CHELMSFORD AND MEDFORD, MASS. — A partnership between two local investment firms, Marcus Partners and Rhino Capital Advisors, has purchased a portfolio of five industrial properties totaling 307,053 square feet in the Boston area. The sales price was $40.5 million. Four of the properties are located in Chelmsford, and the fifth is located in Medford. Citizens Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union has arranged a $20.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 49-unit apartment building in the Jamaica area of Queens. Zoria Apartments is an eight-story building that houses 35 one-bedroom units, 12 two-bedroom apartments and two penthouses, as well as four retail spaces and a community facility. Alex Jaffa of Eastern Union arranged the loan through Wells Fargo. The borrower was not disclosed.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of a 106,000-square-foot industrial building in the Southern New Jersey community of Mount Laurel. The building at 116 Gaither Drive was completed in 1982 and features a clear height of 22 feet. Jonathan Klear of NAI Mertz represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Dean Torosian, Nate Demetsky and Matt Kemery of JLL represented the seller, Endurance Real Estate Group.
BOSTON — Urban Edge Partners has acquired Brighton Mills Center, a 91,000-square-foot retail property in Boston. Grocer Star Market anchors the center, and other tenants include Petco, Spring Shabu Restaurant, Bank of America and McDonald’s. Nat Heald, Jordana Roet, Connor Scott and Scott Dragosled of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the negotiations. The team also procured the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed.
WILTON, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $24.7 million sale of a 221,070-square-foot office building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Wilton. The two-story building at 50 Danbury Road is home to tenants such as AIG, ASML and Hartford Health Care. Jeff Dunne, Steve Bardsley and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership that includes an entity managed by Taconic Capital Partners, in the transaction. Shawn Rosenthal and Jason Gaccione, also with CBRE, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Melrose Pfeiffer Holding LLC.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $17.8 million in financing for Old Colony Square, a 100,760-square-foot shopping center in Jersey City. Asian grocer 99 Ranch Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Other tenants include McDonald’s, Advance Auto Parts and Dunkin’. Brandon Szwalbenest, Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim arranged the fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the owner, National Realty & Development Corp.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Zelco Properties, the development and acquisition arm of Charter Realty, has purchased a 153,000-square-foot shopping center in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford. Whole Foods Market and Saks Off Fifth anchor the center. Zelco acquired the center along with undisclosed institutional and operating partners. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Charter Realty will also be the leasing agent. Approximately 74,000 square feet of space remains available.
NEW YORK CITY — Moroccanoil has signed a 39,799-square-foot office lease at 1185 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. The cosmetics company will occupy part of the 32nd and all of the 33rd floor at the 42-story building. Deborah Van Der Heyden, Yarden Drimmer, Tamar Wartanian and Andrew Chase of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, John Fanuzzi, Brent Ozarowski, David Waterman and Kevin Sullivan of Newmark represented the landlord, SL Green.
BOHEMIA, N.Y. — Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace has opened a 39,000-square-foot store in the Long Island community of Bohemia. The caterer and provider of Italian food and shopping experiences has backfilled a former Babies ‘R’ Us space at Sayville Plaza. Robert Delavale of Breslin Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives has provided $200 million in financing for Homestead Gateway, a 34-story mixed-income multifamily project that will be located in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. The borrower is Lions Group, a family-owned development firm based in New York. The package covers an array of financing instruments, including a construction loan, bridge debt facility, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity and a tax credit purchase through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s Aspire program. The financing package also includes a forward Freddie Mac commitment for the tax-exempt and taxable permanent loans. The site is currently home to a municipal parking lot. Of the building’s 360 units, 90 will be set aside as affordable housing, although specific income restrictions were not announced. Homestead Gateway will also feature 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and amenities such as a rooftop lounge, fitness center and shared workspaces. The groundbreaking is set to occur in the coming days. Nicco Lupo, Christopher Peck, Michael Shmuely, Jillian Grzywacz, Alex Staikos, Jimmy Cochran and Tom Didio Jr. of JLL advised Lions Group on the structured capitalization and forward Freddie Mac commitment. “Mixed-income developments like Homestead Gateway demonstrate …