OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Construction is under way on Woodhaven Plaza, a new neighborhood shopping center on Texas Road in Old Bridge, about one mile from Monroe Township. The 118,000-square-foot center will serve as the retail component of Woodhaven Village, a planned residential community that currently contains a mix of 350 single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. Atlantic Realty is developing both the retail and residential areas, and R.J. Brunelli & Co. is serving as the leasing agent for the center.
NEW YORK CITY — Investor Ben Ashkenazy, who has recently acquired several properties across New York, has purchased a retail condominium at 300 West 145th St. in Harlem for $21.5 million. The 50,000-square-foot property occupies the entire block from West 144th Street to West 145th Street. Tenants include Carver Federal Savings Bank and a local nursery. Bob Knakal and Jonathan Hageman of Massey Knakal represented both parties in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Centurion Realty, Imperium Capital and Crown Acquisitions have acquired 120 Prince St., a mixed-use building in New York City, for $20 million. Located between Wooster and Canal streets, the building consists of 1,750 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 1,750 square feet of residential space. Crown purchased a 50 percent stake in the property, while Imperium and Centurion together own the remaining 50 percent.
DELRAN, N.J. — SDK Apartments has acquired Tenby Chase Apartments, a 327-unit garden-style community in Delran, for $37.5 million. The property is 98 percent leased and units average 1,387 square feet. Amenities include an outdoor pool, playground and tennis court. Jose Cruz, Andrew Scandalios, Kevin O'Hearn, Jeffrey Julien and Michael Oliver led the HFF team that represented the seller, Pantzer Properties, in the transaction.
GREENWICH, CONN. — Washington Trust, a Rhode Island-based bank, has provided a $2.9 million mortgage to 80 Mason Street LLC for the purchase of a 6,324-square-foot medical office building in Greenwich. The property is located at 80 Mason St.
CAMBRIDGE — ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, an oncology company, has signed a 15-year lease for its new corporate and research and development headquarters in Cambridge's Kendall Square. The company will occupy 244,000 square feet at 75/125 Binney St. The new headquarters is slated to open in the beginning of 2015. Joseph Fallon and Ted Lyon of Cassidy Turley represented the tenant in the transaction. CBRE represented the landlord and park developer, Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
BOSTON — LaSalle Hotel Properties has purchased a majority interest in Boston's Liberty Hotel through a joint venture with the developer and co-owner, an entity controlled by Dick Friedman of Carpenter & Co., for $170 million. The 298-room hotel is located at 215 Charles St. in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. It was built in 1851 as the Charles Street Jail and housed a number of famous inmates including Boston Mayor James Michael Curley and Malcolm X. The property was redeveloped as a hotel, which opened in 2007. The asset will continue to operate under The Luxury Collection franchise.
MONROE, N.J. — IDI is constructing Middlesex Center 2, a 751,450-square-foot warehouse building at Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike. The building is expected to be complete in July 2013. Located in the 206-acre Middlesex Center, the property will feature customizable warehouse lighting, dock equipment and office space. The park also includes Middlesex Center 1, a 1.3 million-square-foot building. Additionally, plans call for the 450,000-square-foot Middlesex Center 3 building, which will be constructed in 2013.
NEW YORK CITY — Property Group Partners has entered a joint venture with Romanoff Equities to develop 860 Washington Street, a 120,000-square-foot office and retail development in Manhattan. The venture plan to break ground in the third quarter of 2013, and completion is slated for 2015. James Carpenter Design Associates designed the 10-story property. Douglas Harmon, Adam Spies and Josh King of Eastdil Secured facilitated the transaction.
CHESTER AND BERNARDSVILLE, N.J. — Urstadt Biddle Properties has acquired a medical office building and childcare center in New Jersey for a combined $6.4 million. The properties include the 14,592-square-foot Bernards Square Medical Office Building in Bernardsville and the 9,120-square-foot Clockwork Childcare Center in Chester. Both deals were part of a three-property portfolio owned by a local family. Urstadt expects to close on the third property, a grocery-anchored shopping center, in the next 90 days.