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NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Skyline Development Group, in partnership with Vasco Ventures and Mosaic Real Estate, has topped out Solaia, its 14-story multifamily project in North Bergen, located just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums ranging in size from 864 to 1,900 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, a spa, outdoor grilling areas, coworking spaces and resident lounges. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021.

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TINTON FALLS, N.J. — WinnDevelopment and nonprofit partner Soldier On Inc. have received financing for the development of The Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Village, a $23 million apartment complex in Tinton Falls, located south of New York City across Sandy Hook Bay. The property will feature 70 units that will be reserved exclusively for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, including veterans who are transitioning from homelessness. The New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency provided the funds for the project. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021.

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SPARTA, N.J. — New York City-based Maya Capital Partners has acquired Sparta Drive-Up Storage, a self-storage facility in Sparta, located in the northern part of the state near the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. The purchase price was approximately $6.8 million. The 505-unit facility spans 58,000 square feet and offers a combination of indoor, drive-up and climate-controlled units. Evergreen Property Advisors, an affiliate of Maya Capital Partners, will manage the property.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $87.2 million in financing for the renovation and preservation of a 300-unit affordable housing community located at 808 Memorial Drive in Cambridge. MassHousing provided the borrower, Homeowners Rehab Inc., with a $61.5 million tax-exempt construction and permanent loan, $24.9 million in taxable and tax-exempt tax credit equity bridge financing and a $787,763 interest reduction payment (IRP) loan. The project will also use $8.9 million of income during the construction period for development costs. Renovations are expected to be complete by the end of 2022. Bruner Cott is designing the project, and NEI General Contracting is handling construction.    

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PHILADELPHIA — National Real Estate Advisors LLC (NREA) has opened a 236-room hotel under the Canopy by Hilton luxury brand in Philadelphia’s Center City neighborhood. BLT Architects designed the project, which is an adaptive reuse of Philadelphia’s historic Stephen Girard Building, which was built in 1896 as the headquarters of the Directors of City Trusts. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, 3,600 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space and complimentary bike service for exploring the city. Restaurant seating is currently limited due to COVID-19. Davidson Hotels & Resorts is the operator of the hotel.

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BLAUVELT, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated a 200,775-square-foot industrial lease at Hudson Crossing Industrial Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot development in Blauvelt, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. The tenant, an undisclosed e-commerce user, will occupy 123,999 square feet at 400 Oritani Drive and 76,776 square feet at the neighboring building at 200 Oritani Drive. Thomas Monahan, Stephen D’Amato, Larry Schiffenhaus, Anastasia Lazrides, Lauren Hageman, Gerard Monahan and Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented the landlord, Onyx Equities, in the lease negotiations.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Linemart NJ, an e-commerce fulfillment vendor for Amazon, has signed a 67,430-square-foot industrial lease at 60 E. Halsey Road in Parsippany, about 30 miles west of New York City. Scott Peck of New Jersey-based brokerage firm Resource Realty represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Consiglio and Bill Pastuszak, also with Resource Realty, represented the landlord, Longpoint Realty Partners.

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NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of a 48-unit apartment building located at 1675 Ocean Ave. in the Midwood area of Brooklyn. The property also houses two office spaces for a total of approximately 54,000 square feet of commercial space. Lev Marshev and Yehuda Leser of Alpha Realty brokered the off-market transaction between a local family that sold the asset to a private investor for $8.5 million.

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NEW YORK CITY — Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has signed a lease to fully occupy the office portion of The Farley Building, a mixed-use project under construction in Manhattan. The landlord, Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), is redeveloping the historic property, which was formerly the James A. Farley Post Office Building. The social media giant will occupy 730,000 square feet in the building. A timeline for the move-in and the number of employees moving into Farley was not disclosed. “The Farley Building will further anchor our New York footprint and create a dedicated hub for our tech and engineering teams,” says Robert Cookson, Facebook’s vice president of real estate and facilities. The Farley Building spans a double-wide city block between 31st and 33rd streets and 8th and 9th avenues. The property is part of Vornado’s Penn District development. Vornado owns more than 10 million square feet in Penn District, which is undergoing a $2 billion redevelopment, not including infrastructure and transit improvements by City of New York totaling $3 billion. Penn District includes the Farley Building, Penn 1 and Penn 2, all of which are under construction. Penn 1 and 2 are redevelopments of One Penn Plaza and Two Penn Plaza, …

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PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of Twinbridge Industrial Park and Veterans Industrial Park, a pair of industrial developments totaling 32 buildings and approximately 1.1 million square feet in Pennsauken, located east of Philadelphia. The properties are situated immediately off State Highways Route 73 and 130 and were fully leased to 49 tenants at the time of sale. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the seller, The Bloom Organization, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Wharton Industrial and Walton Street Capital.

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