OLEAN, N.Y. — The Palomar Group, an investment sales brokerage firm based in Georgia, has arranged the sale of Shops at Walmart Plaza, a 53,642-square-foot shopping center in Olean, about 70 miles south of Buffalo. Shadow-anchored by Walmart, the center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Old Navy, Pet Supplies Plus, GameStop, GNC, Supercuts, Spectrum and The Shoe Depot. Palomar Group represented the seller, Dallas-based Tabani Group, which sold the property to a private investor based in the Boston area for $12 million.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based bridge lender Emerald Creek Capital has provided an $11.5 million acquisition loan for a 27-unit residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The seven-story building houses studio to five-bedroom units and includes two ground-floor retail spaces. Jeff Seidler and Dean Wang of Emerald Creek Capital originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — South Carolina-based developer Greystar has broken ground on 25 North Lex, a 500-unit multifamily project located in the downtown area of White Plains, a northern suburb of New York City. Designed by Handel Architects LLP, the transit-served, high-rise property will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as 19,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include a fitness center with yoga/spin studios, study rooms, a children’s play area, sports/media lounge, pet run and spa and a rooftop lounge. Completion is slated for the first half of 2024.
WARWICK, R.I. — Massachusetts-based investment firm Capital Group Properties has purchased Warwick Center, a 160,000-square-foot retail center in Rhode Island. The property sits on 15 acres at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 295 and houses tenants such as Barnes & Noble, Designer Shoe Warehouse, Edge Fitness, Ulta Beauty, Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant and Walpole Outdoors. Capital Group Properties purchased the asset from institutional investment firm Nuveen Real Estate for $12.3 million and plans to upgrade the landscaping, parking areas, signage, lighting and building façade. Nat Heald, Bill Moylan, Chris Angelone and Zach Nitsche of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEWARK, N.J. — OneWall Communities, a Connecticut-based owner-operator, has sold two workforce housing buildings totaling 191 units in Newark for $30 million. The properties primarily house one- and two-bedroom units. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Rich Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, Travis Langer and Zach McHale of CBRE represented OneWall Communities in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer, which plans to implement a value-add program.
MEDWAY, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $21.7 million sale-leaseback of a 120,000-square-foot industrial flex building located in Medway, about 35 miles southwest of Boston. Built on nine acres in 1983, the property consists of 85,000 square feet of warehouse space and 35,000 square feet of newly renovated office space. Coler Yoakam, Michael Restivo, Martha Nay, Lenny Pierce and Sean Lync of JLL represented the seller and occupant, global IT firm Spencer Technologies, in the transaction. Amy Lousararian led a JLL team that arranged $14.5 million in acquisition financing through HarborOne Bank on behalf of the buyer, Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $5.4 million sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 18 units, as well as six retail spaces, in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. The buildings were all constructed in 1931 and house two-bedroom units that are rent-stabilized. Greg Corbin and Chaya Milworn of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Engineering and construction management firm DPS Group has completed a $150 million, build-to-suit life sciences project for viral vector gene therapy firm Vibalogics in Boxborough, about 35 miles west of Boston. The project consists of about 118,000 square feet of lab, office and manufacturing space. Lincoln Property Co. developed and owns the property.
HARRISBURG, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners has acquired Dauphin Plaza, a 216,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Harrisburg. Grocer Price Rite has served as the anchor tenant since 2006 and currently operates a 33,500-square-foot store. Other tenants include Big Lots, Ashley Furniture, Crunch Fitness, Dollar General, Waffle House, Subway, Weight Watchers and H&R Block. James Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 132,135-square-foot industrial flex property in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. The property consists of two buildings totaling approximately 57,000 and 68,000 square feet on a 6.2-acre site. Andrew Somple of NAI Hanson represented the seller, an entity doing business as 1913 Realty Associates LLC. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.