MINE HILL, N.J. — Amazing Savings has signed a 173,475-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Mine Hill. The discount retailer is taking space at Spring Brook Commerce Center, a newly constructed, 393,335-square-foot building located at 128 Iron Mountain Road. Tom Consiglio and Scott Peck of Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Drew Maffey, Rick Marchisio, Will Ziegler, Joseph Komitor and Matt Esposito of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties.
Northeast
PAOLI, PA. — A joint venture between Senior Living Transformation Co. and Sabal Investment Holdings has purchased Daylesford Crossing, a 78-unit seniors housing complex located in the western Philadelphia suburb of Paoli. Opened in 2015, Daylesford Crossing offers assisted living and memory care services and amenities such as a media room, wellness room, library and a salon, as well as an onsite healthcare facility. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia represented the seller, Boston-based investment firm AEW Capital Management, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $203 million construction loan for 50 Third Avenue, a 184-unit multifamily project that will be located in Manhattan’s East Village. The 17-story building will include 37 affordable housing units that will be reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income, as well as 12,529 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include a fitness center with a yoga studio, sauna and cold plunge, a golf simulator, coworking space, resident lounge and multiple terraces. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate, interest-only loan through Ironsand. The borrower is a joint venture between SK Development and Kinsmen Property Group.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CrownGuard Capital, a Los Angeles-based commercial lender, has provided $15.5 million in bridge and construction financing for a 95-unit multifamily repositioning project in Rochester. The address of the property was not disclosed, but the redevelopment will cover unit interiors, utility and mechanical systems, building exteriors and common areas. Larkin Cody and Robert Miller of CrownGuard originated the financing, which included an $8 million Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) component. The sponsor was also not disclosed.
EASTON, PA. — A partnership between Pennsylvania-based developer Benchmark Real Estate and New York City-based investment firm Regal Ventures has purchased an 85,053-square-foot industrial building in Easton, located in the Lehigh Valley. Constructed on 12.4 acres in 1972, the building at 100 Kuebler Road is located within Forks Industrial Park and houses the global headquarters of Human Active Technology (HAT), a designer and manufacturer of ergonomic workspace solutions. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to expand the facility by 70,000 square feet.
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4.7 million sale of a 27,992-square-foot industrial and life sciences building in East Windsor, located outside of Trenton in Central New Jersey. The building at 55 Lake Drive was constructed in 1974 (renovated in 2013) and was vacant at the time of sale. Dan Bottiglieri, Deb Boucher, Jordan Sobel, Andrew Schwartz, Andre Balthazard, Mike Dean and Kate Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Danish biotechnology company Novonesis, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
AVON, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $42 million sale of Avon Woods, a 189-unit apartment complex located on the western outskirts of Hartford. The site spans 47 acres, and the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 925 to 1,300 square feet. Residences feature newly renovated kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, lighting and finishes, and amenities include a pool, tennis courts and walking trails. Rick Chozick, Tom Boyle and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A subsidiary of Dallas-based Leon Capital Group has provided an equity investment for The Marshall Binghamton, a 516-unit student housing project in upstate New York. The amount was not disclosed, but Leon Capital provided the funds in conjunction with another equity investment in a multifamily property in Nashua, New Hampshire. Combined, the two equity investments total roughly $19 million. The project, which is under construction and slated for a May 2027 delivery, is adjacent to the State University of New York Binghamton campus. The sponsor is Aptitude Development.
NASHUA, N.H. — Colliers has brokered the $6.8 million sale of a 45,650-square-foot industrial flex building in Nashua, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 4 Bud Way was completed in 1978 and offers a clear height of 16 feet and four exterior dock doors. Andrew Robbins of Colliers represented the seller, Kelley Family Properties, in the transaction. Tyler Ewing of Hunneman represented the buyer, Sticks Investment Group.
Center for Justice Innovation Signs 34,300 SF Office Lease Expansion, Extension in Midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY — The Center for Justice Innovation has signed a 34,300-square-foot office lease expansion and extension at 520 Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The nonprofit organization has been a tenant at the 26-story building since 1999 and is relocating from three non-contiguous floors to a portion of the 18th floor and the entire 19th floor via a 20-year extension. Stephen Powers and Jake Cinti of OPEN Impact Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Matthew Mandell represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, on an internal basis.