PHILADELPHIA — General contractor TN Ward has completed the renovation of Race Street Labs, a 180,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Philadelphia. In addition to base building renovations, two floors of lab facilities were constructed on a speculative basis. The facility now features lab-ready building infrastructure, customizable lab and office spaces and onsite lab management support services. Iron Stone Real Estate Partners owns the property. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the renovated space for lease.
PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners has broken ground on Cedarwood Homes, an age-restricted affordable housing project that will be located at the site of the former Fairywood School in Pittsburgh. The majority (39) of the units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Merchants Capital secured an $11 million construction and equity bridge loan financing for the project. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency also awarded a 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to fund the project. Completion is slated for some time next year.
IPSWICH, MASS. — MassDevelopment, the state development finance agency and land bank, has provided a $32.5 million tax-exempt bond for Agawam Village, a 94-unit affordable housing complex in Ipswich, located northeast of Boston in Essex County. Agawam Village was built in 1970 and offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units across seven buildings. Specific information on income restrictions was not disclosed. The borrower, a joint venture between an affiliate of The Ipswich Housing Authority and Harborlight Homes of Beverly, will use the financing to acquire and renovate the property. The Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development also provided $20.1 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for the purchase and rehabilitation.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $14.5 million sale of a 103-unit multifamily property located in the Jackson Heights area of Queens. Shaun Riney, Seth Glasser, Sean Fopeano and Louis Zarif of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were individuals/personal trusts who requested anonymity.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated an 80,000-square-foot industrial lease within HRP Hudson Logistics Park in Jersey City. The 86-acre park is a redevelopment of a former coal-fired power plant. Kevin Dudley and Nicholas Klacik of CBRE represented the tenant, global logistics firm D.B. Schenker, in the lease negotiations. David Knee, Chris Hile and Ryan Milanik of JLL represented the landlord, Hilco Redevelopment Partners.
BROCKTON, MASS. — Urban Air Adventure Park, an entertainment concept centered on trampolines, has signed a 52,900-square-foot retail lease in the southern Boston suburb of Brockton. The freestanding building sits on four acres across the street from Westgate Mall. Rob Robledo and John Ferris of CBRE represented the landlord, locally based investment firm The Bulfinch Cos., in the lease negotiations. The opening is slated for spring 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Global Holdings Management Group has acquired a 57-unit apartment building located at 51 Irving Place in Manhattan. The location offers immediate proximity to the Gramercy Park and Union Square neighborhoods. Built in 1969, the six-story building features studio, one- and two-bedroom units as well as 8,000 square feet of retail space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NATICK, MASS. — Locally based developer Stonegate Group has broken ground on Stonegate St. Patrick, an 89,500-square-foot, mixed-use redevelopment in Natick, a western suburb of Boston. Designed by Finegold Alexander Architects, the project will convert the site of a former school into a property with 46 apartments, four townhomes and 14,000 square feet of retail space. Apartments will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and 14 apartments will be reserved as affordable housing. Townhomes will feature three- and four-bedroom layouts. Nauset Construction is the general contractor for the project, a tentative completion date for which was not disclosed.
WYOMISSING, PA. — Progress Realty Partners, a New Jersey-based private equity firm, has acquired Park Place Center, a 143,000-square-foot industrial flex property in Wyomissing, located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The site spans 11 acres, and the complex consists of 10 buildings ranging in size from 2,985 to 55,080 square feet. Affiliate firm Progress Capital arranged an acquisition loan for the deal that carried a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and one year of interest-only payments. Alan Cafiero and Mark Gjonbalaj of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DOVER, N.H. — The Washington Trust Co., a regional bank, has provided a $7.4 million acquisition loan for an 80,000-square-foot industrial property in Dover, located near the Maine-New Hampshire border. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 44 Industrial Drive was constructed on 8.5 acres in 1971 and renovated in 1996. The facility was fully leased at the time of sale. The borrower was an affiliate of Massachusetts-based investment firm R.J. Kelly.