Northeast

Integrated Builders Breaks Ground on Office Expansion in Massachusetts

by Amy Works April 22, 2016

NEWTON, MASS. — Integrated Builders, on behalf of Two Wells Avenue LLC, has broken ground on an expansion at an office building located at Two Wells Ave. in Newton. The new three-story addition will require extensive demolition on the north and west portions of the existing facility and will increase the building’s total size from 69,000 square feet to 127,000 square feet. The updated facility will feature a modern design with a glass exterior, an expanded parking lot, new utilities and an underground storm water infiltration system. Additionally, a 3,162-square-foot common corridor will connect the new and existing buildings. Spagnolo Gisness & Associates is providing architectural services for the project, which is slated for completion in December.

April 22, 2016

Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

Meridian Negotiates $8.8M Sale of 44-Unit Mixed-Use Property in the Bronx

by Amy Works April 22, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Investment Sales has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 600 E. 178th St. in the Bronx. The six-story, elevator-serviced building sold for $8.8 million, equivalent to a 5.5 percent cap rate. Located in the Tremont neighborhood, the 47,200-square-foot property features 45 residential units and six retail units. Mark Steinmetz of Meridian Investment Sales represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.

April 22, 2016

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Meridian Capital Arranges $128M Acquisition Financing for Multifamily Property in New York

by Amy Works April 21, 2016

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $128 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of Devonshire Hills, a multifamily property located in Hauppauge. Bainbridge Cos. and China Orient Asset Management, through its U.S. affiliated entity, acquired the 43-building, 656-unit multifamily property located at 1717 Devonshire Road. The garden-style apartment community includes a swimming pool, tennis court, fitness court and shared outdoor space. The five-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a 3.13 percent fixed rate, two years of interest-only payments and a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Jacob Katz, Abe Hirsch and Zev Karpel of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing for the borrower.

April 21, 2016

Affordable Housing Loans Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

NorthMarq Capital Secures $81.9M Refinancing for Four Affordable Housing Properties in New Jersey

by Amy Works April 21, 2016

HOBOKEN, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $81.9 million in refinancing for four affordable housing properties in Hoboken. Gary Cohen of NorthMarq secured the 10-year refinancing, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. The financing was arranged for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac. Managed by Applied Housing Management, the properties feature a total of 448 units.

April 21, 2016

Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

PFG Capital Sells Five-Property Self-Storage Portfolio in Harrisburg for $35M

by Amy Works April 21, 2016

HARRISBURG, PA. — PFG Capital has completed the sale of a five-property self-storage portfolio in Harrisburg. Self Storage Capital Partners purchased the assets, which total 310,257 rentable square feet, for $35 million. The Storage Depot-branded portfolio consists of properties located at 6325 Allentown Blvd., 32 Milroy Road, 4401 N. Sixth St., 350 S. Seventh St. and 115 Cumberland Parkway. The portfolio consists of 243 climate-controlled units, 2,271 non-climate-controlled units, 87 income-producing surface parking spaces and eight warehouse/commercial units totaling 14,054 square feet. Richard Schontz, Barbara Guffey and Matthew Weckesser of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. James Conley of HFF arranged $25.5 million in acquisition financing for the buyer in the transaction.

April 21, 2016

Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

The Garibaldi Group Brokers 483,990 SF Warehouse/Distribution Lease in Pennsylvania

by Amy Works April 21, 2016

BETHLEHEM, PA. — The Garibaldi Group has arranged the lease of an industrial spec building located at 4770 Hanoverville Road in Bethlehem. Stitch Fix, an online subscription and personal shopping service, leased the single-tenant 483,990-square-foot warehouse facility to use a distribution center as it expands its user base on the East Coast. Developed and owned by Prologis, the building features 4,250 square feet of office space, 75 dock high doors and two grade-level positions. Michael Bartolacci and Jerry Moore of The Garibaldi Group, along with Meg Buffington and Bill Bumber of Prologis, represented the landlord, while Kim Meincke Jacobsen and Paul Torosian of JLL represented the tenant in the transaction.

April 21, 2016

Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

CBRE Arranges Sale of 85,113 SF Industrial Facility in Pennsylvania

by Amy Works April 21, 2016

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 3 Earl St. in Schuylkill Haven. The 85,113-square-foot facility sold for an undisclosed sum. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by M&Q Packaging Corp. on a long-term basis. Constructed in phases between 1969 and 2003, the facility is located 12 to 13 miles from both 78 and 81 interstates. Stephen Marzullo, Adam Silverman, Paul Touhey and Drew Green of CBRE brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

April 21, 2016

New York Northeast Office Top Stories

SL Green, Citigroup Agree on Early Purchase of Office Campus in Manhattan

by John Nelson April 21, 2016

NEW YORK — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), New York City’s largest commercial property owner, has reached an agreement with an affiliate of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) to accelerate the sale of the global bank’s office campus at 388-390 Greenwich St. in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. The early sale is pursuant to the $2 billion purchase option that Citigroup exercised in January. Separately, SL Green announced that it has reached an agreement for the early termination of Citigroup’s lease at the property as a result of the sale acceleration. The sale is now scheduled to close in June. SL Green will realize approximately $1.8 billion in sale proceeds at closing, including the lease termination payment. The REIT plans to repay a portion of its corporate credit facility and retire the $1.45 billion mortgage on the office campus. “We are pleased to reach an agreement on the early sale of 388-390 Greenwich Street. In addition, by retiring approximately $1.8 billion of debt, we further strengthen our balance sheet and enhance our liquidity position to in excess of $1.4 billion,” says Marc Holliday, CEO of SL Green. “Our longstanding, multi-faceted relationship with Citi, one of the world’s leading financial institutions, has been …

April 21, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Welltower, Hines Acquire Midtown Manhattan Site to Develop 15-Story Assisted Living Community

by Amy Works April 20, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) and Hines have purchased a development site at 139 E. 56th St. in Midtown Manhattan for an undisclosed price. The new owners plan to build a 15-story assisted living and memory care community on the site. Design and development plans are in progress and will be released at a later date. One known detail is that the ground floor will contain retail. Eastern Consolidated represented the sellers, Stephen Meringoff and Dennis Riese, the owners of the two existing properties that comprise the site, in the transaction. The existing buildings will be demolished to make way for the new community. This is the first venture into senior living for Hines, an international real estate development, investment and management company. Although the company is based in Houston, this deal was made through the New York office. Toledo, Ohio-based Welltower, meanwhile, is the largest healthcare REIT in the United States by market cap. Formerly known as Health Care REIT, the company was the third-largest owner of seniors housing properties in the country as of June 1, according to the American Seniors Housing Association.

April 20, 2016

Civic New Jersey Northeast

BelovED Community Charter School Acquires Development Site in New Jersey

by Amy Works April 20, 2016

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — BelovED Community Charter School has acquired a half-acre parcel of land located at 535 Grand St. in Jersey City. Friends of the BelovED Charter School, a non-profit organization to support the development of the school and other charter schools, will develop a 40,000-square-foot middle school on the site. The non-profit is expected to obtain a mortgage and construction financing of $12 million from New Jersey Community Capital for the project. Designed by Urbahn Architects, the four-story school will serve 240 students in grades six to nine and feature 15 classrooms, four half classrooms, two science rooms, two art rooms, a music room, a cafetorium with warming kitchen, a gymnasium with a mezzanine, a media center/library, administrative offices and a large sub-dividable multipurpose room, as well as a 31-car parking lot and an outdoor assembly/recreation space.

April 20, 2016

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