BLOOMSBURG, PA. — R.R. Donnelley has completed the disposition of its 370,000-square-foot industrial building located in Bloomsburg. Sekisui Polymer Innovations LLC purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. Situated on 56.63 acres at 4411 Old Berwick Road, the property features 26-foot ceiling heights, T-8 fluorescent lighting, a wet sprinkler system, 10,500 square feet of office space, 16 dock doors with levelers and seals, two drive-in doors and parking for 480 vehicles. Michael Treacy of Binswanger and Berwick Industrial Development Association brokered the transaction on behalf of R.R. Donnelley.
Northeast
NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $3 million in refinancing for Mangreen Properties, an 18,523-square-foot retail property located at 910 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. Charles Cotsalas of NorthMarq’s New York metro office secured the financing through NorthMarq’s relationship with a national bank. New York Sports Clubs is the property’s major tenant.
NEWARK, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of 1 and 2 Noll Place in Newark. The two-building apartment complex, which features 36 units, sold for $1.9 million. Charles Berger and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The undisclosed out-of-state buyer plans to hold the property for investment purposes.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 489 Baltic St. in Brooklyn. The 6,242-square-foot property sold for $1.6 million. Jakub Nowak and Hemal Patel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Dalan Management has partnered with RWN Real Estate Partners to purchase the long-term leasehold of The Indigo in Midtown East for $47 million. Located at 230 East 44th St., the 14-story, 135,315-square-foot building features 164 residential units, the Piccolo Fiore restaurant, Pink Blossom Nail Salon and a 25,000-square-foot parking garage. The buyers acquired the leasehold interest in the property and restructured the ground lease to include a 99-year term with contractual rent and no fair market rent resets. The seller is a partnership of Atlantic Realty Group, Moezinia Bros. Capital and 230 MD Member. M&T Bank provided financing for the acquisition. Venture Capital Properties represented the seller in the transaction.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — Park Avenue Motor Corp. has acquired an industrial warehouse building located at 490 Huyler St. in South Hackensack. The Hampshire Companies sold the 112,270-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Situated near major highways in Bergen County’s industrial corridor, the property features 16- to 18-foot ceiling heights and multiple loading docks. The buyer has leased the building since 2012 and exercised its purchase option to complete the transaction.
The University of Pennsylvania Unveils Design for The Pennovation Center in Philadelphia
by Amy Works
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has unveiled the design for The Pennovation Center, a 58,000-square-foot innovation center located in Philadelphia. Situated on the university’s 23-acre Pennovation Works site, the project includes the transformation of an existing industrial building into a collaborative working environment for entrepreneurs, researchers and industry partners. The project team includes HWKN as design architect, KSS Architects as architect of record, Land Collection as landscape architect, Bruce Mau Design as design consultants, and Ballinger as structural and MEP engineers, as well as Focus and Atelier Ten. The Pennovation Center is slated to open summer 2016 with the Penn Engineering lab opening this fall.
MCR Development Completes Renovation of Residence Inn By Marriott Atlantic City Airport
by Amy Works
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — MCR Development has completed the renovation of The Residence Inn by Marriott Atlantic City Airport, a 101-suite hotel located at 3022 Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township. The renovation included upgrading the lobby with new paint and furniture, including a communal table with power outlets; upgrading the fitness center with new equipment; and new furniture for the meeting room and pool area. Guest suite upgrades included new pull-out sofas, desk chairs and plush carpeting. Additionally, MCR plans to install a fire pit in the hotel’s patio area this spring.
LEBANON, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two office buildings, known as 100 Corporate Drive and 200 Corporate Drive, located at 78 Corporate Center in Lebanon. The three-story buildings, which total 185,866 square feet, sold for $5.8 million. The 92,925-square-foot property at 100 Corporate Drive is currently 39 percent occupied, and the 92,941-square-foot property at 200 Corporate Drive, which includes a full-service cafeteria, is vacant. Jeffrey Oram and Jacklene Chesler of Colliers International represented the seller, Torchlight Investors, and procured the buyer, a New Jersey-based private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged the sale of The Nathaniel, an 85-unit residential building located at 138 E. 12th St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. The firm also arranged financing for the $98.3 million acquisition. Wafra Residential Value Invest I, a fund managed by Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc., purchased the asset from YYY Third Avenue LLC, a joint venture affiliate of Joy Construction Corp. Designed by Karl Fischer Architect and built in 2014, the nine-story, 49,741-square-foot property features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 8,000 square feet of below-grade retail space, floor-to-ceiling windows, a 24-hour doorman, resident lounge with TV/media center and billiards, rooftop reflecting pool, sunset terrace, fitness center and bike storage. Andrew Scandalios, Erin Anton, Jose Cruz, Jeffrey Julien and Rob Hinckley of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Steven Klein and Jennifer Keller, also of HFF, arranged the acquisition financing for the borrower.