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LYNN, MASS. — A partnership between Boston-based investment firm A.W. Perry and Novaya Real Estate Ventures has acquired a 250,000-square-foot industrial facility located in the northern Boston suburb of Lynn. The sale included an adjacent 10-acre parcel, an assemblage that formerly housed a manufacturing operation for dairy producer Garelick Farms. Now called Lynnway Park, the facility houses 60,000 square feet of cold storage space and can also support light industrial and biomanufacturing uses. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Dean Foods, and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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KINGSTON, MASS. — Trammell Crow Residential, the multifamily development arm of Crow Holdings, has closed on land and construction financing for the development of Alexan Kingston, a 282-unit multifamily project that will be located about 35 miles south of Boston. The property will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 620 to 1,500 square feet. Units will feature granite countertops and individual washers and dryers, while select units will have private balconies or porches. Communal amenities will include a pool, fitness center, private workspaces, conference rooms, an event room, outdoor grilling areas and Amazon package lockers. Completion is slated for summer 2023. Pyramid Management Group will manage the property.

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VINELAND, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Maintree Shopping Center, a 138,445-square-foot retail property located in the Southern New Jersey city of Vineland. The asset sold for $13.1 million. A 60,000-square-foot Acme grocery store anchors the property along with a Dollar Tree store. Kodi Traver, Joseph French Jr., Thomas Dalzell and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.

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HAWTHORNE, N.J. — R.J. Brunelli & Co. has negotiated an 11,878-square-foot retail lease at Hawthorne Center, a 107,700-square-foot shopping center located about 25 miles northwest of New York City in Northern New Jersey. The discount retailer will occupy an endcap space now home to by sister chain Dollar Tree, which will relocate to a 12,394-square-foot endcap space on the opposite end of the center. That space previously housed Flaming Grill Buffet. The Family Dollar store is expected to open in the third quarter, and the relocated Dollar Tree store is scheduled to open in the second quarter. R.J. Brunelli also recently negotiated leases for European Wax Center and Liberty Discount Furniture & Mattress at other centers in Northern New Jersey. Danielle Brunelli represented the tenants on the Family Dollar and European Wax Center leases, while Peter Miller of R.J. Brunelli represented both the landlord and tenant on the Liberty transaction.

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CHERRY HILL, VOORHEES AND STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a three-property seniors housing portfolio in New Jersey. The borrower was a joint venture between Chicago-based Harrison Street and LCB Senior Living. The communities, which are all operated under the Atria brand, total 263 units of assisted living and memory care. Two properties are located in the Philadelphia suburbs of Cherry Hill and Voorhees, while the third is in Stafford Township near the Jersey Shore. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the nonrecourse financing through Synovus Bank, with portions of the proceeds earmarked for capital expenditures. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Jim Dooley and Bailey Nygard of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.        

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NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided $59 million in HUD-insured financing for a portfolio of three affordable housing properties totaling 143 units in Harlem. Proceeds will be used to preserve the affordability of the Section 8 properties and to take out a $45 million bridge loan previously provided by Greystone for the acquisition of the assets. Leor Dimant of Greystone originated the nonrecourse financing, which carries a fixed interest rate, a 35-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule, through HUD’s 223(f) program. The borrower was not disclosed.

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SEWELL, N.J. — Sterling Organization, a Florida-based private equity firm, has acquired Mill Pond Village, a 94,550-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located in the Southern New Jersey community of Sewell. ShopRite is the anchor grocer at the center, which is located approximately 14 miles outside of Philadelphia. The seller was EDENS, a national retail development firm. Jim Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL brokered the transaction. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale.

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BOONTON, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 55,000-square-foot light industrial property located at 95 Fulton St. in Boonton, about 30 miles west of New York City. The property is situated on 14.2 acres and features 24- to 40-foot clear heights, 112 parking spaces and 11,000 square feet of office space. Howard Weinberg of JLL represented the seller, steel manufacturer Erasteel Inc., in the transaction. Jeffrey Fulton and Jason Levy of Team Resources Inc. represented the buyer, J. Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging.

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CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 45,670-square-foot industrial building located at 9 Bridewell Place in the Northern New Jersey city of Clifton. Building features include 23-foot clear heights and 11,102 square feet of office space. Ken Lundberg, Darren Lizzack, Randy Horning, Pat Lennon and Lorenzo Lambiase of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Challenge Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was beverage producer and distributor 3 V Co. Inc.

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WILMINGTON, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the $154 million sale of an eight-building, 687,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Wilmington. The properties were 96 percent leased at the time of sale to 27 tenants including Crate & Barrel, Energy Sciences, 3Step Sports and Altro USA Inc. A joint venture between Boston-based Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate acquired the portfolio, which spans 49 acres. The buildings are located at 21, 42, 65 and 80 Industrial Way; 42 and 80 Rear Industrial Way; 1 Progress Way; and 844 Woburn St., four miles north of the Interstate 95-93 interchange and 17 miles north of Boston Logan International Airport. Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Chris Skeffington, Tony Hayes, Tim Mulhall, Roy Sandeman and Daniel Hines of CBRE represented the seller, I. Fred Dicenso Trust LLC, in the transaction. “Boston is a target market on all investors’ radar right now, and it’s not very often a true infill industrial cluster becomes available,” says Dragos. “What this portfolio uniquely offered was its scale, location, proximity to I-93 and market opportunities.” — Alex Tostado

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