Northeast

JLL Negotiates $14.5M Sale of Historic Office Building in Worcester, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams December 14, 2020

WORCESTER, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $14.5 million sale of a 333,302-square-foot historic office building located at 340 Main St. in Worcester, located in the central part of the state. The property was built in 1897 and is currently leased to a roster of legal, financial services and government tenants. Adam Dunn, Mike Restivo and Chris Phaneuf of JLL represented the seller, Commerce Associates LLC, in the transaction. The buyer, Silverbrick Group, plans to convert the nine-story building into a mixed-use development with office, retail, multifamily and self-storage uses.

December 14, 2020

Development Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Woodmont Properties Completes Lease-Up of 36-Unit Multifamily Project in Lehigh Valley

by Taylor Williams December 14, 2020

UPPER MACUNGIE, PA. — New Jersey-based Woodmont Properties has completed the lease-up of Woodmont Ridge in Upper Macungie, located in the Lehigh Valley area. The property consists of 36 carriage homes in two-bedroom formats that feature open floor plans, modern plank floors and quartz countertops. Amenities include a pool, resident lounge, game room, theater room and a fitness center. The majority of the units also feature attached garages.

December 14, 2020

Acquisitions Multifamily New York Northeast

Alpha Realty Brokers $5.1M Sale of Apartment Building in The Bronx

by Taylor Williams December 14, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Alpha Realty has brokered the $5.1 million sale of a 33-unit apartment building located in the Wakefield area of The Bronx. The seller, a private family that owned the asset for 45 years, sold the property to LAL-Roughlock Fund I. Lev Mavashev, Yehuda Leser and Shai Egison of Alpha Realty represented both parties in the transaction.

December 14, 2020

Acquisitions Healthcare Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

Blackstone Acquires Life Sciences Portfolio in Metro Boston for $3.4B

by Taylor Williams December 14, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has acquired a 2.3 million-square-foot life sciences portfolio in Cambridge, located across the Charles River from Boston, for approximately $3.4 billion. The seller was Brookfield Asset Management. The majority of the properties in the portfolio are located in East Cambridge, adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus, and are leased to investment-grade tenants with both traditional office and lab requirements. Following the closing of the deal, which is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021, Blackstone will be the largest owner of life sciences space in Cambridge. Blackstone is acquiring the portfolio through BioMed Realty, its $20 billion subsidiary that launched in 2018 and is focused on life sciences properties. “This transaction illustrates Blackstone’s continued conviction in the life sciences space, both broadly and within real estate, and in investing in best-in-class assets located adjacent to top-tier research and education institutions,” says Nadeem Meghji, head of real estate in the Americas for Blackstone. Cambridge continues to be a hub for development and leasing of life sciences properties. In November, locally based developer King Street Properties partnered with California-based Healthpeak Properties to break ground on a $170 million life sciences facility that will …

December 14, 2020

Industrial Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast

Duke Realty Secures Two Industrial Leases Totaling 950,000 SF in Cranbury, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams December 11, 2020

CRANBURY, N.J. — Duke Realty, an Indianapolis-based REIT, has secured two industrial leases totaling 950,000 square feet in Cranbury, located in the north-central part of the state. Cooper Electric signed a lease for 650,000 square feet at 315 Half Acre Road, and logistics firm Comptree inked a deal for 300,000 square feet at the adjacent facility at 311 Half Acre Road. Both buildings feature 38-foot clear heights and two drive-in doors. Mindy Lissner, William Waxman, David Gheriani, Robert Pine and Kevin Dudley of CBRE represented Duke Realty in the lease negotiations. Jules Nissim of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cooper Electric, while Richard Marchisio and Drew Maffey of Lee & Associates represented Comptree.

December 11, 2020

Development Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

AvalonBay to Develop 374-Unit Apartment Community in Somerville, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams December 11, 2020

SOMERVILLE, N.J. — AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB), a Virginia-based multifamily REIT, will develop a 374-unit apartment community in Somerville, about 40 miles west of New York City. The community will be situated on 15 acres and will be part of Somerville Station, a transit-served, mixed-use development in the downtown area. Units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, courtyards with grilling stations, coworking space and a pet park. Somerset Development, the master developer of Somerville Station, sold the land on which the property will be built. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2023.

December 11, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

CBRE Negotiates $55M Sale of Industrial Portfolio in Wilmington, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams December 11, 2020

WILMINGTON, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $55 million sale of an industrial portfolio in Wilmington, located on the northern outskirts of Boston. The portfolio consists of four buildings totaling 255,678 square feet and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to a tenant roster that includes Bimbo Bakeries, Aramark and Tesla. New Hampshire-based Carlisle Capital sold the portfolio to a joint venture between Boston-based Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Tim Mulhall, Tony Hayes, Roy Sandeman and Daniel Hines of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.

December 11, 2020

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Retail

RK Centers Acquires Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Boston for $23M

by Taylor Williams December 11, 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Locally based investment firm RK Centers has acquired an 80,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in the western Boston suburb of Framingham for $23 million. Stop & Shop is the grocer that anchors the property, which is located just off Exit 13 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Geoffrey Millerd of Newmark represented the seller, a joint venture led by Florida-based shopping center REIT Regency Centers, in the transaction.

December 11, 2020

Loans New York Northeast Retail

G.S. Wilcox Arranges $18M Loan for Refinancing of Shopping Center on Long Island

by Taylor Williams December 11, 2020

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — G.S. Wilcox, an intermediary based in Northern New Jersey, has provided an $18 million loan for the refinancing of a 118,000-square-foot shopping center in the Long Island hamlet of Plainview. The loan was structured with a 15-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the loan through one of the firm’s correspondent lenders on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

December 11, 2020

Development Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

RAL Development Nears Completion of 478-Unit Broadridge Apartments in Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams December 10, 2020

PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based RAL Development Services is nearing completion of Broadridge, a 478-unit apartment community that will be located at 1300 Fairmount Ave. near downtown Philadelphia. The property will span 305,000 square feet of residential space within a 14-story building. Units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include two outdoor terraces totaling 30,000 square feet, a pool, grilling area, yoga lawn and a dog run. The project will also include 60,000 square feet of retail space that is leased to German discount grocer ALDI, which opened this week, and Spring Education Group, which will open a Chesterbrook Academy Preschool at the site in the near future. Residential move-ins are expected to begin in March. Information on starting rental rates was not released.

December 10, 2020

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