ALLENDALE, N.J. — Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP) has arranged a $44 million permanent loan for Allendale Corporate Center, a 389,000-square-foot industrial complex in Northern New Jersey. The center comprises six buildings that are leased to tenants such as Martab Medical, Bosch/Syntegon Pharma Tech, Alan Baird Industries Inc, Acuitive and Collagen Matrix. Emil DePasquale of BBCP arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which carried a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio, through Morgan Stanley.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has negotiated the $9 million sale of two contiguous apartment buildings in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The four-story buildings were originally constructed in 1900 and total 16 units. Mike Kerwin and Shaun Rose of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer, New York City-based Peak Capital Advisors, in the off-market transaction. Sarah Sawyer of Compass represented the seller, an undisclosed family office.
KINGSTON, MASS. — The American Red Cross has signed a 5,000-square-foot retail lease at Summer Hill Plaza in Kingston, a grocery-anchored center located south of Boston in Plymouth County. Don Mace and Rob Grady of locally based advisory firm KeyPoint Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
GLASGOW, DEL. — DuPont Semiconductor Technologies, a division of DuPont Electronics & Industrial, will undertake a $50 million industrial expansion project in the northern Delaware city of Glasgow. The 385,000-square-foot facility will be used for the fabrication, packaging and assembly of materials used in semiconductors that support numerous electronics-based industries. About 70 employees from DuPont’s existing facility in nearby Newark will staff the new plant along with 10 or so new hires. The company expects its new facility to be operational by the first quarter of 2024.
HUDSON, NASHUA AND MANCHESTER, N.H. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $69 million sale of a portfolio of four southern New Hampshire industrial buildings totaling 593,000 square feet. The properties are specifically located in Hudson, Nashua and Manchester and were 94 percent leased to 18 tenants at the time of sale. Dave Pergola, Brian Doherty, Pete Rogers, Tom Farrelly, Denis Dancoes and Sue Ann Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Albany Road Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Tom Sullivan, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co.
UNION, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $31 million loan for the refinancing of Liberty Hall Center I, a 210,000-square-foot office building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. The five-story building was originally designed in 1988 to house the headquarters of regional energy provider Elizabethtown Gas and features amenities such as a cafeteria, conference center and outdoor lounge areas. Jon Mikula, Max Custer and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the loan through Knighthead Funding. The borrower, an entity doing business as Liberty Hall Joint Venture LLC, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Capitol View Apartment Homes, a 264-unit multifamily complex in downtown Hartford. Built in 1955 and renovated between 2002 and 2013, the 10-story building houses units with an average size of 542 square feet and offers amenities such as a lounge, fitness center and concierge service. Victor Nolletti, Wes Klockner and Eric Pentore of IPA represented the seller, an entity doing business as MATP LLC, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, EOM Equity LLC.
FALL RIVER, MASS. — Greystone has provided a $15.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a historic, 103-unit multifamily asset in Fall River, located near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border. Commonwealth Landing was originally built in the 1880s as a cotton mill and was converted into a multifamily complex with one-, two- and three-bedroom units in 2016. Shana Daby of Greystone originated the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan, which features three years of interest-only payments, on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Mechanics Mill Two LLC. Michael Corso of Kingston Capital provided debt advisory services.
NEW YORK CITY — U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG has unveiled plans to relocate its headquarters to Two Manhattan West, a new office building under construction in Midtown Manhattan’s West Side neighborhood. The 58-story tower is part of Brookfield Properties’ 7 million-square-foot Manhattan West mixed-use development. KPMG’s new space at Two Manhattan West is slated for completion in late 2025. The firm will relocate its roughly 5,500 New York-based employees and lease approximately 450,000 square feet. The new lease signing represents a more than 40 percent decrease in KPMG’s existing New York office space, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reports that KPMG is pursuing a hybrid work strategy where employees are expected to gather at company or client offices on some days. The firm is following suit of a number of companies that have downsized office footprints in exchange for nicer space following the pandemic. KPMG currently occupies space at 345 Park Ave., its headquarters, as well as 560 Lexington Ave. and 1350 Sixth Ave. The firm has been based in New York City since its inception in 1897. “As we celebrate our 125th anniversary and think about our firm’s future, this is an incredible …
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Arbor: Multifamily Market Well-Positioned to Withstand Economic Headwinds
While rising interest rates, inflation and economic volatility have hurt many sectors of the economy, the rental housing market has maintained solid footing, according to Arbor Realty Trust’s Summer 2022 Special Report: Rental Housing Market Exhibits Cyclical Stability, Contains Structural Questions. The report was written by Ivan Kaufman, Arbor’s chairman and CEO, and Sam Chandan, founder of Chandan Economics. In a time of economic uncertainty, renting has become more appealing. Households seeking an affordable place to live, those who are delaying homeownership and others who prefer the flexibility and amenities associated with multifamily units all add to the increasing numbers of potential renters. Less traditional factors may also increase interest in renting, especially outside of tier-one markets. The expansion of work-from-home (WFH) culture is likely to be another reason rental demand is high right now. Meanwhile, the flexibility to work where the cost of living is lower and space is at less of a premium is pushing some renters who work remotely to explore living outside traditional hotspots. Economic Uncertainty Spreads as Interest Rate, Inflation Rise The Arbor Realty Trust report highlights a host of factors that are leading to economic uncertainty. Inflation (and its secondary effects) are contributing to …