ANDOVER, MASS. — Employment agency ALKU has signed a 75,000-square-foot office lease at 100 Brickstone Square in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. Brickstone Square was originally constructed in 1922 and recently underwent a capital improvement program that delivered expanded café services, a fitness center, onsite bistro, game room and a new outdoor patio and courtyard. Blake Baldwin, Shayne O’Neil and Petra Flynn represented the landlord, KS Partners, in the lease negotiations. Joe Doyle of Cresa represented the tenant.
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NEWARK, N.J. — Global investment management firm Realterm has acquired a 33,500-square-foot industrial property located at 74 Avenue L in Newark. The facility sits on a 1.7-acre site near the Port of Newark and features 15 dock-high doors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Torsten Thaler, Steve Shoemaker and Tom Tucci at Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 15,279-square-foot office lease at 750 Seventh Avenue, a 36-story office building in Midtown Manhattan that was originally built in 1990. Howard Fiddle, Brett Shannon, Arkady Smolyanky, Evan Fiddle and Jacob Rosenthal of CBRE represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 750 Seventh Ave NY LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthias Li and Cole Chartash of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Korean financial institution Shinhan Bank, which will occupy the entire 26th floor.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer and private equity firm Delshah Capital has completed 22 Chapel Street, a 180-unit multifamily project in downtown Brooklyn. The transit-served property consists of 125 market-rate apartments and 55 affordable housing units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, a social lounge, library and coworking space, children’s play area and a communal kitchen. The affordable housing component will be restricted to households earning up to 130 percent of the area median income. CetraRuddy Architecture designed the project, while OTL and Titanium Construction provided general contracting and construction management services.
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. — Fort Worth-based investment firm MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 144,025-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Cedar Grove. Built on 13.9 acres in 1984 and renovated in 2020, the single-story facility features a clear height of 25 feet. MAG Capital Partners acquired the property from Contract Filling Inc. (CFI), a provider of fragrances, deodorants and cosmetic products. Harvey Pava and Jordan Shea of Walker & Dunlop advised the buyer on debt financing. A sale-leaseback transaction was completed with private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners’ portfolio company Arizona Natural Resources (ANR), which announced its acquisition of CFI in mid-August.
WETHERFIELD, CONN. — Connecticut-based New England Retail Properties has arranged the sale of six single-tenant retail properties located throughout The Constitution State for a combined price of $10.5 million. The properties, all of which are net leased to lawn and pet products retailer Smithland Supply, are located in Manchester, Southington, Bethel, North Haven, Middlefield and North Branford. Matt Halprin of New England Retail Properties represented the sellers in the transactions.
NORWALK, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Angel Commercial has negotiated the $2.7 million sale of a 5,732-square-foot retail strip center located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Norwalk. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Subway and Mattress Firm. Brett Sherman of Angel Commercial represented the seller, JA Real Property Corp., in the transaction. Bryan Atherton and Matt Renzulli of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the buyer.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Delaware Valley Retina Associates has signed a 5,938-square-foot healthcare lease renewal at Princess Road Office Park in Lawrenceville, a northern suburb of Trenton. Larken Associates owns the property, which comprises 47,094 square feet of office and medical office space across two buildings on a nine-acre site. Vinny DiMeglio of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Flaherty & Collins Properties (F&C), in partnership with RCI Group and the City of Bridgeport, has unveiled plans for a $200 million waterfront apartment community at Steelepointe Harbor, a mixed-use development along Long Island Sound. Plans call for 420 units and 10,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor kitchens, gathering spaces, secure parking and a dedicated dog park and pet spa. A water taxi will provide residents with service to nearby beach areas. A fitness center will offer fitness classes, a spin studio, sauna and jacuzzi. Residents will also have access to a pickleball court. Bridgeport is located 50 miles northwest of New York City. Steelepointe Harbor is accessible along the I-95 corridor and a short walk to the Bridgeport Transportation Center, which features access to the train station and the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry to Long Island. The Hartford Healthcare Amphitheatre live event venue, which opened in 2021, is less than a mile away. Previous development phases of Steelepointe Harbor included a Bass Pro Shops, Chipotle and Starbucks in late 2015, followed by the addition of Bridgeport Harbor Marina. The 220-slip marina is approaching full occupancy in its third year. …
LANGHORNE, PA. — Provident Bank has provided a $32.1 million loan for an industrial redevelopment project in Langhorne, located near Philadelphia in Bucks County. The borrower, a partnership between Greek Development and Principal Real Estate Investors, first acquired the site at 900 Wheeler Way in 2006 and subsequently expanded one of the two onsite buildings by 60,000 square feet. The partnership is now demolishing the second building in order to construct a last-mile distribution center with a clear height of 40 feet, truck court depths of 150 feet and parking for 242 cars and 80 trailers. Construction is slated for a second-quarter 2023 completion.