WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Brookfield Properties will develop a 326,087-square-foot industrial project in West Windsor, a northeastern suburb of Trenton. Known as Windsor 8 Logistics Center, the building will feature a clear height of 37.5 feet, 57 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 163 cars and 73 trailers. Macgregor Associates Architects is designing the project, and Peak Construction Corp. is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for late 2025.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between locally based developer Fields Grade and New York City-based Alpine Residential has completed Atlas and Starling, two multifamily projects totaling 208 units in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Designed by MHS Architecture and GRT Architects, respectively, Atlas totals 169 units, and Starling totals 39 units. Residences at both properties come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and both buildings also house ground-floor retail space. Monthly rents at both buildings start at about $2,700.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20 million sale of a portfolio of seven multifamily buildings totaling 124 units in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. The rent-stabilized buildings feature a mix of one- to four-bedroom units. John Brennan, Bryan Ellis and Miles Davis-Bosch of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were New York-based private investors that requested anonymity.
SPARTA, N.J. — Admiral Metals has signed a 12,290-square-foot industrial lease in Sparta, about 50 miles west of New York City. The processor and distributor of various metallic elements will relocate to a newly constructed, 27,000-square-foot building within White Lake Commerce Park. John Schilp of NAI James E. Hanson represented the owner, Berardi Building Co., and Admiral Metals in the lease negotiations.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Developer WinnCos. has completed Stone Mill Lofts, a $39.2 million multifamily adaptive reuse project in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston. The project converted a 179-year-old structure that originally housed a stone mill into a complex with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Of the 86 units, 11 are reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 58 are reserved for renters earning up to 60 percent of AMI; and the other 17 are to be rented at market rates. Amenities include a resident lounge and kitchen, billiards room, fitness center, children’s playroom, resident storage lockers, work-from-home pods, package room and a historic mill exhibit room. MassHousing provided $25.9 million in financing for the project.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $28 million permanent loan for a 215,000-square-foot industrial property located in the Northern New Jersey community of North Bergen. Originally built in the 1960s and renovated in the early 2000s, the shallow-bay building was 96 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of the loan closing. Building features include 16- to 22-foot clear heights, 14 dock doors, five drive-in doors and 81 car parking spaces. Jon Mikula, Max Custer and John Cumming arranged the fixed-rate loan through Nuveen Real Estate on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Community Builders (TCB) has delivered Fairview Heights, a 92-unit mixed-income multifamily project in Jersey City. The property is located in the McGinley Square area and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, more than half of which (50) are subject to income restrictions. Amenities include a children’s playroom, community lounge with a kitchenette and screening area, onsite laundry facilities and a fitness center. Inglese Architecture + Engineering designed the project, and Sisca Northeast Associates served as the general contractor.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Union Investment and Nuveen Real Estate has sold 636 Sixth Avenue, an 18,300-square-foot retail property located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. The property includes office space on the upper floors. The joint venture originally acquired the building in 2016 for the open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Global. The undisclosed buyer plans to redevelop the property.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Osborne & Little has signed a 14,930-square-foot lease renewal at an industrial flex building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford. The fabric and wall covering manufacturer will continue to house its headquarters at 90 Commerce Road. John Hannigan of locally based brokerage firm Choyce Peterson represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Stampar Associates, was self-represented.
PITTSBURGH — A joint venture between Greystar and ECHO Realty has broken ground on Ophelia and The Meridian, a multifamily and retail project located at the intersection of Penn and Shady avenues in Pittsburgh. The development will include Ophelia, a 231-unit multifamily project by Greystar; The Meridian, a 44,000-square-foot retail development spearheaded by ECHO Realty; and parking for both retail and residential uses. Ophelia will offer units in studio, one- and two-bedroom configurations, 35 of which will be subject to income restrictions under the city’s affordable housing program. Shared amenities will include a fitness center with an outdoor workout area, coworking space, a pool, grilling and lawn area and a clubroom with billiards and a bar. The development is set for completion in early 2026 with preleasing planned to begin in late 2025. The Meridian will include a 36,000-square-foot Market District grocery store alongside inline retail space, which has been preleased to tenants including Shake Shack and Barnes & Noble. The retail portion of the larger project is set to begin opening in 2025. “Pittsburgh has a lot to offer with several of the country’s best universities — Pitt, Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne — and significant growth in the tech industry,” …
