FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of 9/90 Corporate Center, a 400,000-square-foot office and laboratory campus located in the western Boston suburb of Framingham. The three-building property was roughly 80 percent leased to 12 tenants at the time of sale. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a partnership between Outshine Properties and Jadian Capital, in the transaction.
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GARWOOD, N.J. — Locally based firm Russo Development has begun leasing Vermella at Garwood Station, a 296-unit apartment community located in the Northern New Jersey community of Garwood. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and feature 9-foot ceilings, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios in select units. The transit-served property offers 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space that houses a clubroom with game tables and media center, multi-sport simulator, business and coworking center, fitness center with yoga and spin studios, a juice bar and private dining space. Vermella at Garwood Station also houses 19,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Rents start at approximately $2,300 per month for a studio apartment.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has negotiated the sale of Red Lion Plaza, a 236,277-square-foot shopping center in Philadelphia. Built in 1962 and expanded in 2021, the property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Pep Boys, Planet Fitness, Mattress Firm, Panera Bread, Aspen Dental and Tropical Smoothie Café. Jim Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Finmarc Management Inc. and New York City-based KPR, in the deal. Michael Pagniucci of JLL arranged acquisition financing through a regional bank on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a 12-year term and a fixed interest rate.
WOBURN, MASS. — Locally based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $9.2 million permanent loan for Woburn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, a 140-bed healthcare facility in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. The loan was placed with correspondent Eastern Mortgage Capital, which structured the transaction through the FHA’s 232/223(a)7 program. The borrower was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $6.3 million loan for the acquisition and stabilization of a 40,000-square-foot industrial property in South Philadelphia. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan carried a 48-month term with one extension option, as well as a facility to fund future capital improvements. The borrower was not disclosed.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 632-unit multifamily property in Lawrenceville, located outside of Princeton. Built between 1992 and 1996, the property consists of 19 buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,120 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, dog park, tennis court, racquetball court, playground and outdoor grilling areas. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Kevin O’Hearn of JLL represented the seller, AvalonBay Communities, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
HILLSIDE, ROCHELLE PARK AND CLIFTON, N.J. — Locally based firm Quinlan Development Group has sold a portfolio of three self-storage facilities totaling 3,606 units to New York City-based RXR Realty for $108.5 million. The properties, which were completed between fall 2019 and summer 2021 and total 422,609 gross square feet, are located in the Northern New Jersey communities of Hillside, Rochelle Park and Clifton. Additional terms of the sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Developer and operator StorQuest Self Storage has opened a new facility at 155 King St. in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. The number of units was not disclosed, but the five-story property spans approximately 84,000 net rentable square feet. Construction began in mid-2020. The property is StorQuest’s second in Brooklyn and 10th in the state of New York.
YORK, PA. — IntegraCare Corp. has broken ground on a 130-unit seniors housing community in York, approximately 90 miles west of Philadelphia. The 124,000-square-foot community, which has yet to be branded, will feature 68 independent living units, 42 assisted living residences and 20 memory care units. Warfel Construction is the general contractor for the project, which IntegraCare is developing in partnership with Avenue Development. The community is scheduled to open in early 2023.
ORANGE, CONN. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $10 million permanent loan for a 137,670-square-foot industrial facility in Orange, located in the southern coastal part of the state. Formerly occupied by Sam’s Club, the property was recently converted to a van and truck parking facility for Amazon. Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.