PISCATAWAY AND WAYNE, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $218.2 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of Pleasant View Gardens and Wayne Village, two multifamily properties located in Piscataway and Wayne. Cammeby’s International LTD acquired the properties, which total 1,414 units. The 10-year Fannie Mae loans, provided by Capital One Multifamily Finance, feature 3.89 percent fixed rates and seven years of interest-only payments. Abe Hirsch, Zev Karpel of Meridian Capital arranged the financing for the borrower. Located at 258 1/2 Carlton Ave. in Piscataway, Pleasant View Gardens offers 1,142 apartments, a swimming pool, fitness center, business center and clubhouse. Located at 1353 Valley Road in Wayne, the 275-unit Wayne Village features a swimming pool, fitness center and dog park.
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JONESTOWN, PA. — Ridgeline Property Group has broken ground on Crossroads Logistics Center, a speculative industrial building located on MSC Drive in Jonestown. Expandable to 450,000 square feet, the 398,250-square-foot building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 85 dock doors in a cross-docked configuration, four drive-in doors, 55-foot by 56-foot column spacing, ESFR sprinkler systems, 206 auto parking spaces and 116 trailer storage stalls. Completion is slated for December. CBRE has been retained to market the property for lease.
CAMBRIDGE, REVERE AND CONCORD, MASS. — KW Development has completed the sales of three hotels in the Boston metro area for a combined $71.5 million. The company sold the 121-key Best Western Plus Hotel Tria, located at 220 Alewife Brook Parkway in Cambridge, to an undisclosed buyer in February; the 180-room Four Points by Sheraton Boston Logan Airport, located at 407 Squire Road in Revere, sold in March; and the 105-key Best Western at Historic Concord, located at 740 Elm St. in Concord, sold in April. The properties were sold to three different undisclosed buyers. Additional details of the sales were not released. Denny Meikelham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented KW in all three sales.
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Unison Realty Partners has completed the disposition of King’s Mall, a retail-anchored shopping center located in Kingston. An affiliate of Paragon Realty Group acquired the 186,000-square-foot property for $19.6 million. Tenants at the property include Marshalls, HomeGoods, DSW, Ulta Beauty and Mother Earth’s Storehouse. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brokered the transaction.
CBRE/NE Secures $9.1M Acquisition Financing for Two Industrial Properties in Massachusetts
by Amy Works
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE/New England’s Debt & Structured Finance team secured $9.1 million in acquisition financing for Calare Properties Inc. The company used loan proceeds to purchase two industrial/flex properties located at 261 Cedar Hill St. and 753 Forest St. within Cedar Hills Business Park in Marlborough. 261 Cedar Street is a 59,404-square-foot industrial/flex building that is fully occupied by four long-term tenants with staggered lease expiration dates. 753 Forest Street is a 75,000-square-foot property fully leased to five tenants. HarborOne Bank provided the financing. Kyle Juszczyszyn, Chris Coutts and Lenny Pierce of CBRE/NE arranged the financing for the borrower.
BOSTON — The Boston Redevelopment Authority Board has given approval for Edens to construct a 700,000-square-foot mixed-use development in the South Bay submarket of Boston. The 10-acre, $200 million development will sit adjacent to Edens’ South Bay Center in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. This approval was the last hurdle to starting the project, and Edens plans to break ground in June. The proposal calls for 113,000 square feet of restaurants and shops, a 12-screen luxury AMC Theatre with IMAX, a flagship Wahlburger’s, a 130-room hotel and two parking garages. Edens will also partner with Mill Creek Residential to develop 475 multifamily units at the project. The multifamily component will contain a mix of studio to three-bedroom apartments. The mixed-use project will be built on a site that currently contains a vacant industrial property and concrete plant. During construction, Edens also plans to upgrade the 427,289-square-foot South Bay Center, which is home to tenants such as OfficeMax, Marshalls, Old Navy, Target, The Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond and TJ Maxx. Columbia, S.C.-based Edens develops, owns and operates community shopping centers in primary U.S. markets. Its institutional-quality portfolio contains more than 130 retail centers. Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC is a national …
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture partnership between Muss Development and Bedrock Real Estate Partners has acquired a residential building located at 180 Franklin Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. The asset sold for $66.5 million. The newly developed residential property features 118 rental units in a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Unit amenities include hardwood floors, oversized windows, tile backsplashes, quartz countertops and in-unit washer/dryers. Building amenities include an attended lobby, social lounge, landscaped roof terrace with barbecues, extensive seating and beautiful skyline views, modern fitness center, work-from-home space, art studio and gallery, music rehearsal space, car parking and bicycle storage. Citi Habits New Development is the marketing and leasing agent for the property, which is slated for immediate lease up. Gideon Gil, Chris Moyer, John Spreitzer and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
FREEPORT AND WATERVILLE, MAINE — GL Rogers & Co., through Pendleton Point LLC, has purchased the Hampton Inn Freeport and the Hampton Waterville, two hotels totaling 158 rooms in Freeport and Waterville. The Vickery Company sold the assets for $16.9 million. Located at 194 Lower Main St. in Freeport, Hampton Inn Freeport features 77 guest rooms, 312 square feet of function space, a business center, fitness room and indoor pool. Located at 425 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville, Hampton Inn Waterville features 81 guest rooms, a fitness room, indoor pool and business center, as well as 1,850 square feet of function space. The buyer has retained Maine Course Hospitality Group to manage both hotel properties. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
ASHLAND, MASS. — SVN|Parsons Commercial Group|Boston has acquired a retail center located at 300 Eliot St. in Ashland for $3.1 million. The 36,000-square-foot property is fully leased with long-term tenants. Garrett Quinn of SVN|Parsons Commercial Group|Boston brokered the transaction. The seller was Ash Realty Trust, which originally purchased the property in 1996. SVN|Parsons owns the adjacent flex/industrial buildings: 240 Eliot Street, 250 Eliot Street, 260-270 Eliot Street, 280 Eliot Street and 290 Eliot Street. With this purchase, Parsons has expanded its Eliot Street portfolio to 279,233 square feet across six buildings, while controlling 20 acres of land.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $2.3 million in refinancing for an apartment building located on Hayward Street in Manchester. The long-term, fixed-rate financing includes a flexible prepayment and competitive rate. The apartment building features 26 residential units. Michael Chase and Ed Riekstins of NorthMarq Capital secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.