Northeast

LCB Senior Living Breaks Ground for The Residence at Salem Woods

by Amy Works June 11, 2015

SALEM, N.H. — LCB Senior Living has broken ground for The Residence at Salem Woods, a seniors housing community in Salem. Located at 6 Sally Sweets Way, the 77,000-square-foot community will feature 84 units, including a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, a memory care wing, a library, computer room, walking paths, a salon and recreation areas. Eckman Construction is serving as general contractor and Chelsea, Mass.-based The Architectural Team is architect of record. Completion is slated for early 2016.

June 11, 2015

Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast

Ultima Hospitality Buys Sheraton Needham Hotel in Massachusetts

by Amy Works June 11, 2015

NEEDHAM, MASS. — Ultima Hospitality has acquired the Sheraton Needham Hotel, located at 100 Cabot St. in Needham, for an undisclosed price. The 247-room hotel recently underwent an extensive renovation. The new guest rooms feature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper beds, complimentary WiFi, individual climate control and 37-inch LCD televisions. Additionally, the hotel features a fitness center, heated indoor pool, Link Café and Bar, and 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. The name of the seller was not released.

June 11, 2015

New York Northeast Retail

CBRE/NE Brokers Sale of River Mall Shopping Center in New York

by Amy Works June 11, 2015

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — CBRE/New England, along with CBRE Syracuse, has brokered the sale of River Mall Shopping Center in Baldwinsville. Phillips Edison & Co. sold the 165,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price to RMSC Holdings. The property is anchored by Tops Market and fully leased to a roster of national and regional credit tenants. Nat Heald, Bill Moylan, Chris Angelone and Michael Finn of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

June 11, 2015

Mixed-Use New York Northeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.5M Sale of Mixed-Use Property in New York

by Amy Works June 11, 2015

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Heritage Square, a mixed-use property located in East Fishkill. The 72,423-square-foot property sold for $6.5 million. Nathan Pealer of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a subsidiary of a financial institution, in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.

June 11, 2015

Market Reports Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Northeast Market Reports

Multifamily Market Momentum Continues in Northern New Jersey

by Jaime Lackey June 11, 2015

Momentum in Northern New Jersey’s multifamily market continues unabated, with investors aggressively pursuing opportunities, and developers actively launching projects along the Hudson River Gold Coast and west along transit lines. Heading into the heart of 2015, we are seeing demand drive up sales volume and values, and push cap rates down to historically low levels. Current investment velocity follows a strong 2014 capital markets performance. Last year, $1.3 billion in multifamily sales (including transactions of $10 million or more) marked the highest volume since 2007, and compares to approximately $900 million annually in both 2012 and 2013. For context, the market saw only $169 million in annual trades during the depth of the recession in 2009. The “buy” side today is dominated by institutional advisors, particularly for Class A apartment communities. Additionally, we are seeing privately held firms and raised funds making big splashes with value-add and Class B product. Northern New Jersey’s active sellers include developers and private owners looking to take advantage of valuations that have appreciated to historically high levels, as well as institutions that are cycling assets at the end of their traditionally long-term investment horizons. Additionally, multifamily cap rates have dropped consistently in Northern New …

June 11, 2015

Multifamily New York Northeast

Sugar Hill Capital Partners Sells Multifamily Property in NYC for $25.5M

by Amy Works June 10, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Sugar Hill Capital Partners has completed the sale of a 60,078-square-foot multifamily property, located at 580 St. Nicholas Ave. in New York City’s Hamilton Heights, for $25.5 million. Built in 1914, the six-story elevator apartment building features 93 apartments and one commercial unit. Michael Guttman of Rosewood Realty Group represented the seller, while Roni Abudi of GFI represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.

June 10, 2015

Massachusetts Mixed-Use Northeast

Joint Venture to Rebrand New England Executive Park in Burlington

by Amy Works June 10, 2015

BURLINGTON, MASS. — A joint venture between National Development, AEW Capital Management and Charles Rivers Realty Investors is rebranding New England Executive Park in Burlington, which the partnership acquired in June 2013, as The District Burlington. The rebranding is part of a multi-phase redevelopment to revamp the 13-builting complex into a walkable, urban-style destination. The planned redevelopment will include a 170-room hotel, restaurant and retail space and a 350-car parking garage, as well as upgrades and renovations for select buildings to create state-of-the-art workspace. Scheduled to begin this summer, the upgrades include the construction of a new parking structure, renovation of Building 7, which will consist of a 54,000-square-foot addition to create 80,000 square feet of modern workspace, a green roof deck and glass exterior that will form the new terminus to the main street. Additional enhancements will include walking trails and utility, paving, lighting, signage and landscape improvements throughout the buildings and along the frontage. The complex features a build-to-suit opportunity of up to 180,000 square feet. AEW owns the property on behalf of the AEW Core Property Trust (U.S.), an open-end core real estate fund. Jones Lang LaSalle is the leasing agent for the property. The project team …

June 10, 2015

Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast

Ground Breaks for Courtyard by Marriott in Littleton, Mass.

by Amy Works June 10, 2015

LITTLETON, MASS. — Marriott has broken ground on Courtyard by Marriott at The Point, a $100 million, 540,000-square-foot mixed-use retail destination in Littleton. The four-story hotel will feature 115 rooms with flexible workspaces, casual meeting space, a business center, a 24/7 market, free WiFi, GoBoard Touchscreens, a breakfast area, gym, pool, outdoor courtyard seating and a first-floor restaurant. The hotel joins O’neil Cinemas, The Paper Store and numerous restaurants at The Point. The Courtyard by Marriott is slated to open in Spring 2016. Boston-based Sam Park & Co. is developing The Point, a mixed-used retail center in Boston’s MetroWest area.

June 10, 2015

Industrial Loans New Jersey Northeast

Cronheim Mortgage Arranges Two Loans Totaling $13.5M in New Jersey

by Amy Works June 10, 2015

RIDGEFIELD AND NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged two loans totaling $13.5 million for two warehouse and distribution facilities in New Jersey. In the first transaction, Cronheim secured $10 million in financing for a 325,340-square-foot warehouse in Ridgefield. The 10-year loan features four years of interest-only payments and a 32-year amortization schedule. The property features 20-foot clear height ceilings, 24,000 square feet of office space, truck loading space and vehicle parking. Additionally, Cronheim arranged a $3.5 million loan for a 235,000-square-foot industrial facility in North Bergen. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Leased by a wine and spirits company, the facility features 20-foot ceiling heights, ample truck and car parking, and 6,500 square feet of office space. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing in both deals.

June 10, 2015

Loans New York Northeast

Coney Island Property Renovation Funded by $11M Arranged by Progress Capital Advisors

by Amy Works June 10, 2015

CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — Progress Capital Advisors | The Funding Source arranged an $11 million construction-to-permanent loan for a Hurricane Sandy-damaged 52,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Coney Island. The loan was used to renovate the building, which now includes a 9,400-square-foot Dollar Tree, a 15,000-square-foot Blink Fitness and space for the Human Resources Administration – City of New York. The original renovation loan was a LIBOR floating-rate loan, which recently converted to a permanent loan at 4.25 percent for 10 years with a 25-year amortization schedule. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital Advisors | The Funding Source arranged the loan for the owner, Steve Samuels.

June 10, 2015

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