NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has acquired a development site located at 121-129 E. 144th St. in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx for an undisclosed sum. Situated in a special mixed-use district zoning area (MX-13), the property has 68,326 buildable square feet as-of-right, with the option to develop up to 91,000 square feet by utilizing the inclusionary housing bonus. Treetop, a multifamily owner and investor focused on renovating and developing market-rate properties in New York City, is in the process of determining the best use for the site. Jason Gold, Victor Sozio, Scot Hirschfield, Marko Agbaba and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Denholtz Associates has acquired Somerset Executive Square II, an office building located at 2 Executive Drive in Franklin. GE Capital sold the property for an undisclosed sum. The four-story building features 83,258 square feet of multi-tenant office space. Situated on five acres, the property also features newly renovated lobbies and corridors. The property offers office vacancies ranging from 5,000 square feet to large customized floor plates, with 18,754 square feet of space currently available.
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Vonage, a provider of cloud communications services, has renewed its lease through 2023 for 23 Main St. in Holmdel. The 350,000-square-foot building has been the company’s corporate headquarters and home to more than 700 Vonage employees since 2005. Owned by Mack-Cali Realty Corp., the property offers abundant parking, direct access to Route 34 and convenience to the Garden State Parkway. Christopher DeLorenzo of Mack-Cali handled the renewal for the owner, while Vonage was represented by Cushman & Wakefield.
NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged four sales in New York City totaling $8.5 million. In the first transaction, Baycrest Management acquired a multifamily property with 27 apartments and one retail unit from Emritas Realty LLC for $3.9 million. The building is located at 633 E. 186th St. in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Steven Westreich represented the buyer and seller in the deal. In the second transaction, 2 Stanwix LLC purchased a 3,510-square-foot mixed-use property located at 2 Stanwic St. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood for $2 million, or $570 per square foot. Adam Traub of Westbridge represented the buyer, while Hen Vaknim, also of Westbridge, represented the seller, 2S, in the transaction. In the third deal, East Williamsburg Powers LLC acquired a 3,750-square-foot apartment building, located at 280 Powers St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section, for $1.4 million. Westreich represented the buyer, while Traub represented the undisclosed seller. In the final transaction, Westreich represented the buyer and seller in the $1.2 million exchange of 345 Montgomery Street in Brooklyn. The assets, which include eight unsold coop rent-stabilized units, sold for $158 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
BOSTON — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $4.5 million in acquisition financing for an office property located at 44-46 Plympton St. in Boston’s South End. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The property features 28,600 square feet of office space. Ed Riskstins of NorthMarq Capital’s Boston regional office secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s relationship with a national bank.
BOSTON — Collier International has arranged the renewal of a 152,000-square-foot lease at 100 Meadow St. in Boston for HD Supply. The industrial facility features 30-foot clear ceiling heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and numerous loading docks. The warehouse property was recently acquired by Newton, Mass.-based National Development. Austin Smith of Colliers lead the transaction.
HADLEY, MASS. — Waterbury, Conn.-based R. Calabrese Agency has arranged the acquisition of a net ground lease for a restaurant building located on Route 9 in Hadley. NF LLC acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $2.4 million. Situated on two acres, the 7,160-square-foot building is net-leased to Texas Roadhouse. Tony Valenti and Ralph Calabrese of R. Calabrese Agency represented the buyer in the in transaction.
BOSTON — Boston-based Sperry Van Ness International Corp. (SVNIC) has opened its first office location in Mexico City, Mexico. Operating under the name Sperry Van Ness Mexico City, the new office will built on the company’s business model of compensated cooperation, and will bring cutting-edge real estate platforms to Mexico’s industrial professionals. Xavier Pumarejo is serving as president and general director at the new location. This is the third international market expansion for SVNIC, which has opened offices in Russia and Canada.
NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA AND FLORIDA — Prologis has acquired a 5.4 million-square-foot portfolio consisting of 3.2 million square feet of industrial properties and 2.2 million square feet of retail properties in multiple states. Morris Realty Associates sold the portfolio for an undisclosed sum. Included in the portfolio are ten industrial properties, eight of which are in Northern New Jersey, as well as 13 retail properties in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. After the initial acquisition, Prologis sold the retail portion of the portfolio to Blackstone Real Estate Advisors for an undisclosed price. The company plans to retain the industrial properties for long-term investment purposes. Thomas Monahan, Noah Balanoff, Anastasia Lazarides and Gerard Monahan of CBRE’s Saddle Brook, New Jersey, office represented Prologis in the acquisition. Bill Kent, also of CBRE, spearheaded the multi-state team that brokered the disposition of the retail properties.
BLAUVELT, N.Y. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 615 Route 303 in Blauvelt. Direct Invest LLC sold the property to the current tenant, Advanced Distributions Systems (ADS), for an undisclosed price. The 219,304-square-foot property features 20-foot ceilings, 12 loading docks with one drive-in door, 200 parking spaces and 14,311 square feet of office space. Scott Perkins, Andrew Somple and Christopher Todd of NAI James E. Hanson represented the seller in the transaction.