FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, The STRO Cos. and KRE Group, is nearing completion of an industrial redevelopment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Florham Park. The project converted a former office building that sits on a 14.4-acre site at 19 Vreeland Road into a 136,714-square-foot warehouse with a clear height of 36 feet, 26 loading docks, one drive-in door and parking for 108 cars and 36 trailers. Construction began in June 2024. Cushman & Wakefield has preleased the entirety of the building to Johnstone Supply (42,000 square feet) and PIMS Inc. (94,714 square feet).
CANTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.1 million sale of a 39,687-square-foot warehouse in Canton, a southern suburb of Boston. The building sits on a 2.6-acre site at 40 Hudson Road and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to an electrical manufacturing company. Harrison Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, Seyon Group, in the transaction. The seller, an entity doing business as Canton II JB Capital LLC, was self-represented.
NEW YORK CITY — Whole Foods Market will open an 8,500-square-foot store in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood on Wednesday, June 4. The small-format store will be located at 301 W. 50th St. and will offer a bakery and a prepared foods section. The opening of this store follows today’s opening of a 10,000-square-foot store within the StuyTown development in the East Village.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Triangle Equities and The Michaels Organization has begun leasing a 40-story apartment building located at 111 Willoughby St. in downtown Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 and known as Maxwell Downtown Brooklyn, the building offers 227 units, 69 of which are designated as affordable for renters earning 130 percent or less of the area median income. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz-stone countertops, tile backsplashes and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include multiple lounging areas, a coworking zone, gaming area, private dining and party room and a resident-only coffee bar, as well as a landscaped roof deck with dining and lounge seating, a viewing bar and grilling stations. The partnership, which also includes financiers Geolo Capital and Helaba Bank, developed the property via a ground lease with The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brooklyn. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Locally based owner-operator BRP Cos. has completed The Leaf, a 477-unit multifamily project located north of New York City in New Rochelle. The 26-story building is located in the city’s downtown area and offers one- and two-bedroom units, 119 of which are dedicated as affordable housing. Specifically, 20 units are reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), while 99 residences are earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. The community also features approximately 20,000 square feet of amenity space that includes a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, rooftop deck and dog run, as well as 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction began in early 2022.
BOSTON — Newmark has brokered the sale of 343 Congress Street, a 114,677-square-foot office property in the Boston Seaport District. The five-story building, which is a historic structure that was originally built in 1888, is anchored by pet products e-commerce retailer Chewy and also houses two ground-floor restaurants. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, BentallGreenOak (BGO), in the transaction and procured the buyer, North Colony Asset Management.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of a 34,445-square-foot office building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. The three-story building at 383 U.S. Route 46 was originally constructed on 1.6 acres in the 1970s and has been owner-occupied since 1985. Peter Rasmusson of Lee & Associates represented the seller, The Glassman Family, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Fairfield Real Estate LLC.
WOODBURY, N.Y. — Rivian Automotive has signed a 41,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Long Island community of Woodbury. The electric vehicle maker is taking space at Crossways Logistics Center, a newly built, 145,200-square-foot facility, for its first Long Island service center. Nicholas Gallipoli, Frank Frizalone and Thomas DeLuca of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Rockefeller Group, in the lease negotiations. Roberto Rhett of GoodSpace NYC represented Rivian.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Drug development and clinical research company QPS will undertake an office and life sciences expansion project within Delaware Technology Park in Wilmington, an initiative that is valued at roughly $16.6 million and is expected to add about 135 new jobs to the local economy. QPS is already the largest tenant within Delaware Technology Park and currently occupies all of the building at 3 Innovation Way and 90 percent of the building at 1 Innovation Way. The company plans to lease an additional 55,515 square feet of space, including more than 15,000 square feet of lab space, in a new building at 6 Innovation Way. QPS currently employs 336 full-time employees in Delaware.
HAMPTON, N.H. — Regional brokerage firm The Stubblebine Co. has arranged the $31.5 million sale of Appleton Oaks, a 113-unit apartment complex in Hampton, located near the Maine-New Hampshire border. The two-building complex was constructed in phases between 2004 and 2005. Specific information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. David Berman, James Stubblebine, David Stubblebine and Zack Hardy of The Stubblebine Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Seabrook Real Estate Partners.