CHESHIRE, CONN. — Whole Foods Market has debuted a 42,000-square-foot store in Cheshire, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The store features full-service meat and seafood counters, a bakery, prepared foods section, wellness and beauty section and a selection of more than 200 craft beers. A grand opening ceremony took place on Thursday, Feb. 5.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Club Studio Fitness will open a 30,240-square-foot gym in the Southern New Jersey community of Cherry Hill. The space is located within Ellisburg Shopping Center and will include training areas, a juice bar and recovery facilities. The opening is slated for spring 2027. Federal Realty Investment Trust owns Ellisburg Shopping Center, which is anchored by Whole Foods Market and Restoration Hardware Outlet.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Waterfall Asset Management, a New York City-based lender, has provided a $127 million loan for the refinancing of Chesterbrook, a 1.1 million-square-foot office campus located northwest of Philadelphia in King of Prussia. The borrower, Rubenstein Partners, purchased the 14-building campus in 2019 and has subsequently invested $50 million in capital improvements. Those improvements included the creation of The Circuit, an amenity center with a food hall, outdoor gathering spaces, meeting rooms, a fitness center and a 20,000-square-foot coworking suite. Shawn Rosenthal, Jason Gaccione, Jake Salkovitz, Justin Helbling, Doug Rodio, Jerry Kranzel and Bruer Kershner of CBRE arranged the loan.
PALMER TOWNSHIP, PA. — A joint venture between Greystone Capital, Black Bear Asset Management and The Crest Group will develop a $67 million multifamily project in Palmer Township, located outside of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region. The site spans 16 acres at 1493 Van Buren Road, and the development will comprise 216 units across six residential buildings and a standalone clubhouse building. The unit mix will consist of 90 one-bedroom and 126 two-bedroom apartments that will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a fitness center, resident lounge, pickleball court and outdoor grilling areas. A construction timeline was not announced.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $12 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of three multifamily buildings totaling 60 units in Queens. The addresses of the buildings, which are located in the borough’s Sunnyside neighborhood, were not disclosed. Matthew Dzbanek and Matt Swerdlow of Ariel arranged the five-year loan, which was structured with at 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and two years of interest-only payments. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to complete renovations that are already underway.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $9.2 million sale of a 116-room, Marriott-branded hotel in Wallingford, located north of New Haven. The four-story hotel at 100 Miles Drive was built in 1985 as a Susse Chalet hotel but has been operated under the Fairfield Inn & Suites brand since 2001. Jerry Swon, Andrew Kern and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Newmark has arranged a $145 million loan for the refinancing of Josephine, a 255-unit apartment building in Philadelphia. The 27-story building is located at 1620 Sansom St. within the Center City District and includes more than 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space across two floors. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with a bar and lounge area, rooftop terrace, club lounge with games and a demonstration kitchen, a fitness center, spa areas, coworking lounge, coffee bar and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Samuel Speciale of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Nashville-based developer Southern Land Co.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has provided a $125.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Union Channel, a 224-unit apartment building located in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture, the building is the first of four within the Gowanus Wharf development and also houses 22,226 square feet of retail space. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 25 percent of residences reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a rooftop pool and sundeck, fitness center with a yoga studio and a coworking lounge. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford, Nicco Lupo and Michael Shmuely of JLL originated the seven-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Charney Cos., Tavros and Canyon Partners Real Estate.
NEW CITY, N.Y. AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A partnership between Bain Capital Real Estate and Capitol Seniors Housing has received a $48 million loan for the refinancing of two seniors housing communities in the Tri-State area. The communities include The Chelsea at New City, located about 40 miles north of New York City, and The Chelsea at Washington Township, about 75 miles west of New York City. The properties were built in 2021 and 2023, respectively, and both offer memory care and assisted living services, as well as various onsite amenities. JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through an undisclosed regional bank on behalf of the partnership.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — ACRE Capital has funded a $37 million acquisition loan for Luxor Bala Cynwyd, a 173-unit multifamily property located on the western outskirts of Philadelphia. Completed in 2021, Luxor Bala Cynwyd features studio, one- and two-bedroom residences that range in size from 497 to 1,157 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, golf simulator, landscaped outdoor courtyard, resident lounge and a dog park. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia arranged the debt on behalf of the owner, a joint venture between Arizona-based Alliance Residential and Los Angeles-based PCCP