BOSTON — Samuel Adams has opened a 14,000-square-foot brewery and taproom in Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The brewery will serve as an experimental facility for specialty brews. Along with Samuel Adams’ year-round beer roster, guests can taste taproom-exclusive offerings and share feedback directly with the brewers. The taproom will feature three bar floors with large community tables and a rooftop patio. The Boston Beer Co. owns the Samuel Adams brands. Bergmeyer Associates Inc. designed the space, and Gilbane Building Co. constructed it.
Northeast
NKF Brokers $26M Sale of 6 Technology Drive Industrial Facility in Andover, Massachusetts
by Alex Patton
ANDOVER, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $26 million sale of 6 Technology Drive, a 128,400-square-foot industrial facility in Andover, located approximately 25 miles north of Boston. The building is fully leased to safety technology company Dräger Medical Systems as its North American headquarters. Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and James Tribble led an NKF team that represented the seller, a partnership of Novaya Real Estate Ventures and Wheelock Street Capital. The buyer was undisclosed.
BioReference Laboratories Renews 50,429 SF Industrial Lease in Elmwood Park, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Healthcare testing and diagnostic company BioReferece Laboratories Inc. has renewed its 50,429-square-foot industrial lease in Elmwood Park, a northwestern suburb of New York. The space is located at 491 Edward H. Ross Drive, a single-tenant building with 22-foot ceiling heights. Alfred Sanzari Enterprises is the owner and developer of the building.
HAMPTON, N.J. — CBRE has secured a 22,000-square-foot office lease in Hampton, a western suburb of New York City, for nonprofit organization The Arc of Hunterdon County. The space is located within a 277,000-square-foot office building at 53 Frontage Road. The organization plans to occupy the new space in April 2020. John Goodwin of CBRE represented The Arc of Hunterdon County in the lease negotiations. Shelbourne Global Solutions is the owner of the building.
NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has secured a 10,823-square-foot office lease extension for law firm Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker in Newark. The space is situated within One Gateway, a 543,494-square-foot, Class A office building located at 7-45 Raymond Blvd. The firm signed a five-year lease extension and will continue to occupy the entire sixth floor of the building. Timothy Greiner, Blake Goodman and Colleen Maguire of JLL represented the building owner, Onyx Equities LLC.
The Boulder Group Arranges $6.9M Sale of Retail Property Leased to 7-Eleven in Manhattan
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — The Boulder Group has arranged the $6.9 million sale of a 2,156-square-foot retail property occupied by 7-Eleven in Manhattan. The space is located at the base of a 351 Bowery, a 15-story residential condominium on the border of NoHo and East Village. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of The Boulder Group represented the seller, an East Coast-based real estate fund. The buyer was a private investor based in the Northeast. Both parties requested anonymity.
Lambrou, Bridges to Develop 218,000 SF City Harbor Mixed-Use Development in Ithaca, New York
by Alex Patton
ITHACA, N.Y. — A partnership between Lambrou Real Estate and Bridges Development Group will develop City Harbor, a 218,000-square-foot mixed-use development in the Upstate New York city of Ithaca. The property will be located at 101 Pier Road, formerly the site of Johnson Boat Yard, on the southern shore of Finger Lake. A multifamily component of the project will feature 158,000 square feet of residential space with 156 one- and two-bedroom units, a fitness center, restaurant and other amenities. The project will also feature a 60,000-square-foot medical building and a 1,700-foot shoreline promenade. HOLT Architects is designing the project, and Edger Enterprises Inc. is the general contractor. The development team expects to break ground in May and to complete the first phase about 18 months later.
ESI Negotiates $18.2M Sale of Seniors Housing Community in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
SELLERSVILLE, PA. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has negotiated the $18.2 million sale of a 94-unit seniors housing community in Sellersville, located approximately 30 miles north of Philadelphia. Hidden Meadows on the Ridge features 54 assisted living units, while The Laurels features 40 memory care units. Built in 2007 and renovated in 2018, the community recently underwent a capital improvements program that delivered new flooring, full facility furniture replacement and new dining options. The two facilities had a combined occupancy rate of 94 percent at the time of sale. ESI represented the seller, an independent owner-operator, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed REIT based on the East Coast.
NEW YORK CITY — CW Realty has acquired 251 Front Street, a 20,000-square-foot development lot in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, for $20 million. CW plans to build a five-story multifamily building comprising 59 units, a fitness center and a parking garage. Construction is slated to begin in June. Brendan Maddigan and Ethan Stanton of JLL represented the seller, Tocci Brothers, in the transaction. The team also procured CW Realty as the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has renewed a 56,170 square-foot office lease at 499 Park Avenue in the Plaza District of Midtown Manhattan. The company signed a 16-year lease for the space. The leasing is part of a larger headquarters spanning two buildings. Jared Horowitz, Neil Goldmacher and Jason Perla of Newmark Knight Frank represented Cantor Fitzgerald in the lease negotiations. Michael Jones of Cole Schotz P.C. advised Cantor Fitzgerald in the renewals of the lease agreements. Paul Amrich of CBRE represented the landlord, American Realty Advisors.