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NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $81.7 million in financing for the development of three affordable housing projects totaling 179 units in The Bronx. The financing consists of $50.8 million in construction debt that was provided by CIT and $30.9 million in limited partnership equity with CBRE Investment Management. Aaron Appel, Mo Beler, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Keith Kurland and Michael Ianno of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Spaxel LLC and Atalaya Capital Management. Information on specific income restrictions and a construction schedule were not disclosed.

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CHESHIRE, CONN. — Regional investment firm Treetop Cos. has acquired CentConn Logistics, a 527,000-square-foot warehouse in Cheshire, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The sales price was $39 million. The site is fully entitled and approved for 238,668 square feet of new development. Brian Schulz, Kevin Welsh, Cory Gubner, Art Ross and Brad Soules of Newmark represented Treetop and the seller, DRA Advisors, in the transaction. Ari Schwartzbard and Thomas Lubeck, also with Newmark, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through an undisclosed life company on behalf of Treetop.  

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SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Atlanta-based hospitality brokerage firm Hodges Ward Elliott has negotiated the sale of Marriott Saddle Brook, a 241-room hotel in Northern New Jersey. The hotel opened in 1967 and offers an indoor pool, fitness center, 8,000 square feet of meeting and event space and an onsite restaurant and bar. B.J. Patel, Jay Morrow and Coby Campbell of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, which was also undisclosed, plans to implement a value-add program.

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HOLYOKE, MASS. — Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has brokered the sale of a portfolio of five multifamily buildings totaling 109 units in the western Massachusetts community of Holyoke. The buildings offer a mix of floor plans as well as retail spaces. Taylor Perun, Alex Burr and Cameron Formica of NEPCG represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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MAHWAH, N.J. — Locally based investment firm The STRO Cos. has purchased an 81,000-square-foot industrial property located at 300 Route 17 in the Northern New Jersey community of Mahwah. The property was fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Howard Weinberg, Nicholas Stefans, Jason Lundy and Jose Cruz of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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HOBOKEN, N.J. — Wells Fargo has provided a $150 million permanent loan for 7 Seventy House, a market-rate apartment community in Hoboken. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 2019 and totals 382 units that feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The community also houses 24,667 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, leasing office, game room, rooftop terrace, children’s play area and a dog run. Ten percent of the units are reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Shane Hogan and Andrew Cohen of Wells Fargo originated the loan, which was structured with a five-year term and  fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. Wells Fargo also provided the original construction debt for the project, which this loan retires.

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QUINCY, MASS. — Locally based developer FoxRock Properties has begun leasing Ashlar Park, a four-building, 465-unit multifamily project located at the site of the former Quincy Medical Center on the southern outskirts of Boston. Ashlar Park features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, outdoor terrace, fitness center with outdoor yoga space, resident lounge, coworking space, library and a conference room. Citizens Bank provided $128.7 million in construction financing for the project. Rents start at $1,925 per month for a studio apartment.

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BERLIN, VT. — Heidenberg Properties has completed the redevelopment of Berlin Mall, located just south of the Vermont state capital, into a mixed-use development and signed two new tenants to leases totaling roughly 60,000 square feet. The redevelopment began last year with the opening of Chestnut Place, a 98-unit seniors housing complex. Five Below opened a store at the property in February, and Hobby Lobby backfilled the former J.C. Penney anchor space in April. Heidenberg has also obtained approval for the addition of 30 residential units as well as a standalone, drive-thru Starbucks, and rebranded the property as Central Vermont Marketplace.

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TEANECK, N.J. — Astoria Realty Corp. has sold a 20,413-square-foot retail strip center located in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck for $6.2 million. The property at 1374-1400 Queen Anne Road was originally built in 1930 and renovated earlier this year. Glatt’s Express Supermarket serves as the anchor of the center, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale. Karly Iacono of CBRE represented Astoria Realty Corp. in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $4.7 million sale of a nine-unit multifamily building in Brooklyn’s Heights neighborhood. The building houses eight one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos, Nicole Daniggelis and Julian Montilus of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, which was also undisclosed, acquired the property vacant and plans to convert it into for-sale condominiums.

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