SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pyramid Brokerage Co., a division of Cushman & Wakefield, has negotiated the $15.8 million sale of a 51-unit multifamily property in Syracuse. The building was originally constructed in 1910 as a theater and converted into office space in the 1960s. The redevelopment to multifamily took place in 2018. Jonathan Weinstein of Pyramid Brokerage, along with Brian Whitmer, Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd and Peter Welch of Cushman & Wakefield, brokered the deal. A locally based limited liability company sold the asset to a New York City-based family office.
TRENTON, N.J. — NAI Fennelly has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 27,362-square-foot industrial building located at 480 Lalor St. in Trenton. The building features a clear height of 12 feet and one loading dock. Jerry Fennelly and Matt Fennelly of NAI Fennelly represented the seller, Switlik Survival Products Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was New Jersey-based Howco Management.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Connell Co. has unveiled plans for expansion at The Park, a 185-acre mixed-use campus in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The latest phase of The Park will be known as The District and will comprise five new buildings that will house 328 multifamily units and 190,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. The two multifamily buildings will total 179 and 149 units and will both feature a variety of indoor and outdoor amenities. The first of the three retail buildings will encompass 81,715 square feet and will be fully dedicated to entertainment. End users within this structure, which will also house a covered garden and event space, will include a brewery, Mexican restaurant, Italian steakhouse and a duckpin bowling concept. The other retail buildings will total 30,515 and 25,755 square feet. The District will also feature various pocket parks and open green spaces. Completion is slated for 2025.
YONKERS, N.Y. — A partnership between locally based developer Rose Associates and asset management firm Battery Global Advisors has topped out Alexander Crossing, a 440-unit apartment building located north of New York City in Yonkers. Designed by Perkins Eastman and built by Callahan Construction Managers, Alexander Crossing is a seven-story, 600,000-square-foot building. The property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a heated outdoor pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, game room, coworking lounge and a multi-sport simulator. The development team plans to deliver units in phases over the course of 2023.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — New York City-based investment and development firm Rockefeller Group is nearing completion of a 172,622-square-foot speculative industrial project located at 55 Paradise Lane in the Long Island community of Bay Shore. Building features include a clear height of 36 feet, 40 dock doors, two overhead doors and parking for 270 vehicles. Completion is slated for spring 2023. KSS Architects designed the project, and Aurora Contractors is serving as the general contractor. Huntington is the civil engineer. JLL has been tapped to lease the development.
BRYN MAWR, PA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of Ferrari Philadelphia, a 41,311-square-foot car dealership located on the city’s northwestern outskirts in Bryn Mawr. The property comprises a 36,314-square-foot sales and service building and a 4,997-square-foot repair building across the street. An affiliate of Piazza Auto Group purchased Ferrari Philadelphia from an affiliate of RDS Automotive for an undisclosed price. Rich Weitzman of Colliers brokered the deal.
LYNDHURST, N.J. — Woodmont Industrial Partners, a joint venture between local investment firm Woodmont Properties and Romark Logistics, has purchased a 30,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Lyndhurst. Located at 2 Terminal Road in the northern part of the Garden State, the building features a clear height of 18 feet, two loading docks and two drive-in doors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — IDLogistics, a third-party provider based in France, has signed a 526,662-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at Lehigh Valley Trade Center in Bethlehem. The cross-dock facility features a clear height of 40 feet, 119 dock doors, 250 car parking spaces and 154 trailer parking spaces. Mark Chubb, Michael Zerbe and Summer Coulter of Colliers represented the landlord, a partnership between New York-based Clarion Partners and Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co., in the lease negotiations. Todd Steffen, also with Colliers, represented the tenant. The partnership also recently broke ground on a third phase at Lehigh Valley Trade Center that will deliver two buildings totaling roughly 588,000 square feet.
BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided a $36 million tax-exempt bond to fund a project at The Park School in the Brookline area. The project will entail a renovation of an existing building to create space for an art and science wing, the construction of an outdoor turf athletic field and a ropes course and the addition of a new elevator in the main building. Additionally, the school will use bond proceeds to make roof repairs, replace skylights in various facilities and install a new sprinkler system. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in January 2024. Eastern Bank purchased the bond, which will also be used to refinance previously issued debt. Founded in 1888, The Park School is a nonprofit institution with an enrollment of 560 students in grades pre-K through 8.
BRUNSWICK, MAINE — Private equity real estate firm Jones Street Investment Partners has received a $36 million construction loan for a 181-unit multifamily project in Brunswick, located in the southern coastal part of Maine. The site is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone within Brunswick Landing, which is a commercial and industrial redevelopment of a former naval base. Bangor Savings Bank provided the loan. Completion is slated for late 2024.