WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — NorthMarq has provided a $5.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Franklin Square Apartments, a 141-unit multifamily asset in White Plains, a northern suburb of New York City. The property was built in 1990 and features one- and two-bedroom units, many of which were recently renovated. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq originated the 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Google will open its first physical retail store in Manhattan this summer, the Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant said in a blog post yesterday. The store will be located on Google’s campus in the Chelsea neighborhood. At the Google store, customers can browse and buy Google products like Pixel phones, Nest products and Fitbit devices. Tech experts will also be available to troubleshoot issues with devices.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Quinlan Development Group LLC has broken ground on a 1,084-unit self-storage facility in Fair Lawn, located across the Hudson River from The Bronx. Upon completion, which is slated for summer 2022, the $17 million facility will have a gross square footage of approximately 123,000 square feet. Bank OZK provided construction financing for the project, which is the fourth self-storage facility that Quinlan has developed from the ground up since 2018.
NEW YORK CITY — Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 145,144-square-foot industrial building in The Bronx. The warehouse sits on 4.8 acres and features 18 dock-high doors and 1.5 acres for parking. In addition, the facility is located near Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, the largest food distribution hub of its kind in the world, according to CenterPoint. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HUDSON, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Center at Hudson, an 85,000-square-foot shopping center in Hudson, about 30 miles west of Boston. A Stop & Shop grocery store anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Expo Nails, The Paper Store, Sperry’s Liquors and Eye Care Center. Nat Heald, Chris Angelone and Zach Nitsche of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was NNM Realty Trust, a regional owner-operator.
SWANSEA, MASS. — Jacobson Properties has brokered the $9.2 million sale of the East Bay Ambulatory Care Building, a 23,072-square-foot healthcare building in Swansea, located in the southern part of the state. The property was fully leased to East Bay Surgery Center, which focuses on ophthalmology, and Steward Saint Anne’s Hospital Center for Pain Management. East Bay Surgery Center Real Estate LLC sold the property to an undisclosed national healthcare real estate firm. Lisa Menin of Jacobson Properties brokered the deal.
RARITAN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Accurate Builders & Developers has begun leasing Crossings at Raritan Station, a 256-unit apartment complex in Raritan, located in the northern-central part of the Garden State. The transit-oriented property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and modern espresso cabinets. Private balconies are also available in select residences. Amenities include a coffee bar, fitness center, tennis court, basketball court, dog park, meditation garden, outdoor grilling areas and Amazon package lockers. Monthly rental rates start at $1,578 for a studio unit.
LOWELL, MASS. — IBM has signed a 150,608-square-foot office lease at CrossPoint, a three-building office park located in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. A partnership between Boston-based Anchor Line Partners LLC and CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC owns CrossPoint, which offers amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center and game room, onsite daycare facility, full-service café and bistro and a conference center. Blake Baldwin, Michael Dalton and Shayne O’Neil of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Peter Dominski of Anchor Line Partners, represented building ownership in the lease negotiations. Brendan Callahan, Gabrielle Harvey and Brian Tisbert of JLL represented IBM, which plans to take occupancy of the space in January.
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Empire Adventure Park, an entertainment concept that features trampolines, climbing walls, ropes and obstacle course and augmented reality games, will open a 35,572-square-foot center in the Long Island village of Westbury. The center will be situated within Samanea New York, a new, 750,000-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment destination. The lease with Empire Adventure Park brings the property’s occupancy to 60 percent. Empire Adventure Park joins a tenant roster at Samanea New York that includes Dave & Buster’s, The Cheesecake Factory, Bloomingdale’s Furniture Outlet and 99 Ranch Supermarket. Dominic Coluccio represented the landlord, Lesso Mall Development, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis along with Colliers International brokers Matthew Kucker and Jordan Barch. Construction of the Empire Adventure Park center is scheduled to begin in January, with a target opening date of late 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — Urban Standard Capital has provided an $8.7 million construction loan for the completion of a 24-unit multifamily project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The project is a redevelopment of a three-story building previously owned by Grace Baptist Church. The borrower, Spencer Developers, expects to complete the redevelopment in about three months. Seth Weissman, Charlie Brosens and Robert Levine of Urban Standard Capital originated the financing.
