BURLINGTON, N.J. — MJ Partners Self Storage Group has sold the Planet Self Storage facility, which is located at 555 Mitchell Ave. in Burlington. Winter Garden, Fla.-based iStorage purchased the property for $2.97 million. The property consists of 54,165 square feet of rentable space and 565 storage units. At the time of sale, the facility was approximately 70 percent occupied. The property will be rebranded as an iStorage self storage facility. iStorage operates 60 self-storage facilities in 11 states across the country. David Kohn of MJ Partners represented both parties in the transaction.
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PARAMUS, N.J. — Vornado Realty Trust has leased 470,000 square feet of office space to Amazon at 7 West 34th St. in the Penn Plaza District of Paramus. Amazon has inked a 17-year lease for the office space. Vornado, a fully integrated real estate investment trust, owns approximately 9 million square feet of commercial space in the Penn Plaza District.
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — HLC Equity, a national real estate investment holding group and property manager, has sold a retail property located at 12-14 Cedar St. in Bronxville. The 27,699-square-foot building sold for an undisclosed price. The retail property currently houses a longtime tenant, A&P, under the terms of a triple-net lease. Lawrence Porter and George Valliades of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Capital Markets represented HLC Equity in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City. Tower Investments acquired the luxury shopping destination, which is connected to Caesars Hotel and Casino, for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2006, the 290,210-square-foot shopping center is located at One Atlantic Ocean and was built on a pier that extends 900 feet from the New Jersey shoreline. Peter Stevens, Kevin McClernon and William Tourtellotte of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — JMH Development and Madison Estates have acquired 70 Henry Street in Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Heights neighborhood for $7.5 million. The partnership plans to develop a boutique condominium development on the site. JMH Development and Madison Estates have selected Morris Adjmi as architect of record for the project. The partnership most recently developed The Townhouses of Cobble Hill in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood.
HOWELL, N.J. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged $4.2 million in financing for an office park located at 481 Oak Glen Road in Howell. The first phase of the two-phase property is fully occupied after being constructed in 10 months. Zevi Schwartz of Eastern Union Funding arranged the financing, which fully stabilized the first phase, through a regional balance sheet lender. The loan features a competitive rate of 3.87 percent on a five-year term with 50 percent non-recourse. Due to the lease up of the first phase, the lender has committed an additional $3.8 million for the construction of phase two. Once completed the office park will offer two buildings totaling 100,000 square feet. The property is owned by Howell Plaza LLC.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Puratos Corp., a food manufacturer and distribution company, has acquired an industrial building in Pennsauken for an undisclosed price. Located at 1705 Suckle Highway, the property offers 57,750 square feet of industrial space. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented Puratos Corp. in the transaction. The seller, Whitesell Construction, was represented in-house.
NEW YORK CITY — The Durst Organization has signed xAd Inc., a location-focused mobile advertising company, to a 10-year lease at One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The company will occupy the entire 60th floor — 43,849 square feet — at the 3 million-square-foot office tower. xAd will relocate to the new space from 401 Park Avenue South in summer 2015. One World Trade Center is at 72 percent of projected stabilized net operating income, totaling 1.9 million square feet in the building. Jon Mayeske and Jamie Katcher of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction. The ownership was represented by Eric Engelhardt of The Durst Organization; Cushman & Wakefield’s Tara Stacom, Alan Stein, James Searl and Justin Royce; and Jodi Pulice of JRT Realty.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Building and Land Technology (BLT) has unveiled its plans for Davenport Landing, a mixed-use redevelopment project located on 14 acres along the West Branch of Stamford Harbor. The plans will unify 28 Southfield Avenue and Stamford Landing to create a mixed-use destination. BLT’s existing mixed-use development, Stamford Landing, features a 600-foot boardwalk, 70-slip marina, 175,419 square feet of office space and 12,621 square feet of restaurant space, which will expand under the new plan with the development of 108 residential units. The second parcel at 28 Southfield Ave. will offer 167 residential units and a new boatyard, including deep-water slips, winter storage, year-round repair facilities and other boating facilities.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a multi-unit condominium building, located 47-53 Third Avenue in New York City’s East Village. Slate Property Group purchased the five-story property for $25.9 million. The 30,662-square-foot property, which was delivered vacant, offers 28 residential units in a mix of 22 two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units. On-site amenities include a recreational room, large outdoor terrace, laundry room and concierge desk. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Jesse Deutch, Randy Modell and Howard Raber of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a real estate investment group, and procured the buyer in the deal.