EDISON, N.J. — A joint venture between global asset manager Oxford Properties Group and Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has purchased a 113,079-square-foot warehouse in Edison, about 35 miles south of Manhattan. The sales price was $21 million. Building features include clear heights of 20 to 24 feet, 11 dock-high doors and 100-foot truck court depths. The joint venture acquired the property via a sale-leaseback with the seller/tenant, food products supplier ISC Gums.
WELLESLEY, MASS. — Linear Retail Properties LLC has acquired two buildings totaling 17,000 square feet in Wellesley, located west of Boston in Norfolk County, for a combined price of $12.2 million. The two-story building at 25-35 Central St. houses 8,500 square feet of retail space that is leased to Footstock, Laurel Grove, Marika’s Salon, Skinscapes and Winston Flowers, as well as 2,500 square feet of residential space. The building at 53-61 Central St. spans 6,000 square feet of retail space that is leased to Cocobeet, Eileen Fisher, Lacrosse Unlimited, O’Neil Jewelers and Wellesley Toy Shop. Marilyn Santiago of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group represented the undisclosed sellers in the transactions.
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — Cedar Realty Trust (NYSE: CDR) has agreed to sell the company and its portfolio of assets through several transactions totaling $1.2 billion. The Massapequa-based firm’s portfolio includes 53 properties with approximately 7.6 million square feet of gross leasable space. Properties are predominantly located across high-density markets in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. A fund managed by DRA Advisors and KPR Centers will acquire a portfolio of 33 grocery-anchored shopping centers from the company for $840 million. Cedar also agreed to sell its Revelry redevelopment project in Philadelphia for $34 million and its Northeast Heights redevelopment project in Washington, D.C., for $46.5 million to undisclosed buyers. In the event the sales are not completed prior to closing of the grocery-anchored shopping center portfolio acquisition, the DRA-KPR joint venture has agreed to acquire both projects at an aggregate price of $80.5 million. The company and its remaining assets are set to be acquired by Virginia Beach, Va.-based Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (NASDAQ: WHLR) in an all-cash merger valued at $291.3 million. Upon completion of the transaction, Cedar will be wholly owned by Wheeler and the company’s common stock …
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — BRP Cos., the urban development arm of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has received $294 million in construction financing for a mixed-income housing project in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The development at 500 Main St. in the city’s downtown area will consist of 477 units in one- and two-bedroom formats, 119 of which will be dedicated as affordable housing. Specifically, 20 units will be reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), while 99 residences will be earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. The remainder of the units will be rented at market rates. The community will also feature 24,000 square feet of amenity space that includes a pool, fitness center, lounge and a rooftop deck. Demolition work is underway with vertical construction set to begin in mid-March, and the first units are expected to be available for occupancy by late 2024. Housing & Community Renewal, an economic development agency based in New York City, provided a $200 million construction loan for the project through its housing finance agency. In addition, Goldman Sachs provided $40.7 million in equity and $20.7 million in …
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Locally based developer Wick Cos. has completed The Park at Woodbridge Station, a 146-unit multifamily project in Northern New Jersey. The transit-oriented property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, wood-grain cabinets and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a coffee bar, fitness center, community room with a chef’s kitchen, dog run, game room and a rooftop deck with outdoor grilling and dining areas. Rents start at $1,775 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — GI Partners, an investment firm with four offices across the country, has acquired a 164,000-square-foot life sciences building in Burlington, a northern suburb of Boston. in GI Partners acquired the asset as part of a life sciences portfolio sale that included a 103,000-square-foot building in Boston’s Seaport District, as well as a 152,000-square-foot building near Raleigh, N.C. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add plan.
NANUET, N.Y. — IDB Bank has provided a $19 million loan for the refinancing of a 220,000-square-foot retail property located north of New York City. The property, which formerly housed a Macy’s but is now anchored by home improvement retailer At Home, sits adjacent to Shops at Nanuet, an outdoor lifestyle center owned by Simon Property Group. Chris Kramer, Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark placed the loan with IDB Bank on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Metropolitan Realty Associates and New York-based private equity firm Angelo Gordon that acquired the asset in 2018.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Colliers has negotiated a 16,500-square-foot office lease extension and expansion at Headquarters Plaza in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown. The tenant, PLT Health Solutions, develops and markets organic ingredients for the food industry and is expanding by 6,500 square feet. Samuel Horowitz, Chris Hovanec and Ray Iodice of Colliers represented PLT Health Solutions, which has been a tenant at Headquarters Plaza for 30 years, in the lease negotiations. Robert Donnelly and Benjamin Brenner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord.
By: Jamie Rash, Regional Director, Keystone Development + Investment Talk about a spark. When Spark Therapeutics announced plans at the end of last year to develop a $575 million gene therapy manufacturing plant in Philadelphia, it ignited the city’s evolution into a destination for the largest, most innovative life sciences firms in the world. Over $1 billion in venture capital (VC) investment is pouring into more than 50 Philadelphia life sciences companies that employ some 20,000 people, generating unprecedented demand for lab space. Supply is limited — even with 1 million square feet of lab space in development — and this supply shortage is driving some developers to capitalize on the demand by converting existing building stock. Moving Beyond Meds & Eds Philadelphia is a long-reputed “meds and eds” city, meaning it’s home to anchor institutions of higher learning and world-leading medical facilities that are known for innovation and opportunity. These institutions are major drivers of economic growth throughout the city. Previously, much of the activity in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology occurred in labs in suburban office parks and sprawling corporate campuses. In 2017, the city celebrated two cutting-edge, FDA-approved gene and cell therapies to treat specific types of cancer and …
NEW YORK CITY — A&E Real Estate has acquired Cunningham Heights at Queens Village, an apartment community that consists of 1,056 units across 22 buildings in the borough’s Jamaica neighborhood, for $130 million. Originally built in 1951, the property also includes 623 parking spaces across 25 onsite garages. According to Apartments.com, Cunningham Heights offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Jack Bick of Charatan Realty represented A&E Real Estate and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Signature Bank provided acquisition financing. The property was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale.