BRANFORD, CONN. — Brady Corp. has completed the disposition of an 85,000-square-foot light industrial/flex facility in Branford. Situated on 11.2 acres at 20 Thompson Road, the facility sold for $4 million. Brady Corp. plans to lease back 20,000 square feet of the building’s Class B office space. The Geenty Group and Cresa represented the seller, while The Geenty Group represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
GLEN MILLS, PA. — KarMar Realty Group has brokered the sale of an office building located at 1788 Wilmington Pike in Glen Mills. GHS Summit LLC purchased the two-story, 14,500-square-foot office building from Crawford Leasing LLC for $1.45 million. Justin Soss and Donald Grimes of KarMar Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
Abundant financing, unrelenting demand in an undersupplied industry and low rates are driving Northern New Jersey’s multifamily investment market toward pre-recession levels. Nowhere is this more evident than in the urban commuter hub of Hudson County. Known as an integral part of New Jersey’s Gold Coast, Hudson County serves as one of the most active investment and rental markets in the region thanks to its proximity to Manhattan and high concentration of multifamily properties. Long-term owners in the area increasingly are aware of the market conditions, and trading has started to approach unprecedented levels. A prime example was the recent $21 million sale of a four-property Hudson County multifamily portfolio, with units located throughout Jersey City and Hoboken. The deal marks one of the most highly bid sales in Hudson County this year, with more than 20 competitive offers submitted for the portfolio consisting of 159 apartments and six commercial units. Following three rounds of bidding, the seller, which had owned the property for more than 40 years, accepted the highest non-contingent offer. All of the properties were fully occupied at the time of sale, and the largest — a mid-rise elevator building on Magnolia Avenue in Jersey City — …
PITTSBURGH — Village Green has broken ground for the development of Southside Works City Apartments, a residential property located in Pittsburgh’s Southside Works corridor. The project will feature 264 luxury apartments, 12,000 square feet of retail space and a 562-space parking garage. Slated to open in early 2016, property will offer nano, studio, convertible, and one- and two-bedroom units, as well as penthouse apartments. On-site amenities include a restaurant/café/specialty market, concierge services, indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center and conference room, Zen garden and courtyard park, and a club room with a bar, televisions, fireplace and gourmet kitchen. Pittsburgh-based Rycon Construction is building the project.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Continental Properties has broken ground for the development of Montage I Rocky Hill, a residential community in Hartford County. Comprising five three-story buildings, the 144-unit property will offer a mix of 54 one-bedroom units and 90 two-bedroom units. Additionally, the community will feature a 2,600-square-foot clubhouse, putting green, Bark Park, organic garden, nature walk with fitness trails and detached garages. Continental Properties acquired the development site in 2014 and construction is slated for completion in fall 2016.
LYNDHURST, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Company Inc. has opened The Station at Lyndhurst, a newly constructed residential community located at 240 Chubb Ave. in Lyndhurst. Managed by Alliance Residential Co., the property features 192 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with open-concept living areas, nine-foot ceilings, wood-style flooring and full-size or stackable washers and dryers. Additionally, many units offer personal balconies or courtyards. Community amenities include a fitness center, residential lounge with flat-screen televisions and billiards table, an outdoor lounge with fireplace, and covered and outdoor parking. Rental rates range from $1,725 to $2,800 and units are available for immediate occupancy.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged three multifamily property sales, totaling $9.2 million and 108 units, in Belleville. In the first transaction, Joseph Brecher and Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller and procured the buyer for the $4.38 million sale of a 43-unit building located at 574-582 Washington Ave. Additionally, Nicolaou and Stephen Tragash, also of Gebroe-Hammer, represented the seller in the $3.8 million sale of a 51-unit property located at 242 Washington Ave. In the final deal, Nicolaou negotiated the $1.1 million sale of a 14-unit property located at 475 Washington Ave. Additional terms and details were not released for the transactions.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged a 172,249-square-foot lease for Moulton Fulfillment, a full-service order fulfillment house, at 200 Docks Corner Road in South Brunswick. Owned by Prologis, the 1.2 million-square-foot property features 36-foor ceiling heights, 40-by-50-foot column spacing, 136 docks doors, eight drive-in doors, and ample car and trailer parking stalls. Thomas Monahan, Noah Balanoff, Anastasia Lazarides and Bennett Robinson of CBRE represented the tenant, Moulton Fulfillment, in the deal. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — American Realty Capital New York City REIT Inc. (NYCR) has entered into an agreement to acquire an institutional-quality office building in downtown Manhattan for $253 million, exclusive of closing costs. Located at 123 William St., the 545,000-square-foot property is currently 81 percent leased. The property’s largest tenants include the State of New York, the City of New York, the United States of America, the Securities Training Corp. and McAloon & Friedman PC. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a commercial loft building located at 34 West 17th St. in New York City’s Flatiron District. Extell Development sold the 25,000-square-foot property for $20 million to Atkins & Breskin Co. The 10-story, pre-war building features ground-level and basement retail components. Additionally, the currently vacant property is zoned for residential, office, retail or mixed-use development. Ronald Solarz, Chris Matousek and Michael Levine represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
