AGAWAM AND WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Connecticut-based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has arranged the $9.2 million sale of Elizabeth Manor and Imperial Apartments, two multifamily assets totaling 115 units in Western Massachusetts. Elizabeth Manor is a 40-unit property in Agawam that was built in 1966, and Imperial is a 75-unit complex that was built in 1970. Tom Boyle and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the seller, Dow Management LLC, and procured the New York-based buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP) has arranged $186.4 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of 16 multifamily properties totaling 1,126 units in The Bronx. Bryan Manz, Emil DePasquale, Phil Bowman and Jack Cohen of BBCP arranged 16 separate loans through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program, which provides savings to apartment owners that commit to reducing annual water and/or energy usage by at least 30 percent. The borrower was locally based owner-operator Finkelstein Timberger East Real Estate. The loans were structured with an averaged fixed interest rate of 2.98 percent for 12 years with partial interest-only payments, followed by 30-year amortization schedules.
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. — The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) will open a 330,000-square-foot distribution center in the Northern New Jersey city of Perth Amboy. The Atlanta-based retailer will use the center to offer same-day and next-day flatbed delivery of bulk and oversized orders to customers and stores in the Tri-State area. In addition, Home Depot will open a fulfillment center in Perth Amboy in 2021. Combined, the openings of these two facilities should bring about 400 new jobs to the market. Prospective sites for the new centers, as well as specific timelines for coming on line, were not disclosed.
READINGTON, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Larken Associates has received approval for The Ridge at Readington, a 254-unit multifamily redevelopment in Readington, about 50 miles west of New York City. The 17.2-acre site was originally intended to house an eight-building office campus that was branded Readington Commons. The new multifamily community will consist of 10 buildings featuring one- and two-bedroom units across 21 different floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse, outdoor lounge area, children’s play area and a dog park. Completion is scheduled for spring/summer 2022.
PHILADELPHIA — TJX, the parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, has signed a 282,800-square-foot build-to-suit industrial lease at 9801 Blue Grass Road in northeast Philadelphia. The site originally housed a commercial bakery that was built in the 1950s. DH Property Holdings owns the site, and Bridge Development is developing the new facility, which will feature 53-foot clear heights and ample trailer parking. Demolition of the existing facility is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2021, and construction is expected to last 12 to 18 months. Richard Gorodesky of Colliers represented TJX in the deal.
Regency Centers Sells Retail Building Leased to Whole Foods in Swampscott, Massachusetts, for $19.2M
SWAMPSCOTT, MASS. — Regency Centers, a Florida-based shopping center REIT, has sold a 35,907-square-foot retail building leased to Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, about 30 miles northeast of Boston. The sales price was $19.2 million. Whole Foods has occupied the building, which sits on roughly five acres, for more than 15 years. Chris Angelone, Nat Heald and Eric Suffoletto of JLL represented Regency Centers in the transaction and procured the buyer, locally based investment firm Academy Hill Realty.
BILLERICA, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Concord Road Corporate Center, a 362,550-square-foot office complex located approximately 25 miles northwest of Boston in Billerica. The three-building, Class A property offers a fitness center with lockers and showers, a conference center, game room, outdoor patio with seating areas and a bocce court. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and Torin Taylor of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured KS Partners as the buyer. Dominick Romano of Newmark provided financial analysis support. The property received upgrades to its exteriors, lobbies and amenity spaces in recent years.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $21.5 million loan for the refinancing of Bob’s Discount Furniture’s headquarters office building in Manchester. The borrower, Waterstone Properties Group, developed the 103,500-square-foot building on a nine-acre tract in 2017. Amenities include a café with a lounge, break rooms, conference facilities and 416 parking spaces. The loan was structured with a fixed interest rate, 25-year amortization schedule and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Capitol Seniors Housing has opened The Chelsea at Greenburgh, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in Westchester County. Designed by architecture firm Meyer and built by New Jersey-based March Construction, the 90,651-square-foot property features an open-concept kitchen area, a clubroom, library, art studio, salon, sports lounge, theater, fitness center and two separate dining rooms. Chelsea Senior Living is the operator of the property.
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.8 million sale of a 45-unit multifamily portfolio in Ridgefield Park, located in Northern New Jersey. The portfolio comprises three buildings totaling 36 one-bedroom units and nine studio apartments with garages, covered parking and on-site laundry facilities. Daniel Aviles and Casey Egan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.