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Blackstone Agrees to Acquire Data Center Giant QTS Realty Trust in $10B Deal

by John Nelson June 8, 2021

NEW YORK CITY AND OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has entered into a definitive acquisition agreement with QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a data center real estate investment trust, in an all-cash transaction valued at $10 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, the parties expect that QTS will continue to be led by its senior management team and maintain its corporate headquarters in Overland Park. QTS has a diverse footprint spanning more than 7 million square feet of owned data centers across 28 markets in North America and Europe, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, the Netherlands, Northern Virginia, Overland Park, the Pacific Northwest, Phoenix and Southern California. The decision by Blackstone follows several high-profile acquisitions in other niche real estate property sectors. Since January 2020, the New York City-based firm’s dealings have included a joint venture with Starwood Capital to buy hotelier Extended Stay America for $6 billion; the $3.4 billion acquisition of a life sciences portfolio in metro Boston; a joint venture with Hudson Pacific to develop movie studios and creative offices in Hollywood, Calif.; and a $4.6 billion partnership with MGM Growth Properties to buy the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay casinos in Las Vegas. …

June 8, 2021

Development Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

KRE Group, NREA Open 68-Story Journal Squared 2 Multifamily Tower in Jersey City

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2021

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors LLC has opened Journal Squared 2, a 68-story multifamily tower in Jersey City. Designed by HWKN and Handel Architects, the property features 704 units that are now more than 50 percent leased. Floor plans include micro studio, studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. The project represents the second phase of a larger development that began with the delivery of a 53-story, 538-unit apartment tower. Residents have access to nearly 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities between the two buildings. Rents start at $1,960 per month.

June 7, 2021

Acquisitions Connecticut Multifamily Northeast

IPA Negotiates Sale of 350-Unit Hoyt Bedford Apartments in Stamford, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2021

STAMFORD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Hoyt Bedford, a 350-unit apartment complex in Stamford. Built on seven acres in 1940, the property consists of five buildings with 57 to 60 units per building that feature an average size of 927 square feet. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, an entity doing business as Stamford Apartment Co. LLC, in the transaction. The trio, along with Marcus & Millichap’s Andrew Daitch, also procured the buyer, Hoyt Bedford LP.

June 7, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Legal Aid Society Signs 198,900 SF Office Lease in Manhattan’s Tribeca Area

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — The Legal Aid Society, a social justice law firm, has signed a 198,900-square-foot office lease at 40 Worth Street in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. The lease term is 30 years. The property, also known as the Merchants Square Building, was originally constructed in 1929 and spans approximately 800,000 square feet. Craig Reicher, Christopher Mansfield, Greg Maurer-Hollaender and Peter Gamber of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Steinwurtzel and Roy Lapidus of GFP Real Estate represented the landlord, 40 Worth Street Associates LLC.

June 7, 2021

Acquisitions Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 135-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility on Cape Cod

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2021

HARWICH, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Wingate at Harwich, a 135-bed skilled nursing facility located in the Cape Cod city of Harwich. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Dan Baker and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investor that is exiting the skilled nursing space, in the transaction. The buyer, a regional operator, plans to upgrade the community.

June 7, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

Broadway Co. Acquires 50-Site Manufactured Housing Community in Chester, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2021

CHESTER, N.J. — The Broadway Co. (TBC), an investment firm focused on different types of income-producing residential assets, has acquired Windy Acres, a 50-site manufactured housing community in the Northern New Jersey community of Chester. Windy Acres is situated within close proximity of the intersection of Routes 24 and 206, across the street from the Chester Library. B6 Real Estate Advisors placed acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of TBC. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

June 7, 2021

Acquisitions Healthcare Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

Boston Properties Acquires Two Life Sciences Buildings in Metro Boston for $100M

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2021

WALTHAM, MASS. — Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) has acquired two life sciences buildings totaling 153,000 square feet in the western Boston suburb of Waltham for $100 million in cash. The seller was an affiliate of Los Angeles-based investment firm Montana Avenue Capital Partners LLC. The buildings, located at 153 and 211 Second Ave., were fully leased to an undisclosed pharmaceutical company at the time of sale. The assets are located adjacent to Boston Properties’ 272,000-square-foot building at 200 West St., a portion of which was recently converted into lab space. That property is 100 percent leased to Translate Bio. Following this transaction, Boston Properties now owns approximately 4.9 million square feet of lab and Class A office properties in the Waltham/Lexington area. The submarket has emerged as a major hub of life sciences construction, with companies such as Greatland Realty Partners, The Davis Cos. and Boston Development Group announcing or breaking ground on new projects in the last few months. Boston Properties holds more than 3 million square feet of life sciences space throughout the greater Boston and Los Angeles areas and has about 1 million square feet of life sciences projects in its development pipeline. “The adjacency to …

June 7, 2021

Development Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast

Carpenter & Co. Completes 61-Story Hotel, Residential Tower in Boston

by Taylor Williams June 4, 2021

BOSTON — Locally based developer Carpenter & Co. has completed the Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences One Dalton Street, a 61-story tower located in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed and Cambridge Seven Associates, the building consists of 160 for-sale private residences that are situated atop 215 hotel rooms. Residential units include one-bedroom homes and duplex penthouses. Residents and guests have access to shared amenities such as a lounge, an indoor pool, fitness center, spa, yoga and Pilates studios, golf simulator room with a wet bar, theater and performance room, meeting facilities and a pet washing station. The building also houses three food and beverage concepts, including contemporary Japanese restaurant Zuma, craft cocktail bar Trifecta and One + One, a concept managed by Four Seasons.

June 4, 2021

Development Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Court Street, Walton Capital to Develop 381,200 SF Distribution Center in Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams June 4, 2021

PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between developer Court Street Ventures and Chicago-based private equity firm Walton Street Capital will develop Crown 95 Logistics Center, a 381,200-square-foot distribution center that will be located in northeast Philadelphia. Crown 95 Logistics Center will feature a clear height of 36 feet and 3.5 acres of secured off-street parking for trailers, vans and cars. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and to be complete in the third quarter of 2022. Colliers International has been tapped to lease the Class A development.

June 4, 2021

Industrial Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast

Amazon Signs 360,000 SF Industrial Lease in Rutherford, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams June 4, 2021

RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed a 360,000-square-foot industrial lease at Highland Cross, a last-mile warehouse project under construction in the Northern New Jersey community of Rutherford. Lincoln Equities Group is developing Highland Cross, which will feature a cross-dock configuration, 70-plus dock high doors and 80-plus trailer parking stalls. Ford & Associates is designing the project, and RC Andersen LLC is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for early 2022. Jason Goldman of KBC Advisors represented Amazon in the lease negotiations. Lincoln Equities Group, which recently received $115 million in construction financing for the project, was represented internally.

June 4, 2021

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