PISCATAWAY, N.J. — General Plumbing Supply Inc. (GPS) has signed a 300,000-square-foot industrial lease at Piscataway Logistics Center in Northern New Jersey. The property, which is situated on a 16-acre site and features a clear height of 36 feet and ample car and trailer parking, will serve as GPS’ headquarters, showroom and distribution center. Tim Cadigan, Matthew Turse and Grant Otto of Avison Young represented the landlord, a partnership between Transwestern Development Co. and QuadReal Property Group, in the lease negotiations. Ed English and Ron Ganter of Avison Young, along with Michael Schipper of Blau & Berg, represented GPS.
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NEW YORK CITY — Bank of America has provided a $52 million loan for the refinancing of Flushing Plaza, a 233,436-square-foot office building in Queens. The property includes 71,930 square feet of medical office space, 10,653 square feet of retail space and an 808-space parking garage. Gideon Gil and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan, which carried a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, Muss Development LLC.
MONROE, N.Y. — New York City-based finance firm Eastern Union has arranged a $28 million construction loan for a 159-unit multifamily project in Monroe, located about 60 miles north of Manhattan. The loan was structured with a 24-month term and a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Abraham Bergman and Yossi Orzel of Eastern Union originated the financing. The direct lender was a New Jersey-based bank, and the borrower was a local family office.
CHELSEA, MASS. — Bellingham Square LLC, a partnership between Vantage Real Estate, Harbor Run Development and Wallace Capital, has acquired a portfolio of six multifamily buildings totaling 90 units in Chelsea, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The sales price was $19 million. The portfolio features studio, one- and two-bedroom units and has a historical occupancy rate above 97 percent. John Kelly and Collin Brennan of CBRE arranged $15 million in acquisition financing for the deal. A portion of those proceeds will be used to fund renovations.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and locally based owner-operator The Kaufman Organization has purchased the leasehold interest in 135 West 29th Street, an 81,283-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 12-story building was originally constructed in 1911 and is currently 63 percent leased to 28 tenants. The joint venture plans to implement a capital improvement program that will upgrade the lobby, façade, elevator systems and common areas.
WIND GAP, PA. — A partnership between locally based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. and Boston-based Cabot Properties will develop a 318,440-square-foot speculative industrial project in the Lehigh Valley city of Wind Gap. The property will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 39 dock-high loading positions, two drive-in doors, 54 trailer positions and ESFR fire protection. Jon Mikula and John Plower of JLL arranged the partnership between the two firms. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Private equity real estate firm Elion Partners has acquired a 180,000-square-foot industrial building located approximately five miles from John F. Kennedy International Airport in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The sales price was $58 million. According to commercialcafé.com, the Class B property was built on 5.3 acres in 1961. The seller was not disclosed.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Philadelphia-based Rittenhouse Realty Partners has brokered the sale of a 204-unit multifamily portfolio in Wilmington, about 30 miles south of Philadelphia. The portfolio offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units and had an occupancy rate above 90 percent at the time of sale. Corey Lonberger, Robert DiPasquale, Mark Duszak, Ken Wellar and Domenick Peronti of Rittenhouse brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — International Data Group (IDG), a market research and data analytics firm, has opened a new, 125,000-square-foot office headquarters in the western Boston suburb of Needham. The company will consolidate its three main business units — IDC, IDG Communications and primary corporate entity IDG — under one roof. Dyer Brown, an architecture and interior design firm with offices in Boston and Atlanta, designed the facility, which can accommodate about 500 employees.
PRINCETON, N.J. — NorthMarq has arranged a $16.2 million loan for the refinancing of two five-story multifamily and retail buildings in Princeton. The first property is located at 25 Spring St. and consists of 52 apartments and three retail spaces. The second property is located at 55 Witherspoon St. and comprises 24 units and two retail spaces. Principal Financial provided the funds. The borrower was a public-private partnership between Nassau HKT Associates and the Borough of Princeton.