EXTON, PA. — Capitol Seniors Housing has started construction of Arbor Terrace Exton, an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Philadelphia suburb of Exton. The 78,000-square-foot community will be located near major medical facilities, restaurants and shopping centers. The Arbor Company will operate the community upon completion, which is slated for winter 2020. Meyer Senior Living Studio is the designer on the project.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired a 50,000-square-foot industrial property in East Rutherford, a western suburb of New York City, for $12 million. The property comprises one distribution building featuring 30-foot clear heights and eight loading positions, including seven dock-high and one grade-level doors. Located at 46 Whelan Road, the property is situated less than two miles from the Meadowlands Sports Complex and the New Jersey Turnpike. The property is fully leased to one undisclosed tenant.
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — CBRE has brokered the $20.4 million sale of Bay View Estates, a 130-unit multifamily community in Portsmouth, located approximately 20 miles southeast of Providence. Bay View Estates comprises 72 apartments in a single eight-story high-rise building, 35 apartments in a garden building and 23 direct-access units in a terrace building. Floor plans include a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom flats with an average size of 743 square feet per unit. Amenities include a community room, outdoor pool, gym and a tennis count. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the seller, Bay View Apartments LLC, a partnership that includes Chestnut Hill Realty and Providence and Lisco Development. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, Schochet Cos.
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — German grocer Lidl has opened a 36,000-square-foot store at Hubbards Commons, a 65,970-square-foot shopping center in West Babylon on the western part of Long Island. Lidl will offer produce, meat, freshly baked goods and an array of household products. Hubbards Commons is located along Sunrise Highway, which connects Long Island to New York City. The property is now 98 percent leased to tenants including Walgreens, Orangetheory Fitness and Subway. ShopOne is the landlord of Hubbards Commons.
The Collective to Build $150M Co-Living, Student Housing Project in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg District
NEW YORK CITY — The Collective, a multifamily developer based in London, has unveiled plans to build a $150 million co-living project located at 292 N. 8th St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Co-living is defined as a type of residential development that is a hybrid between apartment housing and hotels. Known as North 8th, the development will feature 242 units, 97 of which are designed for students attending local universities. The remaining 127 studio units are designed for nightly and monthly stays. At full capacity, North 8th is expected to house 321 occupants. “North 8th will be the first project of its kind for New York City,” says Reza Merchant, founder and CEO of The Collective. “It will bring community of all ages together in one holistic environment, designed to promote an intergenerational exchange of knowledge through shared amenities and dynamic programming.” North 8th is The Collective’s fourth co-living project in New York City, joining The Collective Paper Factory that opened in November in Queens’ Long Island City. The Collective has two other Brooklyn projects in the pipeline: 555 Broadway and 1215 Fulton St. All three of The Collective’s Brooklyn projects are expected to open in 2022. The Collective collaborated …
PITTSBURGH — The parent company of First National Bank (FNB) has signed a 160,000-square-foot office lease to open its corporate headquarters at the upcoming FNB Financial Center development in downtown Pittsburgh. The development will feature a 24-story tower with 387,000 square feet of Class A office space, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a two-story parking structure. The FNB headquarters will anchor the tower and its technology branch will occupy 2,000 square feet of retail space. The tower will be situated on the site of the former Civic Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, which will comprise multiple structures and over 1 million square feet of office, residential, retail and green space. Buccini/Pollin Group and the Penguins are co-developers of the mixed-use development, which is slated for completion in 2022.
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of RI Self Storage, a 458-unit facility in Central Falls, a northern suburb of Providence. Located at 817 Dexter St., the facility comprises 316 climate-controlled units, 142 non-climate-controlled units and three office and warehouse spaces totaling 37,826 net rentable square feet. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor. Nathan Coe and Hatcher also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
STAMFORD, CONN. — British alcoholic beverage provider Diageo has signed a 40,000-square-foot office lease in Stamford. Diageo produces more than 200 alcoholic beverage brands, including Crown Royal whiskey, Smirnoff vodka, Captain Morgan rum, Bailey’s Irish liqueur, Don Julio tequila and Guinness stout. The new office, located at 200 Elm St., will house research and development teams as well as finance, human resources and supply services. Building and Land Technology is the landlord of the property. Earlier this year, the company signed an 87,000-square-foot lease for its new North American corporate office at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. Diageo plans to take occupancy of both spaces in early 2020.
NEW YORK CITY — Flex and meeting-space provider Convene has opened a 73,000-square-foot event venue at Brookfield Place, an office and retail center in Manhattan. Commonly referred to as the World Financial Center, Brookfield Place is situated across the street from the World Trade Center and houses numerous retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants. Convene’s new event space is located at 225 Liberty St., backfills the vacant Saks Fifth Avenue store and contains two large event spaces with capacity for 500 people each, as well as a coffee shop and café. Brookfield Properties is the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $3.3 million sale of 99-103 Grove Street, a 16,500-square-foot development site in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site is zoned for residential construction and offers close access to several transportation nodes, including the J, L and M subway lines. The Buren café and Sunrise Sunset wine bar are also located nearby. Sean Kelly, Shimon Shkury and David Khukhashvili of Ariel represented the seller, Brookland Capital, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, which was undisclosed.