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PRINCETON, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of West Windsor Commons, a two-building, 302,000-square-foot office complex in Princeton. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bristol Myers Squibb and Merrill Lynch/Bank of America. Amenities include a courtyard, fitness center and a cafeteria. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Alexander Alfier, David Stifelman and Jason Benson of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between insurance companies John Hancock Financial and Manulife, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.

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PITTSBURGH — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE), an Atlanta-based hospitality brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of the 119-room Home2 Suites Pittsburgh McCandless hotel. Built in 2013, Home2 Suites Pittsburgh McCandless offers an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and complimentary breakfast. The property was sold as part of the disposition of a portfolio of three hotels totaling 376 rooms, with the other two assets being located in Portland and Eugene, Ore. Syracuse-based Widewaters Hotels developed and sold the properties to Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group for an undisclosed price.

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BOSTON — GI Partners, an investment firm with four offices across the country, has acquired a 103,000-square-foot life sciences building located at 51 Melcher St. in Boston’s Seaport District. The nine-story building was originally constructed in 1915 and renovated in 2013. GI Partners acquired the asset as part of a life sciences portfolio sale that included a 164,000-square-foot building in nearby Burlington, as well as a 152,000-square-foot building near Raleigh, N.C. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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PEABODY, MASS. — Boutique fitness operator Gymja Warrior has signed a 11,345-square-foot retail lease at Route One Marketplace in Peabody, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Other tenants at the fully leased center include Bradford Carpet One, Namco, Crossfit 128 and Mass Bay Hockey Center. Don Mace of locally based brokerage and advisory firm KeyPoint Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.

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BOSTON — MassDevelopment has issued $53.6 million in tax-exempt bond financing to Washington Pine LLC for the construction of a five-story, 202-unit complex in Boston. Located at 3368 Washington St., the building will house 140 units of supportive housing for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, and the remaining 62 units will be affordable apartments. All residential units will be managed by The Community Builders Inc., while long-term support for all formerly homeless residents will be provided by homeless services provider Pine Street Inn. The project will feature 24/7 front desk security, spaces for resident gatherings, fitness rooms, laundry rooms, a parking garage, two plazas and bike repair and storage. Construction is slated for completion by late 2023. Barings LLC was the corporate bond purchaser.

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ELIZABETH, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 138,642-square-foot cold storage facility located in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Built in 2016, the property features 60-foot clear heights, 18 temperature-controlled loading docks and 4,800 square feet of office space. In addition, the property was fully leased to Seafrigo Cold Storage at the time of sale. Michael Oliver, Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Nicholas Stefans and Jose Cruz of JLL represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The seller, a joint venture between The Avidan Group and Elberon Development Group, was represented in-house.

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NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 16,624-square-foot office lease at 444 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant will occupy the entire 14th floor of the 42-story building, which was recently renovated. Paul Amrich, Meghan Allen, James Ackerson and Max Tarter of CBRE represented the landlord, Westbrook Partners, in the lease negotiations. Amrich also represented the tenant, EOS Investors LLC.

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WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Redwood Realty Advisors has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 21-unit multifamily property in the Northern New Jersey community of Weehawken. The property consists of 20 one-bedroom units and one four-bedroom unit. Steve Matovski of Redwood Realty Advisors brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Reidy Contracting Group has signed a 7,723-square-foot office lease at The Banks Building, located at 58 W. 40th St. in Manhattan. Michael Nazarian and Matt Kashani of Norman Bobrow & Co. represented the tenant, which is expanding and relocating from a 4,000-square-foot space at 120 West 31st Street, in the lease negotiations. Laura Belt Ponomarev represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 58-64 40th St. Corp., on an internal basis.

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Midwest Healthcare Jeff Cavazos NAI

The famed stability of healthcare and medical office building (MOB) real estate continues in 2022, with the Midwest acting as a microcosm for the sector’s trends and challenges nationwide. Adapting to complement large healthcare system needs, adding urgent care centers and keeping costs low are some of the main concerns for brokers this space. Five healthcare/MOB brokers sat down with REBusinessOnline to discuss what is influencing the sector. Michael Kalil, chief operating officer and director of brokerage, and Jeff Cavazos, senior vice president, NAI Farbman, Southfield, Mich.; Matthew Gregory, senior VP office brokerage, and Michael Simpson, president, NAI Ohio Equities, Columbus, Ohio; and Doug Taatjes, partner/associate broker, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich. weighed in on the present and future of healthcare/MOB real estate. REBusiness: What trends are we going to see in healthcare in 2022? What factors might influence further investment in this field? Matt Gregory: Improvements to building infrastructure will be the most significant trend in 2022. There will be a push toward better HVAC filtration, higher cleaning standards and so forth. Mike Simpson: Yes, I think the healthy building initiative is something that’s going to pick up more momentum this year. Doug Taatjes: In our …

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