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NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) has formed a joint venture partnership with the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) and Hines for the $2.3 billion redevelopment of One Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The 1.4 million-square-foot office project is situated in the borough’s Midtown South neighborhood facing Madison Square Park near the 23rd Street subway station. SL Green, which is self-described as Manhattan’s largest office landlord, has sold a 49.5 percent interest in One Madison Avenue to NPS and Hines, which have combined to invest “no less than $492.2 million” of equity into the redevelopment. SL Green and Hines are co-developing the project, and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is leading the design. The SL Green-NPS-Hines-KPF team is also working together to develop One Vanderbilt Avenue, an office project currently underway in Manhattan’s East Midtown neighborhood. The existing office building at One Madison Avenue will be demolished down to the ninth floor, and the development group will build 17 glass and steel, column-free floors above. The podium levels at the base of the existing building will have 90,000 square foot floor plates, while the new floors above will feature 36,000-square-foot floor plates. The 10th and 11th …

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DELRAN, MOUNT LAUREL AND SWEDESBORO, N.J. — A partnership between Pennsylvania-based developer Endurance Real Estate Group LLC and New York-based investor Pacific Coast Capital Partners LLC (PCCP) has acquired the Southern New Jersey Core Infill Portfolio for $43 million. The 553,548-square-foot industrial portfolio is located in the southeastern suburbs of metro Philadelphia, and includes seven properties located in Delran, Mount Laurel and Swedesboro. These assets were 88.7 percent leased at the time of sale to warehouse and distribution tenants such as Food Sciences Inc., Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC and The Jewelry Group Inc. Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel, Brian Fiumara and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE represented the seller, Foxfield Industrial, a joint venture of Novaya Real Estate Ventures and Foxfield Ventures, in the transaction.  

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ALBANY, N.Y. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $29.4 million loan for the refinancing of Auden Albany Student Housing, a 322-bed community serving students attending the University at Albany in Upstate New York. The fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan is structured with a 12-year term and a 36-month interest-only period. The community features amenities including a fitness center, game room, yoga studio and clubhouse. Erik Storz and Pete Rand of KeyBank arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, DMG Investments.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Fast casual dining chain German Doner Kebab (GDK) plans to open its first U.S. restaurant at American Dream, a 3.7 million-square-foot retail and entertainment destination in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Over the next seven years, GDK also plans to open 350 more franchised stores across the United States, primarily in malls, shopping centers and central business districts. The company already operates more than 70 stores in Europe and the Middle East. GDK restaurants typically range from approximately 1,300 to 3,000 square feet in size. Joseph Aquino Commercial Real Estate Services LLC represented GDK in the lease negotiations. Canadian shopping mall developer Triple Five Group owns American Dream.

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WEST HARTFORD, N.J. — JLL has arranged the $11.2 million sale of a 111,507-square-foot industrial building in West Hartford. Located at 141 South St., the light industrial warehouse was completed in 1990 and features 22-foot clear heights, 16 loading docks, 10 drive-in doors and a 20 percent office finish. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to nine tenants. Jordan Avanzato and Marc Duval led a JLL team that represented the seller, LM Real Estate Partners, in the transaction.  A private investor purchased the asset.

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OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Dollar Tree has signed a 10,056-square-foot retail lease in Old Bridge, approximately 35 miles southwest of New York City. The property is located at 2695 County Road 516 in Old Bridge Town Center, a 93,251-square-foot retail center anchored by a Jersey Strong gym and Walgreens. The store is slated to open in the third quarter. Danielle Brunelli of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented Dollar tree in the lease negotiations. Brunelli also represented the landlord.

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NEW YORK CITY — J.Crew Group Inc., which operates the J.Crew and Madewell fashion retail brands, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company hopes to restructure its debt while aiming to eventually reopen its stores in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinos Holdings Inc., the parent company of J.Crew, filed the voluntary petitions for protection on Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia. In a statement, the New York City-based retailer said its lenders and stakeholders agreed to convert $1.6 billion of debt into equity. Typically in a debt-to-equity conversion, lenders receive ownership of a company in exchange for cancelling existing debt. With this conversion, creditors will now own about 82 percent of the company, per The Wall Street Journal. The company also said it has secured $400 million in debtor-in-possession financing to exit debt structures with existing lenders such as Anchorage Capital Group and GSO Capital Partners. Between these initiatives, the company believes it can reopen many stores that have been temporarily shuttered amid the COVID-19 outbreak. As of May 1, J.Crew Group Inc. operated 181 J.Crew retail stores, 140 Madewell stores and 170 factory stores. “This agreement with our lenders …

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CROMWELL, CONN. — Belfonti Cos. has broken ground on a $50 million luxury apartment community in Cromwell, a southern suburb of Hartford. Located off Country Squire Road near State Route 372, the property will feature of 160 units. Amenities will include a 4,500-square-foot community center, an outdoor swimming pool and a lounge area with grills and fire pits. The property will also be located four miles from the TPC River Highlands Golf Course. Construction is slated to be complete within the next two years.

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NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $28.7 million sale of a 22,563-square-foot retail condominium unit in the Yorkville neighborhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Located at 1683 Third Ave., the space is situated at the base of The Kent, a newly constructed, 30-story luxury condominium building. The condominium is split between a 12,796-square-foot retail space and a 9,767-square-foot lower level. The NYC School Construction Authority currently has a long-term lease at the property occupying 11,492 square feet on the ground floor, while the remaining 1,304 square feet of ground-floor space and entire 9,767-square-foot cellar were available for lease at the time of the sale. James Nelson, Vincent Carrega and Neil Helman led an Avison Young team that represented the owner and original developer, Extell Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.

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BENSALEM, PA. — Velocity Ventures, a Philadelphia-based firm, has acquired a 51,181-square-foot industrial building in Bensalem, a southwestern suburb of Trenton. The sales price was $2.4 million. Located at 1296 Adams Road, the property features a roughly 18-foot clear height and offers quick access to Interstates 276 and 95. The building was approximately 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Jason Ostach and Chris Pennington of Binswanger Commercial Real Estate Services represented Velocity Ventures in the transaction. DM Ventures LLC was the seller.

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