NEW YORK CITY — Pembrook Capital Management LLC has closed $7.5 million in preferred equity for the construction of Lincoln Park, a two-building, 133-unit multifamily development in Brooklyn. The equity Pembrook provided will serve as additional financing to a $32.1 million first-mortgage construction loan that the borrower secured from another lender. The Lincoln Park development includes the construction of a nine-story residential building at 510 Flatbush Ave. and a new eight-story residential building at 31 Lincoln Road. Upon completion, the two buildings will total 92,025 square feet and include 39 studios, 27 one-bedroom and 67 two-bedroom units. The entire development will total 183,422 square feet and feature additional space for parking, as well as 22,000 square feet of retail and community areas. Construction on the project began in September and completion is slated for late 2015.
MIDDLEBORO, MASS. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 151 Campanelli Drive, a 58,510-square-foot, single-story office building in Middleboro, for $6.1 million. Eastern Bank fully occupies the building, which is located about 40 miles south of Boston. Lisa Campoli, Gail McDonough, Anthony Hayes, David Goodhue and Timothy Mulhall of Colliers represented the seller, New Boston Fund, in the transaction. Originally home to Plymouth Savings Bank, 151 Campanelli is triple-net leased to Eastern Bank through 2019. The office property is located near the intersection of I-495 and Route 44 in the 220-acre, master-planned Campanelli Business Park.
NORWALK, CONN. — GHP Office Realty has completed a $500,000 renovation of 83 East Ave., a 40,000-square-foot, multi-tenant medical office building in Norwalk. The project included repainting the façade, providing new landscaping, awnings and elevators, as well as redesigning both building entrances and renovating common areas. The three-story property includes on-site parking and is within close proximity to Norwalk Hospital and Metro North Railroad.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Axiom Capital has closed $28.5 million in permanent financing for a 188-unit apartment complex in Saratoga Springs, located about 35 miles north of Albany. A life insurance company provided the non-recourse, 15-year loan, which includes a fixed interest rate and a 64 percent loan-to-value ratio. The loan amortizes in 30 years. The luxury multifamily community spans 166,743 square feet and includes 22,948 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities at the property include secure access, covered parking, open floor plans and cable and wireless Internet. Each unit features a washer and dryer, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and hardwood and tile flooring.
WESTFORD, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $22 million in financing for the redeveloped, 131-unit Abbot Mill in Westford, a northwest suburb of Boston. Abbot Mill was redeveloped out of a series of brick building and features light-filled units with large windows. The former mill includes 103 underground parking spaces with direct access to the apartments. The project was supported by both federal and state historic tax credits. The financing was placed with a regional bank.
CARLSTADT AND PASSAIC, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC), has arranged $15.2 million in refinancing for two properties in northeast New Jersey for different sponsors. MMCC arranged $10.2 million for a 94,000-square-foot industrial property in Carlstadt. The 12-year loan includes a 20-year amortization schedule and 4.1 percent interest rate with a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. The company also arranged a $5 million loan for a 108-unit garden apartment complex in Passaic. The 10-year loan amortizes over 30 years and includes a 2.9 interest rate with a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio. Joseph Belgiovine, an associate director in MMCC’s New Jersey office, arranged the loans.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Laurus Corp. has acquired the 146-room Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Washington. Located 20 miles north of downtown Philadelphia, the six-story hotel features an indoor swimming pool, business center, guest laundry facility, the brand’s signature restaurant and bar and three meeting facilities totaling 3,350 square feet. Laurus plans to invest $1.9 million in the property toward renovations. The Hilton Garden Inn is adjacent to the Fort Washington Office Park, which includes nearly 6 million square feet of Class A office space. The office park is home to more than 100 companies such as GMAC/Ally, URS Corp., Honeywell, Verizon, FedEx and Johnson & Johnson.
While much of the suburbs, as well as pockets in Boston and Cambridge, continue to have a high inventory of office space, rents keep rising as vacancy is dropping in the area’s hottest submarkets — Boston’s Back Bay and East and Mid-Cambridge. Class A vacancy in the Back Bay now averages 6 percent while it’s even lower for Class A space in Mid-Cambridge and East Cambridge (1 percent in Kendall Square and 1.5 percent in Central Square). Average rents for Class A office space in the Back Bay are over $57 per square foot and almost $78 per square foot for high-rise space. In Cambridge, average Class A office and lab space rents are in the high $50s. Other Boston Trends • With demand increasing in the Seaport and even the low-rise tower space, many tenants from Cambridge are looking in other submarkets. In fact, Downtown Crossing has become the new Seaport, and North Station is seeing an uptick of activity as well. Average Class A rents in the Seaport are up to $52 per square foot, with much better value available in Downtown Crossing and North Station, where rents are in the mid-$30 range per square foot. • Demand …
NEWARK, N.J. — Tucker Development Corp. has broken ground on Springfield Avenue Marketplace, a $92 million urban, mixed-use development in Newark. Springfield Avenue will feature 125,000 square feet of retail space and 152 residential apartments. ShopRite, which signed a lease for 67,000 square feet, will be the anchor tenant at the development. Situated on the edge of the University Heights neighborhood, Springfield Avenue Marketplace will service the shopping needs of approximately 280,000 Newark residents, 180,000 members of the city's workforce and 60,000 college students and faculty. The development is part of Newark's Urban Enterprise Zone, where customers are entitled to a 50 percent reduction of sales tax on most purchases, along with the full exemption of state taxes on grocery and clothing purchases. The Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group will provide approximately $65 million in financing for the development of Springfield Avenue Marketplace.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — RRDHC LLC has signed a lease for 13 acres at 1024 Broadhollow Road in Farmingdale, a village in Nassau County. The initial 45-year lease is valued at more than $75 million. RRDHC plans to develop a mixed-use property on the site that will include restaurant and hospitality space. Blair Gilbert of Exton, Pa.-based KW Commercial represented RRDHC LLC in the transaction. Peter Hofrichter of Tack Development represented the landlord.