ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Regional operator Sportime Pickleball will open a 30,000-square-foot facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Englewood. The facility at 62 Route 4 E will feature 12 courts. Neil Seth, Jennifer Konefsky, Kenji Ota and Kathryn Cruz of Cushman & Wakefield represented Sportime Pickleball, which is also opening a 50,000-square-foot facility in nearby Wayne, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Somple of NAI James E. Hanson represented the undisclosed landlord. The opening is slated for early 2025.
LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm Muroff Hospitality Group has negotiated the sale of the Lamplight Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lake Luzerne, about 60 miles north of Albany. The property was built in 1890 and consists of 12 suites, a dining room and an owner’s apartment. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality Group represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors, in the transaction. The sales price was approximately $1.2 million.
WARRENDALE, PA. — Rue21, an apparel and accessories retailer based in the Pittsburgh area, has filed for bankruptcy and will close all its stores in the coming months, according to reports from multiple news organizations such as CNN, Reuters and The Business Journals. All three of those media outlets report that this is the third bankruptcy filing in the history of Rue21, which operates about 540 stores nationwide, down from more than 1,000 at the height of its existence. Following Rue21’s 2017 bankruptcy filing, the company closed some 400 stores. The Warrendale-based retailer also shed about $700 million in debt at that time, according to Reuters. However, subsequent growth in e-commerce, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to create operational struggles for the retailer. Today, Rue21 has about $200 million in outstanding debt, according to reports from the aforementioned media groups.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Garden Communities has completed One Legacy Place, a multifamily project located in the Northern New Jersey community of East Brunswick. One Legacy Place is the signature building within the larger, 520-unit Legacy Place development. The property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units across two buildings with garage parking and 18,000 square feet of retail space, all on a 25-acre site. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a coworking lounge, fitness center, dog park and walking trails. Leasing began in November. Rents start at $2,540 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
BILLERICA, MASS. — Nuvera Fuel Cells has signed a 110,684-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Billerica, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The provider of clean energy solutions for various transportation industries has been a tenant at the two-building Rivertech Park for nearly two decades. Rivertech Park spans 30.5 acres and was renovated in 2021. Richard Ruggiero, Torin Taylor, Matthew Adams and Rory Walsh of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the landlord.
EPHRATA, PA. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. has arranged the $11.7 million sale of Stonecreek Court Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily property in Ephrata, located west of Philadelphia in Lancaster County. Built on 6.2 acres in 2008, the five-building property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Matt Wolf of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Simon Property Group has welcomed five new food-and-beverage concepts to King of Prussia mall in metro Philadelphia. Vietnamese restaurant Saigon Eats and confectionary Neuhaus Belgium Chocolate recently debuted their eateries. Chinese restaurant Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao and New York-based Gregory’s Coffee will open in the coming weeks. Chicken Guy!, a concept from celebrity chef Guy Fieri, opened in March.
NEW YORK CITY — Bloomberg LP has signed a 946,815-square-foot office lease extension at 731 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The extension term is 11 years, and the business journalism organization will now keep its headquarters at the 56-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building through 2040. Developed by Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) and owned by its affiliate, publicly traded REIT Alexander’s Inc., 731 Lexington Avenue also houses 250,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 105 condos. Bloomberg’s physical footprint in New York spans more than 2 million square feet across three buildings.
Adirondack Capital Partners Arranges $102.5M Sale of Multifamily Property in Westford, Massachusetts
WESTFORD, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Adirondack Capital Partners has arranged the $102.5 million sale of Abbot Mill, a 234-unit multifamily property in Westford, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The property, which represents Phase I of a larger project, is a redevelopment of a historic mill that was originally constructed in 1875, according to Apartments.com. The website also reports that Abbot Mill offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, business center, clubhouse and a lounge. New York-based investment firm Aker acquired the property from an undisclosed local developer. Michael Hunter Coghill and David Johnson of Adirondack brokered the deal.
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — A joint venture between locally based developer Cabot Cabot & Forbes (CC&F) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) will develop 200 Quannapowitt, a 440-unit multifamily project in the northern Boston suburb of Wakefield. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 18 percent of which will be reserved as affordable housing. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining stations, coworking space and nature trails. Brett Paulsrud, Andrew Gray and Mike Shepard of JLL structured the joint venture between the two firms.