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FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — Dermody Properties and PCCP have partnered to develop a 475,800-square-foot industrial facility at 4200 E. Braden Blvd. in Forks Township in Lehigh Valley.Construction is slated to begin in fourth quarter, with completion scheduled for mid-2016. LogistiCenter at 33 will feature 36-foot clear heights, 226 car parking spaces and 85 trailer parking spaces. The facility is ideally suited for warehouse, distribution and manufacturing operations. Dermody Properties is the industrial developer and operating partner, and PCCP is the financial partner for the project.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ have completed their merger to form one of the largest commercial real estate services firms in the world. The new company will have a combined total of $5 billion in revenue, 43,000 employees, more than 4.3 billion square feet under management and $191 billion in transaction value. The firm will be led by Chairman and CEO Brett White and Global President Tod Lickerman. “This is a game-changing event in commercial real estate,” says White. “Both legacy firms has been aggressively growing their respective platforms and deepening their reach into the market with new acquisitions and talent. Now we have the opportunity to see these ambitions come together — capturing the momentum in the market and clearly claiming our position at the top of the industry.” Cushman & Wakefield now operates in more than 60 countries around the world, providing global commercial real estate service in every service line and every major geographical area in the world. Cushman & Wakefield is majority owned by an investor group led by TPG, PAG and OTTP.

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CEDARHURST, N.Y. — Cedarhurst-based Paradigm Commercial Real Estate LLC has secured $47 million in refinancing for a package of 25 retail buildings located throughout the Bronx and Westchester counties. The properties are occupied by mom-and-pop shops, most of which have short-term leases. Michael Edery of Paradigm Commercial arranged the fully non-recourse loan, which features a 70 percent loan-to-value, for the borrower, a private family office. Proceeds of the loan will be used to expand the borrower’s portfolio, which currently includes 100 properties.

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FARMINGTON, CONN. — Chozick Realty Inc. has arranged the sale of Centennial Inn Apartments, located on Spring Lane in Farmington. Mystic Properties Management acquired the property for $7.5 million from Centennial Inns Inc. Originally built in 1987 as a 112-suite extended-stay hotel, 56 of the units were converted to full-time apartment use in 2010, while the remaining suites operate as extended-stay use. The buyer plans to convert the remaining hotel portion into full-time apartment occupancy. At the time of sale the apartment portion was fully occupied, with a waiting list. Rick Chozick of Chozick Realty’s Hartford, Conn., office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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SHREWSBURY, MASS. — CS Holdings LLC has acquired an office/retail building located at 307 Grafton St. in Shrewsbury. Kalamat LLC sold the property for $2.4 million. Constructed in 2005, the two-story property is fully occupied by Café Noir, Salon Sogno, Piel Skin Boutique and Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury. David Cohen and William Kelleher IV of Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates represented the seller in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Schur Management Cos. has broken ground on a $42 million mixed-use development located at 2030 Creston Ave. in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Bronx. Creston Apartments will feature 110,761 square feet of above-grade buildable square footage, including 114 apartments, 11,234 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 908 square feet of community facility space and 10,657 square feet of underground parking for 40 cars. The residential mix will include seven studio apartments, 49 one-bedroom apartments, 46 two-bedroom apartments and 12 three-bedroom apartments. On-site amenities will include a study center with desks and computers, a fully equipped laundry room and an outdoor landscaped recreation area. Funding for the project is coming from the NYC Housing Development Corp., NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Bronx Borough President’s Office, Capital One bank and the Hudson Housing Corp. The project team includes MacQuesten Cos. as general contractor, Aufgang Architects as architect, and Best Development Group as consultant to the developer. The target date for completion is September 2017.

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MONTVILLE, N.J. — Vision Real Estate Partners (VREP) has launched the repositioning of Montville Corporate Campus, an office campus located at 340-342 Changebridge Road in Montville. VREP plans to convert one of the twin 100,000-square-foot office buildings into a multi-tenant building and rezone half the campus for residential use. The company plans to replace the front of the three-story travertine marble office building with a stone and glass curtain wall system. Interior renovations will include a two-story atrium lobby featuring stone, millwork, upgraded lighting and lounge seating with a coffee bar, as well as a town hall-style conference area in extended third-floor space. Additional renovations include refinished elevators, bathrooms and other common area upgrades throughout the building. The company has partnered with Mill Creek, a high-end multifamily specialist, for the residential development.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an office building located at 1713 Eighth Ave. in Brooklyn’s Greenwood Heights neighborhood. The four-story, 12,800-square-foot building sold for $5.3 million, or $418 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The property consists of 47 small units set up as creative artist or office spaces. Aaron Warkov and Richard Velotta of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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WEST NEW YORK, PATERSON, LITTLE FERRY AND WEST ORANGE, N.J. — The Goldstein Group has negotiated leases for four new 7-Eleven locations in New Jersey. In West New York, 7-Eleven signed a lease for 2,800 square feet of space on Park Avenue. Lew Finkelstein and Matthew Flath of The Goldstein Group represented the tenant and the landlord, Arnone Family, in the transaction. In Paterson, the company inked a deal for 2,750 square feet of space on Main Street. Finkelstein and Flath represented 7-Eleven and the landlord, ACHS Management, in the deal. In Little Ferry, 7-Eleven signed a lease for a 3,000-square-foot space on Route 46. Finkelstein and CJ Huter of The Goldstein Group represented the tenant and the landlord, 200 Route 46 West LLC, in the transaction. In the final deal, 7-Eleven opened a 2,700-square-foot store on Valley Road in West Orange. Finkelstein and Flath represented the tenant and the landlord, HRG Shaw LLC, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building, located at 608 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn. The seven-unit multifamily property sold for $3.9 million. The buyer plans to renovate and modernize the property, which features bay windows, private outdoor patios, wrap-around garden space and a private garage. Derek Bestreich, Lucien Sproviero and Adam Lobel of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, and secured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.

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