Northeast

JLL Brokers $31.9M Sale of Northern New Jersey Apartment Complex

by Taylor Williams July 18, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has brokered the $31.9 million sale of Solaris Lofts, a 72-unit apartment complex located within the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City. Built in 2019, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, dog park, resident lounge, coworking areas and an onsite grocery store and deli. Michael Oliver, Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn and Josh Stein of JLL represented the seller, PERE Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer was New York City-based Beachwold Residential.

July 18, 2022

Acquisitions Connecticut Multifamily Northeast

Chozick Realty Negotiates $12.5M Sale of Multifamily Property in Storrs, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams July 18, 2022

STORRS, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $12.5 million sale of Orchard Acres, a 96-unit multifamily property in Storrs, home of the University of Connecticut. Built in 1963, the property is situated adjacent to the north end of campus and exclusively offers one-bedroom units. Tom Boyle of Chozick Realty represented the seller, a Massachusetts-based entity doing business as Orchard Acres Apartments LLC, in the deal. Steve Pappas with Chozick Realty represented the buyer.

July 18, 2022

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Retail

Lidl to Open 35,000 SF Grocery Store at Queens Place Mall

by Taylor Williams July 18, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — German discount grocer Lidl will open a 35,000-square-foot grocery store at Queens Place Mall, located in the borough’s Elmhurst neighborhood. The grocer will backfill a space previously occupied by Designer Shoe Warehouse, whose lease expires in August. Diana Boutross, Ian Lerner and Alan Schmerzler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Madison International Realty, in the lease negotiations. Kenneth Schuckman of Schuckman Realty represented Lidl, which plans to open its store within the 440,000-square-foot mall in the first quarter of 2024.

July 18, 2022

Acquisitions New York Northeast Retail

DRA Advisors, KPR Centers Sell 16 Northeast Shopping Centers Totaling 1.5 MSF

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two New York City-based firms, DRA Advisors and KPR Centers, has sold 16 grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling roughly 1.5 million square feet that are located throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. The sale occurred in conjunction with the joint venture’s acquisition of 33 grocery-anchored shopping centers throughout the region from Cedar Realty Trust for $879 million. The centers were sold to Baltimore-based Klein Enterprises, Kimco Realty Trust and an affiliate of KPR Centers for undisclosed amounts. Chris Angelone of JLL represented the seller in this transaction. The joint venture intends to hold and manage the remaining centers acquired from Cedar Realty Trust, which currently have a collective occupancy rate of 93 percent.

July 15, 2022

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania Student Housing

Rittenhouse Realty Arranges $87M Sale of Philadelphia Student Housing Community

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — Locally based brokerage firm Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has arranged the $87 million sale of Hamilton Court, a 295-bed student housing community located near the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas and onsite laundry facilities. Hamilton Court also houses 21,400 square feet of retail space. Rittenhouse represented the seller, Post Brothers, which acquired the 103-unit property in 2015 and implemented a $21 million capital improvement program.

July 15, 2022

Industrial Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast

IDI Logistics Signs Home Improvement Retailer to 111,111 SF Industrial Lease in Passaic, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

PASSAIC, N.J. — Atlanta-based IDI Logistics has signed a 111,111-square-foot, full-building industrial lease with an undisclosed home improvement retailer at 26 Jefferson St. in the Northern New Jersey community of Passaic. The facility sits on 7.5 acres and features a clear height of 40 feet, 27 docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 61 cars and eight trailers. David Knee and Chris Hile of JLL represented IDI Logistics in the lease negotiations.

July 15, 2022

Development Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Vantage Builders Delivers 100,000 SF Cannabis Cultivation Facility in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

WALTHAM, MASS. — General contractor Vantage Builders has delivered a 100,000-square-foot cannabis cultivation facility in the western Boston suburb of Waltham for wholesale provider Greencare Collective. The facility features vegetation rooms; six 9,500-square-foot grow rooms; cultivation process rooms for drying, trimming, curing and packaging; vault storage; and a commercial kitchen for the creation of cannabis edibles. The second floor has office space, and a 2,000-square-foot dispensary located in the front of the building is scheduled to open this summer. The project team included BKA Architects, BLW Engineers (MEP), McClure Engineering (civil) and Trinity Engineering (structural).

July 15, 2022

Affordable Housing Development Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Arch Communities, WinnCos. Complete $25.7M Residential Adaptive Reuse Project in Southbridge, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2022

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. — Arch Communities and developer WinnCos. have completed a $25.7 million residential adaptive reuse project in Southbridge, located in the southern central part of the state. The project converted the 90,000-square-foot former Mary E. Wells High School building into a 62-unit affordable housing complex for seniors age 55 and older. Of the 62 apartments, 56 are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), including eight apartments reserved for residents at or below 30 percent of AMI. Six units have been customized for handicapped and sensory-impaired households. The 106-year-old building had been vacant for eight years before construction began in 2020.

July 15, 2022

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Cantor Fitzgerald Acquires Northern New Jersey Office Building for $131.7M

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2022

NUTLEY, N.J. — Global investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald has acquired 200 Metro Boulevard, a 300,000-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Nutley, for $131.7 million. The building is located within Prism Capital Partners’ 116-acre ON3 campus, which is a redevelopment of the former North American headquarters site of Swiss pharmaceutical company Hoffman-La Roche. The building also serves as the U.S headquarters of Japanese pharmaceutical giant Eisai Inc., which relocated some 1,200 employees to the ON3 campus in 2020. Eastdil Secured represented Prism Capital Partners in the sale. Other tenants at ON3 include Quest Diagnostics, Ralph Lauren Corp., the Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine and Seton Hall University’s Graduate College of Nursing & School of Health & Medical Sciences.

July 14, 2022

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Retail

Stan Johnson Co. Arranges $56M Sale of Central New Jersey Shopping Center

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2022

FRANKLIN PARK, N.J. — Oklahoma-based brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the $56 million sale of Franklin Towne Center, a 138,000-square-foot shopping center in Central New Jersey. Grocer Stop & Shop anchors the center, which was built on 14 acres in 1990. Isaiah Harf of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a New York-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a New Jersey-based investment firm. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.

July 14, 2022

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