FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — New York City-based Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP), a subsidiary of Black Bear Asset Management (BBAM), has arranged a $19.7 million construction loan for Sullivan Parke, a 102-unit multifamily project in the Lehigh Valley community of Forks Township. The borrower is a partnership between Ashley Development Corp. and BBAM. The four-building property will offer amenities such as a fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and storage spaces. Bryan Manz, Emil DePasquale, Brandon Harris and George Pektor of BBCP arranged the loan through Churchill Real Estate.
MANSFIELD, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $17.6 million sale of an 81,596-square-foot light industrial building in Mansfield, located south of Boston. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2017, the property is located within the 50-acre Cabot Business Park and was fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Anthony Hayes, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, QS Forbes Boulevard LLC, in the transaction. Andrew Stone of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Connecticut-based investment firm Brickman.
PEABODY, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $6.4 million sale of 8 Essex Center Drive, a 67,544-square-foot office building located in the northeastern Boston suburb of Peabody. The three-story building sits on 8.2 acres and was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. Kerry Hawkins and Scott Carpenter of JLL represented the seller, PGA Realty, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Essex Drive Realty LLC.
BERWYN, PA. — Florida-based investment firm Accesso has acquired Westlakes, a four-building, 455,183-square-foot office campus located in the northwestern Philadelphia suburb of Berwyn. Situated on 40.4 acres, Westlakes was 92 percent leased at the time of sale with a weighted average remaining lease term of 4.7 years. Tenants include PNC Bank, Brinker Capital, Montgomery McCracken, Chartwell Investment Partners and Amring Pharmaceuticals. Amenities include multiple dining options, two fitness centers and walking trails. The seller was locally based investment and development firm Keystone Property Group. The sales price was not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York City-based Halpern Real Estate Ventures has broken ground on 49 Fisk Street, a 337-unit multifamily project that will be located near the Hackensack River in Jersey City. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners, the community will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and roughly 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. Specifically, amenities will include a rooftop terrace, a speakeasy-style bar, landscaped courtyard, fitness center and coworking space. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2023. The Corcoran Group will handle leasing of the property.
STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has arranged a $53.5 million acquisition loan for Glenview House, a 146-unit apartment complex in Stamford. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average 1,280 square feet and are furnished with stainless steel appliances and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, courtyard, outdoor grilling area, fitness center, clubroom with a bar and a business center. Elliott Throne, Mona Carlton, Alex Staikos, Amit Kakar and Kenny Cutler of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through MetLife Investment Management on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has brokered the $28 million sale of a portfolio of six multifamily properties totaling 78 units in Philadelphia’s Fairmount and Brewerytown neighborhoods. The portfolio consists of: The Fairmount Flats at 745-751 North 20th Street; 726 North 19th Street; 711 North 16th Street; 714 North 19th Street; The Fairmount Greenery at 817 North 20th Street; and The Porter at 2940 West Thompson Street. Samantha Kupersmith and Spencer Yablon of CBRE represented the seller, Philadelphia-based Stamm Development Group, and procured the buyer, Treeco Cos., in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), a locally based provider of identity verification services, has signed a 119,000-square-foot office lease at 85 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan. The company will occupy two floors at the 11-story building, which was originally constructed in 1913. Jared Horowitz and Jason Perla of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Edward Riguardi and Anthony Cugini of Vornado Realty Trust and Stephen Winter of Related Cos. represented building ownership on an internal basis.
NEWTON, MASS. AND HOLMDEL, N.J. — Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) has agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) for $21 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. The agreement includes the acquisition of $409 million of debt and all of Monmouth’s industrial properties. The transaction is slated to close in the beginning of 2022. Under the agreement, ILPT will add Monmouth’s 126 Class A, single-tenant industrial properties totaling more than 26 million square feet to its portfolio. The Monmouth assets have an average remaining lease term of approximately eight years. The portfolio is over 80 percent leased to tenants that generate yearly rental revenue of $169.4 million. ILPT cites geographic diversity and tenant diversity as benefits of the acquisition. Also, the merger will allow ILPT to improve its tenant base with renters such as Home Depot, Mercedes Benz and Ulta. “This accretive transaction more than doubles the properties in ILPT’s mainland portfolio and this scale is expected to expand ILPT’s growth opportunities and access to capital, which we expect will drive cash flow growth and long-term value for our shareholders,” says John Murray, chief executive officer of …
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between Philadelphia-based investment firm Arden Group and global investment management firm Arcapita Holdings Group has acquired a portfolio of 18 industrial properties totaling approximately 5 million square feet. The properties are located in seven U.S. markets: Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia and Indianapolis. The acquisition is part of the joint venture’s strategic plan to acquire up to $2 billion in multi-tenant industrial assets across the country. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Sheheryar Hafeez,John Huguenard, John Rose, Brian Walsh, Ross Bratcher, Anderson Granger and Michael Brady of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the joint venture.