PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property in Piscataway, located six miles north of New Brunswick, for $7 million. The property includes two multi-tenant industrial buildings spanning 105,000 square feet on 7.7 acres. The buildings feature 19 dock doors and are located at 60 and 70 W. Ethel Road, within two miles of I-287. The buildings are 76 percent leased to nine tenants.
NEW YORK CITY — Vornado Realty Trust has agreed to sell 866 United Nations Plaza, a 360,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan, for $200 million. The New York-based real estate investment trust did not disclose the buyer’s information for the 38-story building, which occupies an entire square block between 48th and 49th streets, First Avenue and F.D.R. Drive. However, Crain's New York Business reported the buyer was a venture between real estate investors Meadow Partners and United Realty Partners. Major tenants at the building include the consulates of Chile, Finland, the United Nations Office of Foreign Missions and law firm Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu. Vornado says the sale of the building will result in net proceeds of about $146 million, after repaying existing debt and closing costs. The sale is slated for completion by the end of the year.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. and partner Jeff Sutton have formed a venture that has acquired a 49-year leasehold interest for the entire retail portion of 650 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The investment provides the SL Green/Sutton partnership with control of the building’s basement, grade-level, second- and third-floor retail spaces that are currently occupied by Juicy Couture, Godiva Chocolate and Devon & Blakely. Former U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen A. Roberts was the court-appointed federal monitor and interim trustee of the landlord, 650 Fifth Avenue Co. David Green from Cushman & Wakefield acted on behalf of the property owner.
MILFORD, MASS. — An affiliate of Capital Senior Living Corp. has purchased the 87-unit Whitcomb House, an assisted living and memory care community in suburban Boston. The property includes three interconnected buildings totaling 48,565 square feet. The community features 66 assisted living beds and 21 memory care beds and is approximately 97 percent occupied. Situated on 9.3 acres, Whitcomb House is located at 245 West. St. in Milford. Allen McMurtry, executive managing director at Cassidy Turley, represented the seller, a local owner who developed and managed the property.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $2 million sale of 2120 S. 23rd St. in Philadelphia. Dollar General occupies the 11,685-square-foot building under a 10-year net lease, with two five-year option periods. The building, which was constructed in 1920 and fully renovated in 2012, includes a new roof with a 20-year warranty. Elli Klapper and Charles Berge of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller.
The retail industry has piggybacked onto the high tech world by recognizing the impact that the high tech industry is having on the demographics and income levels of the entire Upstate New York region. Recent announcements of the return of Lord & Taylor to Crossgates Mall in Albany, and the positioning of UNIQLO at the Palisades Mall in Nyack, N.Y., are proving that the impact of the high-tech industry is now being felt throughout the entire upstate region. The addition of both of these retailers to the mix in the Tech Valley corridor of Upstate New York (from Nyack to Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) bodes well for the region, and shows the world that the growth rate of young, tech-savvy professionals will become one of the strong foundations for retailers well into the future. The recent addition of these two dynamic retailers into the Hudson Valley/Tech Valley regions is evidence of their understanding of the impact of the high technology industries located here. The higher paying, clean-tech employment base, focused on a younger work force, points directly to these two retailers’ “sweet spot.” UNIQLO’s format is very fashion forward with a very high level of quality at their specific price point. …
PELHAM MANOR, N.Y. — Acadia Realty Trust has sold Pelham Manor Shopping Plaza, a 228,000-square-foot retail property in Pelham Manor, for $58.5 million. Retail Properties of America Inc., a publicly traded REIT based in Chicago, purchased the property. BJ’s Wholesale Club anchors the property, which is located approximately 10 miles north of Manhattan. Developed in 2008 by Acadia, the center is 98 percent leased to a mix of national tenants, including Michaels, PetSmart, Five Below and Chase. Jeffrey Dunne and David Gavin of CBRE’s New York institutional group represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — JMC Holdings LLC has purchased 40-07 73rd St., a newly built residential and retail property in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens for $20 million. Developer Vig Properties sold the property. JMC Holdings has re-launched the property as The Roosevelt, a high-end rental building featuring 31 one, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a 6,930-square-foot, ground-floor retail space and two levels of below-grade parking. The firm has retained Citi Habitats to oversee residential leasing at The Roosevelt and SRS Real Estate Partners to market the property’s retail space. Monthly rents at the apartments range from $2,500 to $3,000.
MALDEN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $16.5 million loan for the development of The Residences @ Malden Station, an 80-unit, transit-oriented apartment property in suburban Boston. Derek Coulombe, managing director, along with John Gorga, president and principal of Fantini & Gorga, represented the borrower in the transaction. The five-story apartment property is being constructed on a 68,000-square-foot site that the developer purchased from the city of Malden. The property will include a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. A large regional bank provided the loan.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — HFF has closed a sale-leaseback transaction involving two grocery-anchored retail centers totaling 220,431 square feet in New Jersey and suburban Philadelphia. HFF marketed the properties as part of a nine-property portfolio owned by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) and its affiliates. MCB Real Estate LLC, in conjunction with Alex Brown Realty Inc., purchased the two properties. A&P will continue to operate the Pathmark grocery stores at each of the sites. HFF closed the sale-leaseback of four freestanding Pathmark stores from this portfolio earlier this year and has sold more than 15 A&P/Pathmark-anchored supermarket centers in New Jersey and the surrounding markets for various owners during the last two years. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by Jose Cruz and Andrew Scandalios, senior managing directors; Kevin O’Hearn and Jeffrey Julien, managing directors; as well as associate Marc Duval.