SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $36.5 million sale of a 200,000-square-foot industrial property located at 18-20 Harmrich Road in South Plainfield, about 40 miles south of Manhattan. The two-building property sits on 18 acres and features clear heights of 28 feet, multiple loading docks and additional outdoor storage space. Rick Marchisio, Crista Governara and Drew Maffey of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Boston-based investment firm Marcus Partners, in the off-market transaction.
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged an $11.6 million permanent loan for the refinancing of a 194,889-square-foot shopping center located in the Upstate New York community of East Greenbush. The property comprises five buildings on a 33.3-acre site and is currently leased to 19 tenants. Axiom Capital arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The name of the direct lender and property were also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has negotiated the $8 million sale of a 17,900-square-foot vacant industrial building in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. Dan Marks, Daniel Lebor and Jackson O’Neill of TerraCRG represented the seller, an entity doing business as Buttermilk Warehouse LLC, in the transaction. The name of the locally based buyer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has secured a 30,688-square-foot office sublease at One SoHo Square, a 768,000-square-foot building located at 233 Spring St. in Manhattan’s Hudson Square district. Harly Stevens, Jared Freede and Josh Pernice of CBRE represented the subtenant, e-commerce marketing platform Yotpo, which is relocating from 400 Lafayette Street, in the negotiations. The original tenant was Flatiron Health. Stellar Management owns One SoHo Square.
PHILADELPHIA — UBS Financial Services has signed a 22,625-square-foot office lease at 1735 Market Street, a 54-story building in downtown Philadelphia. UBS will relocate within the building to a space on the 44th floor in August 2023. Jack Meyers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Internal agents Jeremy Moss and Keith Cody, along with Anthony LiVecchi, Tom Weitzel and Mitch Marcus of JLL, represented the landlord, a partnership between Silverstein Properties and Arden Group.
Elizabeth Barnes, COO of NAI Plotkin, knows property management is always a labor- and people-intensive profession, no matter the day or time of year. In that regard, the pandemic did not change the best practices for the Springfield, Mass.-based full-service brokerage and management company. “The number-one best practice has always been — and remains to this day — to manage the property as if you own it, with the awareness that you don’t,” Barnes says. Treat the Asset as Your Own For Barnes, this means focusing on the asset’s value at all times. “Common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliation, capital planning, value engineering options — they need to be front and center,” she continues. “It’s not just about cutting expenses. Look at how you can add value or reduce upfront costs.” All this should be done, she states, with the owner’s goals for the property in mind. Those goals may differ based on whether the owner is, for example, looking to divest the asset. Or if the tenant’s space has gone dark. Or if a pandemic is occurring. “There is a definite focus on health and safety now, regardless of the product type,” Barnes says. “Many owners wanted HVAC and air-handling …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged an $85.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of City Line East and City Line West, two adjacent apartment complexes totaling 342 units in Jersey City. Both properties are located within the University Place mixed-use development and feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and Class A amenities. John Banas, Kris Wood, Christopher Philipps, John Wilson, Rhett Saltiel and Erik DiGirolamo of Walker & Dunlop arranged the two-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed debt fund on behalf of the New Jersey-based borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $40 million sale of a 63-unit multifamily property located at 223 Fourth Ave. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The newly constructed, 13-story building houses 18 studios, 34 one-bedroom units, nine two-bedroom apartments and two duplexes. Residences are furnished with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, dishwashers and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include a lounge with coworking space, rooftop terrace, media room and bike storage space. HUBB NYC acquired the property from Greystone Development. Dan O’Brien, Adam Spies, Adam Doneger and Avery Silverstein of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
QUAKERTOWN, PA. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $9 million in permanent financing for a 210,000-square-foot shopping center in Quakertown, located north of Philadelphia in Bucks County. Anchored by grocer Giant, the unnamed center also houses tenants such as Rite Aid, Buffalo Wild Wings, H&R Block and Panera Bread. Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a subsidiary of New York City-based ADCO Group. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has negotiated the $6.8 million sale of a five-story building in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood that comprises four four-bedroom apartments and 6,611 square feet of retail space. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood Realty represented both private investors involved in the deal, which traded at a cap rate of 4.9 percent. The building was originally constructed in 1930.