NORWOOD, MASS. — Hilco Global has acquired an office building located at 825 University Ave. in Norwood from KBS Realty Advisors/KBS Capital Markets Group for $26 million. The 169,000-square-foot Class A building is fully occupied by Xcerra and operates as Illinois Tool Works’ R&D production space. Camille Renshaw of Stan Johnson Co. brokered the transaction.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — National Cooperative Bank has closed a $25.6 million first mortgage to University Towers Owners Corp., a mixed-use cooperative located at 100 York St. in New Haven. The 16-story property features 238 residential units, 13 medical offices and parking for 242 vehicles. Constructed in 1958, the property was converted to a housing cooperative in 1981. Loan proceeds were used to refinance existing debt and to fund a major façade restoration project that includes balcony renovations; window, door and curtain wall replacement; and masonry repairs. Larry Mathe of National Cooperative Bank secured the financing for the borrower.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — The Geenty Group, Realtors, has arranged the acquisition of a light industrial building located at 158 Commerce St. in East Haven. Anthony Augliera Inc. acquired the 41,654-square-foot property from Masu Realty for $1 million. The buyer plans to relocate its Augliera Moving & Storage business to the property from its current location in West Haven, Conn. Kristin Geenty of The Geenty Group represented the buyer, while Kevin Geenty, also of The Geenty Group, represented the seller in the deal.
UNION, N.J. — Avison Young represented Boxed, a mobile delivery service for wholesale goods, in the seven-year lease of a 143,890-square-foot of industrial warehouse space at 750 Union Ave. in Union. The property is owned by Bridge Development Partners. Now occupying more than 50 percent of the 263,553-square-foot facility, Boxed will use the space as its regional distribution center with additional office space. Jennifer Ogden of Avison Young and Andrew Houston of CBRE brokered the deal.
The retail sector in Southern Maine’s commercial real estate market remained strong through year-end 2015 with all signs indicating continued improvement through 2016. While the national average retail vacancy rate increased to 12.6 percent in 2015, the retail vacancy dropped to 3.6 percent in Greater Portland, according to Malone Commercial Brokers’ annual retail survey. Greater Portland is a major market in Southern Maine consisting of 6.46 million square feet of retail space. 2015 marked the sixth consecutive year of declining vacancy rates in the market since its 10-year high of 10.8 percent in 2009. Meanwhile, the national retail vacancy rate rose in 2015 over year prior, marking the first vacancy increase in five years and nearly matching the 2011 national vacancy rate of 12.9 percent. Heading into the third quarter of 2016, Southern Maine’s retail sector remains extremely healthy. Short-term forecasts for Portland predict continued absorption of existing space, new retail construction, and strong market competition. Significant Developments and Redevelopments Thompson’s Point, Portland — Represented by Drew Sigfridson of CBRE / The Boulos Company, this 29-acre redevelopment offers up to 220,000 square feet of retail, office, hospitality, and recreational space off of Interstate 295. Final renovations of the 34,000-square-foot Brick …
CAMDEN, N.J. — Liberty Property Trust has signed an agreement with American Water to develop the company’s new corporate headquarters at One Water Street in Camden. The project is the inaugural commercial development at Liberty’s The Camden Waterfront, a 20-acre, $1 billion mixed-use development master planned by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the five-story One Water Street will feature 222,376 square feet of office space. Construction of the building and an adjacent parking garage is slated to begin this fall subject to the completion of Liberty’s due diligence, and acquisition of the site. The new building is expected to be completed in the second half of 2018.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital’s Morristown office has arranged $91.5 million in refinancing for a 13-property medical office portfolio with 11 assets in Northern New Jersey, one in New York and one in Florida. Gregory Nalbandian of NorthMarq secured the financing for the borrower, Regent Medical Properties. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was bifurcated between a $81.5 million senior loan placed with Natixis Real Estate Capital and a $10 million mezzanine loan placed with Morrison Street Capital. The portfolio is a 353,000-square-foot core medical office portfolio with several buildings featuring on-site surgery centers within close proximity to major hospitals.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The Rockefeller Group has secured $70 million in financing on behalf of its joint venture partnership with Korman Communities for the construction of AVE Florham Park. Located within The Green at Florham Park in Florham Park, the flexible-stay community will feature 256 furnished and unfurnished accommodations that are ideal for corporate housing, relocations and long-term stays. The partnership broke ground on the 450,000-square-foot project earlier this year with completion slated for 2017. The property will feature 40,000 square feet of outdoor amenities, including a private courtyard with sitting areas and chess stations, and a community courtyard with a lap pool and sundeck, a ping pong table, bocce ball court, a kitchen with barbecue area, a movie screen, fire pits and an enclave with cabanas. Additionally, the property will feature 24,000 square feet of indoor amenities, including a movie theater, café, conference suites, a business center, a yoga studio and fitness center, a spa and 24-hour resident services.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Rand Commercial has arranged the sale of an office building located at 10 County Center in White Plains. Ascot Properties NYC sold the 208,000-square-foot building to Bajraktari Realty Management Corp. for $9.2 million. Paul Adler, Ann Silver and Nick Spano of Rand Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
PEABODY, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $7.5 million in permanent financing for two office buildings located at 100 and 200 Corporate Place in Peabody. Derek Coulombe and Jason Cunnane of Fantini & Gorga secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a regional bank. Built in 1984, the five-story building at 100 Corporate Place features 46,000 square feet, and the 48,000-square-foot building at 200 Corporate Place was built in 1983.
