POTTSTOWN, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Pottstown Plaza, a shopping center located in Pottstown. The Cotswold Group purchased the 159,327-square-foot center from Hudson Advisors for an undisclosed price. Current tenants include Tractor Supply, Applebee’s and Fulton Bank. Kevin McClernon and Peter Stevens of CBRE represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of a three-story walk-up apartment building located at 255 Himrod St. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The vacant property, which is fully renovated, sold for $1.95 million or $325,000 per unit. Constructed in 1931, the property features six apartment units. Daniel Shragaei of GFI represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers has arranged the sale of Intel Corporate Center, a two-building office property located at 1515 Route 10 in Parsippany. An affiliate of Stanbery Development and developer/owner of The Shoppes at Union Hill in Denville, N.J., acquired the property for $14.1 million. The two three-story buildings, which total 288,742 square feet, are currently leased to Intel Corp. through the end of the year. On-site amenities include a full-service cafeteria, professional gym facility, conference areas and an outdoor terrace with seating. Jacklene Chesler, Richard Madison, Jeffrey Oram and Chuck Kohaut of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Empire State Realty Trust Inc. has announced that OnDeck Capital Inc. has expanded its headquarters space by approximately 79,000 square feet at 1400 Broadway by in New York. The company, a platform for small business loans, will now occupy 117,000 square feet within the property. Paul Ippolito of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented OnDeck in the lease negotiations, while Keith Cody of ESRT, along with Scott Klau, Erik Harris and Neil Rubin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of the Vanguard Retail Portfolio, a three-building portfolio in Queens. The properties, which total 44,858 square feet, were sold in all-cash transactions totaling $23.8 million, or $530 per square foot. The 18-unit, 33,698-square-foot property at 221-02/50 Horace Harding Expressway sold for $17 million. The seven-unit, 8,970-square-foot property, located at 137-67/79 Queens Blvd./138-09 84th Dr., sold for $5.6 million. The third property, located at 138-07/11 Queens Blvd., sold for $1.2 million. Thomas Donovan, Stephen Preuss and Brian Sarath of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed local investor.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 640-642 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. The 11,348-square-foot property sold for $2.7 million. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and Michael Rothstein, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a private investor, in the all-cash 1031 exchange.
NEW YORK CITY — Acadia Realty Trust is nearing the completion of a $3.7 million capital improvement campaign at five properties located in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. Located at 3780-3858 Nostrand Ave., the properties total more than 70,500 square feet of office and retail space. The capital improvements program includes renovations to the façade, storefronts, vacant office suites, lobbies, elevators and bathrooms. Additional improvements are underway to reopen the below-grade garage to better service tenants and customers. Acadia Realty Trust originally purchased the portfolio in 2012 for $18.5 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Himmel + Meringoff and The Swig Company, co-owners of 1460 Broadway, have selected MdeAS Architects to redevelop and reposition the 16-story mixed-use office tower in New York City. Planned renovations and construction for the 215,000-square-foot building include an office component, renovations to the 35,000-square-foot ground- and lower-ground retail space, a new three-story glass façade, new retail storefronts and a revitalized building entry. Construction for the property’s office component is scheduled to begin in April, and renovation to the retail space is expected to end by 2015.
EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A joint venture between Black Oak Associates and Broad Oak Partners has acquired a 98,000-square-foot mixed-use property located at 1600 N. Olden Ave. in Ewing Township. 1600 Olden LLC sold the property for $6.2 million. Family Dollar and the State of New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles anchor the property, which offers a mix of retail, office and flex space. At the time of sale, the property was 70 percent occupied. The acquisition is the third in Black Oak’s investment fund vehicle, Black Oak IV LP. David Bernhaut of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Hertz Investment Group has acquired Chestnut Place, a two-building office complex located in Worcester’s central business district. The 218,625-square-foot asset, including One Chestnut Place and Two Chestnut Place, sold for $14 million. Constructed in 1990, the 183,781-square-foot One Chestnut Place is currently 98 percent leased to tenants, including Fallon Community Health, UBS Financial Services and Sullivan Group Insurance. Two Chestnut Place, which was built in the 1800s, features 38,844 square feet of Class B office space. Two levels of underground parking and an outdoor plaza connect the two buildings.