MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has secured a $5.2 million acquisition loan for 33 Locke Drive, a 61,177-square-foot office building in Marlborough, located approximately 25 miles west of Boston. A regional financial institution provided the loan for an undisclosed borrower to purchase the two-story office building. At the time of the loan closing, the property was 95 percent occupied by tenants including Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Communication Technology Services. Ted Sidel of EagleBridge secured the loan.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.6 million sale of a 37,465-square-foot industrial property in Hackensack, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Zaentz Hardware occupies the property, which is divided into storefront, warehouse and office space. Elsa Papanicolaou of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Steve Lim of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
Demand for industrial space is roaring throughout the submarkets surrounding the Port of New York and New Jersey, propelled by the port’s handling of a record amount of cargo thus far in 2019. As a result of the healthy demand, as well as more product coming in and out of the port, landlords are enjoying positive rent growth accentuated by a limited supply of quality industrial space. The port experienced record growth in cargo volume handled during the first six months of 2019, according to internal data from the organization. The number of 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled by the port has already exceeded 3 million for the year and surpassed 611,000 in June alone. This figure represents an all-time record for the port during the first half of the year, enabling it to surpass the Port of Long Beach for the first time in 20 years. Increasing amounts of inventory coming in and out of the port translates to greater demand for industrial space to store, process and ship product. But the port submarket has but a meager supply of real estate to meet the demand. Due to a limited space available for lease, the industrial submarket experienced negative …
NEW YORK CITY — WeWork has leased a 362,197-square-foot office lease at 437 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The company will move into floors two through 12, as well as a portion of the 14th floor, in January 2021. Other tenants at the 850,000-square-foot building include Citizens Bank, communications firm Kekst CNC and law firm Wiggin and Dana LLP. Frank Doyle, David Kleiner, Cynthia Wasserberger, Hayley Shoener and Harlan Webster of JLL represented the landlord, the William Kaufman Organization (WKO), in the lease negotiations. Michael Lenchner of Sage Realty Corp., the leasing and management division of WKO worked with JLL to represent the landlord. Peter Riguardi and Howard Hersch of JLL represented WeWork.
STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has arranged a $97.5 million construction loan for the development of the second phase of Atlantic Station, a mixed-use project in Stamford, located approximately 35 miles northeast of New York City. Bank OZK provided the floating-rate loan. The first phase of Atlantic Station was completed in 2018 and comprised 325 rental units, 321 parking spaces and 16,000 square feet of retail space. The second phase will include 325 condominium units, approximately 48,000 square feet of retail space and a 534-space parking garage. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Scott Findlay of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the developer and borrower, RXR Realty. Construction of Phase II is slated for completion by 2021.
AMESBURY, MASS. — Callahan Construction Managers has broken ground on Maples Crossing, a 410,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Amesbury, located approximately 40 miles north of Boston. Developed by Global Property Development Corp., the 70-acre entertainment and lifestyle center will be anchored by six ice hockey rinks. The Daily News of Newburyport reports that the development costs $70 million and will also include an office building, restaurant and hotel. Andrus Architecture is designing the project, which is slated for completion by the end of 2020.
BOSTON — Choice Hotels International Inc. has opened Cambria Hotel Boston, Downtown-South Boston, a 159-room hotel in the South Boston or “Southie” neighborhood. The hotel features a food and beverage service called Six \ West that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a ground-floor restaurant and extends service to a rooftop 4,000-square-foot rooftop lounge. Other amenities include a 2,400-square-foot gym, business meeting space and close access to mass transit lines. City Point Capital is developing the hotel, and Meyer Jabara will manage the property.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services LLC has brokered the $7.2 million sale of 8678 Bay Parkway, a 30-unit multifamily building in the Bath Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn. Originally constructed in 1915, the 30,960-square-foot property offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shlomo Antebi of GFI Realty represented the buyer, the Ragosta family. Erik Yankelovich, also with GFI Realty, represented the seller, Meridian Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged $386 million loan for the refinancing of 70 Pine Street, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Manhattan’s Financial District. Goldman Sachs provided a five-year, floating-rate loan to refinance the original construction and redevelopment loan for the property. The tower comprises 612 rental apartments, a 132-room Lyric Hotel and approximately 30,500 square feet of retail space. Tenants include Black Fox Coffee, Blue Park Kitchen, City Acres grocery store and two restaurant concepts. Christopher Peck, Geoff Goldstein and Kristen Knapp of JLL arranged the loan for the borrower, a joint venture between DTH Capital and Rose Associates. A legal team from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the joint venture in the refinancing.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — DB Main and 11 Lawton LLC are developing 11 Lawton Street, an 800,000-square-foot mixed-use project in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The development will comprise a residential tower offering 453 apartments and 143 condominium units, as well as a 24-story hotel with 190 rooms. The development will also include 8,102 square feet of restaurant space and 2,953 square feet of retail space. Hill West Architects is designing the project, which will incorporate the National City Bank of New Rochelle building, originally constructed in 1906.