Northeast

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has unveiled plans for the renovation of Bridgewater Commons, a 1.2 million-square-foot mall in Northern New Jersey. The renovation will entail a reimagining of the food court, updates to lighting and interior landscaping, as well as fresh paint and bannisters throughout the center court, department store wings and mezzanine levels. PRCP acquired the property in 2023 and has spent the past two years revamping the tenant roster via the additions of retailers such as Alo Yoga, Fogo de Chão, Miniso and Pop Mart. PRCP has also rebranded the property as The Village at Bridgewater Commons. Work is now underway and is expected to be complete in the second quarter of next year.

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NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two local firms, owner-operator Slate Property Group and real estate private equity firm Avenue Realty Capital, has received a $64 million loan for the refinancing of The Welz, a 162-unit community in the East Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the 19-story, newly constructed building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Roughly 30 percent (49) of the residences are reserved for renters earning between 60 and 130 percent of the area median income, and residents also have access to a rooftop deck with grilling stations, a fitness center and package lockers. Daniel Fromm of Newmark arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Starwood Capital on behalf of the partnership.

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HAVERTOWN, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Quarry Center, a 222,512-square-foot shopping center in Havertown, located west of Philadelphia. Grocer Giant and Lowe’s Home Improvement anchor the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Munley, Colin Behr, Ryan Sciullo and Casey Benson Smith of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Quarry Center Limited Partnership, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.

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STRATFORD, CONN. — Atlanta-based brokerage firm Hunter Hotel Advisors has arranged the sale of the 135-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Stratford. The extended-stay property sits across from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s 2.5 million-square-foot headquarters in southern coastal Connecticut. An unnamed institutional investor sold the property to owner-operator Jamsan Hotel Management for an undisclosed price. Spencer Davidson of Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the deal.

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PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners will develop a 48-unit affordable housing project in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood. Hill Top Villas will be an age-restricted complex in which the majority (40) of the one-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a fitness center and a community room. Tryko Partners has received 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to finance the project, and construction could begin as early as 2027.

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NEW YORK CITY — Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) and Global Student Accommodation (GSA) have acquired a portfolio of eight student housing assets in Tier 1 U.S. university markets from a joint venture between a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Landmark Properties. The transaction is valued at more than $1 billion. The properties are located across seven states and offer a mix of cottage-style, high-rise and mid-rise formats. The 6,200-bed portfolio is nearly fully leased. Global student housing operator Yugo will manage and rebrand the newly acquired assets. The assets in the sold portfolio include: The acquisition marks the partnership’s entrance into new markets in Virginia, Georgia and Pennsylvania, while expanding its presence in Texas, Florida, Oregon and North Carolina. Through its partnership, MSREI and GSA now own nearly 24,000 student housing beds across 50 properties in 23 states. “This acquisition is testament to the depth of our global teams, our access to unique opportunities and the strength of our institutional relationships in the United States and globally. An off-market portfolio of this size and quality is rare, and demonstrates our experience and expertise in the student housing market,” says Nicholas Porter, CEO at …

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By Taylor Williams What do the phrases “owner-occupier,” “small-bay” and “mid-range WALT” have in common?  They could potentially be obscure references to real-life inspirations behind songs on the new Taylor Swift album. But just in case that’s not the case, these terms also represent types of industrial investment plays that have become increasingly favorable among owners and prospective buyers in Northeast markets. The rising popularity of these deals attests to shifts in the broader landscape, i.e. — large-scale e-commerce and logistics facilities have been either overbuilt or priced to perfection in many areas.  But the past 12 months have seen industrial deal volume in major Northeast markets regain traction. Although some — if not most — of that activity is tied to interest rates and geopolitics, the emergence of different deal types is nonetheless a positive indicator because it speaks to the creative approach that the investment community has taken in its return to the market.  Unlike a few years ago, industrial real estate today is not a mindless beneficiary of both institutional and private debt and equity — a bottomless pit of capital flows. Tenants are no longer forced to write quasi-blank checks to owners just to secure crucial …

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York City-based developer BLDG Management has unveiled plans for a 1,300-unit proposed multifamily project at 100 Bay Street in Jersey City. Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, the project concept centers on a single residential building that will feature two towers — rising 90 and 40 stories — on a podium base and connected by a 40th floor sky bridge. In addition, the plan for 100 Bay Street includes a 20 percent affordable housing component as well as approximately 29,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor retail space at the ground level. Lastly, the design implements previously approved elements required by Jersey City for this site, pursuant to a development agreement with the property owner, which was approved in a federal court consent order.

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TEWKSBURY AND HAVERHILL, MASS. — JLL has arranged $10.1 million in acquisition financing across two loans for two industrial assets totaling 64,460 square feet in metro Boston. The buildings include a 34,100-square-foot cold storage facility in Tewksbury and a 30,360-square-foot facility in Haverhill, both of which are located north of the state capital. The buildings were completed in 2000 and 1982, respectively. Max Custer, Amy Lousararian, Thomas Didio Jr., Chris Barry and Christian Badalamenti of JLL arranged the financing. Both loans carried fixed interest rates and were provided by local banks. The borrower was B&D Holdings.

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HAMILTON, N.J. — FRP Holdings (NASDAQ: FRPH), an investment firm with offices in Baltimore and Jacksonville, has purchased a 170,800-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Hamilton. FRP Holdings acquired the asset, which is formerly known as Logistics Center at Hamilton, as part of a larger portfolio deal encompassing the entire development pipeline of South Florida-based developer Altman Logistics Properties. The sales price was not disclosed.

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