy deals to be delivered in late 2016 and early 2017. The newly acquired facilities are located within Sovran’s existing markets, including 25 facilities in Chicago, 19 facilities across the Texas major markets including eight in Austin and five in Dallas, and three …

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