MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm R.J. Brunelli & Co. has negotiated a 16,400-square-foot retail lease at The Gardens, a 373,612-square-foot shopping center in the Northern New Jersey community of Mount Olive. The tenant, Fitness Factory, will backfill a space formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond. A recently opened Boot Barn occupies the other portion of the space. The opening is scheduled for June. Danielle Brunelli of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — JLL has arranged $93 million in financing for Matrix Logistics Park, a two-building, 781,748-square-foot industrial project that is under construction in the Northern New Jersey community of Mount Olive. The site at 2000 International Drive spans 13.6 acres, and that building will total 196,748 square feet and feature a clear height of 36 feet, 34 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 110 cars and 43 trailers. The site at 3000 Continental Drive formerly housed the U.S. headquarters of German chemical manufacturer BASF. That building will span 585,000 square feet and feature a clear height of 40 feet, 107 loading doors, four drive-in doors and parking for 306 cars and 142 trailers. Thomas Didio, Jim Cadranell, Thomas Didio Jr., Michael Lachs and Olivia Doody of JLL arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of the borrower, Matrix Development Group.
NEW YORK CITY — First Citizens Bank has provided a $74 million loan for the refinancing of a 160-unit apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The 23-story building at 310 Livingston St. features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a recreation room, speakeasy, library, private dining room and a sky lounge. The property also includes ground-floor retail and restaurant space. The borrower was locally based developer Lonicera Partners.
TEANECK, N.J. — Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has begun the renovation of a 351-room Marriott-branded hotel in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. The hotel, which opened in 2018, is located within the locally based development and investment firm’s 670,000-square-foot Glenpoint mixed-use development. The multimillion-dollar project will update the Glenpoint Marriott’s 39,317 square feet of meeting and event space with new carpeting, wall coverings, paint and furniture. Completion is slated for the fall. The design team includes HotelStudio and Kimmerle Newman Architects.
DOVER, N.H. — Colliers has brokered the $5 million sale-leaseback of a 44,232-square-foot warehouse and distribution building that sits on an eight-acre site at 111 Venture Drive in Dover, about 70 miles north of Boston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 1993 and features a clear height of 14.5 feet and two dock-high loading doors. David Choate and Abby Bachman of Colliers represented the seller and tenant, Merchandise Central LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Vermont-based developer Redstone.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the sale of Middlesex Marketplace, a 38,243-square-foot shopping center in Burlington, a northern suburb of Boston. Built in 2013, the property was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Smith & Wollensky, Visionworks, Ideal Image and AFC Urgent Care. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson and Matt Ericson of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Incyte, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for cancer and other autoimmune diseases, has purchased two office buildings totaling 517,307 square feet in downtown Wilmington. The buildings, which are known as Bracebridge I and III, formerly housed the operations of financial institution MBNA until its merger with Bank of America in 2006. Incyte plans to consolidate more than 300 employees — currently working in Chadds Ford, Pa. — in the newly acquired buildings. The company also plans to hire 500 additional workers in the coming years.
MIDDLETOWN, PA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Middletown Logistics Center, a 251,200-square-foot industrial property located just south of Harrisburg. The property was built in 2021-2022 and features a clear height of 36 feet, an ESFR sprinkler system, 42 loading doors, one drive-in door and parking for 193 cars and 33 trailers. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a fund backed by Ares Management.
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the $41 million sale of The Landing at Chestnut Hill, an office campus located about six miles south of downtown Boston. The Landing at Chestnut Hill comprises four buildings totaling 117,641 square feet on a 5.3-acre site. Justin Smith, Sean Gildea, David Smookler, Chris Peterson and Danielle Donovan of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, City Realty, which plans to redevelop the property to feature a mix of uses.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 12,847-square-foot office lease renewal in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The building at 600 Lexington Ave. rises 36 stories and spans 305,472 square feet. Harry Blair, Connor Daugstrup and Bianca DiMauro of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Lex NY Equities LLC, in the lease negotiations. Daniel Posy and Jason Roberts of JLL represented the tenant, GLC Advisors, an independent investment advisory firm.