JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $12.2 million loan for the refinancing of a five-story apartment building in the Egleston Square neighborhood of Jamaica Plain near Boston. Completed in 2020, the property houses 39 apartment units and retail space on the ground floor. Units range in size from 515 to 1,320 square feet. Cornerstone arranged a fixed-rate loan with 12 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A public-private partnership led by the New Brunswick Development Corp. has begun construction on a $750 million cancer treatment facility in the northern-central part of the Garden State. RWJBarnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey will operate the facility, which will provide inpatient and outpatient cancer services, including ancillary services, as well as state-of-the-art laboratories for research. Construction of the 12-story building is slated for completion in 2024.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Los Angeles-based investment firm DealPoint Merrill has acquired Centennial Plaza, a 158,000-square-foot retail power center in Meriden, located in the southern-central part of the state. The seller was not disclosed. Joe French and Kodi Traver of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal in conjunction with David Frank of DealPoint Merrill. The new ownership plans to upgrade the 11-acre property with a $5.2 million renovation. John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
NEW YORK CITY — Columbia Pacific Advisors has provided a $39.1 million bridge loan for an eight-story multifamily and retail building located at 68-70 Spring St. in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The 24,357-square-foot property totals 10 residential units in two- and three-bedroom formats. The undisclosed borrower will use the proceeds from the 36-month loan to fund capital improvements and lease-up costs.
MARLTON, N.J. — Walters, an affordable housing developer, has opened Cornerstone at Greentree, an income-restricted seniors housing community in the Philadelphia suburb of Marlton. Situated on 2.3 acres, the four-story building features 68 one- and two-bedroom apartments, with rents starting at $850 per month. Apartments are leased exclusively to residents whose incomes are at or below 60 percent of the area median income.
FAIRFIELD AND SHELTON, CONN. — Nashville-based Montecito Medical has acquired two medical office buildings totaling approximately 113,000 square feet in Fairfield and Shelton, both of which are located in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The Fairfield property was built in 2018 and totals 46,593 square feet, while the Shelton building spans 54,745 square feet. Orthopaedic Specialty Group is the primary tenant at both properties.
Institutional Property Advisors Arranges $90M Sale of Camp Hill Shopping Center Near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
by Katie Sloan
CAMP HILL, PA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $90 million sale of Camp Hill Shopping Center. The property is located at 3301 Trindle Road in the borough of Camp Hill, roughly three miles outside Harrisburg. The 430,198-square-foot center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Giant Food Markets, Boscov’s Department Store, Staples, Five Below, Barnes & Noble and LA Fitness. Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller, Cedar Realty Trust (NYSE: CDR), and identified the buyer, GSD CampHill Pradsavi Group LLC, in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap also arranged financing on behalf of the buyer. Cedar Realty Trust will be retaining management of the property. “There is tremendous demand for dominant grocery-anchored shopping centers nationally, given the rebound in the markets post-COVID-19 and the attractive debt markets,” says Nathanson. “Demand is outpacing the supply of first-class, high-performing assets like Camp Hill Shopping Center.” Cedar Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning, operating and redeveloping grocery-anchored shopping centers across urban markets from Washington, D.C., to Boston. The Port Washington, N.Y.-based company’s stock price closed on Wednesday, June 23, at $16.61 per share, up …
HOPEWELL, N.J. — Newmark has arranged a $76 million acquisition loan for Princeton West Innovation Campus, a 1.1 million-square-foot life sciences property in Hopewell, about 55 miles southwest of New York City. The property, which formerly served as the global R&D headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb, is located less than 10 miles from its namesake university’s main campus. Amenities include a full-service cafeteria, an 8,000-square-foot fitness center, a 28,000-square-foot child development center and multiple conference areas. The borrower was a partnership between H.I.G. Realty Partners and Lincoln Equities Group. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark placed the debt through Denver-based ArrowMark Partners. The new ownership will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements and speculative leasing costs.
LAWNSIDE, N.J. — Developer Sterling Properties has opened Station Place, a 144-unit apartment community in Lawnside, located outside of Philadelphia. The transit-oriented property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with European-style cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, resident lounge, fitness center, bocce courts, outdoor grilling area, package lockers and a private parking garage.
CHELSEA, MASS. — Burgess Properties LLC has brokered the sales of two industrial buildings located in the northeastern Boston suburb of Chelsea for a combined $17.5 million. The first property at 3-7 Griffin Way spans 33,515 square feet and features a clear height of 20 feet. Oliver Street Capital purchased that asset for $10 million. The second building at 25 Griffin Way totals 25,000 square feet and features a clear height of 27 feet. That property sold to an undisclosed, Boston-based investor for $7.5 million. Steve Nohrden of Burgess Properties brokered the deals. The sellers in both transactions requested anonymity.