PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between two Philadelphia-based development and investment firms, McGovern Holdings and Saxum Real Estate, has opened Hagert + York, a 294-unit apartment community in Philadelphia’s Fishtown/East Kensington area. Hagert + York offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, resident lounge, coworking space, package room, rooftop lounge, community kitchen and a café. Rents start at $1,280 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. — An affiliate of German asset management firm DWS Group will undertake a 141,000-square-foot industrial expansion project at Commerce Corner, a 259,910-square-foot development located about 25 miles outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The expansion project, which is expected to cost about $29 million, is a build-to-suit for Performance Food Group. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and to last about a year. In conjunction with the project, Performance Food Group is extending its lease by 15 years.
NEW YORK CITY — Long Island-based investment firm Barberry Rose Management has sold a 32-unit apartment building located at 720 W. 172nd St. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The sales price was $7 million. The building was originally constructed in 1918. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group represented both Barberry Rose and the buyer, an entity doing business as Two80 Real Estate Ventures, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Hawkins Way Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has completed a 1,355-bed student housing redevelopment project at 525 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood. Designed by Empire State Building architect Arthur Loomis Harmon, the 34-story building was originally constructed in 1923. Hawkins Way purchased the building in 2020, at which time it housed a Marriott-branded hotel that had recently ceased operations. The student housing community now offers 30,000 square feet of amenities, including a fitness center, laundry room, game room, performing arts studio, study rooms, community kitchen and lounges. FOUND Study, an affiliate of Hawkins Way Capital, operates the property as FOUND Study Turtle Bay. BDB Construction Enterprise served as a project partner on this conversion.
CHESHIRE, CONN. — Chicago-based investment firm Blue Vista Capital Management has acquired a multifamily development site in Cheshire, about 15 miles north of New Haven, that is fully approved for the construction of 300 units. The garden-style development, which is situated within the Stone Bridge Crossing master-planned community, will consist of eight three-story and one four-story building. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, coworking spaces, dog park and a guest suite. Construction is set to begin by the end of the month. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based development and construction management firm New Empire Corp. has broken ground on a 12-story apartment building at 58-01 Queens Blvd. Designed by Tang Studio Architect and Whitehall Interiors, the building will offer amenities such as a children’s playroom, indoor lounge, outdoor terrace and a fitness center. The number of units, types of floor plans and expected completion date were not disclosed.
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox has arranged a $10.6 million loan for the refinancing of a 34,877-square-foot retail property located in the Long Island community of East Farmingdale. The property consists of four buildings on a 6.9-acre site. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the loan, which carried a 15-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
NORTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 10,125-square-foot retail property in Norton, located in the southern part of The Bay State, that is net leased to CVS. The property was built on 1.5 acres in 2000. Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — New Jersey-based private equity real estate firm Sitex Group has acquired Zuckerberg’s Industrial Park, a 640,000-square-foot industrial campus located in the Northern New Jersey community of Saddle Brook. Zuckerberg’s Industrial Park, which has been owned by a local family for three generations, comprises 50 buildings on a 40-acre site and a four-acre trailer parking lot. Tenants at the development include UPS, ServePro and Johnstone Supply. The sales price was not disclosed, and no third-party brokers were involved in the deal. Sitex plans to implement a value-add program via new paving, lighting and signage, as well as updated building interiors.
NEW YORK CITY — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $43.6 million loan for the refinancing of a 220-room Hampton Inn hotel located near LaGuardia Airport in Queens. The hotel originally opened in September 2009 and offers a business center, fitness center and meeting rooms. David Turley led the Cronheim team that originated the loan through an undisclosed national debt fund. The borrower, Synergy Hospitality Management, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
