MORGANTOWN, PA. — California-based Panattoni Development Co. will build a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial project in Morgantown, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Known as New Morgan Gateway Commerce Center, the development will comprise a 925,680-square-foot building and a 291,600-square-foot building on a 128-acre site. Both buildings will feature clear heights of 40 feet. HDA Architects is designing the project, and Brinkmann Constructors is serving as the general contractor. A construction timeline was not announced.
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CLIFTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale ofthe 97,145-square-foot Route 3 Industrial Park in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. The property consists of two shallow bay buildings on a 4.5-acre site that were fully leased at the time of sale. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Ryan Larkin and Seth Zuidema of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Longpoint Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was The Silverman Group.
MILFORD, CONN. — New York City-based HKS Real Estate Advisors has arranged a $7.9 million acquisition loan for a 105,481-square-foot shopping center in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Milford. The center sits on a 22-acre site and was 44 percent leased at the time of sale. Andrew Pilchick and Alex Dobosh of HKS arranged the debt through 360 Capital Funding on behalf of the borrower, Constitution Credit, which plans to implement a value-add program.
NEW YORK CITY — Dumbo Market has opened a 13,500-square-foot grocery store in Queens. The store is located within Jasper, a 499-unit apartment community in the borough’s Long Island City neighborhood that features 33,000 square feet of retail space. A partnership between The Domain Cos., LMXD and Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC owns Jasper.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between affordable housing developer Type A Projects and local nonprofit organization BronxWorks has received $255.6 million in construction financing for River Commons, a 328-unit project that will be located in the Concourse area of The Bronx. Construction is expected to begin within the coming weeks. The package includes $91.3 million in both tax-exempt ($64.3 million) and taxable ($27 million) bond financing from the New York City Housing Development Corp. In addition, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is providing more than $100 million in capital through its New Construction Finance program. Capital One also provided a letter of credit on the deal. Additional financing for the project stems from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that were syndicated by Hudson Housing Capital. Situated on the former site of a former hospital parking lot, River Commons will be a 17-story building that will house 328 affordable and supportive housing units, a 43,000-square-foot public healthcare center that will be operated by New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) and 6,000 square feet of flexible community space that will be occupied by African Communities Together. The development will also feature a 7,000-square-foot public green …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between local owner-operator Slate Property Group and nonprofit supportive housing developer Breaking Ground has acquired the Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan for $255 million with plans to implement an affordable housing conversion. Slate will develop the project, which will convert the 611-room hotel into a 579-unit apartment complex, and Breaking Ground will own and operate the property upon completion. The 31-story hotel, which is located across from Penn Station and closed in 2022, also features a 100-space underground parking garage, 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 3,500 square feet of ballroom space. All units will be reserved for low-income households and/or formerly homeless individuals, with rents to range from $1,385 to $1,731 per month. Construction is scheduled to begin late next year. As part of the redevelopment, the project team will replace all major utility and mechanical systems, upgrade lighting and merge adjacent hotel rooms into living spaces as needed. New office space will be constructed for onsite social services, and the building will also have full-time security and maintenance staff.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $176 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of six industrial properties totaling approximately 1.2 million square feet. Four of the properties are located in the Northern New Jersey communities of Carlstadt, Lyndhurst, Carteret and North Brunswick and feature clear heights of 16 to 25 feet. The other two properties are located in South Florida. Jim Cadranell, Gregory Nalbandian, Michael Lachs and Kevin Badger of JLL arranged the eight-year, fixed-rate loan through insurance giant Nationwide on behalf of the borrower, Seagis Property Group. The portfolio was 96 percent leased at the time of the loan closing.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has provided $32.4 million in Freddie Mac financing for The Riverdale Tower, an 89-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The 18-story building was completed in 2024 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 400 to 900 square feet, 27 of which are earmarked as affordable housing. Amenities include a fitness center, community room, two patios and a pickleball court. Matt Nihan of Berkadia originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which retires existing construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, Stagg Group. The building was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.3 million sale of a 21,897-square-foot retail strip center in the Northern New Jersey community of Rutherford. The property at 308–314 Union Ave. was originally built in 1925 and most recently renovated in 2019. Tenants include Dunkin’, Kiddie Academy, Three Star News Stand, Next Big Coder, Master Park’s and Laundry Guy’s. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PENNINGTON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $3.3 million sale of a 30,375-square-foot industrial facility in Pennington, located just north of Trenton. The multi-building facility is known as Hopewell Valley Industrial Park and was originally built on 8.2 acres in 1988. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.