Northeast

JDS Development Group Tops Out 93-Story Brooklyn Tower Residential Building

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm JDS Development Group has topped out The Brooklyn Tower, a 93-story residential tower that connects to the historic Dime Bank Savings Building in the borough’s downtown area. Designed by SHoP Architects and rising 1,066 feet, Brooklyn Tower will house 150 residences for sale and 400 units for rent, as well as approximately 100,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Thirty percent of the rentals will be designated as affordable housing. Sales are scheduled to begin in early 2022, and leasing is slated to begin in mid-2022. The development team expects the first units to be available for occupancy in late 2022.

November 3, 2021

Acquisitions Development Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Office

AvalonBay Buys Princeton Office Buildings, Plans Multifamily Conversion

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2021

PRINCETON, N.J. — Virginia-based AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB) has purchased two office buildings totaling approximately 110,000 square feet in Princeton with plans to redevelop the site into a 221-unit apartment community and an 80-unit affordable seniors housing property. The future development will feature a four-story apartment building with an elevator, as well as three-story walk-up buildings and high-end luxury rental townhomes. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steven Bardsley, David Gavin, Travis Langer and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the previous owner and seller buildings, KABR Group, which bought the property in 2018 and shortly thereafter executed a sales contract with AvalonBay.

November 3, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 400,000 SF Industrial Facility in Middlesex, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2021

MIDDLESEX, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 400,000-square-foot industrial facility in Middlesex, about 40 miles southwest of New York City. Built on 30.3 acres in 2021, the property offers a clear height of 36 feet, 38 loading positions, 334 car and 281 van parks and 130-foot truck court depths. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, David Bernhaut, Ryan Larkin, Jules Nissim and Kimberly Bach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Rockefeller Group, in the transaction. A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.

November 3, 2021

Connecticut Loans Multifamily Northeast

JLL Provides $20.4M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Asset in East Haven, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2021

EAST HAVEN, CONN. — JLL has provided a $20.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of 510 Main, a 214-unit multifamily asset in East Haven, located in the southern coastal part of the state. The property features studio and one-bedroom units that range in size from 425 to 482 square feet and include private balconies/patios. The amenity package consists of a fitness center, coffee bar, a Wi-Fi resident lounge and a package locker system. Elliott Throne, Mona Carlton, Alex Staikos and Amit Kakar of JLL originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential.

November 3, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Retail

Target to Open 90,000 SF Store at Macerich’s Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Target will open a 90,000-square-foot store at Kings Plaza, an enclosed shopping center by California-based REIT Macerich (NYSE: MAC) in Brooklyn. Target will backfill a three-story anchor building previously occupied by J.C. Penney. An expected opening date was not released. Other retailers at Kings Plaza include Macy’s, Zara, Burlington, Primark and Michael Kors.

November 3, 2021

Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Duke Realty Breaks Ground on 267,575 SF Cold Storage Project in Woodbridge, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 2, 2021

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE) has broken ground on a 267,575-square-foot, build-to-suit cold storage project in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge for FreezPak Logistics. The facility will consist of roughly 209,500 square feet of freezer space, a 45,760-square-foot cool dock and another 12,000 square feet of office space. The construction plan includes a clear height of 67 feet in the freezer and 30 feet in the cool dock area, as well as 34 dock doors, 70 trailer spaces and 167 automobile parking spaces. David Gheriani, William Waxman, Mindy Lissner and Kevin Dudley with CBRE, along with internal representative Ben Rosen, represented Duke Realty in the lease negotiations with FreezPak.

November 2, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial New Jersey Northeast

EverWest Acquires Industrial Property in Somerset, New Jersey for $27.7M

by Taylor Williams November 2, 2021

SOMERSET, N.J. — Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has acquired a 125,790-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset for $27.7 million. Joel Lubin, John Buckley and Gary Politi of JLL, along with internal agent Stephen Feinberg, negotiated the deal on behalf of EverWest. The seller was Citgen Realty LLC. The Class A property was fully leased to drug developer Rising Pharma Holdings Inc. at the time of sale.

November 2, 2021

Affordable Housing Loans Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Greystone Provides Two Agency Acquisition Loans Totaling $17.5M for NYC Seniors Housing Properties

by Taylor Williams November 2, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided two Fannie Mae acquisition loans totaling $17.5 million for a pair of affordable seniors housing properties totaling 151 units in the New York City area. In the first deal, Greystone originated a $12.4 million loan for Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, an 88-unit community in Yonkers that was built in 2008. In the second transaction, the company provided $5.1 million in acquisition financing for 2120 Hughes Avenue, a 63-unit property in The Bronx that was constructed in 1995. Dan Sacks and Ilan Bassali of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Heritage Affordable Communities LLC.

November 2, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $12M Sale of Harrisburg Industrial Property

by Taylor Williams November 2, 2021

HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12 million sale of a 927,828-square-foot industrial property in Harrisburg. The complex consists of eight buildings on a 21.3-acre site that are leased to tenants including PP&L Electric Utilities Corp., Capital Building Supply, Martin Logistics and Midwest Transport Inc. Craig Dunkle, Chad Thomason and Mher Vartanian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the deal. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record.

November 2, 2021

Acquisitions Healthcare New Jersey Northeast

Colliers Negotiates Sale of 30,000 SF Medical Office Building in Edison, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 2, 2021

EDISON, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 30,000-square-foot medical office building in Edison, located roughly midway between Newark and Trenton. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent leased to five tenants. Kim Kretowicz of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, private equity real estate firm Thomas Park, in the transaction.

November 2, 2021

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