WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — A joint venture between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and Cara Real Estate, the U.S. investment arm of German firm Cara Investment, has purchased a 198,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Westborough, located in between Boston and Worcester. The sales price was approximately $20.6 million. At the time of sale, the majority of the property was leased to two tenants, NEO Tech, which produces electronics components, and Columbia Tech, which provides product development and engineering solutions to an array of industries. The seller was not disclosed.
SHELTON, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $18.9 million loan for the refinancing of The Ridge at Sawmill, an 89-unit multifamily property in Shelton, located in Fairfield County. The property was built in 2020 and offers a fitness center, resident clubhouse and a conference facility. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
BOSTON — A Korean investment group led by Hana Financial and KTB Asset Management has purchased a 95 percent stake in Congress Square, a 371,996-square-foot office tower located at 40 Water St. in downtown Boston. The group purchased the stake from Related Fund Management, which will retain the remaining 5 percent interest and continue to manage the property. Paul Gillen, Anthony Ledesma, Daniel Parker and Allie Boyan of Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) arranged the recapitalization of Congress Square, which included refinancing of existing debt. Lawrence Britvan and Jordan Kirkbride of HWE placed that loan through global asset management firm KKR.
GREENCASTLE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of A-1 Greencastle Self Storage, a 378-unit facility located in Franklin County in the southern part of the state. The facility consists of 71,426 net rentable square feet across 365 non-climate-controlled units, 10 climate-controlled units and three commercial spaces. The property also features 17 parking spaces. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
PHILADELPHIA — Luxury hotel operator Radisson has completed the multimillion-dollar renovation of the 212-room Radisson Hotel Philadelphia, located in the Center City District. The remodeled hotel now features an open-concept lobby area that houses individual check-in pods, coffee and tea facilities, a snack shop and the Whit Lounge, the hotel’s onsite bar and restaurant. The hotel also offers a fitness center, meeting space and airport parking and valet services.
HAZLETON, PA. — Metro Philadelphia-based brokerage firm Legend Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of Church Hill Mall, a 168,000-square-foot retail property in Hazleton, located roughly midway between Scranton and Allentown. The property sits on 14 acres and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Family Dollar and Firestone. James Smith of Legend Properties brokered the deal. The new ownership, an entity doing business as 1065 Church Street Properties LLC, plans to invest about $2 million in capital improvements and rebrand the property as Church Hill Commons.
HARRISBURG, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Summerdale Plaza, a 141,451-square-foot shopping center in Harrisburg. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Rite Aid, AutoZone, Dollar Tree and Tractor Supply. Brad Nathanson of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
LINDEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $235 million loan for the refinancing of Buildings E and G at Linden Logistics Center in Northern New Jersey. The two buildings total approximately 1.3 million square feet. Northwestern Mutual provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan to the borrower, a partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, Advance Realty Investors and Greek Development. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan, John Spreitzer, Sebastian Sanchez and Zachary Smolev of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing. Construction of the three-building, 1.6 million-square-foot second phase of Linden Logistics Center is currently underway and expected to be complete in the third quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — Touro College & University System, a nonprofit higher and professional learning institution, has signed a lease to open a 243,305-square-foot campus within 3 Times Square in Manhattan. Touro will occupy the third through ninth floors and part of the ground and second floors at the 30-story building, which originally opened in 2001 as the North American headquarters of Reuters. Today, The Rudin Family owns the building and is currently in the midst of renovating it. The lease term is 32 years. Designed by Michielli + Wyetzner Architects, the campus will include classrooms, labs, a library, event spaces, student lounges and cafés. Touro plans to move into the building in January 2023. Richard Bernstein, Steve Braun, Troy Elias and Jared Thal of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal representative Jeffrey Rosengarten, represented Touro College in the lease negotiations. John Cefaly, Lou D’Avanzo, Ron Lo Russo, Paige Engeldrum and Lauren Hale of Cushman & Wakefield, along with in-house agent Tom Keating, represented building ownership.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A partnership between global investment management firm Nuveen Real Estate and New York City-based Taconic Partners has acquired a 296,000-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown for $55 million. The property was built on 17 acres in 1986 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed.