REVERE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has placed a $5 million loan for the refinancing of a 30-unit apartment building in Revere, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Robert Damigella of MMCC arranged the 20-year loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY AND TORONTO — KKR, a global private equity firm based in New York City, has agreed to sell a national portfolio of warehouses and distribution centers to Oxford Properties Group, a real estate owner and manager based in Toronto. The $2.2 billion deal is expected to close in the coming months. The portfolio comprises 149 properties located across 12 major industrial U.S. markets, including the Inland Empire in California, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago, Houston, Tampa, Orlando, San Diego and the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. corridor. Since 2018, KKR and its management platform Alpha Industrial Properties assembled and maintained the portfolio across 50 individual transactions. The firm’s decision to focus on high-barrier-to-entry sites near major population centers attracted the strong offer from Oxford Properties, which is looking to allocate one-third of its global equity in industrial real estate. “Growing our U.S. industrial business is one of Oxford’s highest-conviction global investment strategies as we continue to build, buy and invest in the physical infrastructure that serves the digital economy,” says Ankit Bhatt, vice president of investments at Oxford Properties and leader of the firm’s U.S. industrial investment strategy. ”High-quality, infill, consumption-driven industrial portfolios of scale trade infrequently, so this transaction is …
By Justin Wybenga, vice president of asset services, GMH Communities Every day, we see the world constantly changing. Whether it’s advancements in technology, culture, arts or sciences, there are many things to look forward to as life and business return to normal. One sector of commercial real estate that continues to experience breakthroughs is life sciences. Case in point: Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Economic Development Corp. announced that the organization would double its investment to $1 billion to establish New York City as the global leader in life sciences. With the increasing demand for research and lab space comes an emerging need for innovative housing that supports the rapidly growing population of researchers, professors, graduate students and third-shift workers. Historically, amenities and services for this group have been an afterthought. We saw a void in this space and recently launched a completely new vertical called “Innovative Living.” Innovative Living takes best practices from conventional multifamily and student housing, including cutting-edge technology and best-in-class amenities and services, and tailors those features to accommodate the specific needs of professionals and graduate and postgraduate students working or learning in major innovation hubs. Understand Residents’ Needs Fostering a collaborative living environment …
NEW YORK CITY — TMRW Life Sciences, which provides management systems and solutions for in vitro fertilization, has signed a 38,000-square-foot lease at 250 Hudson Street in Manhattan. The tenant currently occupies a portion (5,500 square feet) of the seventh floor of the 15-story building and will relocate from that space to occupy the entire sixth floor and part of the ground floor. Mitti Liebersohn of Avison Young represented TMRW Life Sciences in the lease negotiations. Brett Greenberg and Adam Rappaport represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, on an internal basis.
HILLSDALE, N.J. — Axiom Capital Corp. has placed a $17.8 million loan for the refinancing of a 63,000-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Hillsdale. An undisclosed bank provided the loan to the borrower, a private investor and developer. The property has been leased to a single tenant on a triple-net basis since 1979 and was also renovated between 2016 and 2017.
NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $13.5 million sale of Arlington Plaza, a 37,603-square-foot retail center in North Arlington, about 15 miles west of New York City. Grocer Super Foodtown anchors the property, and other tenants include Dunkin’, Taco Bell and Santander Bank. Seth Pollack, Brian Whitmer, Max Helfman, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut and Gary Gabriel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Arlington North Associates, and procured the buyer, a privately held investment firm.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Midwood Investment & Development has sold an 8,867-square-foot retail property located in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx for $9.8 million. The property is leased to Bank of America and Montefiore Medical Center. Steven Siegel, Judson Kauffman and Philip Biancavilla of Marcus & Millichap represented Midwood in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, New York City-based investor.
WHIPPANY, N.J. — Desktop Metal, a provider of 3-D printing services, has signed a 7,571-square-foot industrial lease in Whippany, about 35 miles west of New York City. The company will occupy space at a 57,000-square-foot former manufacturing facility that is situated on a 5.5-acre site at 60 S. Jefferson Road. The landlord, New Jersey-based Tulfra Real Estate, acquired the property in 2014.
LEBANON, PA. — Logistics firm DHL Supply Chain has begun construction on a 970,000- square-foot warehouse in Lebanon, a suburb of Harrisburg. The project will house manufacturing, storage and distribution space that will serve the healthcare and life sciences industries. DHL Supply Chain is constructing another building at the site as part of an initiative to invest $88 million in the regional economy and create about 200 new jobs. The first building is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of next year.
RARITAN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Accurate Builders & Developers has completed Crossings at Raritan Station, a 256-unit apartment complex in Raritan, located in the northern-central part of the Garden State. Designed by Devereaux and Associates, 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 $1,892 for a studio unit. Leasing of the initial 113-unit phase began in May.