NEW YORK CITY — Davis & Gilbert LLP, a New York City-based law firm, has signed an 86,000 square-foot office lease at 1675 Broadway in Midtown. The lease comprises the 31st through 34th floor and a portion of the 35th floor in the 850,000-square-foot building. Lewis Miller, Scott Gottlieb, Brian Gell and Michael Wellen of CBRE represented Davis & Gilbert in the lease negotiations. Robert Steinman of Rudin Management Co. represented the landlord, The Rudin Family.
NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. — Steris Corp., a manufacturer of medical devices, has purchased a warehouse in Northborough, located about 30 miles west of Boston, for $6.8 million. The property, 425 Whitney St., is a 45,718-square-foot warehouse with office space. Steris already owns the neighboring property, 435 Whitney St. CBRE’s Bob Gibson, Rachel Marks and Chelsea Andre represented the seller, a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC.
WOBURN and NORWOOD, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of two seniors housing communities in the Boston suburbs. A joint venture between Benchmark Senior Living and Oz Real Estate sold Benchmark Senior Living at Woburn in Woburn as well as Benchmark Senior Living on Clapboardtree in Norwood. The communities offer a total of 177 assisted living and memory care units. Benchmark Senior Living will continue to manage the communities. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Tim Hosmer and Chris Remeika. The buyers and sales price were undisclosed.
CRANBERRY, PA. —Middletown Income Investors Cranberry LLC has purchased a single-tenant retail property in Cranberry, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, for $14.1 million. A 24-hour Walmart Supercenter has fully occupied the property since 1999, and the retailer recently signed a 10-year lease extension. Patrick Luther of SRS, Phil Sambazis of Marcus & Millichap, along with Jeff Christian and Ryan Morita of First Street Brokerage, represented the seller, ACV Cranberry LLC, in the transaction. Zackary Hilgendorf of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented Middletown.
LAKE HOPATCONG, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 6,000-square-foot retail building in Lake Hopatcong, located about 40 miles northwest of New York City. The retail center comprises seven rentable units, 50 feet of lake access and close proximity to Route 80 in Upstate New York. Joe Vindigni of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, BD Newhouse LLC in the transaction. The buyer was Gardners Shed. The sales price was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, a New York-based law firm, has signed a 103,000-square-foot office lease at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. The firm will move to the 66th, 67th and 68th floors of the building in 2020, and will be the first law firm in the building. Other tenants in the building include advertising company GroupM, beverage company Diageo, mattress retailer Casper, and Hudson River Trading. Mary Ann Tighe, Ken Meyerson, Adam Foster, Evan Haskell, Steve Eynon, David Caperna and Rob Hill of CBRE represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties, in the transaction. Patrick Heeg and Ryan McKinney of Transwestern represented Kelley Drye.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 170,000-square-foot industrial asset in Rockaway, a city located about 30 miles west of New York City. The six-building complex at 114 Beach St. is 99 percent leased to 17 tenants, including light manufacturing, service and distribution companies. Andrew Schwartz, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Andrew MacDonald, Jordan Sobel and Stephen Sander of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, The Silverman Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, New York-based investor Davco Group.
WARREN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated a 35,000-square-foot office lease in Warren, about 30 miles west of New York City. Bohler Engineering, an Atlanta-based civil engineering company, will occupy the first two floors of 30 Independence Boulevard by March 2020. The engineering firm is relocating to the building from 35 Technology Drive in Warren. Griffin Capital was represented by Timothy Greiner, Dennis McConnell and Daniel Spero of JLL represented the landlord, Griffin Capital, in the transaction. Scott Lesh, Scott Stange Sr. and Daniel Loughlin of JLL represented Bohler.
ARLINGTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $16 million sale of 840 & 846 Massachusetts Avenue, a 61-unit apartment complex in Arlington, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The 61-unit property is situated near the Arlington Center, a Whole Foods store and a Stop&Shop. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private family, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the $3.6 million sale of 6910-6930 Central Highway, a 58,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Pennsauken, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The building features three loading doors and a 24-foot ceiling height. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the seller, 6910-30 Central Highway LLC, in the transaction. Hair care and tool manufacturer Heat Makes Sense Inc. was the buyer.
