HARTFORD, CONN. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $28.1 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of an office property located at 100 Pearl St. in Hartford. The borrowers are SGS Pearl LLC and Shelbourne Pearl LLC. The 10-year loan, which was provided by a CMBS lender, features a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio and a fixed rate with two years of interest-only payments. Built in 1989, the 17-story property features 281,000 square feet of office space. On-site building amenities include a parking garage, a fitness center, conference rooms, a food service lounge with seating, an art gallery, building concierge and 24-hour security. Shaya Ackerman, Steven Adler and Jacob Schmuckler of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the transaction.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — RK Centers has purchased a two-story office building, located at 50 Cabot St. in Needham. An affiliate of The Bulfinch Companies sold the 42,000-square-foot property for $9.8 million. KC Centers plans to use the property as its new corporate headquarters. Andrew Sacher of AIS Development represented the buyer in the transaction.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J., AND CARLISLE, PA. — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Partners has broken ground on the development of two industrial facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, Dermody and its capital partner, Great Point Investors, have broken ground for the construction of a multi-tenant facility at 1110 Commerce Blvd. in Logan Township. Situated within LogistiCenter Logan, the 171,600-square-foot facility is slated to be complete in June. The property will feature 32 feet of clear heights, 106-car parking spaces and 39-trailer parking spaces. In Pennsylvania, Dermody and Pacific Coast Capital Partners have broken ground on construction for a 602,250-square-foot facility at One Ames Dr. within LogistiCenter Carlisle industrial park in Carlisle. The facility will feature 36 feet of structural clear height, 142 loading docks, 187-car parking spaces and 93-trailer parking spaces. The facility is slated for completion in September.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail co-op unit at 85 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan’s Ladies’ Mile Historic District. The property sold in an all-cash transaction for $86 million, or $6,643 per square foot. The 12,946-square-foot turnkey retail space features 6,406 square feet of ground floor space with 15-foot ceiling heights and 6,540 square feet of sellable lower level space with 10-foot ceiling heights. The property is currently leased to Anthropologie until April 2021. Bob Knakal and John Ciraulo of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Tulfra Real Estate has partnered with Hampshire Cos. to acquire a distribution facility located at 65 Industrial St. South in Clifton for an undisclosed price. The former Glaxo SmithKline building, features 202,000 square feet of space, including 28,000 square feet of office space, as well as 16 loading docks and 200 on-site parking spaces. The buyers have launched a major repositioning program for the former manufacturing plant to convert the property to a single-tenant use and increase the ceiling height to 27 feet. Additional renovations include a new ESFR sprinkler system, new exterior skin, T5 lighting, epoxy floors and new electrical and mechanical systems, as well as 22,000 square feet of space for lab and/or office use. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Muss Development LLC has launched a $43 million renovation and repositioning program for the 667-unit New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, located at 333 Adams St. in downtown Brooklyn. The first phase of renovation, including The Bar, front desk and M Club Lounge, will be revealed in May. The renovation of the hotel’s ballroom and meeting rooms is slated for completion in September. Additionally, the redesign of the guestrooms will be revealed this spring, with renovations expected to be complete in 2016.
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — RK Centers has acquired Middletown Village, a retail center located on Route 114 in Middletown, for $16.7 million. The 98,575-square-foot center is occupied by a variety of national tenants, including Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Michaels and Petco. The name of the seller was not released.
PORTLAND, MAINE — North River Co., an affiliate of Waterfront Maine, has acquired Portland Square in downtown Portland for $66 million. Located at One and Two Portland Square, the two-building property features 260,000 square feet of office and retail space as well as adjacent and underground parking areas. Originally constructed in the late 1980s, the property is currently 97 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including TD Bank, Wells Fargo, Prudential and Stone Coast Fund Services. Drew Sigfridson of CBRE | The Boulos Company represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was a REIT that had owned the property for nearly a decade.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $48 million in refinancing for an office property located at 1156 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. The borrower was APF Properties. The seven-year loan, which was provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a fixed rate, a five-year extension option and five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The nine-story office property offers 71,900 square feet of office space and 8,000 square feet of retail space. Tal Bar-Or of Meridian negotiated the financing on behalf of the borrower.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — PCCP LLC has provided a $29.7 million senior loan to American Real Estate Partners and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners for the acquisition and lease-up of CenterPointe at Bridgewater in Bridgewater. The joint venture plans to implement a $2.7 million capital improvement plan for the renovation of one building and improvements and cosmetic enhancements for the remaining three buildings. The four-building campus offers 332,000 square feet of Class A office space.