NEW YORK CITY — Transwestern has arranged the $14.4 million sale of a 31,000-square-foot warehouse located at 26-25 Fourth St. in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Goodwill Industries owns and occupies the building. Stephen Powers, Lindsay Ornstein and Jake Cinti of Transwestern represented Goodwill in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — JLL has negotiated two full-building industrial leases totaling 81,400 square feet in the Northern New Jersey city of Fairfield. Logistics firm Best Way Trucking Service Inc. signed a lease for 48,100 square feet, and fragrance supplier Excellentia International inked a deal for 33,300 square feet. Howard Weinberg of JLL represented the respective owners, PAN Realty and Patty Brothers Properties, in both sets of lease negotiations.
EASTON, PA. — Developer J.G. Petrucci Co. has sold a 40,000-square-foot medical office building located at 2401 Northampton St. in the Lehigh Valley city of Easton. Cerminara Architect designed the project, and Iron Hill Construction Management, a subsidiary of J.G. Petrucci, served as the general contractor. The property is leased to Lehigh Valley Health Network and houses primary care, lab testing, orthopedic, imaging and physical therapy service providers.
AVENEL, N.J. — Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 29,366-square-foot industrial building in Avenel, located south of Newark. The building is situated on a 4.3-acre site at 190 Homestead Ave. near the New Jersey Turnpike and Port Elizabeth-Newark. Jordan Avanzato and Marc Duval of JLL brokered the deal. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — DH Property Holdings will develop a 733,800-square-foot distribution center on a 69-acre parcel at 5000 Richmond St. in Philadelphia, a project that is valued at $115 million. The site is located near Interstate 95, about six miles from the Center City area, and will house a 351,800-square-foot side-load building and a 382,000-square-foot cross-dock building. Walker & Dunlop arranged a limited equity partner to assist DH Property Holdings with the project. A construction timeline was not released.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — A partnership between South Florida-based PEBB Enterprises and New York-based Sagamore Hill Partners has purchased Soundview Marketplace, a 188,109-square-foot shopping center located in the Long Island hamlet of Port Washington. The 11-acre property was built in phases between 1962 and 1977 and houses tenants such as T.J. Maxx, Target, Walgreens and Ace Hardware. John Bell, Jon Kleinberg and Patrick Heeg of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SOMERSET, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of Avalon Somerset, a 384-unit apartment community in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset. Built in 2013, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,016 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, resident lounge and a playground. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn and Nicholas Stefans of JLL represented the seller, AvalonBay Communities Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Harbor Group International and Azure Partners. Jamie Leachman, Matthew Pizzolato, Amit Kakar and Thomas Didio Jr. of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the new ownership. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and a floating interest rate.
NEW CASTLE, DEL. — Pennsylvania-based Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT) has sold the 192-room Sheraton Wilmington South hotel in New Castle, located south of Philadelphia. The six-story building was constructed in 2011 and renovated in 2020. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center and 9,167 square feet of meeting and event space. Jeffrey Davis, Blaise Fletcher, Stephen VanLeer, K.C. Patel, Nikhil Chuchra and Desmund Delaney of JLL represented Hersha Hospitality Trust in the sale of the property to New Castle County. Hersha Hospitality’s stock price closed at $7.49 per share on Monday, Jan. 4, down from $13.74 per share a year ago.
NEW YORK CITY — Transwestern has negotiated a 34,500-square-foot office lease for social services agency Sheltering Arms Children & Family Services at 165-19 Jamaica Ave. in Queens. The six-story building spans 69,000 square feet. Stephen Powers, Lindsay Ornstein, Thomas Hines, Jake Cinti and Alexander Smith of Transwestern represented Sheltering Arms, which plans to relocate to its new space in the third quarter of 2021, in the lease negotiations.
NORWALK, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $53 million sale of Sheffield SoNo, a 136-unit waterfront apartment community in Norwalk that includes ground-floor office space. Built in 2007, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies in select units. Amenities include a heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor grilling area, resident clubhouse and concierge services. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn, Drew Saunders and Nicholas Stefans of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Avenue Realty Capital and Spirit Investment Partners. The buyer was not disclosed.