NEW YORK CITY — Spectrum Reach has signed an 11-year, 55,848-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The advertising sales business of Charter Communications will relocate from 1633 Broadway to the 26th and 27th floors of 3 Times Square, a 30-story building that was originally constructed in 2001 as the headquarters for Reuters, this fall. Robert Stillman, Cara Chayet and Liz Lash of CBRE represented Spectrum Reach in the lease negotiations. Ron Lo Russo, John Cefaly, Paige Engeldrum, Lou D’Avanzo, Mike Burgio and Dan Organ of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agent Thomas Keating, represented the landlord, Rudin.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $3 million in financing for a 69,350-square-foot shopping center in the Long Island community of Medford. The name of the property was not disclosed. Pool supplies retailer Island Recreational anchors the center, which was originally built in 1968 and has a roster of 15 tenants, including Dollar Tree and Dunkin’. Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the debt. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
TRENTON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $2.8 million sale of Belleview Commons, a 24-unit apartment building in Trenton. The three-story building houses a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units and recently underwent a capital improvement program. Barry Waisbrod of Kislak brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has recapitalized a portfolio of 20 industrial buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet in Moorestown, located about 12 miles east of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The shallow-bay buildings were all constructed between 1984 and 2000 and had a collective occupancy rate of about 96 percent at the time of the recapitalization. Brennan, which acquired the portfolio in 2017, did not disclose specific details on either the debt and/or equity aspects of the recapitalization.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — A partnership between Jefferson Apartment Group, a developer based in Northern Virginia, and New York City-based CP Capital has delivered the first building of a 310-unit multifamily project in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington. The 14-acre site at 1125 Virginia Drive, which was formerly home to an office building occupied by ADP, now houses five mid-rise buildings that comprise a community known as J Veridian at Upper Dublin. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, dog park, clubroom with a bar, game room, fitness center, coworking lounge and a movie theater. The property also features multiple acres of open green space. Rents start at $1,800 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. Full completion is scheduled for the coming months.
TETERBORO, N.J. — Seagis Property Group is nearing completion of a 166,725-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Teterboro. Known as Teterboro Distribution Center, the building offers proximity to Port Newark-Elizabeth and Liberty International Airport. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, 5,000 square feet of office space, 40 loading docks, 185-foot truck court depths and parking for 46 trailers and 114 cars. CBRE is marketing the property, which is slated for a summer delivery, for lease.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Morris Marketplace, an 85,513-square-foot shopping center located roughly 25 miles west of New York City. The newly developed center was fully leased at the time of sale to more than 35 restaurant and service-oriented tenants, including Wells Fargo, Jersey Mike’s, Orangetheory Fitness and Panda Express. Brad Nathanson and JP Colussi of IPA represented the seller and developer, DeVimy Equities, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Ohio-based Last Mile Investments.
NEW YORK CITY —Gardiner & Theobald, an independent construction and property consulting firm, has signed a 27,500-square-foot office lease renewal at 535-545 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is five years. Omar Sozkesen of The Moinian Group represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Evan Fiddle of CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Twining Properties will undertake an 850,000-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment project in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. Known as Pratt Landing, the project will convert a 11.5-acre waterfront industrial site into a destination with 383 apartments, 99 condos, a 150-room hotel, 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a public park. Robert A.M. Stern Architects is leading the design of Pratt Landing, which will house the aforementioned uses within four buildings and across four city blocks. Twining Properties has received full site plan approval from the City of New Rochelle and will soon commence demolitions of existing structures on the site.
LEVITTOWN, PA. — Lument has provided a $24.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for an affordable housing complex in Levittown, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The name of the property, which was built in 1972 and offers amenities such as clubhouse, fitness center, playground and outdoor grilling stations, was not disclosed. John Hurley of Lument originated the financing, which carried a five-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of New Jersey-based owner-operator Silverstein Properties. Zach Schwartz of Brook Hollow Capital acted as the mortgage broker on the deal.