FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rechler Equity Partners has arranged the lease for 20,092 square feet of office space at the firm’s 146,705-square-foot 110 Bi County Blvd. in Farmingdale. BeWild.com in association with Utopia.com, an e-commerce retailer, committed to the long-term lease. Alberto Fiorini of Alliance Real Estate Corp. represented BeWild.com.
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NEW YORK — Colliers International has arranged a long-term lease renewal at 469 Seventh Ave. for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York. The MTA will continue to lease the entire 11th and 14th floors, totaling 34,000 square feet. The 267,000-square-foot 469 Seventh Ave. building is located at the southeast corner of West 36th Street and includes access to Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Eric Meyer, Marty Meyer and Dan Shavolian of Foremost Real Estate own the building. Jodi Roberts and Josh Kuriloff of Cushman & Wakefield represented the MTA in the renewal.
NEW YORK CITY — NorthStar Real Estate Income II Inc. has originated a $45.75 million senior loan, which is secured by a portfolio of three full-service hotels in Pennsylvania and Florida. The loan includes a 36-month term and two one-year extension options. The hotel portfolio features a total of 680 rooms and more than 26,000 square feet of total meeting space. Additionally, more than $17 million has been invested in the properties over the past 18 months. Proceeds from the senior loan will be used for additional planned improvements. NorthStar Income II’s portfolio consists of six loans with an aggregate principal amount of $227.8 million as of August 28, 2014. NorthStar Income II is a public, non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc.
MILFORD AND STRATFORD, CONN. — Fairfield County, Conn.-based Angel Commercial LLC has brokered two leases totaling 14,000 square feet in Milford and Stratford. In Milford, The Nutty Company Inc. has leased a 5,000-square-foot freestanding building at 19 Seemans Lane. The company is relocating from Derby, Conn. Angel Commercial represented both parties in the transaction. In Stratford, Eastern Connection Inc., a multi-state courier business, has subleased 9,000 square feet of warehouse space at 350 Long Beach Blvd. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the landlord, while Vidal/Wettenstein LLC represented the tenant in the transaction.
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — CBRE Inc. has brokered a 7,861-square-foot lease at 243 Route 30 in Bordentown. New Jersey-based Reconstructive Orthopedics plans to open its 10th location at the space this September. Dan McGovern of CBRE represented the property owner, Apco Petroleum, while Danny Wolf of Rose Commercial represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Boddewyn Gaynor Architects has designed the major improvements that are now underway at a 400,000-square-foot former industrial building on the waterfront in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Located at 14 53rd St. and known as the Brooklyn Whale Building, the seven-floor property is owned and managed by SL Whale Realty LLC, which acquired the building in 2011. The upgrades include canopies to highlight the main entrance and two secondary entrances along the building’s 600-foot façade; a new lobby with concierge desk, newsstand and sweet shop, and restroom facilities for visitors; energy-efficient replacement windows; and infrastructure improvements to support the improved office space.
NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties, a mid-market investor in Manhattan and Brooklyn, has completed the disposition of 101 Delancey Street. Located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the six-story, mixed-use property sold for $17.3 million. The property features 20 rental apartments and five retail spaces with 86 feet of frontage on Delancey Street. The property was delivered to the buyer, 101 Delancey Realty LLC, vacant.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. —A fund advised by CBRE Global Investors has acquired a single-tenant grocery property in King of Prussia. Located at One Village Dr., the grocery property is occupied by a 147,456-square-foot Wegmans, which is under a 25-year ground lease. Constructed in 2012, the store is a prototype design for the grocer, which has 83 stores across the Northeast. The Wegmans parcel is the first phase of The Village at Valley Forge, a 101.55-acre mixed-use development that will feature lifestyle retail, apartments and office/medical office properties, as well as a children’s hospital. This is the fund’s second retail acquisition in the Northeast; the fund acquired Porter Square Galleria in Cambridge, Mass., earlier this year.
PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Burlington, Mass.-based KeyPoint Partners has opened a satellite office at Colony Place in Plymouth. The commercial real estate service firm, which manages Colony Place, has moved its staff and services to the existing management office at the center from its former Middleboro, Mass., office. Located off Route 44 near Route 3, the largest open-air shopping center southeastern Massachusetts offers more than 850,000 square feet of retail space. The tenant roster includes Walmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, DSW, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, ULTA, Talbots and LOFT, among others.
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP) has relocated its headquarters to The Berger Organization’s Military Park Building in Newark. NRBP has signed a long-term lease to occupy 10,000 square feet at the 21-story, 250,000-square-foot office building. The non-profit organizations sharing NRBP’s space include: Greater Newark Enterprises Corp., The Nicholson Foundation, Newark Alliance and ReServe. Jones Lang LaSalle represented NRBP in the lease negotiations.