ALLENTOWN, PA. — Lehigh Valley Express, a trucking storage and specialized freight company, has signed a lease for 17,800 square feet of flex space at 6690 Grant Way in Allentown. The lease marks the company's second Lehigh Valley location. Jay Haines of NAI Summit represented the tenant in the transaction.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Renovations are complete at Vermont Plaza Apartments, a 15-story apartment building at 130 S. Vermont Ave. in Atlantic City. River Drive Construction Co. served as general contractor for the project on behalf of Sencit Vermont Associates LP. The project included substantial roof replacement and upgrades as well as parking garage improvements. Feinberg & Associates PC was the architect. The Vermont Plaza is located next to the Revel Casino and Resort and the Atlantic City Lighthouse.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Weetabix has signed a lease for 14,907 square feet of office space at the Marlborough Technology Park. Weetabix, a United Kingdom-based breakfast cereal manufacturer, will relocate to 300 Nickerson Rd. from Clinton, Mass. John Lashar, Paul Leone and Samantha Howell of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners LLC represented the landlord, Normandy Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between HSBC Alternative Investments Limited and Edge Fund Advisors has purchased 4 New York Plaza, a 1.1 million-square-foot office tower in lower Manhattan. Virginia-based investment firm Harbor Group International was the seller. Industry sources value the transaction at about $270 million, including debt. Harbor Group acquired the property for $107 million in 2010 from JP Morgan, when the building was 75 percent occupied. The current occupancy is 95 percent and tenants include New York Daily News, U.S. News and World Report and American Media. The building is located on the southeast corner of Water and Broad streets.
NEW YORK CITY — International fashion brand Tony Burch has signed a 10-year lease for 80,000 square feet of office space at 350 Hudson St. in Hudson Square. The women's wear and accessory designer will occupy the 5th and 6th floors of the building. The nine-story building is also home to Havas and PR Newswire. Asking rents in the building are in the mid-$50s per square foot. Don Preate and Jaime Katcher of Cushman & Wakefield represented Tony Burch in the transaction. The landlord, Trinity Real Estate, was represented in-house by Marc Packman and Charles Laginestra.
TEWKSBURY, MASS. — Oak Grove Capital has arranged a $10 million bridge loan to refinance Bayberry at Emerald Court, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in Tewksbury. Oak Grove arranged the 18-month, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, a limited liability company. Bayberry at Emerald Court is managed by Boston-based Northbridge. The bridge loan enables the borrower to lower the interest rate on debt it had obtained prior to repositioning the property.
PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Construction is complete on the Medical Arts Pavilion, a 140,000-square-foot medical office building that is part of the new University Medical Center of Princeton in Plainsboro. The medical center is a replacement hospital for the existing location in downtown Princeton. The five-story Medical Arts Pavilion is located at 5 Plainsboro Rd. Princeton Health Care System occupies more than 70 percent of the building and will operate an ambulatory surgical center, diagnostic radiology and other medical functions. The remaining space will be available for private physicians offices. The project is owned by Partners Health Trust, a joint venture between Trammell Crow and a public pension fund.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Civil engineering firm United International Corp. has signed a lease for 6,713 square feet of office space at 55 Capital Blvd. in Rocky Hill. The company is slated to move in June 1. Michael Puzzo of CBRE represented New Boston in the transaction. Chris McLaughlin of McLaughlin Real Estate represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Stellar Management and Imperium Capital has purchased two SoHo office buildings located at 161 Avenue of the Americas and 233 Spring St. The buildings total 650,000 square feet and industry sources have cited a purchase price of $200 million. There were no brokers involved in the transaction. The properties are located within the Hudson Square Business Improvement District, a lower Manhattan neighborhood bounded by West Houston Street on the north, Canal Street on the south, 6th Avenue on the east and the Hudson River on the west. Hudson Square is home to several design and media companies.
SALEM, N.H. — ARA has arranged the sale of Brook Village West, a 169-unit apartment community in Salem. The buyer, Forest Acquisition Fund, is a Massachusetts-based property management and asset-repositioning firm with a portfolio of 4,000 units. The new owner plans upgrade Brook Village West's units and common areas. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Terence Scott of ARA represented the seller in the transaction. The transaction represents the largest multifamily sale in New Hampshire so far this year.
