SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate Brokerage & Development, a Connecticut-based firm, has negotiated the sale of a 48,060-square-foot industrial building in South Windsor, a suburb of Hartford. Sam Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented the seller and occupant, Capitol Moving & Storage, in the transaction. Clancy Relocation & Logistics purchased the building.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between L&L Holding Co. and Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP) has received a $1.2 billion construction loan for the redevelopment of the historic Terminal Warehouse building in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighborhood. The property was originally built in 1891 as the first major New York City facility with direct access to the river, streets and rail lines. A set of twin rail tracks runs through the center of the facility and originally offered a direct connection from the Hudson River’s docks to the freight lines operating at street level along 11th Avenue. Today, Terminal Warehouse consists of 1.2 million square feet of office, retail and self-storage space. The partnership plans to develop the property’s 550,000 square feet of self-storage space into modern, Class A office property and reimagine the ground-floor retail common areas. COOKFOX Architects is leading the design of the redevelopment. In addition, as part of the project plan approved by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, the floor area will be removed to make room for a new courtyard, a series of double-height interior spaces throughout the western portion of the building and six new office levels with floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking …
NEW YORK CITY — Hudson Square Properties, a joint venture between Trinity Church Wall Street, Norges Bank Investment Management and Hines, has broken ground on 555 Greenwich, a 270,000-square-foot speculative office project in Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood. COOKFOX Architects is designing the 16-story building, and AECOM Tishman is the general contractor. CBRE is the leasing agent. Completion of the project, which according to the development team is the first spec office building to be developed in New York City in the wake of the pandemic, is slated for the fourth quarter of 2022.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Wharton Industrial, a division of New York City-based development and investment firm Wharton Equity Partners, has acquired a 153,400-square-foot portfolio in the Southern New Jersey community of Pennsauken. The portfolio consists of three buildings that are located within the 1.1 million-square-foot Twinbridge Industrial Park and that were 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Tom Palumbo and Bill Sitar of Sitar Realty brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP) has arranged a $22.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of two multifamily assets totaling 140 units in The Bronx. Bryan Manz, Emil DePasquale and George Pektor of BBCP arranged the financing, which featured a fixed interest rate of 3.37 percent for 12 years with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule, through PGIM Real Estate. The borrower was Finkelstein Timberger East Real Estate.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — New Jersey-based investment firm Denholtz Properties has received a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 90,000-square-foot industrial facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. The two-building property was built on six acres in 1970 and features a clear height of 19 feet and 20,700 square feet of office space. Jon Mikula, Michael Klein and Gerard Quinn of JLL placed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of Denholtz Properties.
WOBURN, MASS. — Horvath & Tremblay, a national brokerage firm based in metro Boston, has negotiated the $11 million sale of a 10,646-square-foot, newly built retail property in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. Walgreens occupies the property and has 14 years remaining on its lease. Peter Butler and Brendan Conway of Horvath & Tremblay represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 5.37 percent.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP) has completed Phase I of the redevelopment of 95 Columbus, a 680,000-square-foot office building in the Grove Street neighborhood of Jersey City. Global architecture firm Spector Group is leading design of the project, the first phase of which centered on the renovation of the lobby. The next phase of the redevelopment will involve the creation of a lounge area, as well as the enhancement of utility and elevator systems. Columbia is also constructing a bike storage room, bathrooms and shower facilities. Cushman & Wakefield has been tapped to lease the building following the completion of the redevelopment, which is slated for the this fall.
GLEN COVE, N.Y. — Locally based owner-operator Fairfield Properties has acquired Avalon Glen Cove, a 367-unit apartment community located about 30 miles northeast of New York City on Long Island. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with walk-in closets, individual washers and dryers and private patios/balconies. Amenities include two pools, two fitness centers, an outdoor picnic area and a cinema room. Maryland-based investment firm FCP served as Fairfield Properties’ preferred equity partner in the acquisition. The new ownership has since rebranded the community as Fairfield Metro at Glen Cove.
EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged a $53 million loan for the refinancing of LOTUS 315, a 180-unit multifamily building located in the Northern New Jersey community of East Orange. The property also houses 33,151 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The borrower, locally based developer Blackstone 360, delivered the eight-story building in 2019. Units feature stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers, and amenities include an outdoor garden with a lounge, private garden terraces, a fitness center and shuttle service to Newark Penn Station. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the nonrecourse loan through Arbor Commercial Mortgage.