BERGENFIELD, N.J. — JLL has funded a $30 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ivy Lane, a 237-unit multifamily community in Bergenfield, a northwestern suburb of New York City. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Tower Management Service LP, to provide the 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. The property features 17 two-story buildings that house a mix of 142 one-bedroom, 86 two-bedroom and nine three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 582 square feet. Thomas Didio and Gerard Quinn of JLL arranged the loan.
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Lee & Associates Brokers $14.7M Sale of Industrial Development Site in Florence, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
FLORENCE, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $14.7 million sale of a 30.8-acre industrial development site located in Florence, a southern suburb of New Jersey. Located on Railroad Avenue, the property consists of two parcels that have been approved for construction of a 300,700-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility. Details of the construction schedule were undisclosed. Bob Yoshimura, Joe Hill and Eric Mattson led a Lee & Associates team that represented the seller, Foxdale Properties, in the transaction. The team also worked with Robert Lambert of Cushman & Wakefield. Denver-based Black Creek Group was the buyer.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated a 22,526-square-foot industrial lease for women’s clothing retailer Advance Apparels in Hackensack, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Located at 105-111 S. State St., the property features 20-foot clear heights and 2,000 square feet of office space. Patrick Lennon and Kenneth Lundberg of NAI James Hanson, along with Fred Meyer of NAI Mertz, represented the landlord, Turabdin Realty LLC, in the lease negotiations. Stevie Muller of Equity 3 LLC represented the tenant.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley regions of Upstate New York have met New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s public health guidelines to begin the process of reopening businesses and industries impacted by the COVID-19 heath crisis. The requirements to reopen a region include a 14-day decline in hospitalizations and hospitalized deaths, fewer than two new hospitalizations per 100,000 residents, as well as several other requirements related to hospital capacity and testing availability. Regions that meet the required metrics by May 15 will be allowed to restart construction, manufacturing, retail for curbside pickup, agriculture and forestry operations, as well as some recreational activities. The North Country and Central New York regions are close to meeting all metrics, according to a statement from the governor. As of May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 334,640 positive cases of the virus in New York and 26,923 deaths.
CHICAGO — Brennan Investment Group, a Chicago-based developer, has acquired a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 380,274 square feet in Pennsylvania. The portfolio is located in the Lehigh Valley submarket, which is situated north of Philadelphia and west of New York City and includes the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. The properties offer convenient access to Interstates 78 and 81, as well as the Lehigh Valley International Airport. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 210,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Wilmington, approximately 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Located at 824 N. Market St., the 10-story property was constructed in 1982 and was 67 percent leased at the time of sale. U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware occupies 65,941 square feet of the building, which is located across the street from Wilmington’s U.S. District Courthouse. Jerry Kranzel, Robert Fahey, Erin Hannan and Jack Corcoran of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. New Jersey-based investor Chopp Holdings was the buyer.
Colliers Negotiates Sale of 41,179 SF Retail Property in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA. — Colliers International has negotiated the $4 million sale of a 41,179-square-foot retail property in Montgomeryville, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. Located at 980 Bethlehem Pike, the building was previously occupied by craft supplies retailer A.C. Moore but was vacant at the time of sale. The property is located near the Route 202 shopping center, which includes a Target, Giant supermarket and Bed Bath & Beyond. Carl Neilson, Todd Sussman and Jon Kieserman represented the seller, a local limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was 978 Bethlehem Pike LLC.
G&G Investments Buys 50,576 SF Industrial, Office Property in North Branford, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
NORTH BRANFORD, CONN. — G&G Investments has acquired a 50,576-square-foot industrial and office asset in North Branford, an eastern suburb of New Haven, for $1.7 million. Located at 32 Commerce Drive, the property features 24,000 square feet of warehouse space, 10,000 square feet of office space and a 16,576-square-foot covered loading and parking area. Bill Clark of The Geenty Group represented G&G Investments LLC in the transaction. The seller, Frontier Communications, has leased back the building for six months as part of the terms of the sale.
BILLERICA, MASS. — RD Management LLC, a New York-based developer, will develop a 230-unit luxury multifamily project in Billerica, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The project will be constructed as an addition to RD Management’s 306,876-square-foot Shops at Billerica retail center. At the time of the multifamily project announcement, major tenants of the retail center included a 69,560-square-foot Burlington store, as well as grocer Market Basket, Big Lots and Planet Fitness. According to the development team, the project is on track to break ground by the end of year despite construction restrictions amid the COVID-19 health crisis.
BOSTON — Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. (NYSE: PLYM), a Boston-based investment firm focused on the acquisition and management of industrial properties, executed more than 426,000 square feet of new leases during the first three months of 2020, according to the company’s latest quarterly report. Commercial leasing has declined amid the COVID-19 health crisis, but industrial owners have benefited from demand for distribution and warehousing space, especially from e-commerce users. At the end of the quarter, Plymouth owned 125 industrial buildings totaling approximately 20 million square feet, including 11 properties totaling 2.1 million square feet that were purchased in the first quarter. Plymouth reported 96.3 percent occupancy across its portfolio, which is primarily located in the Midwest and Southeast regions, as well as in New Jersey and Maine. Plymouth’s stock price closed at $13.98 per share on May 8, down from $15.55 per share a year ago.