CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Insurify has signed a 21,000-square-foot office lease in Cambridge. The insurance technology company will occupy the entire sixth floor of 201 Broadway, a 119,000-square-foot building in the Kendall Square area. Robert Fitzgerald, Patrick Grady, Jim Boudrot, Peter Evans, Steve James and Henry Birmingham of regional brokerage firm Hunneman represented the landlord, The Davis Cos., in the lease negotiations.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Regional developer Buccini Pollin Group has begun work on a $110 million multifamily redevelopment project in Wilmington. The project represents Phase III of The Standard, a 363-unit apartment complex that is an adaptive reuse of the former office building of chemical company DuPont. The Standard is located within the Market West mixed-use development and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops and backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include a rooftop deck, dog washing station and package handling system. Phase I of The Standard is fully occupied, and Phase II is in lease-up. Apollo Global Management is the senior lender on Phase III, which is slated for a late summer 2026 completion, and Chicago-based Pearlmark is the mezzanine lender.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Slate Property Group and Avenue Realty Capital has acquired 81 Franklin, an 11-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, for $30 million. The six-story, 32,70-square-foot building, which was originally constructed as an office building and converted to residential use in 2013, houses loft-style residences that come in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts. Guthrie Garvin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The partnership was represented in-house. White Oak Real Estate Capital provided acquisition financing for the deal.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 200,000-square-foot vacant office building in Franklin, located in Central New Jersey. Known as 200 Franklin Square, the four-story building sits on a 12.2-acre site and formerly housed the headquarters of Philips Electronics. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer, Ryan Robertson, Nicholas Stefans and Jason Lundy of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, regional development and investment firm Axria Inc., which plans to redevelop the property. The new ownership did not provide details on redevelopment plans, but the site can support a range of commercial uses, including office, medical, educational and light industrial.
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Local developer Chopp Holdings has sold an 89,100-square-foot office building in Morris Plains, about 30 miles west of New York City, for $10.2 million. The three-story building sits on a 16.5-acre site at 201 Littleton Road and recently underwent capital improvements. David Bernhaut, Frank DiTommaso, Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard, Dan Bottiglieri and Bill Baunach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Agadia Systems Inc., in the transaction. Brian Anderson and Eddie Miro, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
ACTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of a 76,251-square-foot industrial and office complex in Acton, located northwest of Boston. The complex at 930 Main St. consists of seven buildings that collectively house about 61,700 square feet of warehouse space and 14,500 square feet of office space. Luigi Lessa, Harrison Klein and Mattias Edenkrans of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Värde Partners, a Minneapolis-based lender, has provided a $125 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial building in Brooklyn. According to LoopNet Inc. the building at 630 Flushing Ave., which sits on a 7.8-acre, three-parcel site, totals roughly 575,000 square feet. The building was originally constructed in 1849 as the headquarters of Pfizer and was 88 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Jason Gaccione and Jake Salkovitz of CBRE arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the owner, an affiliate of Acumen Capital Partners LLC.
METHUEN, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 30-unit apartment building in Methuen, a northern suburb of Boston. The newly renovated building at 11 Ashton Place houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The nonrecourse loan carries a five-year term, a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio, a sub-6 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the loan. The direct lender was not disclosed. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the $7.1 million sale.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a 12-unit apartment building located in the Northern New Jersey community of West New York. The two-story building at 440 60th St. features two floors of commercial space and three floors that house two-bedroom units. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto, Tracy Trank and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. CBRE also procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
MANSFIELD, MASS. — U.S. Lumber has signed a 96,000-square-foot industrial lease in Mansfield, located south of Boston. The space is located within Francis Logistics Center, a 352,340-square-foot, rail-served development that includes 10 acres of industrial outdoor storage space. Ned Halloran and Leeanne Rizzo of regional brokerage firm Hunneman represented the landlord, Boston-based Oliver Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Information on the tenant representative was not disclosed.