WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 60,435-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 135 High Hill Road in Woolwich Township, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The newly constructed building features a clear height of 32 feet and 49 car parking spaces. John Gartland, Jonas Skovdal and Chris Butera of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, a partnership between regional developer Endurance Real Estate Group and Boston-based Cabot Properties, in the lease negotiations. Harry McKenna of Jackson Cross Partners represented the tenant, Valken Inc., a supplier of paintball, airsoft and defense protection products.
NEW YORK CITY — EliseAI, a platform that serves the commercial and residential real estate industries, has signed a 26,582-square-foot office lease at 33 E. 33rd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The company is expanding from a 20,582-square-foot space within the 12-story building via a new five-year agreement. Val Stobetsky, Will McGarry, Calum Waddell and Hale King of JLL represented EliseAI in the lease negotiations. Erik Harris and Zach Weil of Newmark represented the landlord, Kalimian Equities.
BOSTON — New York City-based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has broken ground on Phase I of Enterprise Research Campus, a 900,000-square-foot mixed-use project that will be located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. The nine-acre site is adjacent to the Harvard Business School and Harvard Science & Engineering Complex in Allston. New York City-based Otera Capital led a syndicate of lenders that provided $750 million in construction financing for the project earlier this year. Phase I of the development will consist of two life sciences buildings totaling 440,000 square feet, a 343-unit apartment complex and a hotel, all of which will be developed on a nine-acre parcel. Within the multifamily component, 25 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing for households earning between 30 and 100 percent of the area median income. Tishman Speyer will also develop, on Harvard University’s behalf, the mass-timber David Rubenstein Treehouse to serve as a campus-wide conference facility. Turner Construction is partnering with Janey Construction Management and J&J Contractors to build the life sciences portion of the project. A partnership between Consigli Construction and Smoot Construction is building the multifamily and hotel portions of the development. At full build-out, Enterprise Research …
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) has sold a portfolio of seven light industrial buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of East Hanover. The portfolio was fully leased to a roster of 13 tenants at the time of sale, and the buildings feature an average clear height of 21 feet. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Nick Stefans, Jason Lundy and Austin Pierce of JLL represented Urban Edge Properties in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between an investment fund managed by Morgan Stanley and New Jersey-based owner-operator Saxum Real Estate.
GRISWOLD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $30 million sale of Pleasant View Estates, a 102-unit, newly built multifamily property in Griswold, located near the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. The unit mix consists of two-bedroom apartments with an average size of 1,036 square feet and three-bedroom townhouses that range in size from 1,363 to 1,693 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, game room, playground and walking/biking trails. Rick Chozick of Chozick Realty brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
BOONTON, N.J. — Greystone has provided a $12.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Packard Lofts Apartments, a 65-unit multifamily complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Boonton. The property was originally constructed in the 1880s and was used as a warehouse and distribution center for Packard Car Co. in the 1950s before being converted to residential use in 2019. Packard Lofts Apartments offers a fitness center and onsite parking, and 12 units are reserved as affordable housing. Eliav Dan of Greystone originated the financing on behalf on the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Weill Cornell Medicine has signed a 100,000-square-foot office and healthcare lease at 575 Lexington Ave., a 35-story, 745,000-square-foot building in Manhattan’s Plaza District. As part of a new 30-year agreement, Weill Cornell Medicine now occupies eight full floors and a portion of the ground floor for a total footprint of 300,000 square feet. David Falk, Andrew Sachs and Ben Shapiro of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Duncan and Dana Pike represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, on an internal basis.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $8.1 million sale of a 41-unit apartment complex located at 160 Vroom St. in the Journal Square area of Jersey City. The transit-served property houses 22 one-bedroom units, 19 two-bedroom apartments and onsite laundry facilities. A private investment group acquired the building from a New York City-based family office, with both parties requesting anonymity. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto and Zach McHale of CBRE represented both parties in the deal.
BOSTON — Boston Global Investors, in partnership with Cogsville Capital Group and Bastion Cos., has topped out 10 World Trade, a 17-story, 555,250-square-foot life sciences and office building in Boston’s Seaport District. The development team is targeting LEED Gold certification for the building and will also introduce other eco-friendly and wellness-based features, such as VIEW Smart Windows and a rooftop solar field. Other project partners include Suffolk Construction and H.J. Russell & Co. Construction began in March 2022 and is expected to be complete in late 2024.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Regional developer UNLMTD Real Estate is underway on construction of FIAT House, a 300-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Fort Lee. The site is located at the foot of the George Washington Bridge. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, and the property will house more than 30,000 square feet of amenity and social gathering spaces. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in early 2024. The developer is constructing the project in partnership with Italian automaker FIAT, and residents will have access to a car-sharing program of FIAT electric vehicles.