Northeast

CVS Health Plans to Close 900 Stores, Focus on Digital Strategy

by Julia Sanders November 19, 2021

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) plans to close about 900 stores over the next three years, or about 300 stores a year, starting in the spring of 2022. The pharmacy retailer says the decision to close its stores was in order to focus more on its digital strategy. The store closures equal about 9 percent of the approximately 10,000 locations that the retailer currently operates. CVS says it will help those who lose their jobs as a result of the store closures to find a different role at another one of the retailer’s locations, according to CNBC. As part of the plan to close many of its stores, CVS Health will create new store formats. The retailer released three models for its new store layouts including sites dedicated to offering primary care services; an enhanced version of HealthHub locations with products and services designed for everyday health and wellness needs; and traditional CVS pharmacy stores that provide prescription services and health, wellness, personal care and other retail offerings. CVS Health plans to build 1,000 HealthHub locations by the end of the year, CNBC reports. This model includes a wider range of medical products and medical services from …

November 19, 2021

Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Rockefeller Group Breaks Ground on 345,600 SF Distribution Center in Central New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 19, 2021

EASTAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New York City-based developer Rockefeller Group has broken ground on a 345,600-square-foot distribution center in Eastampton Township, located about 30 miles east of Philadelphia. Rockefeller Group Logistics Center Eastampton will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 96 trailer parking spaces, 384 auto parking spaces, 18-foot truck court depths and 4,000 square feet of office space. KSS Architects designed the project, and Menlo Engineering is the civil engineer. Blue Rock Construction is serving as the general contractor, and CBRE has been tapped to lease the development. Completion is slated for next fall.

November 19, 2021

Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Larken Associates Underway on 150,000 SF Industrial Project in Flemington, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 19, 2021

FLEMINGTON, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Larken Associates is underway on preliminary site work for Flemington Junction Business Park, a 150,000-square-foot industrial project in Northern New Jersey. The project will comprise four buildings on a 29-acre site that is located just one mile from U.S. Route 31. Building features will include clear heights of 32 feet and LED lighting, while the entire complex will feature 270 car parking spaces. Larken Associates’ in-house construction management team, Core Enterprises, is overseeing development of the project, which is slated for a fourth-quarter 2022 delivery.

November 19, 2021

Development Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Monarch Begins Construction on 165-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Weymouth, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams November 19, 2021

WEYMOUTH, MASS. — Monarch Communities has begun construction of Monarch Senior Residence, a 165-unit seniors housing community located in the South Shore city of Weymouth. The community will feature 91 independent living units, 48 assisted living residences and 26 memory care apartments. PROCON, an architectural and construction management firm based in Hooksett, New Hampshire, is the design-build contractor partner for the project. The opening is currently scheduled for summer 2023.

November 19, 2021

Loans Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Thorofare Capital Provides $17.7M Construction Loan for Philadelphia Multifamily Project

by Taylor Williams November 19, 2021

PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $17.7 million construction loan for a 72-unit multifamily project that will be located near Temple University in Philadelphia. The property will feature an average unit size of 881 square feet and will also house 16,339 square feet of retail space. Additional development details, including the name of the borrower, were not disclosed. Felix Gutnikov, David Perlman, Andrew Kim and Jonathan Hart led the transaction for Thorofare Capital.

November 19, 2021

Industrial Loans New Jersey Northeast

Ready Capital Closes $12.5M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Building in Ramsey, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams November 19, 2021

RAMSEY, N.J. — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $12.5 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of an unnamed, 92,000-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Ramsey. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan was structured with a floating interest rate, 36-month term, two extension options and a facility for funding future capital improvements. The undisclosed sponsor plans to implement a value-add program.

November 19, 2021

Loans New York Northeast Office

PCCP Provides Loan for Refinancing of 36-Story Manhattan Office Tower

by Taylor Williams November 18, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of 80 Broad Street, a 36-story office tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The 423,777-square-foot building was originally constructed in 1931 and includes 12,385 square feet of retail space and private terraces on select floors. Ken Ziebelman, Grant Frankel and Ethan Pond of Eastdil Secured arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between New York City-based Broad Street Development and Invesco Real Estate. Since 2018, ownership has invested more than $9 million in capital improvements to the property.

November 18, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Devli Real Estate Acquires 461,433 SF Industrial Property in Bedford, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams November 18, 2021

BEDFORD, PA. — Devli Real Estate has acquired a 461,433-square-foot industrial property that sits on a 38-acre site at 550 Sunnyside Road in Bedford, located in the southern-central part of the state. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1967 and renovated in 2006. The property features clear heights of 21 feet, 32 dock positions, proximity to Interstates 70 and 76 and units that range in size from 100,000 to 200,000 square feet. Gerry Blinebury of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

November 18, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

Gebroe-Hammer Negotiates $36.3M Sale of Northern New Jersey Apartments

by Taylor Williams November 18, 2021

KEARNY, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates has negotiated the $36.3 million sale of General Kearny Apartments, a 171-unit complex in Northern New Jersey. The seven-building property was originally constructed in 1939 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 351 to 825 square feet. David Oropeza and Niko Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, an entity doing business as J & D General Kearny Associates LLC, in the transaction. Nicolaou also procured the buyer, a private investor. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged acquisition financing for the deal.

November 18, 2021

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Gantry Arranges Three Loans Totaling $31.9M for Refinancing of Upstate New York Multifamily Properties

by Taylor Williams November 18, 2021

BUFFALO, N.Y. — San Francisco-based mortgage banking firm Gantry has arranged a trio of loans totaling $31.9 million for the refinancing of three multifamily properties totaling 426 units in Upstate New York. In the first deal, a correspondent agency lender provided a 10-year loan that carried a fixed interest rate, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule for a 181-unit property in Central New York. In the second transaction, a life insurance company funded a 20-year loan that was also structured with a fixed rate and multiple years of interest-only payments for a 176-unit asset in Buffalo. A Wall Street-based lender provided the final loan with similar terms for a 69-unit property in Rochester. Tom Grzebinski and Jack Stelianou of Gantry placed all three loans on behalf of undisclosed borrowers.

November 18, 2021

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