ISELIN, N.J. — CB Richard Ellis has completed the sale of a 98,459-square-foot office building located at 186 Wood Ave S. in Metropark in Iselin. Set on 19.43 acres, the property is also approved for 474,000 square feet of Class A office space. Jeffrey Dunne and Kevin Welsh of CB Richard Ellis' New York Institutional Group collaborated with Jeffrey Babikian to represent Siemens Shared Services, LLC, an entity controlled by Siemens Corporation, in the sale. The team was also responsible for procuring the buyer, Hampshire Global Partners, an entity controlled by The Hampshire Companies, which plans to re-develop and upgrade the office building and develop the balance of the site over time. The sale price was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal has brokered the $11.22 million sale of 333 Ovington, Ave., a six-story, 119 rental unit elevator apartment building located between Third and Fourth Avenues in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood in New York City. The price equates to 9x GRM, $121 per square foot, $94.3k per unit, and a 6 percent capitalization rate. Landon McGaw of Massey Knakal handled the listing along with colleague Stephen Palmese. The buyer and seller were undisclosed.
LODI, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Manorview Apartments in Lodi. The 21-unit property, which also contains one office space property, was sold for $2.2 million. Greg Babaian of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. Manorview Apartments was built on Main Street in 1950. It features a lot size of .24 acres, and a rentable square footage of 17,850 square feet.
NEW YORK CITY — Goulston & Storrs has expanded its New York office with the addition of David Rabinowitz. He joins the firm as the director of the real estate group. Prior to joining Goulston & Storss, Rabinowitz was a partner in Sutherland’s New York office where he was co-chair of the Retail Practice and led Sutherland’s Northeast Real Estate Team.
PORTLAND, MAINE — CB Richard Ellis/New England has negotiated the sale of the Holiday Inn by the Bay, located at 88 Spring Street in Portland. The 11-story hotel contains 239 rooms. It features more than 30,000 square feet of meeting space, an indoor swimming pool, a fitness center and an on-site restaurant. CBRE’s Dave McElroy and Scott Hutchinson represented the seller, Harper Hotels, and procured the buyer, Bangor, Maine-based Lafayette Hotels. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — NorthMarq Capital has brokered the acquisition of Pebblebrook Apartments, a 486-unit multifamily community located in New Britain and arranged its acquisition financing. The property was purchased for $28.64 million and is secured by a $23.59 million loan. The financing carries a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule and 1 year of interest-only payments. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq’s Capital Services Group East and J. Jeffrey Robertson of the firm’s Miami regional office arranged the transaction and financing. The lender was Freddie Mac.
EASTON, PA. — Philadelphia-based Colliers Lanard & Axilbund (CLA) has completed the sale of the former Lincoln Textile site, located at the corner of Old Philadelphia Pike and St. John Street in Easton. One of the buyers, NIDI Group, plans to demolish the site and redevelop it into an 8,000-square-foot retail strip center. At the same location, CVS/pharmacy purchased a 12,900-square-foot pad site and plans to develop a new store that will anchor the retail development. Demolition has already begun and construction is expected to be complete in the fall. Derek Zerfass of CLA represented the seller, Philadelphia Road Development, as well as the two buyers.
NEW YORK CITY AND WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. —Meridian Capital Group has arranged a total of $14.99 million in financing for to properties in New York and New Jersey. First, Zev Feder with Meridian’s New York office arranged $10.85 million in acquisition financing for four apartment buildings located on East 82nd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The six-story buildings contain a total of 106 residential units. Terms of the loan include a 5.62 percent fixed interest rate and a 9-year term. In West Long Branch, Max Beyderman and David Cohen of Meridian’s New Jersey office arranged $4.14 million in acquisition financing for a two-story, 57,500-square-foot medical office building located on Monmouth Road. Terms of the loan include a 6.5 percent fixed interest rate and a 5-year term.
WAYNE, N.J. — Colliers Houston & Co. brokered the sale of an 88,435-square-foot corporate headquarters facility located at 70 Demarest Dr. in Wayne. The facility sits on an 8-acre lot that provides parking for 140 cars with additional amenities including 25-foot ceiling heights, multiple tailgates and ground level loading. The site is less than 15 miles from Midtown Manhattan, 25 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport and 30 miles from LaGuardia Airport, as well as within close proximity to Routes 80, 46 and 23, as well as NJ Transit Bus and rail. Colliers Houston's Howard Weinberg represented the seller, Wachovia Bank, while SBWE represented the buyer, Electronics Expo, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has completed a 10-year, 67,152-square-foot lease with accounting firm Marcum & Kliegman LLP at 750 Third Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. The transaction is the largest tenant relocation lease signed in Midtown Manhattan so far in 2009. The 34-story building, also known as Grand Central Square, features 857,354 square feet and interconnects with SL Green’s 485 Lexington Avenue building. The REIT will construct a turn-key installation for Marcum & Kliegman, building out the entire 11th and 12th floors to specifications agreed upon in advance of lease execution. Other tenants include Eisner, LLP, Fairchild Publications, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, Endurance Reinsurance Corp. and Schonbraun McCann Consulting Group. David Kaufman of SL Green represented the landlord, while Newmark Knight Frank’s Neal Golden, Ross Perlman and Lee Brodsky acted on behalf of the tenant. Noah Shapiro, Esq. of Paul Hastings was counsel for the landlord; Spenser Stein, Esq. of Goldfarb & Fleece represented the tenant.