NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $54.3 million sale of a multifamily development site in Brooklyn. The site at 970 Franklin Ave. is located in the Crown Heights neighborhood and is approved for the development of up to roughly 290,000 buildable square feet of product across 355 apartments, all within a 10-story building. The Continuum Co. sold the site to private investor Isaac Schwartz. Andrew Scandalios, Ethan Stanton, Brendan Maddigan and Michael Mazzara of JLL represented both parties in the transaction.
DOVER, DEL. — NAI Emory Hill, in partnership with NS Development Partners, has purchased a 46-acre industrial development site in Dover. The parcel is located within Garrison Oak Technology Park and is zoned for manufacturing, logistics and technology uses. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. According to Becker Morgan Group, the architecture and engineering firm that designed Garrison Oak Technology Park, the development spans 389 acres across 15 parcels.
MILFORD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.1 million sale of a 39,424-square-foot healthcare property in Milford, located southwest of Boston. Built on 3.5 acres in 1985, Hill Office Park was 76 percent leased at the time of sale to 12 tenants, including Milford Regional Medical Center, Metro West Oral Surgery and Asthma Allergy Physicians. Harrison Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — The National Association on Drug Abuse Problems has signed an 11,384-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is roughly 11 years, and the space is located on the 12th floor of 520 Eighth Avenue, a 26-story, 860,000-square-foot building in the Garment District. Matthew Mandell of GFP Real Estate represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Marc Shapses, Eva Shih and Roi Shleifer of Savills represented the tenant.
By Taylor Williams Retail and restaurant operators looking to enter or expand within the Philadelphia metro area are increasingly looking at suburban locations, and owners of those properties and seasoned brokers within the market both say there’s more to the trend than a simple lack of availability in key urban retail nodes. “The suburbs have been the preferred asset class — to some degree the first choice — for some retailers,” says Kari Glinski, vice president of asset management at regional owner-operator Federal Realty Investment Trust. “It started during COVID, when everybody was home, and with a lot of people living in the suburbs, we’ve seen strong demand. For well-located suburban properties, the leasing volume over the past three years has been at historical highs.” “Even over the past 12 to 24 months, supply has absolutely been constrained and should be even more constrained going forward,” Glinski continues. “For well-located properties backed by demand, new development can work. But right now, with where the cost of capital is, there’s not going to be a huge pop in new supply, thus creating a scarcity of well-located retail space.” Glinski acknowledges that since Federal Realty doesn’t operate many projects in the city, …
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Smith Hill Capital, the commercial real estate debt investment management business of the Procaccianti Cos., and Boston-based Bain Capital has received a $216 million loan for the refinancing of the 774-room Westin New York Grand Central Hotel. The hotel features 18,750 square feet of meeting and event space, a fitness center and a full-service restaurant. The joint venture acquired the hotel in 2019 and undertook renovations in 2021. JLL arranged the debt on behalf of ownership. The direct lender was not disclosed. The hotel first opened in 2012.
TETERBORO, N.J. — Metro Philadelphia-based developer Seagis Property Group has completed a 166,725-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Teterboro. Known as Teterboro Distribution Center, the building at 200 Hollister Road offers proximity to Port Newark-Elizabeth and Liberty International Airport. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, 3,580 square feet of office space, 37 loading docks, 185-foot truck court depths and parking for 46 trailers and 114 cars. CBRE is marketing the property for lease.
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage and Singer Financial have co-arranged a $16 million acquisition loan for Riverhead Medical Office Park on Long Island. Riverhead Medical Office Park consists of six single-story buildings totaling 101,949 square feet that were fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Andrew Stewart and Brandon Szwalbenest of Cronheim Mortgage, in conjunction with Gregg Singer of Singer Financial, arranged the fixed-rate loan on behalf of the owner, Miami-based Candor Capital. The direct lender was an undisclosed life insurance company.
READING, PA. — NAI Emory Hill, in partnership with NS Development Partners, has purchased a 105,000-square-foot industrial building in Reading, located northwest of Philadelphia. The site at 3030 Kutztown Road spans 8.3 acres, and the facility can support both manufacturing and warehousing uses. Building features include a clear height of 24 feet, seven loading docks, 140 parking spaces and 25,000 square feet of office space. The building was 80 percent leased at the time of sale, with industrial communications systems provider GAI-Tronics serving as the anchor tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has negotiated the $12.4 million sale of a portfolio of four multifamily buildings totaling 17 units in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn. The buildings are located within six blocks of each other along Van Buren Street and include two retail spaces. Daniel Lebor and Matthew Cosentino of TeerraCRG represented the seller, REDHOEK+, in the transaction. Blue Sky Diner Inc. was the buyer. The sales price translates to a cap rate of approximately 6 percent.