EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — California-based Temco Logistics has signed a 57,076-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of East Rutherford. The space features a clear height of 24 feet, two drive-in ramps and 4,700 square feet of office space. Scott Perkins, Chris Todd and William Ericksen of NAI James E. Hanson represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Monte Radfar and Eric Lewin of Team Resources represented the landlord, Safer Development & Management.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7.3 million sale of the Burlews Industrial Portfolio, a collection of seven industrial buildings totaling 44,500 square feet in Hackensack. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel and André Balthazard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Brentwood Realty, and procured the buyer, private investor Dave Goldberg, in the transaction. The portfolio was fully leased to 11 tenants at the time of sale.
BOSTON — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) has sold a 10 percent equity interest in a two-building life sciences complex located at 11 Fan Pier and 50 Northern Ave. in Boston’s Seaport District for $108 million. The property comprises two 15-story buildings with a combined 1.1 million square feet of lab, office and retail space. The locally based REIT, which still owns another 10 percent stake, sold its interest to an existing joint venture partner that now owns 45 percent of the property. Diversified Healthcare Trust intends to use the proceeds from the sale to fund capital expenditures, reduce outstanding indebtedness and address other general business needs. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent leased to Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
NEWARK, N.J. — Locally based mortgage banking and advisory firm Progress Capital has placed a $54.5 million construction loan for an educational project in Newark. The borrower, an entity doing business as 155 Jefferson LLC, plans to redevelop the site of the former St. James Hospital, which has been vacant for 15 years, into a 179,100-square-foot specialized higher learning center. Specifically, the new facility will support students studying architecture, computer-aided design and construction technology, as well as students who have opted for traditional trade programs. Completion is slated for July 2023. David May and Evan Boles of Progress Capital arranged the financing. The direct lender was not disclosed.
SUNDERLAND, MASS. — New York-based Eastern Union has arranged a $39 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Cliffside Apartments, a 280-unit multifamily property in Sunuderland, located in the central part of Massachusetts. The property was built in 1976 and offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units, as well as townhouses, with an average size of 532 square feet. Michael Muller of Eastern Union arranged the floating-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower as part of a portfolio transaction that included a $44.8 million loan for a 256-unit property in nearby Amherst. Newmark originated the financing via its status as a Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS) lender.
NEW HAVEN AND HAMDEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 234 units in the New Haven area. The 123-unit Liberty Building was converted into an apartment complex in 1999 and is located in the city’s downtown area. Hamden Centre and Dogwood Hill Apartments, located in nearby Hamden, were both built in the 1970s and respectively total 65 and 46 units. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, Beachwold Residential, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Cue Residential.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Custom metal products provider Showman Fabricators has signed a 78,000-square-foot industrial lease at 15 Law Drive in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. The newly renovated facility features a clear height of 18 feet and four loading docks. Chuck Fern, Thomas Tucci, Torsten Thaler and Natalie Gorga of Cushman & Wakefield represented both Showman Fabricators and the landlord, The STRO Cos., in the lease negotiations.
LINCOLN AND TIVERTON, R.I. — Bally’s Corp. (NYSE: BALY) has agreed to sell two of its casino resorts in Rhode Island to an affiliate of Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) for $1 billion. The properties in question are Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort in Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton Casino & Resort in Tiverton. A timeline for the closing of the sale-leaseback deal was not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Rhode Island-based Bally’s will continue to operate the gaming operations and will pay a $9 million transaction fee at closing. GLP Capital, the acquiring entity of the Pennsylvania-based REIT, has agreed to pre-fund a deposit of up to $200 million that will be credited or repaid either at closing or on Dec. 31, 2023, whichever comes first. Ballly’s Twin River Lincoln features 136 hotel rooms and suites and a total of 162,000 square feet of gaming space, including 4,100 slot machines, 125 table games and a sportsbook. In addition, the resort houses four restaurants, three food courts, nine bars, three live entertainment venues, two VIP lounges and a retail store. Bally’s Tiverton comprises an 83-room hotel and 33,600 square feet of gaming space with 1,000 slot …
By Joe Aquino, president, JAACRES When Barneys New York department store closed in 2020, we saw a dramatic relocation of luxury retail on Madison Avenue to the south, apparently with a common goal of establishing better proximity to East 57th Street. Prior to that event, many luxury brands enjoyed a shop within a shop at Barneys, plus another store on the corridor, usually further uptown. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this stretch of Madison Avenue was so tight for space that we saw East 59th Street, a major side street, securing tenants like Dior, Bathing Ape and Balmain. During the pandemic’s lockdown phases, retail vacancy rose dramatically, even in the most desirable areas. Now, post-pandemic, we see spaces along Madison Avenue getting filled by new and established luxury retailers ready to make a statement. Here are some of the key transactions that have either been recently completed or are in progress: Givenchy just left its cozy quarters at 749 Madison Ave. at the southeast corner of 65th Street to take the southeast corner at 625 Madison Ave. Versace will open in Givenchy’s place this fall. Wolford, a maker of luxury seamless tights, took the Lalique store at 607 Madison Ave. …
BOSTON — German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has opened a $140 million research and innovation center within Kendall Square, located on the Boston-Cambridge border. About 100 employees will work at the two-story, 61,200-square-foot facility, which houses a molecular oncology research center with labs and offices. In addition, the center employs a newly established research team focused on leveraging chemical biology techniques to further propel the company’s oncology drug development process.