ANDOVER, MASS. — Global technology firm Broadcom has signed a 60,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 100 Brickstone Square in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. Brickstone Square was originally constructed in 1922 and recently underwent a capital improvement program that delivered expanded café services, a fitness center, onsite bistro, game room and a new outdoor patio and courtyard. Blake Baldwin, Shayne O’Neil and Petra Flynn represented the landlord, KS Partners, in the lease negotiations. John Wilson of CBRE represented the tenant.
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WOBURN, MASS. — Locally based brokerage and advisory firm KeyPoint Partners has negotiated a 21,842-square-foot retail lease at Main Street Shopping Center in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. The tenant, Ski Haus, a retailer of outdoor patio furniture and winter sports equipment, will backfill a space previously occupied by AC Moore at the grocery-anchored center. Don Mace of KeyPoint Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Atlantic Capital Partners, the capital markets division of Boston-based Atlantic Retail, has brokered the sale of Frenchtown Plaza, a 123,061-square-foot shopping center located south of Providence in North Kingstown. The sales price was $9.5 million. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Cole Van Gelder of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Ocean State Job Lot, which also anchors the center, in the transaction. Other tenants at Frenchtown Plaza include Walgreens and Ace Hardware.
MONTGOMERY, PA. — Oklahoma-based brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a 97,000-square-foot industrial complex in Montgomery, located about 80 miles southwest of Scranton. The two-building complex, which was originally constructed in 1930 and last renovated in 2020, was fully leased at the time of sale to New York City-based e-commerce firm Priority Bicycles. Tom Georges of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a California-based 1031 exchange investor.
ANDOVER, MASS. — Employment agency ALKU has signed a 75,000-square-foot office lease at 100 Brickstone Square in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. Brickstone Square was originally constructed in 1922 and recently underwent a capital improvement program that delivered expanded café services, a fitness center, onsite bistro, game room and a new outdoor patio and courtyard. Blake Baldwin, Shayne O’Neil and Petra Flynn represented the landlord, KS Partners, in the lease negotiations. Joe Doyle of Cresa represented the tenant.
NEWARK, N.J. — Global investment management firm Realterm has acquired a 33,500-square-foot industrial property located at 74 Avenue L in Newark. The facility sits on a 1.7-acre site near the Port of Newark and features 15 dock-high doors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Torsten Thaler, Steve Shoemaker and Tom Tucci at Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 15,279-square-foot office lease at 750 Seventh Avenue, a 36-story office building in Midtown Manhattan that was originally built in 1990. Howard Fiddle, Brett Shannon, Arkady Smolyanky, Evan Fiddle and Jacob Rosenthal of CBRE represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 750 Seventh Ave NY LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthias Li and Cole Chartash of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Korean financial institution Shinhan Bank, which will occupy the entire 26th floor.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer and private equity firm Delshah Capital has completed 22 Chapel Street, a 180-unit multifamily project in downtown Brooklyn. The transit-served property consists of 125 market-rate apartments and 55 affordable housing units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, a social lounge, library and coworking space, children’s play area and a communal kitchen. The affordable housing component will be restricted to households earning up to 130 percent of the area median income. CetraRuddy Architecture designed the project, while OTL and Titanium Construction provided general contracting and construction management services.
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. — Fort Worth-based investment firm MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 144,025-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Cedar Grove. Built on 13.9 acres in 1984 and renovated in 2020, the single-story facility features a clear height of 25 feet. MAG Capital Partners acquired the property from Contract Filling Inc. (CFI), a provider of fragrances, deodorants and cosmetic products. Harvey Pava and Jordan Shea of Walker & Dunlop advised the buyer on debt financing. A sale-leaseback transaction was completed with private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners’ portfolio company Arizona Natural Resources (ANR), which announced its acquisition of CFI in mid-August.
WETHERFIELD, CONN. — Connecticut-based New England Retail Properties has arranged the sale of six single-tenant retail properties located throughout The Constitution State for a combined price of $10.5 million. The properties, all of which are net leased to lawn and pet products retailer Smithland Supply, are located in Manchester, Southington, Bethel, North Haven, Middlefield and North Branford. Matt Halprin of New England Retail Properties represented the sellers in the transactions.