COLONIE, N.Y. — New York City-based Olshan Properties has welcomed three new tenants to Northway Mall, a 480,000-square-foot shopping and dining destination located just outside of Albany in Colonie. The new tenants are Mattress Firm (4,745 square feet), Mission BBQ (4,329 square feet) and Club Pilates (1,846 square feet). Each company’s space is located within a standalone building that previously housed a Petco and which Olshan repositioned to support multiple tenants.
GREENWICH, CONN. — Global alternative investment firm Centerbrook Partners has signed a 3,825-square-foot office lease at 55 Railroad Ave., a 139,000-square-foot building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Greenwich. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1975 and renovated in 2006. Jay Hruska of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, an affiliate of Houston-based Hines, in the lease negotiations. Steve Banker of Newmark represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY AND STAMFORD, CONN. — MCR and Building and Land Technology (BLT) have secured a $632 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 53 hotels across the United States. The financing features a three-year, fixed-rate term, and was securitized in a single-asset, single-borrower CMBS transaction. This type of financing structure is reserved for large properties or portfolios. MCR and BLT acquired the 53 hotels between 2013 and 2015. The portfolio totals 5,958 guest rooms across 14 states. According to MCR, the portfolio is valued at approximately $960 million. MCR also stated that the properties are concentrated in high-growth markets such as Texas, Arizona, Virginia and North Carolina. The portfolio is comprised of eight Marriott and Hilton extended stay and select-service brands, including Residence Inn by Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn by Hilton. The hotels are managed by MCR’s in-house operations team. MCR and BLT have collectively made more than $118 million in capital improvements since acquiring the properties, including upgrades to the guest rooms and public spaces, as well as property maintenance. MCR is a hotel manager headquartered in New York City. The company’s $5 billion portfolio …
LOWELL, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $94 million in financing for Westminster Village Arms, a 432-unit affordable housing complex located north of Boston in Lowell. The property comprises 36 three-story buildings and a maintenance building that were constructed in 1970 and last renovated in 2012. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, playground, business center, community room with a kitchen and onsite laundry facilities. The borrower, Related Affordable, will use the proceeds to retire existing debt, preserve the property’s affordability status and fund approximately $20 million in renovations.
PILESGROVE, N.J. — Missouri-based NorthPoint Development has broken ground on a 954,701-square-foot industrial project in the Southern New Jersey community of Pilesgrove. Designed by studioNorth Architecture and built by Peak Construction Corp., the project represents the fourth building in the Turnpike 1 Trade Center development. Building features will include a clear height of 40 feet, 96 docks, four drive-in doors, 2,000 square feet of office space and parking for 536 cars and 244 trailers. Completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.6 million sale of four apartment buildings totaling 113 units in Harlem. The buildings house units in two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans and collectively include eight retail spaces. Seth Glasser, Michael Fusco and Benny Katz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NORWOOD, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Resource Realty has arranged a 52,108-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Norwood. Alfred Sanzari Enterprises owns the building at 10 Maple St., which was built in 1975, according to LoopNet Inc. Dan Whitehead of Resource Realty negotiated the deal on behalf of the tenant, footwear products manufacturer OrthoFeet Inc.
KENILWORTH, N.J. — Timeless Treasures Fabrics, a New York-based manufacturer of clothing materials, has signed a 42,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Kenilworth. The property at 3 Mark Road houses 38,000 square feet of office space, a 24,000-square-foot fenced pave lot and 4,000 square feet of office space. David Simon, Catherine Goski-Vasquez and Richard Goski of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Linda Hill and Doug Bansbach of Colliers represented the tenant.
PHILADELPHIA — Marquis Health Consulting Services has completed Phase I of a renovation project at Roosevelt Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood of Philadelphia. The 240-bed skilled nursing facility provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care. A centerpiece of the renovation to date is the addition of a 3,600-square-foot rehab therapy gym and the incorporation of a spacious activities of daily living suite. Renovation highlights also include modernized dining area and lounges, as well as updates to resident rooms and nurses’ stations.
WHARTON, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an industrial development site at 100 E. Dewey Ave. in the Northern New Jersey community of Wharton. Thomas Mallaney and Denise Kokulak of CBRE represented the buyer, a partnership between Commercial Realty Group and North Jersey Development Group, in the transaction. NAI Hanson represented the seller, Air Products and Chemicals Inc. The new ownership plans to construct a 95,000-square-foot building with a clear height of 28 feet, with construction beginning in the coming weeks.