WARRENDALE, PA. — Postal Realty Trust (NYSE: PSTL), a New York-based REIT, has acquired a 431,000-square-foot industrial building located in the northern Pittsburgh suburb of Warrendale for $47 million. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants, with a USPS processing and distribution facility occupying roughly 75 percent of the space. The other tenants are Omnicell Inc., a provider of operational solutions for healthcare facilities, and DBC Real Estate Management LLC, a regional multifamily owner-operator. The seller was not disclosed. Postal Realty Trust now owns 714 properties in 47 states totaling 2.6 million square feet of net leasable commercial space.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Pennsylvania-based self-storage REIT CubeSmart has opened a 1,100-unit facility in the Northern New Jersey city of East Brunswick. New Jersey-based TFE Properties developed the facility, which spans more than 130,000 square feet of net rentable space. The facility is located along State Route 18 at the site of a former Kmart and is situated within TFE’s Junction Pointe retail project.
MAYNARD, MASS. — Market Basket has opened a 69,374-square-foot grocery store within Maynard Crossing on the western outskirts of Boston. The 730,000-square-foot mixed-use development is home to other retail tenants such as Eco Nails & Spa, Planet Fitness and Maynard Wine & Spirits. Capital Group Properties broke ground on the property in 2019. Other uses include The Vue at Maynard Crossing, a 180-unit multifamily community; Camellia Gardens, a 143-unit seniors housing community; Emerson Hospital Urgent Care; and outdoor spaces such as a dog park, walking paths and green space.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a 46,000-square-foot industrial building in Freehold, located in the central part of the state. The property was built on 10 acres in 1984. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Mark Silverman of CBRE represented the seller, L&M Realty Associates LLC, which originally acquired the asset for $3.5 million in 2013. The team also procured the buyer, a New Jersey-based limited liability company.
BOSTON — Skanska, an international developer based in Sweden, has paid $177 million to acquire land in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood for the development of a 27-story office building. The building will be located at 380 Stuart St. and will also house street-level retail space and a below-ground parking deck. The seller of the land was John Hancock Life Insurance Co. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Thor Equities Group has sold a 17,600-square-foot retail building located at 164 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan for $40 million. The six-story property, which is located between 21st and 22nd streets in the Flatiron District, was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Alo Yoga and restaurant Sutra. The buyer was not disclosed.
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Walker & Dunlop has brokered the $32.2 million sale of The Mariner, a 100-unit apartment community in Port Chester, located near the New York-Connecticut border. Built in 2012, the property’s units feature an average size in excess of 1,000 square feet, hardwood floors and quartz countertops. Amenities include a fitness center, social lounge, storage units and concierge services. Thomas Walsh and Joseph Garibaldi of Walker & Dunlop represented the sellers, institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction.
VINELAND, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Company Inc. has arranged the $15.1 million sale of Regency Court and Chester Court, two apartment communities totaling 152 units in Vineland, located at the southern tip of the Garden State. Regency Court totals 104 units on 4.5 acres, and Chester Court features 48 units on 2.4 acres. Both garden-style properties offer courtyards and onsite laundry facilities. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Illinois-based investment firm CenterPoint has purchased a 63,933-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey city of Carlstadt. The property is situated on 7.8 acres and offers proximity to thoroughfares such as the New Jersey Turnpike and State Routes 80, 17 and 3. David Schechtman, Abie Kassin and David Benharouch of New York-based Meridian Capital represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Harrison Street and its investment partners The Bulfinch Cos. and National Real Estate Advisors have sold three life sciences buildings at Cambridge Discovery Park for a gross sale price of $720 million. Denver-based REIT Healthpeak Properties Inc. (NYSE: PEAK) purchased the properties, which are situated in Boston’s West Cambridge submarket. For Bulfinch, the master developer of Cambridge Discovery Park, the transaction with Healthpeak was a recapitalization of its stake in the development. The Boston-based firm entered into a joint venture transaction with Healthpeak whereby Bulfinch will retain a majority ownership stake in one of the buildings. Additionally, Bulfinch will continue to manage the property. The Cambridge Discovery Park acquisition, which also includes two parking garages, totals approximately 620,000 square feet. The buildings, called 100 CDP, 200 CDP and 400/500 CDP, were 94 percent leased at the time of sale to biotechnology, pharmaceutical and research companies with a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 7.5 years. According to Healthpeak, the acquisition also includes an approximately 100,000-square-foot site for a future densification opportunity that the REIT plans to co-develop with Bulfinch. Cambridge Discovery Park includes six life sciences buildings and an AC Hotel by Marriott. The campus is …