ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Chicago-based investment firm Green Courte Partners has purchased East Avenue and Forest Lawn, two manufactured housing communities totaling 341 sites in the upstate New York city of Rochester. The transaction effectively serves as an expansion of the neighboring property, Penfield Farms, which totals 375 sites. Associated Bank provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Greene Court Partners, which plans to use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. The seller was not disclosed.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Locally based developer KRE Group has broken ground on Valley View Park, a 239-unit multifamily project in East Hanover, about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The property will consist of five four-story buildings. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom formats, and 34 residences will be subject to income restrictions. The amenity package will comprise a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a gaming lawn, dog park and walking trails. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
BOGOTA AND RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — A joint venture between locally based developer The Hampshire Cos. and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate will develop a 187,530-square-foot industrial facility in the Northern New Jersey communities of Bogota and Ridgefield Park. The site at 30 Cross St. spans 11.7 acres, and the building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 21 dock-high doors and 268 automobile parking spaces. Michael Klein, John Rose, Jon Mikula and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged $34.5 million in floating-rate construction financing through Texas Capital Bank on behalf of the joint venture. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $8.1 million loan for the refinancing of Compass Self Storage, a 1,167-unit facility located on the north side of Philadelphia. Douglas Brooks of MMCC originated the financing, which was structured with a five-year term, fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Virginia-based nonprofit United Way has signed a 41,815-square-foot office lease at 55 Capital Blvd. in Rocky Hill, a southern suburb of Hartford. The building is located within the 506,500-square-foot Corporate Ridge development, which offers a fitness center, game room, outdoor gathering areas and a full-service cafeteria. Bob Kelly and Jon Putnam of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, KS Partners LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — The Buccini/Pollin Group, a development and investment firm with offices in Maryland and Delaware, has acquired One Tower Bridge, a 271,678-square-foot office building in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1989, the 15-story, riverfront building offers a fitness center, outdoor terrace and a multi-purpose room. One Tower Bridge was 92 percent leased at the time of sale, with Morgan Stanley serving as the anchor tenant. Buccini/Pollin plans to invest $9 million in capital improvements to the building. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
TETERBORO, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $39 million acquisition loan for a 221,448-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the Northern New Jersey community of Teterboro. Building features include a clear height of 22 feet, 15 dock-high doors, 11 drive-in doors, 95 parking spaces and 15 trailer parking spaces. Michael Klein, John Rose, Jon Mikula and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan through insurance giant Nationwide on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between local developer The Hampshire Cos. and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate. The property was fully leased to Fashion Logistics at the time of sale.
PHILADELPHIA — Regional brokerage firm Scope Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the $9.3 million sale of The Yellowjacket, a 24-unit multifamily property in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. The complex houses one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center and a rooftop deck, as well as 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Phil Sharrow and Fahd Malik of Scope Commercial represented the seller, a local developer that is nearing completion of the project, in the all-cash transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a family office that purchased the asset via a 1031 exchange.
LOWELL, MASS. — Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has brokered the $4 million sale of Middlesex Street Apartments, a 24-unit multifamily complex located in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. The 35,475-square-foot building is located in the downtown area and includes four commercial spaces. Brad Carlson of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of approximately 7.3 percent.
NEW YORK CITY — Securitas Security Services USA has signed a 19,500-square-foot office lease at 498 Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The company will relocate from 1412 Broadway to the 14th floor of the 25-story, 960,000-square-foot building in the fourth quarter. Andrew Conrad and Matt Coudert internally represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, which owns the building in partnership with Loeb Partners Realty and JR AMC, in the lease negotiations. David Opper and Eddie Sisca of CBRE represented the tenant.