PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged $50 million in financing for a 10-property industrial portfolio in central Pennsylvania. The portfolio features 86 buildings totaling 2.12 million square feet of industrial space. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Hager Pacific Properties, to secure the 17-year, 4.15 percent fixed-rate loan through a correspondent life company. The portfolio is currently 100 percent leased to Jacobson Cos., a warehousing and distribution company. Ryan Ade of HFF’s Philadelphia office and Mark Wintner of HFF’s Los Angeles office represented the borrower for the loan.
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NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of two development sites at 406 Cornelia St. and 1536 Putnam Ave. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn for $3.8 million, or $157 per buildable square foot. The properties are zoned for residential use and offer a combined total of 24,200 buildable square feet. The site at 406 Cornelia Street offers 13,200 buildable square feet and the site at 1536 Putnam Avenue offers 11,000 buildable square feet. Daniel Tropp, Michael Tortorici, Mark Spinelli and Jonathan Berman of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private owner, and procured the buyer, a developer, in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 205-207 Union St. in Jersey City. The 16-unit property sold for $1.32 million. The buyer plans to hold the recently renovated property as an investment while they expand their existing portfolio in New Jersey. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Dalan Management has purchased two 12-story office buildings located at 10 and 12 East 33rd St. in New York City’s Midtown South neighborhood. The assets, which feature 22 full-floor office lofts and ground-floor retail space, sold for $36 million as part of a 1031 exchange. Additionally, the properties, which total 61,100 square feet, are zoned for conversion to residential or hotel space. Timour Shafran and Phil Fierro of Citicore represented Dalan, while Pavan Uttam of UP Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, Adee Associates, in the transaction.
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the sale of Soundview Apartments, an apartment building overlooking Long Island Sound in Mamaroneck. Bayou Properties Inc. purchased the 86-unit property for $15.9 million, or $184,300 per unit. Located at 151 Fenimore Road and built in 1926, the property features eight studios, 36 one-bedroom units, 41 two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom unit. Additionally, the property features a 21-car parking garage, fitness room, on-site laundry and a private courtyard. Steve Witten, Victor Nolletti, Adam Mancinone and Blake Barbarisi of IPA represented the seller, Soundview Apartments Co., in the transaction. J.D. Parker of Marcus & Millichap is the broker of record in New York. IPA is a division of Marcus & Millichap that specializes in serving institutional and major private real estate investors.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A joint venture between Intercontinental and Ivy Realty has acquired Morris Corporate Center 4 (MCC 4) in Parsippany for an undisclosed price. Situated within the 182-acre Morris Corporate Center campus, MCC 4 offers 345,218 square feet of office space within two interconnected five-story buildings at 369 and 379 Interpace Parkway. Constructed in 2000, MCC 4 is the newest office building at Morris Corporate Center. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Walsh, Brian Schulz, Frank Maresca, Remy deVarenne and Sarah Jones-Maturo of CBRE represented the seller, a subsidiary of MetLife, in the transaction.
SPENCERPORT, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Spencerport Village Plaza, a retail property located at 27 Slayton Ave. in Spencerport. A private institution purchased the 107,065-square-foot property for $8.8 million. Joseph French, Thomas Dalzell, Mike James and Nathan Barnes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the transaction.
HAZLETON, PA. — Optimum Hotel Brokerage has brokered the sale of the Best Western Genetti Inn & Suites, located at 1341 N. Church St. in Hazleton. A local hotel owner and operator purchased the 77-unit property for an undisclosed price. The hotel features wireless Internet in public areas, a heated outdoor pool, a 24-hour front desk staff, banquet and meeting facilities, a ballroom and business center. Joe McCann and Sabena Arora of Optimum Hotel Brokerage represented the seller in the transaction.
PISCATAWAY AND SOMERSET, N.J. — JLL has represented SHI International in three separate transactions, totaling 870,000 square feet, in New Jersey. SHI sold a 153,000-square-foot office building, located at 33 Knightsbridge Road in Piscataway, to Rutgers, The State University, for an undisclosed price. Bill Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Additionally, SHI completed a 10-year lease with Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners for a 305,751-square-foot warehouse located at 10 Knox Dr. in Piscataway. SHI will use the newly constructed facility to accommodate its growing warehouse and configuration business. Nathan Demetsky and Paul Torosian of JLL represented the building owner in the deal. In the final transaction, SHI acquired a 414,000-square-foot office building, located at 300 Davidson Ave. in Somerset, from MetLife Inc. for an undisclosed price. The building is located adjacent to SHI’s headquarters at 290 Davidson Ave. Jeffrey Dunne of CBRE Inc. represented MetLife in the transaction.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Spear Street Capital has selected CBT Architects to reposition its 200,000-square-foot Riverworks property in Watertown. CBT Architects plans to transform the three historic mill buildings into an integrated office campus. The company will renovate and upgrade the common areas, including the courtyard, lobby and café; upgrade signage; and perform general architectural services for the property, such as space planning. CBT’s design for the property blends a mix of modern and traditional materials and motifs to create inviting and attractive spaces. The project includes work on the main entrance/arrival area, lobby, common hallways and elevator lobbies and fitness center, as well as the café and dining spaces located along the Charles River.