Northeast

JV Acquires 182,000 SF Laboratory/Office Building in Waltham for $104.2M

by Amy Works August 6, 2015

WALTHAM, MASS. — A joint venture between King Street Properties and Carlyle Group has acquired a laboratory and office building located at 830 Winter St. in Waltham. Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. sold the 182,000-square-foot property for $104.2 million, or $572 per square foot. Built in 2000, the property is designed to accommodate both chemical and biological laboratories. Additional on-site amenities include a full-service cafeteria, outside seating, conference facilities and structured parking. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Histogenics Corp., GlaxoSmithKline and ImmunoGen Inc. Chris Skeffington, John Lasher, Roy Sanderman, Jon Varholak and Steve Purpura of Transwestern|RBJ represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

August 6, 2015

Massachusetts Northeast Office

John Hancock Proposes $350M Redevelopment Project in Boston’s Back Bay

by Amy Works August 6, 2015

BOSTON — John Hancock has filed a letter of intent with the Boston Redevelopment Authority to design and construct an office building in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The $350 million project proposal calls for a 26-story, 625,000-square-foot Class A office tower at 380 Stuart St. If approved, the construction is slated to commence in late 2016, with projected completion date of early 2019. Skidmore Ownings & Merrill and CBT Architects are providing architectural services and Colliers International is serving as project manager for the proposed project.

August 6, 2015

Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

PREIT Sells 700,000 SF Uniontown Mall for $23M

by Amy Works August 6, 2015

UNIONTOWN, PA. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has completed the disposition of Uniontown Mall located at 1368 Mall Run Road in Uniontown. The 700,000-square-foot property sold for $23 million to an undisclosed buyer. The property is anchored by JC Penney, Sears, Bon-Ton, Burlington Coat Factory and Teletech Customer Care. The buyer also separately acquired the fee interest in the ground underlying the mall from an unaffiliated party.

August 6, 2015

Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $15.8M Sale of Mixed-Use Building in Manhattan

by Amy Works August 6, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a mixed-use building located at 5008 Broadway in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The six-story property sold for $15.8 million, or approximately $325 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The 48,576-square-foot property features five retail units and 47 residential units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Robert Shapiro of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

August 6, 2015

Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

Eastern Consolidated Arranges $58M Sale of 14 Upper Manhattan Multifamily Buildings

by Amy Works August 5, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of 14 multifamily properties, with 176 residential units and eight retail stores, located in Upper Manhattan, in two separate transactions. Morningside Partners I LP and 9-11 CPN LLC sold the properties for $58 million to an undisclosed private investor. Thirteen of the walk-up apartment buildings are located on one city block between Manhattan Avenue, Frederick Douglass Boulevard, West 114th Street and West 115th Street in Morningside Heights. The 13 properties, which total more than 125,000 square feet, sold for $47 million, or $376 per square foot. In a separate transaction, a five-story, 23,640-square-foot property located at 9-11 Central Park North sold for $11 million, or $465 per square foot.

August 5, 2015

Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Joint Venture Acquires 43-Acre Site for Industrial Development in Jonestown, Pa.

by Amy Works August 5, 2015

JONESTOWN, PA. — PCCP has partnered with Dermody Properties to acquire a 43-acre site for the development of LogistiCenter 78-81 in Jonestown. The joint venture purchased the site for an undisclosed price from Pennsylvania-based Vision Group Ventures. The Class A distribution center will feature 405,000 square feet of industrial space. Construction is slated to begin immediately and completion is scheduled for spring 2016. The property will consist of a front-load distribution building featuring 36-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 81 dock doors, two drive-in doors, clerestory glass to allow natural light, 60-foot loading bays, T-5 lighting, parking for 220 cars and one extra trailer parking space per dock door.

August 5, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Retail

Partnership Buys 517,000 SF Ledgewood Mall in Roxbury, New Jersey

by Amy Works August 5, 2015

ROXBURY, N.J. — A joint venture between Advance Realty, DeBartolo Development and Invesco has acquired Ledgewood Mall in Roxbury for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1972 and situated on 46 acres, the three-building 517,000-square-foot property consists of a 445,000-square-foot enclosed mall, a 60,000-square-foot outbuilding and a 12,000-square-foot outbuilding. Current tenants include Walmart, The Sports Authority, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble, Ashley Furniture and Ruby Tuesday. Christopher Bellapianta of Advance Realty led the transaction on behalf of the joint venture. The name of the seller was not disclosed.

August 5, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Office

HFF Brokers Sale of 100,000 SF Office Building in Parsippany

by Amy Works August 5, 2015

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged the sale of Halsey Corporate Center, an office building located at 90 E. Halsey Road in Parsippany. Stockbridge Capital Group sold the property to Boxer F3 LLC for an undisclosed price. The 100,000-square-foot building features a three-story, glass-enclosed atrium lobby and full-service cafeteria. At the time of sale, the property was leased to eight companies, including Chemtrade. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.

August 5, 2015

New York Northeast Retail

Urstadt Biddle Properties Acquires 25,000 SF Shopping Center in New York

by Amy Works August 5, 2015

HARRISON, N.Y. — Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. has acquired The Harrison Shopping Center in Harrison. Located on Halstead Avenue, the 25,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by an A&P Fresh Supermarket, which will be replaced by a prominent grocer. Additional tenants include a bakery, hair salon, florist, restaurants and A&T. Urstadt Biddle acquired the property, which was built in 1957, for an undisclosed price in an all-cash transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

August 5, 2015

Maine Market Reports Northeast Northeast Market Reports Retail

Southern Maine’s Retail Market is Steady and Strong

by Jaime Lackey August 5, 2015

The retail market in Southern Maine remains strong through mid-year 2015. Retail vacancy rates are low, investment sales are up, new retail projects are actively under construction, and plans for new retail developments are on the horizon. Positive trends in Maine’s retail sector have been evident for several years now, indicating that the market has stabilized and there is strong potential for further commercial growth over the next several years. According to Malone Commercial Brokers’ 2014 State of the Market Retail Survey, the Greater Portland retail vacancy rate for 2014 was 3.68 percent, compared to 10.8 percent in 2009. The vacancy rate has consistently dropped every year since 2009, with 2014 marking the lowest vacancy rate in Greater Portland in six years. Initially, annual retail vacancy rate declines in Southern Maine were related to the absorption of empty big boxes and retail centers located in the Maine Mall District in South Portland, as well as the newly created retail hubs built along the Maine Turnpike corridor during the construction boom in the early 2000s. By 2012, one of these new retail hubs located in the City of Biddeford saw Lowe’s, Linen ’N Things, Old Navy, and Best Buy close their …

August 5, 2015

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