NEW YORK CITY — Everest Group (NYSE: EG), a provider of property and specialty insurance products, has signed a 66,444-square-foot office lease at 1155 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 15 years, and the deal brings the 42-story building to 93 percent occupancy. Eric Deutsch and Jared Freede of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban internally represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, which recently completed a $130 million renovation of the property.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Locally based developer Vida Capital is nearing completion of Prospect Crossing, a 44-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne. The five-story building houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 459 to 1,210 square feet and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and tile backsplashes. Amenities include a fitness center, lounge, clubrooms and coworking office space. Leasing will begin later this month.
CENTER VALLEY, PA. — Five Guys Burgers & Fries will open a 2,407-square-foot restaurant at Promenade Saucon Valley in Center Valley, an unincorporated area located about 50 miles north of Philadelphia. The center was formerly known as The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley. Scheduled to open this fall, the restaurant will be situated between the stores of European Wax Center and uBreakiFix. Five Guys’ portfolio currently includes more than 1,700 restaurants globally.
WINDSOR, CONN. — Metro Boston-based developer Condyne Capital has begun work on a 185,600-square-foot industrial project in Windsor, a northern suburb of Hartford. The facility sits on a 20.6-acre site and is an expansion of Condyne’s Baker Hollow Logistics Center. Polar Design Build will handle construction of the building, which will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 36 dock doors, one drive-in door and 45 trailer parking spaces (expandable to 103). Construction is scheduled for a fall delivery.
NORWOOD, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Resource Realty has arranged a 71,870-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Norwood. Alfred Sanzari Enterprises owns the 111,300-square-foot building at 335 Chestnut St., which sits on six acres within Norwood Industrial Park and has 11 loading docks. Dan Whitehead of Resource Realty negotiated the deal on behalf of the tenant, footwear products manufacturer OrthoFeet Inc.
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Welcomes New Tenants to Shopping Center in New York’s Westchester County
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — New York City-based owner-operator Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. has welcomed new tenants to Vernon Hills Village in Westchester County, located north of New York City. New tenants at Vernon Hills Village include Nike, Sephora, Lululemon, Pottery Barn, Ever/Body, Sweetgreen, Serafina and Starbucks. The center is now fully leased.
GREENWICH, CONN. — Financial services firm Kensico Capital Management has signed an 11,016-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. Ed Tonnessen of JLL represented the tenant.
TEANECK, N.J. — Columbia University Irving Medical Center will open a 4,283-square-foot surgical outpatient center in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. The clinic will be located within the 670,000-square-foot, four-building Glenpointe mixed-use campus. Jeff Schotz, Peter Rossi, Dan Reider, Peter Kasparian and David Simson of Newmark represented the landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, in the lease negotiations. Gerry Lees and Jeffrey Prezant of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Locally based developer Hornrock Properties has begun leasing a 168-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Hackensack. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects, the six-story building represents Phase II of a larger development known as Ivy & Green, Phase I of which totaled 221 units. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and the campaign begins with 30 percent of the units preleased. Ivy & Green offers amenities such as a pool, coworking spaces, private conference rooms, a gaming lounge, speakeasy bar, demonstration kitchen, theater and music studio, a children’s playroom, fitness center, pet spa and package lockers. Monthly rents start at $2,215 for a studio.
CHELSEA, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $24.5 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 66-unit affordable housing project that will be located just south of Boston in Chelsea. The building at 170 Cottage St. will ultimately house 11 three-bedroom units, 43 two-bedroom apartments and 12 one-bedroom residences. Units will be reserved for households earning up to 30, 50 or 60 percent or the area median income. The development will also include onsite parking and 15,000 square feet of open green space. A subsidiary of Eastern Bank purchased the bond, and the project is also being funded by $19.7 million in federal tax credits. The developer is nonprofit agency The Community Builders.