WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — HFF has arranged $27.2 million in construction financing for the development of a build-to-suit industrial property in Woodbridge. Situated on 9.33 acres at 275 Blair Road, the 190,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse and distribution facility will be fully occupied by Preferred Freezer Services, a freezer warehouse operator. Wells Fargo provided the 24-month loan for the borrower, a joint venture between Advance Realty and F. Greek Development. Jim Cadranell, Jon Mikula and Michael Lachs of HFF secured the construction loan for the borrower.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. (BRC) has brokered the acquisition of 138 Georges Road in South Brunswick. New York City-based Modway East End Imports purchased the 102,108-square-foot industrial facility for an undisclosed price from LIT Industrial LP, a Clarion Partners affiliate. Situated on 19 acres, the warehouse features 25-foot ceilings, 40- by 50-foot column spacing, eight loading docks and one drive-in door, as well as 2,108 square feet of office space. David Posner, Robert Sager and David Blitt of BRC represented the buyer; Nate Demetsky of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $14 million first mortgage on a five-story office building located at 218 Route 17 North in Rochelle Park. The loan includes a fixed-rate portion and provides a line of credit at a floating rate for build-outs. Located on the southeast corner of Route 17 North and West Passaic Street, the property was acquired by members of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors in 2002. Recently, Bergen County Social Services signed a lease to occupy 55,000 square feet at the 103,605-square-foot office building. Andrew Greenspan, James Houlihan and Meghan McEvoy of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the financing. Elizabeth Smith of Goldberg, Weprin, Finkel, Goldstein LLP represented the borrower, while Raymond Cohen of Chicago Title Insurance provided the title. GHP Office Realty LLC, an affiliate of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, manages the building.
BOSTON — David Barton Gym has signed a long-term lease for 19,000 square feet of space at Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, which is located at 50 Park Plaza in Boston. The gym will feature a ground-floor entrance and below-grade retail space. This location is the company’s first gym in Massachusetts. Scott Edlitz of Colliers International’s New York office represented David Barton Gym in the transaction.
WAYNE AND HACKENSACK, N.J. — Schuckalo Realty Corp. has brokered the sale of two buildings in New Jersey for $8.25 million. 280 Holdings LLC purchased 155 Willowbrook Boulevard, a 50,000-square-foot office building in Wayne, for $4.4 million, and 125 State Street, a 40,000-square-foot office building in Hackensack, for $3.85 million. At the time of sale, the property in Wayne was 90 percent occupied and the Hackensack property was 100 percent occupied. The buyer has retained Schuckalo Realty Corp. as the exclusive leasing agency and property manager.
ERIE, PA. — Federal Capital Partners, through its existing joint venture with Horizon Land Co., has purchased Valley Village in Erie. The 174-site manufactured home community is well located within the city and proximate to existing FCP/Horizon communities. The Valley Village acquisition brings the joint venture’s portfolio to a total of 19 mid-Atlantic communities with approximately 2,920 sites. Since closing the joint venture, FCP/Horizon has purchased nine communities representing approximately $80 million in value.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Witkoff Group, Winthrop Realty Trust, New Valley LLC, Maefield Development and Ian Schrager Company has named CBRE Group as the exclusive leasing agent for the retail portion of 20 Times Square. The 76,000-square-foot retail component features 200 linear feet of wraparound frontage at the corner of 47th Street and Seventh Avenue and a 25-foot tall glass storefront, as well as flexible floor sizes ranging from 10,700 to 14,700 square feet. The retail space will be one component of 20 Times Square, a mixed-use development that will include a 425-room Times Square EDITION hotel and 40,000 square feet of dining, entertainment and event space. Stephen Siegel, Andrew Goldberg and Susan Kurland of CBRE will oversee the leasing efforts for the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired 36 East 61st Street, a townhouse located in New York’s Upper East Side. The seven-story, 15,900-square-foot building features 2,600 square feet on the lower level, 2,500 square feet on the ground floor and 3,600 square feet on the each of the remaining floors. Currently, the property is used as office space, but it offers both commercial and residential opportunities for tenants. The seller, a high net worth family, sold the property for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) has arranged the sales of two apartment buildings totaling $5.13 million in New York City. In the first transaction, a limited liability company sold 481 Saint Marks Avenue, a nine-unit apartment property located in Brooklyn for $1.88 million or approximately $360 per square foot. Patxi Colbern and Shaun Riney from Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office acted on behalf of the seller. In the second transaction, Riney represented a limited liability company in the disposition of 533 Bergen Street, an eight-unit apartment property in Brooklyn. The asset sold for $3.25 million or approximately $463 per square foot.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has acquired two multifamily buildings located at 216-218 West 22nd St. in Manhattan for $19.3 million. The 27,750-square-foot property consists of two adjacent five-story buildings offering 30 residential units. The properties offer 19 one-bedroom and 11 two-bedroom apartments, as well as a vacant garden-level space that is currently being built-out for commercial use. Anand Melwani of ARM Estate Group represented the buyer, while Christopher Okada and Hiro Iwata of Okada and Company represented the undisclosed seller.