EDISON, N.J. — JLL has arranged three loans totaling $16.1 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of four industrial properties totaling 389,501 square feet in Northern New Jersey. The buildings, which were 93 percent leased at the time of the loan closing, are situated within Raritan Center Business Park in Edison. Michael Klein, Max Custer and Ryan Carroll of JLL placed the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loans with two different life insurance companies on behalf of the borrower, Summit Associates Inc.
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — The Suffolk County Department of Social Services has signed a 38,555-square-foot office lease at East End Commons, a 187,528-square-foot shopping center located in the Long Island community of Riverhead. The tenant will occupy a portion of a 108,720-square-foot building previously occupied by Kmart. Nick Dries and Randall Briskin of The Feil Organization negotiated the 20-year lease. BJ’s Wholesale Club anchors the center.
RIDGEFIELD, CONN. — New England-based Senior Living Residences (SLR) has acquired a former Atria Senior Living Community in Ridgefield, located approximately 50 miles northeast of Manhattan along the New York-Connecticut border. SLR is rebranding the community, which opened in 2020, as Ridgefield Station Senior Living. The number of units and types of services provided were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Emmut Properties has acquired the 126-room Excelsior Hotel, located at 45 W. 81st St. in Manhattan, for $80 million. The new ownership plans to convert the property, which was built in the 1920s but has been closed since April 2020, into a 134-unit multifamily building. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through Franklin BSP Realty Trust for the deal.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Cleveland-based developer The NRP Group has opened The Sawyer, a 131-unit apartment complex in Jersey City. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, a children’s playroom, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a pet spa. NRP Group developed the project in partnership with Hoboken Brownstone Co. Monthly rents start at approximately $2,150 for a studio unit.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $18 million sale of The Point at Pennsauken, a 109,217-square-foot shopping center in Southern New Jersey. Anchored by convenience store Wawa, the property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller, WRDC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Florida-based Select Properties Inc.
ANDOVER, MASS. — Boston-based mortgage banking firm EagleBridge Capital has arranged $14.6 million in debt and joint venture equity financing for 6 Riverside Drive, a 77,000-square-foot flex building in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. The property sits on 8.6 acres and houses both office and research and development space. Ted Sidel of EagleBridge Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The breakdown of debt and equity components was also not disclosed.
MEDFORD, MASS. — Locally based private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners has purchased Ten Cabot, a 107,026-square-foot office building in the northwestern Boston suburb of Medford. The Class A, transit-oriented property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEWTON, MASS. — Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings has acquired Wells Park, a 377,696-square-foot office complex located in the western Boston suburb of Newton, for $92 million. The three-building complex was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Sally Mae Corp., Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Ascensus and Adviser Investments. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Anthony Hayes, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, New York-based Angelo Gordon, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to upgrade the buildings’ energy systems through its subsidiary, RENU Communities.
MARSHFIELD, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Modera Marshfield, a 248-unit apartment community located in the South Shore city of Marshfield. Built in 2021, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, multiple outdoor dining and lounge areas and shared workspaces. Michael Byrne, Thomas Greeley, Devlin Man and Casey Griffin of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between Mill Creek Residential Trust and CrossHarbor Capital Partners, in the transaction. Boston-based TA Realty purchased Modera Marshfield, which was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale, for an undisclosed price.