WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $150 million construction loan for RB3, a 426-unit multifamily project that will be located across the Hudson River from Manhattan in West New York, N.J. The 11-story waterfront property, which will be located within the 200-acre Port Imperial master-planned development, will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Residences will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, private offices and coworking spaces, a virtual reality room, golf simulator, children’s playroom, sky lounge, grilling stations and a pickleball court. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, Steven Klein and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Northwestern Mutual on behalf of the locally based borrower, Canoe Brook Development.
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ANDOVER, MASS. — A partnership between Boston-based developer Celera Properties and Connecticut-based investment firm True North Management Group has completed Phase I of Andover Technology Park, a life sciences redevelopment project in metro Boston suburb. The first phase of the redevelopment of the 250,000-square-foot campus entailed the core and shell repositioning of the building at 600 Federal St. Ownership subsequently inked 42,000 square feet of new leases at the property. CBRE is the leasing agent for Andover Technology Park. VIVO Arch served as the project architect, and Timberline Construction was the general contractor.
NEW YORK CITY — The Feil Organization has negotiated a 30-year, 142,308-square-foot office lease with the Archdiocese of New York at 488 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the entire third through seventh floors of the 447,000-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1949 and overlooks St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Andrew Weiner internally represented The Feil Organization in the lease negotiations. Mary Ann Tighe and Lauren Crowley Corrinet of CBRE represented the archdiocese. The building is now 90 percent leased.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Connell Co. will open a 25,000-square-foot fitness facility at The Park, the locally based developer’s 185-acre mixed-use redevelopment in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The facility will be known as FIELDHOUSE and will offer fitness regimens such as Pilates, yoga and boxing. Members will also have access to a game room, a meditation room, nap and recovery rooms, a health bar and personal trainers and in-house nutritionists. The opening is slated for March.
NEW YORK CITY — French skincare company Caudalie Inc. has signed a 14,000-square-foot office lease at 381 Park Avenue South in Midtown Manhattan. Caudalie relocated from 70 W. 36th St. to a full floor at the 17-story, 228,000-square-foot building earlier this month. Jonathan Moss of M&M Retail Luxury Consulting Inc. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Tunis, Kyle Berlinsky and Joseph Mangiacotti of Colliers represented the landlord, ATCO Properties & Management.
SWAMPSCOTT, MASS. — Regional developer and operator WinnCos. has received $69.1 million in financing for The Westcott, a 114-unit affordable housing project in Swampscott, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Units at The Westcott will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 110 percent of the area median income. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities provided Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for the project. MassHousing provided bridge and permanent financing, and both the Swampscott Affordable Housing Trust and North Shore HOME Consortium contributed funds to the development. Construction is underway, with the first units expected to be available for occupancy next year.
NEW YORK CITY — CAMBA Housing Ventures has broken ground on Clarkson Avenue Estates, a 328-unit affordable housing project in Brooklyn. GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. led the remediation efforts for the site at 329 Clarkson Ave., which most recently housed a parking facility operated by SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The nine-story building will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units for renters earning up to 30, 40, 50 and 70 percent of the area median income. Half of the units will be reserved as supportive housing for formerly homeless or incarcerated individuals. Amenities will include community rooms, a computer room, basketball gym and onsite laundry facilities. The development will also feature 30,000 square feet for supportive facilities for initiatives such as workforce training, financial literacy, youth education and development and childcare. Delivery is slated for 2026.
ORANGE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $13.8 million sale of Wedgewood House, an 80-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Orange. The garden-style, recently renovated complex was built on 1.8 acres in 1968 and houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller in the transaction. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the undisclosed buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. — Launch Entertainment will open a 31,842-square-foot indoor trampoline park in the Northern New Jersey community of Little Ferry. The entertainment operator will backfill a space formerly occupied by grocer HMart within a 155,444-square-foot shopping center at 260 Bergen Turnpike. Marta Villa of CBRE represented the landlord, Bergen Ferry Associates LP, in the lease negotiations. Brian Wherty of Equity Retail Brokers represented Launch Entertainment.
ROSELAND, N.J. — Meisel Tuteur & Lewis has signed a 22,000-square-foot office lease in Roseland, about 25 miles west of Manhattan. The accounting and consulting firm is relocating from a nearby building to a built-out space on the second floor of a 220,000-square-foot building within Eisenhower Corporate Park. David Stifelman and Tim Greiner of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jeff Kolodkin of Newmark represented the undisclosed landlord.