FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale and acquisition financing for an industrial building in Fairfield. Located at 300 Fairfield Road, the 418,000-square-foot property sold for $51.6 million, making it the largest single industrial asset sale in Northern New Jersey this year. Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the property from Fairfield BAB Group LLC. Constructed in 2006, the single-story building features 28-foot ceiling heights, 34 loading doors and 398 parking spaces. The property is fully leased to Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) through November 30, 2026. MAP, a part of Legrand North America, is a provider of mount integrated AV systems for residential, commercial, broadcast and security applications, and utilizes the site as its headquarters, production and distribution center. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Frank Caccavo, Jason Goldman, Marc Petrella and Andrew Siemsen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. John Alascio, Mark Ehlinger and Suraj Ravi of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt and Structured Finance Group arranged the acquisition financing, which was provided by Investors Bank.
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BURLINGTON, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $30 million in financing for a Walmart Supercenter-anchored retail center in Burlington. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 380,383-square-foot Liberty Square Center is part of Purchase, N.Y.-based National Realty & Development Corp.’s 22 million-square-foot portfolio. The retail center is anchored by Marshalls, Acme Supermarket, Toys ‘R’ Us and Walmart Supercenter. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Moravec of Cronheim secured the loan, which was placed with Voya Investment Management.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sales of three mixed-use buildings located in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant and Bushwick neighborhoods. The properties sold for a combined total of $3.83 million in separate transactions. In the first transaction, a mixed-use property located at 570 Putnam Ave. sold for $1.55 million, or $323 per square foot. The building, which was delivered vacant, features 1,800 square feet of retail space, three large residential units and 800 square feet of outdoor terrace space. In the second transaction, a six-unit residential property located at 297 Himrod St. in Bushwick sold for $1.35 million, or $257 per square foot. In the final deal, the 3,300-square-foot mixed-use property at 104 Marcus Blvd. sold for $930,000, or $282 per square foot. Matthew Cosentino and Eric Satanovsky of TerraCRG negotiated the transactions.
KEARNY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 680 Belleville Turnpike in Kearny. The 135,115-square-foot property is 100 percent net leased to Pepsi, which utilizes the site as its Northern New Jersey distribution center. Situated on 11 acres, the property features 18,000 square feet of office space, 16 loading docks, 36-foot clear ceiling heights and a 117-space trailer storage. Russo Development sold the property to TIAA-CREF for an undisclosed price. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer and Kyle Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield worked with Omer Mir Ahmed of Russo Development to represent the seller. The Cushman & Wakefield team also procured the buyer, who was represented in-house by Henry Dong.
NEW YORK CITY — American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP) has made changes to its management and corporate governance. Nicholas Schorsch has resigned as executive chairman of ARCP, the ARCP board of directors and the boards of directors of the non-traded REITs managed by Cole Capital, ARCP’s private capital business. Additionally, David Kay has stepped down as chief executive officer of ARCP and from the ARCP board of directors. Lisa Beeson stepped down as president and chief operating officer. William Stanley has been appointed lead independent director and chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee for ARCP. Effective immediately, Stanley will serve as interim CEO and interim chairman of the board until permanent replacements are named. The search for a new CEO and chairman of the board has commenced. In addition to the management changes, ARCP is reviewing and re-evaluating its business relationships and strategies, as well as enhancing its corporate governance structure. ARCP is a self-managed commercial REIT focused on investing in single-tenant freestanding commercial properties subject to net leases with high-credit quality tenants. Additionally, ARCP acquires and manages assets on behalf of the Cole Capital non-traded REITs.
LEBANON, N.H. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s eco-wise Element brand has opened its first hotel in New Hampshire. Located at 25 Foothill Road in Lebanon, Element Hanover-Lebanon features 120 guestrooms, a 24-hour fitness center, an indoor saline swimming pool and a meeting room with modular furnishings. The hotel, which is managed by True North Hotel Group, is a key anchor of Altaria Business Park, a mixed-used complex being developed by Norwich Partners. Once complete, the complex will include 300,000 square feet of research and office space, 42,000 square feet of retail space, up to 160 residential units, and conservation land.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Weiss Realty has arranged the sale of a warehouse facility, located at 1253 Inwood Terrace in Fort Lee. Baron Verizon Fort Lee sold the 12,324-square-foot property to BCU/Madeline Housing Partners LLC (c/o Bergen County’s United Way) for $2.75 million. The one-story building features two overhead drive-thru doors, private offices, a secured 40-car paved parking area and access to Manhattan via the George Washington Bridge. Jaime Weiss of Weiss Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 80 New York Ave. in Brooklyn. The eight-unit property sold for $2.3 million. Derek Bestreich, Lucien Sproviero and Steve Reynolds of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
Cassidy Turley recently released its Third Quarter Office Market Snapshot for Northern and Central New Jersey. We detailed the absorption rates, asking rents and availability in both Central and Northern New Jersey and found the Grow NJ tax incentives and the movement of midsize companies played significant roles in shaping the market. Although not shocking revelations, these factors help explain surges and lags and why some markets are still feeling the crunch of previous quarters, even though employment rates have increased. Shifts in the Newark submarket, particularly Prudential vacating large portion of 3 Gateway Center and moving into its own office tower, created an uptick in availability. The resulting availability at the Gateway complex was a large factor in the 86,084 square feet of negative absorption recorded during the third quarter throughout Northern New Jersey. However, the impact was lessened as the owner of 3 Gateway recently announced Prudential has signed a lease to maintain a 160,000-square-foot presence in the building based on significant internal growth. Interestingly, in many submarkets, the development of a new office building indicates a thriving economy. However, Newark’s economic recovery has been slow. Panasonic’s recent move to a new headquarters and the development of new …
Kimco Realty to Acquire Blackstone’s Interest in 39-Property Retail Portfolio for $512.3M
by Amy Works
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A subsidiary of Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) has executed a contract to acquire the remaining 66.7 percent interest in the 39-property “Kimstone” portfolio from its joint venture partner, a subsidiary of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII (BREP). The deal is valued at $925 million, which includes the assumption of approximately $426.7 million in mortgage debt. Kimco will pay approximately $512.3 million to acquire BREP’s interest using a combination of proceeds from recently completed and pending property sales in the U.S. and Latin America, as well as availability under its existing $1.75 billion revolving credit facility. Upon closing, which is expected in the first quarter of 2015, Kimco will own 100 percent of the portfolio. The 5.6 million-square-foot portfolio is approximately 97 percent occupied and comprises grocery-anchored shopping centers and power centers. The properties in the portfolio are concentrated in the core markets of New York, Virginia, Texas, Florida, California and Maryland. The portfolio includes four signature assets: • 280 Metro Center, a 228,000-square-foot property located in the San Francisco Bay Area of Colma, Calif. The 95-percent-occupied center is supported by a well-known list of anchors that includes Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, Bed Bath & Beyond …