NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $10.7 million in refinancing for a three-property multifamily portfolio located in Brooklyn. Totaling 33 units, the properties are located on Roebling Street, South Second Street and Bedford Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The five-year loan, which was provided by a national balance sheet lender, features a 3 percent fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Judah Hammer of Meridian’s New York City headquarters secured the financing.
POTTSTOWN, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hanover Courts, a 92-unit multifamily property located in Pottstown. An undisclosed partnership sold the property for $3.95 million to a regional limited liability corporation. Located at 371 N. Hanover St. and built in 1965, the property features 16 studio units, 52 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. Clarke Talone, Ridge MacLauren and Andrew Townsend of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
BOSTON — New Boston Fund Inc., Asian Community Development Corp. (ACDC), New Boston’s Urban Strategy America Fund and Suffolk Construction have topped off the North Building of One Greenway, a mixed-income residential development located in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. The property, which is revitalizing an entire city block on Hudson Street, consists of two buildings bookended by an open space and new pedestrian connection between Hudson and Albany streets. Upon completion in summer 2015, the 312-unit North Building will offer 217 market-rate rentals and 95 affordable rental units. The second building, South Building, will offer 51 middle-income home ownership opportunities within a transit-oriented location. One Greenway received significant public support for its 146 affordable units from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Neighborhood Development and various other city and state agencies. Private investors and lenders include National Real Estate Advisors, PNC Bank, People’s United Bank, Property and Casualty Initiative, Boston Private Bank and RBC Capital Markets. Suffolk Construction is serving as general contractor for the project.
HUMMELSTOWN, PA. — A joint venture partnership between Heidenberg Properties Group, Norse Realty and Strategic Real Estate Partners has acquired Hershey Square Shopping Center in Hummelstown. Hershey Trust Company sold the property for $28.5 million. Developed in 1994, the 218,290-square-foot, supermarket-anchored center includes 30,600 square feet of in-line retail space and six outlots, including Applebee’s, Panera Bread and Verizon. Heidenberg Properties and its partners own and manage approximately 3.5 million square feet of retail, including several locations throughout Pennsylvania.
BOSTON — CBRE/New England’s Debt & Structured Finance group has secured acquisition financing for 100 High Street, a 28-story office building located in Boston’s Financial District. The 546,336-square-foot property is currently 64 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including technology companies, law firms and insurance companies. The borrower, CBRE Global Investors, plans to upgrade the property’s building systems and add its signature service and amenity program, including conference facilities and outdoor meeting areas. Carlos Febres-Mazzei, Kyle Juszczyszyn, Alex Bradley and Taylor Shepard of CBRE/NE secured the financing through GE Capital Real Estate.
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Binswanger has arranged the sale of a single-story industrial facility located at 3690 Luker Road in Cortland. Situated on approximately 24 acres, the 131,580-square-foot facility features an open floorplan, clear ceiling heights to more than 21 feet, wide-column spacing and heavy infrastructure loading, including 12,500-amp electrical service. Forkey Construction and Fabricating Inc. purchased the property, which was constructed in 1989, from BorgWarner Inc. for an undisclosed price. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger’s New Haven, Conn., office brokered the transaction.
RAHWAY, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property located in Rahway for approximately $7.2 million. Situated on 4.3 acres at 900 Hart St., the 84,000-square-foot building features eight dock-high and one grade-level loading positions. Additionally, the property is 52 percent leased to one tenant. Terreno Realty Corp. is an acquirer, owner and operator of industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami and Washington, D.C./Baltimore. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
TEWKSBURY, MASS. — Rubenstein Properties Fund II has acquired 495 Business Center, a commercial office park located in Tewksbury, for $13 million. The property consists of four conjoined buildings totaling approximately 722,422 rentable square feet at 200, 300, 400 and 500 Network Center Dr. The property, which is the birthplace of Wang Computers, is currently occupied by a mix of tenants, including office, R&D, laboratory, manufacturing and flex. Rubenstein Partners and its partner, Genesis Management Group, plan to renovate and reposition the property.
SICKLERVILLE, N.J. — Katz Properties of New York has purchased Gloucester Town Center, a shopping center in Sicklerville, for $10.3 million. Located at 509-543 Berlin Cross Key Road and built in 2003, the 107,220-square-foot center is anchored by a 57,560-square-foot Acme supermarket. Additional tenants include Dollar Tree, Columbia Bank, STS Tire, Hallmark, Slim Chicks Fitness, Marco’s Pizza, Brite Cleaners, Nail Tech and Post Net. Brad Nathanson of CBRE Philadelphia represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Tim Breda of Goedecke & Co. arranged mortgage financing for the shopping center.
MALTA, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Steeplechase at Malta, a garden-style apartment community in Malta. A privately held real estate firm purchased the 234-unit residential property for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2006, the property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units in 24 buildings. At the time of sale, the community was 98 percent occupied. On-site amenities include a fitness center, pool, clubhouse and jogging and walking trails. The buyer plans to upgrade unit interiors and add amenities. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Ryan Dowd, Michael Byrne, Karen Iman of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Michael DelVecchio and Julie Todd of Cushman & Wakefield’s affiliate Pyramid Brokerage, represented both the seller and the buyer in the transaction.