KUTZTOWN, PA. — A joint venture between Woodmont Industrial Partners and AEW Capital Management has acquired a 385,000-square-foot industrial property in Kutztown for $21.3 million. The distribution center, located at 9747 Commerce Circle, is fully leased to Teva Pharmaceutical USA Inc., Hearth & Home Technologies and Palram Industries. The property is located within the 250-acre Arcadia West Industrial Park. Paul Torosian, John Plower and Gary Gabriel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between Endurance Real Estate Group and Thackeray Partners, in the transaction.
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With all the construction vehicles on retail sites as you circle metro Boston, we can now quantify the retail slowdown attributable to the recession as a three-year window. Never has the local retail market been healthier than it is today. WS Development is under construction with its Whole Foods-anchored Meadowbrook Walk in Lynnfield. The Nordblom Company has begun 3rd Avenue, a Wegmans-anchored lifestyle project in Burlington. Market Basket is well under way at the former Polaroid site in Waltham. New England Development is building its Wegmans project in Chestnut Hill while WS redevelops the former Macy’s further east on Route 9. Also moving forward, though at a slightly earlier stage, is NED’s long-awaited Westwood project. A total of almost 3 million square feet of new high-profile — even iconic — retail space along Boston’s inner ring beltway is now upon us, exactly three years later than originally anticipated. Notably, grocery is driving all of these larger projects. While traditional market leader Stop & Shop makes only narrowly strategic moves and Shaw’s languishes, grocery chains of a wide range of sizes targeting distinct demographics have inspired development at both the local and regional level. Wegmans, Market Basket, Whole Foods, Price Rite …
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between RWN Real Estate Partners, Dalan Management and Standard Property Co. has acquired a mixed-use portfolio in New York City for $49.9 million. The properties are located at 380-386 Broome St., 9 Christopher St. and 55-59 and 61-63 Delancey St. The portfolio features 100 multifamily units and 14 fully-leased retail units. James Nelson, Michael DeCheser and Robert Burton of Massey Knakal represented both parties in the transaction.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Onyx Equities has purchased Atria West, a 235,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Garden City. CAF Realty was the seller. The deal, one of the largest office transactions of 2012 on Long Island, closed for a reported $29 million. Onyx will soon begin upgrading the public areas of the property, which is also known as 900 Stewart Avenue. Spector Group, which designed the building, is designing the renovations. Tenants at the building include JP Morgan Chase and AT&T. There is currently 77,452 square feet available for lease. The company has appointed the Rochlin Organization as leasing agent.
BOSTON — Fortium Realty has acquired a 24-unit apartment property at 15 Leicester St. in Boston for $5.1 million. All of the units were occupied at the time of sale. Carl Christie and Dan McGee of NAI Hunneman represented the seller, The Man Trust, in the transaction. They also procured the buyer.
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Solomon Organization has completed its purchase of the 172-unit Chesterfield Gardens in Freehold Township for $16.5 million. The two-story, garden-style apartment complex is located at 210 Harding Road and the property includes laundry facilities and parking. The complex is also situated near Jersey Shore beaches. Joseph Brecher and Steven Follman of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented both parties in the transaction.
BOSTON — Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc. has purchased Parcel L1 in Boston's Seaport District, with plans to develop a 455,000-square-foot office building on the site. Located in the 23-acre, mixed-use Seaport Square development, the parcel is located at the corner of Seaport Boulevard and Boston Wharf Road. Boston Seaport LLC, a partnership between Morgan Stanley and Boston Global Investors, was the seller. Skanska acquired the land and development rights for $33 million and contributed an additional $4.5 million to Seaport Square's public realm improvements. The site is adjacent to Parcel K, the property Skanska bought last year with Wining Properties.
LANCASTER, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $28.2 million sale of a multifamily portfolio in Lancaster, totaling 387 units. The first property is Windsor Court Townhomes, a 125-unit single-family neighborhood at 1821 Hidden Lane. The sale also included Cherryhill Villas, a 118-unit apartment community at 560-02 Estelle Drive, and Sweetbriar Apartments, a 143-unit property at 1917 Oregon Pike. Recent upgrades at Sweetbriar include a refurbished private pool area along with new windows and patio doors. Mark Thomson, Zachary Pierce, Ridge MacLaren, Clark Talone and Andrew Townsend of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a regional limited liability company, in the transaction.
SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS. — Ken's Foods Inc. has acquired a 350,000-square-foot warehouse at 325 Turnpike Road in Southborough, which previously served as a site for Verizon Wireless, for $15 million. Ken's Foods makes and distributes more than 400 dressings, marinades and sauces. The company will use the new space and its surrounding 51 acres for finished goods distribution. Kevin Hanna of Cassidy Turley represented the buyer in the transaction. John Lashar of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners represented the seller, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors.
LEOMINSTER, MASS. — Calare Properties has acquired a vacant, 588,868-square-foot industrial building at 25 Tucker Drive in Leominster for $11.6 million. After completing miscellaneous repairs, the new owner plans to redeploy the property into the marketplace for lease. The facility features 5 to 10-inch concrete floors, 28-foot clear ceiling heights, 36,300 square feet of air-conditioned office space and seven rail side doors. Tim O'Callaghan of Binswanger represented both parties in the transaction.