NEW YORK CITY — Transwestern has negotiated a 14,889-square-foot office lease at 626 Sheepshead Bay Road in Brooklyn. Stephen Powers, Lindsay Ornstein, Thomas Hines and Jake Cinti of Transwestern represented the tenant, Selfhelp Community Services, in the lease negotiations. David Ofman of The Lawrence Group represented the landlord, Cammeby’s International.
13,556-square-foot residential development site at 3602 Holland Ave. in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property is zoned for the development of a 20-unit multifamily building. Menachem Babayov of Westbridge Realty represented the buyer, SHG 3602 LLC, and Steven Westreich represented the seller, Chukwuemeka Dike.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Total nonresidential construction starts across the United States increased by 6 percent from May to June, registering an aggregate value of about $641 billion, according to a new report from Massachusetts-based Dodge Data & Analytics. June marks the second consecutive month of elevated commercial construction activity; however, the volume of residential starts decreased by 6 percent from May to June. According to the report, total nonresidential construction starts were down 14 percent for the first six months of the year relative to that period in 2019, despite construction generally being considered an essential business during the COVID-19 shutdown. Richard Branch, Dodge’s chief economist, said that the uptick in construction activity in May was tied to a handful of very large projects, but June’s gains appeared to be “much more organic in nature.” Branch added that he expected the volume and monetary value of construction starts to grow in the coming months contingent upon the degrees of severity of new COVID-19 cases surges in states like Florida, Texas and California.
MECHANICSBURG, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $20.3 million loan for the refinancing of 6345 Brackbill Boulevard, a 507,634-square-foot industrial asset in Mechanicsburg, located outside of Harrisburg. The property was fully leased at the time of sale and features proximity to several major thoroughfares, including Interstates 81, 76, 83 and 283. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala and Maya Steinberger of Cushman & Wakefield placed the loan through Univest Bank & Trust Co. on behalf of the borrower, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Global One Real Estate Fund II, an affiliate of locally based investment firm Nelson Management Group, has acquired The John Adams, 115-unit apartment building in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens. The sales price was $26.5 million. The six-story building offers proximity to several public transit lines and amenities such as bike storage space, package lockers and onsite laundry facilities. The seller was not disclosed.
ORANGE, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.2 million sale of an 84,200-square-foot retail property in Orange, a southern suburb of New Haven. The property is situated on eight acres and is net leased to Urban Air Adventure Park, an entertainment concept that features trampolines, zip lines, laser tag and virtual reality games. Derrick Dougherty and Mark Krantz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Bull Hill Associates, in the transaction. Brian Kaplan, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
ORANGE, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Real Estate has negotiated the sale of 70 percent of the medical condominium units at Springbrook Common, a 35,000-square-foot medical office complex in the New Haven suburb of Orange. The property was built in 2008 and is leased to tenants such as U.S. Renal Dialysis, Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine and the Connecticut Kidney Center. Carl Russell of Pearce Real Estate represented the seller, a partnership between Springbrook Common LLC and Lakehouse Properties LLC, in the transaction. Nick Mastrangelo and Tom Cavaliere of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer, Water Street Management LLC.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Metro Storage LLC, a privately owned self-storage developer and manager, has opened a 688-unit facility at 3963 U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswick, a northern suburb of Trenton. The property features 75,000 net rentable square feet and consists of one climate-controlled building and three non-climate-controlled buildings. The facility is Metro Storage’s seventh in New Jersey.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 121,188-square-foot residential development site in the Fieldston neighborhood of The Bronx. The property sold for $7.9 million, or $114 per buildable square foot. The site is zoned for the development of nearly 70,000 square feet of above-grade residential space and roughly 52,000 square feet of space for a community facility and parking garage. Jonathan Squires and Addison Berniker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
BENSALEM, PA. — California-based Adler Realty Investments Inc. has acquired Bensalem Crossing, a 67,215-square-foot retail center located on the northeastern outskirts of Philadelphia, for $11.5 million. The center is leased to three tenants: anchor and grocer ShopRite, CVS and a wireless telecommunications provider. Jim Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the New York City-based seller in the transaction. Chad Orcutt, Brian Halpern and Mike Pagniucci of JLL arranged $7.1 million in acquisition financing on behalf of Adler Realty.