FAIR LAWN, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has arranged the sale of a 6,100-square-foot office condo at 17-10 River Road in Fair Lawn, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Ho-Ho-Kus Inc., a designer and manufacturer of latching and clamping systems for commercial, business and military applications, acquired the asset in order to house its growing staff. Darren Lizzack and Randy Horning of NAI Hanson represented the seller, RPM 1, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA. — Math tutoring company Mathnasium Learning Centers has signed a 1,862-square-foot retail lease at 202 Marketplace, a shopping center in Montgomeryville, located approximately 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The center will tutor students in introductory and advanced math skills. Other tenants of the shopping center include Outback Steakhouse, The MAX Challenge of Montgomeryville and Five Points Pizza. Brandon Anapol of Metro Commercial brokered the lease.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Accounting firm Deloitte has preleased a 110,000-square-foot office space at M Station, an office redevelopment project in Morristown. SJP Properties and Scotto Properties plan to convert the Midtown Shopping Center strip in downtown Morristown into two office buildings totaling 400,000 square feet. Deloitte’s lease is contingent on SJP and Scotto receiving full municipal approvals for the project. The company plans to relocate from its previous office in Parsippany and will occupy floors two through six of M Station East. The building will also include 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail. M Station West is planned to be seven stories and approximately 253,000 square feet, which will include approximately 230,000 square feet of office space and 23,000 square feet of retail space. David Stefancic, Lexis Livengood, Ben Brenner and Josh Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield represented Deloitte in the lease negotiations. Robert Donnelly, Robert Donnelly Jr. and Brian Decillis of Cushman & Wakefield represented SJP and Scotto. Gensler designed the project.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — The Birch Group has purchased a 191,249-square-foot office complex in Parsippany, located approximately 30 miles west of New York City. The complex comprises two buildings located at 99 and 119 Cherry Hill Road that were 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer and Steve Bardsley led a CBRE team that represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the Birch Group as the buyer. The sales price was undisclosed.
WORCESTER, MASS. — CBRE has arranged a $63 million loan for the refinancing of 145 Front at City Square, a 365-unit multifamily property in Worcester, located approximately 50 miles west of Boston. MUFG Union Bank provided the floating-rate loan, which will stabilize the original construction loan for the project. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans as well as 10,000 square feet of amenity space and 10,405 square feet of street-level retail space. Michael Sherman and Irene Lu of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Roseland Residential Trust.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Denholtz Properties has acquired a 26,000-square-foot industrial building in Bridgewater, located approximately 45 miles west of New York City. Located at 6W Chimney Rock Road, the property is situated within Bridgewater Business Park, a 380,000-square-foot office complex comprising 16 industrial flex buildings. With this acquisition, Denholz now owns 12 buildings totaling 290,163 square feet in the park. Tenants include UPS, baseball training center Zoned Inc. and stone fabricator Bridgewater Marble. Kristine Hurlbut represented Denholtz Properties in the transaction on an internal basis. Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller.
MALDEN, MASS. — Burgess Properties Inc. has brokered the $11.8 million sale of three office buildings totaling 34,696 square feet in Malden, a northern suburb of Boston. Located at 15-23 Pleasant St., 11 Dartmouth St. and 17 Dartmouth St., the buildings are situated in close proximity to each other as well as to the Malden Orange Line T and Commuter Rail Stop transit lines. Steve Nohrden of Burgess Properties represented the seller, North River Malden II, in the transaction. Nohrden also represented the buyer, Boston-based developer Quaker Lane Capital.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Bose Corp. will close all of its 54 stores in the U.S., as well as many remaining locations in Australia, Japan and Europe in the coming months, totaling 119 brick-and-mortar locations. The Framingham-based company, which specializes in audio engineering, said the closures are due to “dramatic” shifts to online shopping. Bose opened its first store in 1993 and currently has its biggest concentration of stores in the Northeast (10), Southern California (nine) and Florida (seven). “Originally, our retail stores gave people a way to experience, test and talk to us about multi-component, CD and DVD-based home entertainment systems,” says Colette Burke, vice president of global sales at Bose. “At the time, it was a radical idea, but we focused on what our customers needed, and where they needed it — and we’re doing the same thing now.” Furthermore, as smartphones changed the industry, Bose focused on mobile, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi solutions. Today, the company said its major products are being purchased through e-commerce channels, including Bose.com. Bose says it will continue to operate 130 stores in China, the United Arab Emirates, India, Southeast Asia and South Korea. The privately held company said it will not disclose how many …
BOSTON — Blackstone Real Estate has acquired 179 Lincoln Street, a 221,474-square-foot office asset in the Boston Leather District. Completed in 1899, the building recently underwent a $20 million redevelopment and now offers amenities such as a café, fitness center and a parking garage. At the time of sale, the building was 88 percent leased to tenants including project management software providers Smartsheet and PowerAdvocate, as well as advertising company Outfront Media. Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and James Tribble led a Newmark Knight Frank team that represented the seller, Invesco Real Estate, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
BLUE BELL, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $40 million sale of Centre Square Commons, an 88,598-square-foot retail center in Blue Bell, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. A 22,450-square-foot Aldi Supermarket anchors the shopping center, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include Pennsylvania Fine Wine & Spirits Signature Premium Store, Starbucks and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. Brad Nathanson of Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller, Kinsley Properties, in the transaction. Nathanson also procured the buyer, Medipower Overseas Co.
