DEDHAM, MASS. — Local owner-operator WS Development has welcomed five new tenants to Legacy Place, a 580,000-square-foot retail power center located in the southwestern Boston suburb of Dedham that was recently recapitalized. The new tenants are Mexican restaurant Anna’s Taqueria, permanent jewelry brand Brave Daughters, women’s apparel retailer Aritzia, Asian restaurant Mecha Noodle Bar and fitness concept [solidcore]. All openings are slated for various points in 2025.
NEW JERSEY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $94 million sale of a 519-unit collection of multifamily properties in Northern New Jersey that is known as the Tag Portfolio. The number of properties was not disclosed. The Tag Portfolio, which was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, features properties that were built between 1920 and 1980 and are located in East Rutherford, Cliffside Park, Palisades Park, Lyndhurst, Garfield, Jersey City and Kearny. The majority (96 percent) of the units are one- or two-bedroom residences and have value-add potential. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Michael Guerra, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Ebers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Tag Investment Properties, in the transaction and procured the buyers. Tuli Realty purchased the properties located in East Rutherford, Cliffside Park, Palisades Park, Lyndhurst, Garfield and Jersey City, while Sher Management acquired the Kearny property. Brad Domenico and Frank Stanislaski of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
NEWARK, N.J. — Miami-based lender BridgeInvest has provided $60 million in financing for Cosmo 440, a 216-unit multifamily redevelopment project in Newark that is nearing completion. Cosmo 440 was originally built in 1969 as Carmel Towers and is located adjacent to Weequahic Park. The redevelopment encompassed new infrastructure and elevators, as well as redesigned floor plans and upgraded common areas. The building now features 48 one-bedroom apartments, 120 two-bedroom units and 48 three-bedroom residences, and amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, coworking space and an onsite bar. The borrower is YB Properties. Delivery is slated for the end of the month.
CARTERET, N.J. — YunExpress has signed a 146,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Carteret. The Chinese logistics company will be the third tenant at Crow Holdings at Carteret, a 1.2 million-square-foot development that is also home to Denmark-based DSV Global Transport & Logistics (355,000 square feet) and Hong Kong-based Weida Freight (188,000 square feet). Christopher Marx, Chris O’Connor, Steve Card, Chris Marx Jr., Taylor DeRisi and Peter Starr of Savills represented YunExpress in the lease negotiations. Jules Nissim, Stan Danzig and Kimberly Bach of Cushman & Wakefield represented Crow Holdings.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York City-based investment firm Time Equities Inc. has purchased The Shoppes at Westgate, a 62,049-square-foot shopping center in Rochester. The sales price was $6.1 million. Built in 1958 and renovated in 1986, the center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Bath & Body Works and Citizens Bank. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott and Eli Smith represented Time Equities in the transaction on an internal basis. Ben Snyder and Zack Bates of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed seller.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 15,397-square-foot office lease expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, commercial lender Webster Bank, also extended its lease and now occupies about 46,000 square feet across three full floors at 360 Lexington Avenue, a 268,000-square-foot building. Jeff Szczapa and Drew Saunders of JLL represented Webster Bank in the lease negotiations. Mitchell Konsker, Ben Bass, Barbara Winter and Thomas Swartz, also with JLL, represented the landlord, AmTrust RE.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York City-based developer Tishman Speyer has received a $331 million construction loan from global investment group CDPQ for a 40-story multifamily tower in Jersey City. With financing in place, Tishman Speyer plans to begin construction in the coming weeks and deliver the building in 2028. The project is the sister building of 55 Hudson Street, a 58-story, 1,017-unit apartment building that is under construction and slated for an early 2027 completion. The riverfront site at 50 Hudson St. is located in the Paulus Hook neighborhood, less than a block from the Paulus Hook Pier, which offers ferry service to various New York City metro locations. Plans for 50 Hudson Street call for 924 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The two buildings will share roughly 75,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, and the development as a whole will feature more than 60,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. In addition, the development will have a 32,000-square-foot waterfront plaza that will connect to Jersey City’s esplanade and will be available for community events. The design team for the project …
STORRS, CONN. — A partnership between Georgia-based developer Landmark Properties and Miami-based private equity real estate firm Peninsula Investments will develop The Mark Mansfield, a 738-bed student housing project in Storrs, home of the University of Connecticut. The 1.5-acre site at 134 N. Eagleville Road is adjacent to campus. Information on specific floor plans and amenities was not disclosed, but The Mark Mansfield’s residences will be fully furnished residences with high-end finishes. In addition, the property will house approximately 7,000 square feet of retail space that will be occupied by Huskies Tavern, which is currently located onsite. A construction timeline was also not disclosed.
CHELSEA, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $10.6 million in financing for 375 Broadway, a 62-unit affordable housing project in Chelsea, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The financing consists of $7.7 million in permanent financing and $2.9 million in workforce housing financing. The developer, a partnership between Arx Urban and Boston Communities, will construct a 43-unit building from the ground up and rehabilitate a 19-building. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will feature a range of income restrictions. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2026.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based ERG Commercial Real Estate has arranged a $7 million construction loan for a 28-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Jamaica area of Queens. The building will be located at 166-13 91st St. and will rise 16 stories. Information on specific floor plans and amenities, as well as the direct lender and borrower, was not disclosed.