PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Univest Bank & Trust Co. has provided a $19.6 million construction loan for an industrial conversion project in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. The project will convert the 156,000-square-foot, vacant office building at 7 Campus Drive into a 128,150-square-foot industrial facility with a clear height of 36 feet, 23 dock doors, two drive-in doors and103 car parking spaces. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Mary Shin of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the debt. The borrower is a partnership between Saxum Real Estate and Penwood Real Estate Investment Management.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — FedEx Corp. has renewed its 125,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 100 Enterprise Drive in Newburgh, about 70 miles north of New York City. The freestanding building was developed as a build-to-suit to support FedEx’s air cargo operations at nearby Stewart International Airport. Tom Consiglio and Todd Hali of Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey represented the landlord, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the lease negotiations. FedEx was self-represented.
NEW YORK CITY — Wells Fargo has provided $250 million in bridge financing for AtlanticBK, a newly delivered, 456-unit multifamily project located at 1057 Atlantic Ave. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Units at AtlanticBK, which rises 17 stories and includes 138 affordable residences, come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, lounge, golf simulator, game room, screening room, children’s playroom and a landscaped rooftop deck, as well as 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Drew Fletcher, Paul Fried and Bryan Grover of Greystone arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Douglaston Development.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged a $28 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five multifamily properties totaling 60 units in Manhattan. The properties, which collectively include seven retail spaces, are located at 301 E. 90th St., 714 Greenwich Ave., 723 11th Ave., 746 9th Ave. and 407 Amsterdam Ave. Shamir Seidman and Jeff Feldman of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the owners, Ed and Michael Ostad, which purchased the buildings in 2024 and implemented capital improvements. The direct lender was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Arch Inc. has signed a 73,581-square-foot office lease in Lower Manhattan. The fintech firm will relocate from the nearby building at 111 E. 18th St. to the entire 30th and 31st floors of One Seaport Plaza, a 35-story building that was originally constructed in 1984. Evan Algier and Eric Hazen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. John Cefaly, Ethan Silverstein, Stephen Bellwood and Rachel Rosenfeld, also with Cushman & Wakefield, collaborated with internal agents Brett Greenberg and Adam Rappaport to represent the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons.
MILFORD, N.H. — Hitchiner, a provider of casting-based components and assemblies for the aerospace and automotive industries, has opened a 57,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Milford, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The build-to-suit facility will serve as a “shared services operations” center on the company’s existing campus. Locally based design-build firm PROCON handled architectural and construction aspects of the project, which began in fall 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Saks Global Holdings LLC, the owner of luxury retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company secured a financing commitment of approximately $1.75 billion, comprising $1.5 billion from an ad hoc group of the company’s senior secured bondholders and roughly $240 million of incremental liquidity from its asset-based lenders. Saks Global says the financing package will strengthen its balance sheet and position the company for “a strong and stable future.” In addition, Saks Global has appointed Geoffroy van Raemdonck as CEO, effective immediately. Van Raemdonck, who previously served as CEO of Neiman Marcus Group prior to its acquisition by Saks Global in 2024, succeeds Richard Baker, who stepped down from his role as executive chairman and CEO of Saks Global, effective Jan. 13. Van Raemdonck is expanding Saks Global’s senior leadership team, appointing industry veterans and former Neiman Marcus Group leaders. “This is a defining moment for Saks Global, and the path ahead presents a meaningful opportunity to strengthen the foundation of our business and position it for the future,” says van …
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — TransMedics Group Inc. has signed a 16-year, 498,000-square-foot headquarters lease in Somerville, located just outside of downtown Boston. The provider of organ transplant therapy services will occupy the entirety of a newly constructed, 12-story building within Assembly Innovation Park that houses office, life sciences and manufacturing space. San Diego-based BioMed Realty owns Assembly Innovation Park, which is planned to ultimately feature three office/life sciences buildings, as well as retail and open green space.
BREWSTER, N.Y. — Lincoln Equities Group has received a $106 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 618,048-square-foot industrial building in Brewster, about 60 miles northeast of New York City. Building B @ Interstate Crossings was completed in 2025 and features a clear height of 40 feet. Peter Rotchford and Christopher Pratt of JLL arranged the loan, which includes a future funding component, through affiliates of Apollo and CenterSquare Investment Management.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Basis Investment Group has provided a $27.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Plaza 44, a 168,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Poughkeepsie, located north of New York City. Regional grocer Stop & Shop anchors the center, and Ross Dress for Less plans to open a 23,000-square-foot store at Plaza 44 before the end of the year. The borrower, Capstone Realty Group, plans to reposition the center and market the property for sale over the course of the ensuing 24-month period.