NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 320 Van Brunt St. in Brooklyn. The 3,975-square-foot property sold for $1.2 million. Jakub Nowak and Matthew Rosenzweig of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor, and represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
OLD SAYBROOK, CONN. — The Geenty Group, Realtors, has brokered a long-term lease at 137 Mill Rock Road in Old Saybrook. Located within The Old Saybrook Business Park, the 5,192-square-foot unit is occupied by Iron House Fitness LLC. Mill Rock Leasing LLC is the landlord. Kevin Geenty of The Geenty Group, Realtors, arranged the transaction.
VINELAND, N.J. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 37,660-square-foot medical property to Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP) for $19 million. Located at 1237 W. Sherman Ave. in Vineland, the property is leased to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of South Jersey LLC and is guaranteed by HealthSouth Corp., the largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the United States. Camille Renshaw and David Bailey of Stan Johnson Co.’s New York office represented the seller, a New Jersey medical developer, in the transaction. The property includes a 40-year lease with approximately 29 years remaining. The sale occurred at a 5.8 percent cap rate based on 2014 net operating income.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $4 million in financing for Franklin Shopping Center, a retail center located along the Route 23 retail corridor in Franklin. The 56,100-square-foot retail center features a mix of national and regional tenants, including ShopRite Liquors, Dollar Tree and Mandee, among others. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim Mortgage secured the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 197 St. Marks Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights. The asset sold for $1.95 million, or $325,000 per unit. Constructed in 1931, the three-story, walk-up building features six apartments. Shlomo Antebi of GFI Realty Services represented the buyer and seller, both of which are local investors, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has unveiled its multi-phase expansion, renovation and sound abatement project at the college’s main campus in Flushing. Located at 86-01 23rd Ave., the project, which cost $40 million, included the installation of building envelope sound insulation, renovations, re-programming and building system upgrades to all campus components undergoing renovations. The renovated buildings include the main structure, built in 1940; 1983 classroom building built in 1983, and a two-story classroom building and a hangar with a 65-foot observation tower, both of which were built in 1997. The renovations were financed from two sources: Vaughn received grant funds totaling approximately $32 million from the Federal Aviation Administration and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and the college invested $7 million in the project from its own funds. The project team included Ensign Engineering, John Ciardullo Associates, Stalco Construction, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, DVL Consulting Engineers, Peter George Associates and Graf & Lewent Architects.
AVENEL, N.J. — CenterPoint Properties has acquired a manufacturing and warehouse building at 11 Cragwood Road in Avenel for $25.2 million from a joint venture of Ivy Equities and CenterSquare Investment Management. Situated on nearly 20 acres, the 317,500-square-foot building has been fully leased to Gentek Building Products since the 1970s. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Kyle Schmidt, Brian Whitmer, Frank Caccavo and Jason Goldman of Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group brokered the transaction.
BOSTON — Roseland, a subsidiary of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., in partnership with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), has opened Portside at East Pier Building 7, a residential and retail complex located at 50 Lewis St. in Boston’s East Boston neighborhood. The five-story property features 176 apartments, including six extended-stay units, 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 192 parking spaces. Residential units feature oversized windows, ceramic tiles, stone countertops, kitchen islands, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washer/dryers, hardwood-style flooring, 10-foot ceilings and balconies. The pet-friendly community features a 24/7 concierge, fully equipped fitness center, clubroom with gaming and lounging areas, a conference room and WiFi.
MECHANICSBURG, PA. — Woodmont Industrial Partners (WIP) has completed the sale of a distribution center, located at 34 Dauphin Drive in Mechanicsburg. Exeter Property Group purchased the 180,333-square-foot property for $8 million. Situated on 10.6 acres, the property features 3,200 square feet of office space, 24-foot ceilings, 20 dock positions and 10 rear rail doors. WIP originally acquired the rail-served center in 2012, and after extensive renovations leased the facility to Allen Distribution, a third-party logistics provider. Prior to the lease and sale of the facility, WIP implemented a six-month rehab program, including the incorporation of an ESFR sprinkler system and T-5 lighting, among other improvements.
BOSTON — The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Boston is converting 25 of its rental residences into condominiums. Located at 776 Bolyston St., the to-be-converted residences include 19 two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units ranging from 930 to 1,625 square feet. Additionally, the existing 10 affordable rental properties located within The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Boston will remain unchanged. Jeannemarie Conley of Otis & Ahearn will market and sell the condos in early 2015.
