FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.7 million sale of Hunterdon Commons, a 57,935-square-foot retail center in the Northern New Jersey community of Flemington. The center was built on 5.9 acres in 1989 (renovated in 2017) and was 97 percent leased to 13 tenants at the time of sale. Brent Hyldahl and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family office, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — BRUNT Workwear has signed a 56,000-square-foot lease in the northern Boston suburb of Wilmington. The space is located within the property at 299- 301 Ballardvale St., which can support industrial, office and life sciences uses, and will serve as the apparel retailer’s new headquarters. Brian McKenzie and Christian Vallis of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Camber Development and GEM Realty Capital, in the lease negotiations. Derek Losi and Nathaniel Heilbron of Cresa represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $45 million sale of Hudson View II and III, a four-building affordable housing portfolio in Upper Manhattan. The building are located at 520 W. 145th St., 528 W. 145th St., 1704 Amsterdam Ave. and 502-504 W. 145th St. and comprise 129 Section 8 residential units and 11 retail spaces. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury and Remi Mandell of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer were also not disclosed.
BOSTON — Galvanize Real Estate, the sustainable real estate arm of global asset manager Galvanize, has acquired a portfolio of three industrial buildings totaling 360,000 square feet in Boston. Known as the Liberty Logistics Portfolio, the buildings are located in the Metro West and Metro South submarkets. Specific addresses were not disclosed. Galvanize plans to retrofit the buildings with various sustainability features to reduce the portfolio’s total carbon emissions by 104 percent. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.3 million sale of Tops Plaza at Seneca Falls, a 122,799-square-foot shopping center in Waterloo, about 40 miles west of Syracuse. Built on 34 acres in 1960, the center comprises 12 units and was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Tops Market and AutoZone. Joseph French and Kodi Traver of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CARLE PLACE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of War has signed a 10-year, 23,600-square-foot office lease in Carle Place, located on Long Island. The space is located within the 320,000-square-foot, newly repositioned building at 1 Old Country Road, and the federal cabinet plans to take occupancy early next year. Kelly Koukou of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, DBD Realty Group, in the lease negotiations. Ralph Guiffre, Vince Lamatta and Richard Freel of CBRE represented the tenant.
Tishman Speyer Returns to Manhattan’s Chrysler Building With 150-Year Ground Lease, $235M Investment
NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has entered into a 150-year ground lease agreement for the Chrysler Building, with plans to invest $235 million in restorations to the landmark Manhattan office tower at 405 Lexington Ave. New York City-based Tishman Speyer is joined in the transaction by multiple global institutional partners, with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) serving as lead investor. Ground-rent fees, which have not been disclosed, will be paid to the landowner, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a private college in New York’s East Village. Opening in 1930, the 1.3 million-square-foot, 77-story tower was built to house the Chrysler Corp. and features decorative elements inspired by automobile parts, including eagle gargoyles modeled after the hood ornament on the 1929 Plymouth. Tishman Speyer and its partners will use 100 percent equity to finance the ground lease and redevelopment. Plans call for new amenities on the 61st floor featuring a lounge with outdoor access and food-and-beverage offerings. Fitness, wellness and meeting spaces will be situated in the building’s underground arcade, which connects to Grand Central Terminal and Manhattan’s subway system. The renovation investment will also cover restoration of the façade and the …
SALEM, MASS. — Related Cos. is underway on the $38 million renovation of Loring Towers, a 250-unit affordable housing community located north of Boston in Salem that was built in 1974. Interior upgrades will cover floors, kitchen appliances and countertops and bathroom tubs, sinks and vanities. Related will also upgrade the lobby, community room and management office, repave the parking lot and add a carport structure. Lastly, ownership will replace the building’s roof and plumbing systems, enhance the security and HVAC systems, update the windows and elevators and install a basketball court and a new children’s playground. The renovations, which are expected to be complete in 2028, serve to preserve the property’s affordability status through 2056.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Northmarq has provided a $22.8 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Elora Flats & Townhomes, a 104-unit affordable housing complex in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston. Built in 2009, Elora Flats & Townhomes comprises six four-story buildings with 48 one-bedroom units, 23 two-bedroom residences and 33 three-bedroom apartments. All units are reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Sykes, Ed Riekstins and Jeffrey Munoz of Northmarq originated the loan through Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting Service (DUS) program on behalf of the borrower, Arrowpoint Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $11 million sale of a mixed-use development site in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The transit-served site at 604 Union St. formerly housed the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant and can support 41,406 square feet of buildable product. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel brokered the deal. The buyer, Zelig Weiss, and seller, Simon Vays, are both local developers and investors.