NEW YORK CITY — Hudson Square Properties, a joint venture between Trinity Church Wall Street, Norges Bank Investment Management and Hines, is nearing completion of 555 Greenwich, a 270,000-square-foot speculative office project in Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood. Office suites are expected to be available for occupancy in the first quarter, with full completion scheduled for later in the year. COOKFOX Architects designed the 16-story building, and AECOM Tishman served as the general contractor. CBRE is the leasing agent. According to the development team, 555 Greenwich is the first speculative office building to be developed in New York City in the wake of the pandemic.
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CINNAMINSON, N.J. — Colliers has brokered a 67,260-square-foot industrial sale-leaseback in the Southern New Jersey community of Cinnaminson. The property at 1450 Taylors Lane sits on four acres and features a clear height of 24 feet, nine loading docks and three drive-in doors. An affiliate of Massachusetts-based Northbridge Partners purchased the property from Actega North America, a provider of specialty coatings, inks and adhesives for a variety of industries. Richard Gorodesky of Colliers brokered the deal.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Newmark has negotiated a 15,186-square-foot office lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Bloomfield. The tenant, Technogym, a provider of equipment and digital technologies for the fitness industry, will occupy space at the 400,000-square-foot Broadacres Office Park. Jeff Schotz, Dan Reider and Peter Kasparian of Newmark represented the landlord, ERCT Capital Group, in the lease negotiations.
JLL Arranges Construction Financing for $135M Canterly Place Apartments in Livingston, New Jersey
by Jeff Shaw
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — JLL has arranged $88.6 million in construction financing and a $38 million equity placement for Canterly Place, a 300-unit multifamily project in Livingston, approximately 20 miles west of Manhattan. The total project cost is estimated at $135 million. Canterly Place will feature 240 market-rate units and 60 affordable units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Residences will be funished with hardwood-style flooring, oversized windows, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Communal amenities will include a pool, clubroom, library lounge, private dining rooom, game room, fitness center, coworking lounge, golf simulator, basketball court and a pickleball court. The site of Canterly Place is located just off Route 10, less than one mile west of Eisenhower Parkway, providing easy access to nearby I-280, I-287 and Route 24. The property offers an easy commute to the region’s major employment hubs in the surrounding area including New York City. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, Matthew Pizzolato and Michael Lachs led the JLL team that arranged the debt and equity on behalf of the borrower, Okner Developers LLX. Northwestern Mutual provided the loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rare, as well as the joint venture equity. — …
MANCHESTER, CONN. — A joint venture between Virginia-based investment firm Harbor Group International and Cammeby’s International Group has acquired The Pavilions, a 932-unit apartment community in Manchester, an eastern suburb of Hartford. Built in phases between 1990 and 1992, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The amenity package comprises multiple pools, fitness centers, resident lounges and tennis courts, as well as outdoor grilling and dining areas, a sand volleyball court and a dog park. The new ownership plans to invest $21.2 million in upgrades to unit interiors, common areas, amenity spaces and building exteriors.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Urby, a joint venture between Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties, is nearing completion of a 176-unit apartment complex in Stamford, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. Designed by Concrete Amsterdam, the project represents the latest phase of Stamford Urby, a development that will ultimately consist of 641 units across 11 buildings. Residences are available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with rents starting at approximately $2,000 per month for a studio. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a fitness center, dog park, central courtyard and a coworking lounge. The first move-ins will begin in February.
MILLBURN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $20 million construction loan for a 53-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Millburn. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a fitness center, private event room and a clubhouse with a wet bar. Jon Mikula and Salvatore Buzzerio of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Provident Bank. The borrower was a partnership between Eagle Cliff Real Estate Partners and MRY Associates. Completion is slated for early 2024.
FALCONER, N.Y. — New York-based investment firm GreyHill Group has acquired a 401,000-square-foot industrial property in the Western New York community of Falconer for $7.3 million. Orbis Corp. and Keywell Metals are the anchor tenants of the property, which is located at 2632 S. Work St. and features a clear height of 20 feet. The off-market deal traded at a price of approximately $18 per square foot. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MARLTON, N.J. — Impulse Dynamics, a provider of medical devices, has signed a 53,736-square-foot office lease at 50 Lake Center, an 88,895-square-foot building located in the Southern New Jersey community of Marlton. JLL represented the landlord, Crown Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed. Crown Properties purchased the building, which is now 73 percent leased, in early 2022 and implemented a value-add program.
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Investors Drawn to Single-Family Rentals During Tough Economic Times
By John Tarantino, Arbor Realty Trust The ongoing expansion of the single-family rental (SFR) market is capturing investors’ interest like never before. Construction starts in the sector topped a record 69,000 units over the past year, while the rate of rent growth remained positive for new leases and accelerated in renewals. That’s according to the third-quarter Single-Family Investment Trends Report Q3 2022, which Arbor Realty Trust recently published in partnership with Chandan Economics. SFR investors want to know what this latest market data reveals about how the sector is weathering economic changes and what it suggests about how their properties are likely to perform in the months ahead. In December, I was privileged to weigh in on these weighty questions as a panelist at Information Management Network’s 10th Annual Single-Family Rental Forum (West) in Scottsdale, Ariz. One of the messages I sought to convey to the audience that day is that single-family rentals have maintained their momentum as well as any corner of the housing market, as our third-quarter report bears out. And while rising interest rates and elevated risk have placed the housing market on shaky ground, SFR is on a secure foundation moving into 2023. With the average age …