NEW MILFORD, CONN. — Washington Trust’s commercial real estate group has provided a $1.3 million loan for the refinancing of an 11,108-square-foot retail building in New Milford, a northwest suburb of New Haven. New Milford Main Investment LLC was the borrower. Rite Aid Pharmacy leases the building, which is located at 173 Danbury Road.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Target is moving into King of Prussia for the first time, with a new 165,000-square-foot store set to open in July 2014. The new store will be part of the Valley Forge Shopping Center located on West DeKalb Pike, about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The location will employ approximately 200 to 250 team members and include everyday essentials and groceries, as well as Starbucks, Target Optical and Target Pharmacy. Target currently operates 1,856 total stores, of which 1,788 are in the United States and 68 are in Canada, as well as Target.com.
NEW YORK CITY — Co-developers Taconic Investment Partners and Thor Equities have topped out 837 Washington, a 55,000-square-foot commercial and retail building located in the Meatpacking District of New York City. The six-story development will include 28,000 square feet of retail space and 27,000 square feet of office space at the former site of a 1930s factory building. Morris Adjmi Architects designed the twisting structure. Thor Equities paid $55 million for a 75 percent stake in the Meatpacking District project last December, according to the New York Post.
LEONIA, N.J. — Leonia Data Center, a 67,000-square-foot data facility in Leonia, has sold for $14.7 million. In the transaction, Sean Brady and Grace Braverman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Server Farm Realty in the property’s acquisition from Cole Realty Group, which was represented by CBRE. The property was then acquired by Carter Validus Mission Critical, a Florida-based non-traded REIT, for a final sale price of $14.7 million, or more than $220 per square foot. Infocrossing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wipro, occupies the facility on a long-term basis. The two-story building includes first-floor data center space with more than 25,000 square feet of raised floor white space, and office space on the second floor. The property is located at 2 Christie Heights, about 27 miles east of Parsippany.
CRANSTON, R.I. — The Residences at Garden City LLC has acquired Garden City Apartments, a 94-unit community in Cranston, for $6.8 million, or $72,473 per unit. Fenway Residential Properties LP sold the seven-building multifamily property. Constructed in 1948, the property is located adjacent to the Garden City Center plaza, about five miles south of Providence. Richard Robinson, Terence Scott, Jennifer Athas and Philip Lamere of Atlanta-headquartered ARA represented Fenway and procured the buyer in the transaction. Stephen Lewinstein and Paul Griesinger, also of ARA, assisted in representing the buyer.
MEDFORD, MASS. — Management Sciences for Health (MSH) has signed a 10-year, 40,475-square-foot lease at 200 River’s Edge Drive, a LEED Gold-certified office and lab building in Medford. The building, which is located about five miles northwest of Boston, is now fully occupied. MSH is a private, nonprofit international organization working in public health areas to strengthen healthcare management and improve access to critical healthcare in the world’s poorest areas. The organization is relocating its corporate headquarters from Cambridge later this year. Steven Purpura, managing partner, and senior vice presidents Eric Smith and Ron Friedman of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners represented the landlord, Preotle, Lane & Associates Ltd., in the transaction. Ted Lyon and Chris Walsh of Cassidy Turley represented MSH.
BROOKLINE, MASS. — The Grossman Cos. Inc., with its partner, the Kara Family, has purchased a 3,000-square-foot retail building in Brookline for $2.3 million. The retail property is located at 429 Harvard St. in the heart of the Coolidge Corner section of Brookline. Cambridge Savings Bank financed the acquisition. Citizen Bank occupies the building, which includes 14 parking spaces. The Grossman Companies has acquired approximately 750,000 square feet of office, retail and industrial property across New England during the last three years.
BOSTON — Cresa Boston has managed the build-out and project management services for Zipcar’s new corporate headquarters in the Fort Point district of south Boston. Zipcar, a vehicle-sharing service that rents cars by the hour, is relocating from a 35,000-square-foot building at 25 First St. in Cambridge, to the 46,000-square-foot, six-story property at 35 Thomson Place. Chris Crooks, Adam Subber and Dan Sullivan of Cresa provided the transaction management services, which included planning, vendor selection, design and construction management. Janet Morra of Margulies Perruzzi Architects led the design team. Wise Construction, led by Tom Healy, provided pre-construction and construction management services. Dan Moody of W.B. Engineers led the engineering services component. Crosspoint Associates Inc. is the property manager of the building.
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $1.4 million loan for the refinancing of a single-tenant building in Cortland, located about 34 miles south of Syracuse. Christopher Marks, associate director, and Kyle Young, associate, in the firm’s Manhattan office, arranged the financing. The 10-year loan includes a fixed-interest rate of 4.25 percent and a 20-year amortization schedule. Kentucky Fried Chicken occupies the building, which is located at 3890 State Route 281.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Selvaggio & Sons Plumbing and Heating has signed a five-year lease for 14,200 square feet in Bethlehem, located about 60 miles north of Philadelphia. The company, which specializes in plumbing heating, ventilating and air conditioning, plans to use the warehouse space for supplies and a service department. The property is located at 22 S. Commerce. Mike Adams of NAI Summit represented the landlord, 297 Getty Ave Associates LLC, in the transaction.
