MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $12.7 million sale of The Summit, a 30-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Maplewood. Completed in early 2025, The Summit offers units that predominantly come in two-bedroom formats and have an average size of 1,240 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and a pet spa. Richard Gatto, Tracy Trank, Fahri Ozturk and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, Summit Assets, in the transaction. CBRE also procured the buyer, SANA Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Withers has signed a 33,000-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The international law firm is relocating its New York headquarters from 430 Park Avenue to the 54th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Cynthia Wasserberger, Michael Berg, Bobby Blair and Sofia Bruno of JLL represented Withers in the lease negotiations. Blythe Kinsler and Kate Walker represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer, on an internal basis.
By Taylor Williams Nobody likes a vacant building, but symbolically, they do have some usefulness. A handful of empty structures here and there can be illustrative of a market that’s actually balanced and healthy, one in which tenants have some options and flexibility. In addition, vacant buildings can serve as warnings to future developers of what not to do and when not to do it. Attaching this allegorical significance to the New Jersey industrial market might seem odd, given that this sector has been and should continue to be one of the strongest segments in the country, in terms of both the geography and the asset class. The residential density, highly developed infrastructure and proximity to major ports and transit hubs will likely never lose their appeal to industrial investors and developers. But even the strongest markets can overheat from time to time, and it typically takes a couple years for the high to completely wear off such that indicators of market normalcy can become readily visible. That’s what appears to be taking shape throughout the Garden State’s industrial market. And without naming names or picking on specific projects, sources say that there are undoubtedly some buildings in New Jersey …
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $38 million in tax-exempt bond financing for an affordable housing project in Worcester. The project is a redevelopment of Lakeside Apartments, a two-building complex that was constructed in 1949. The developer, a partnership between an affiliate of Tremont Development Partners and E3 Development, plans to construct two new buildings with a total of 116 units, 61 of which will replace outdated residences. Of the 116 units, 29 will be rented to households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and the other 87 will be reserved for households at 30 percent or less of AMI. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete in August 2027. Eastern Bank purchased the bond, with participation from Webster Bank. The Worcester Housing Authority is also a partner on the project.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Safely Store has purchased a self-storage redevelopment site in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from New York City. The site at 3131 Kennedy Blvd. houses a vacant, 73,398-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 1999 and previously functioned as a movie theater. Safely Store plans to convert the building into a four story self-storage facility with 103,000 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Jose Cruz, Nicholas Stefans, Jason Lundy and Luke Ceccoli of JLL represented the seller, Madison International Realty, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Brax Realty has arranged the $10.2 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Long Island City area of Queens. The site at 42-73 and 42-71 Hunter St. can support 24,885 buildable square feet of residential product. Cole Kinney Leonhardt of Brax Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 18,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Newtown Square, a western suburb of Philadelphia. Known as the Fieldstone Building, the structure at 4930 West Chester Pike houses 11 residential units and four commercial suites. Vince Peruto of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner-operator The Moinian Group has begun leasing ARIA 7 Platt, a 38-story apartment building located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Hill West with interiors by Rockwell Group and built by AECOM Tishman, ARIA 7 Platt houses 250 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, well as penthouse residences. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, library, work pods, lounges, private dining spaces with outdoor terrace access, a gaming and virtual reality area and a communal kitchen. Outside, residents have access to a rooftop sundeck, garden lounge, movie lounge, dining areas and outdoor coworking space. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $62 million preferred equity investment for 51 Astor Place, a 386,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood. Designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, the 12-story building was completed in 2013 and is leased to tenants such as Intuit, Perceptive Advisors and Tudor Investments. Kelly Gaines, Drew Isaacson, Christopher Pratt and Jennifer Zelko of JLL represented the sponsor, a joint venture between Edward J. Minskoff Equities Inc. and LaSalle Investment Management, in securing the investment from Meadow Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Dandy has signed a 37,400-square-foot office headquarters lease in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. The dental technology company initially leased 18,700 square feet on the 30th floor of the building at 22 Cortlandt St. in October 2025 and then doubled its footprint by leasing the entire 31st floor. Peter Johnson and Alexis Odgers of Avison Young represented Dandy in the lease negotiations. Barrett Stern of B Stern CRE represented the landlord, a partnership between entities doing business as Mayore Estates LLC and 80 Lafayette Associates LLC.