NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a multifamily property in Brooklyn. The six-unit apartment building is located at 276 19th St.. Jakub Nowak, Matthew Resenzweig and Jesse Kay represented the seller, a private individual, in the transaction. The team also secured and represented the buyer, an undisclosed limited liability company.
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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $44.1 million sale of an industrial development site with three adjacent warehouses in Brooklyn. The property consists of three adjacent, single-story warehouses totaling 51,155 square feet and can support an additional 97,910 square feet of new development. Brendan Maddigan, Stephen Palmese, Winfield Clifford, Michael Mazzara and Ethan Stanton of JLL represented the seller, EcoRise Development LLC. The JLL team also represented the buyer, 473 President LLC.
PREP Property Group to Redevelop Mall into Mixed-Use Property in Metro Boston for $250M
by Alex Tostado
HANOVER, MASS. — PREP Property Group has unveiled plans to redevelop Hanover Mall in Hanover, approximately 22 miles southeast of downtown Boston. The project costs are estimated at $250 million. PREP will rebrand the mall as Hanover Crossing, an open-air, mixed-use project that will feature 297 multifamily units and will be anchored by an 80,000-square-foot Market Basket Supermarket. Market Basket will feature Market’s Kitchen and Café, a prepared foods department offering a variety of freshly made meals, sandwiches, salads, subs, brick oven pizza and Niji sushi. The location will also provide café seating, complimentary Wi-Fi and large screen TVs. Market Basket expects to hire about 400 employees for the new store. “We’ve seen tremendous potential in this landmark property since day one and believe the transformation to mixed-use provides unlimited potential,” says Lloyd Sova, PREP vice president of development. “Hanover Crossing will be an exciting location combining an open-air retail experience that is rich in amenities with high-end apartments to provide a sought-after ‘live, work, play’ environment.” The retail component of Hanover Crossing will be 150,000 square feet smaller than the current Hanover Mall, which was built in 1971. Hanover Crossing will offer 30,000 square feet of green space. “We’ve …
BROOKLINE, MASS. — Welltower has acquired the former Newbury College campus near Boston for $34 million. The 7.8-acre campus currently features eight structures totaling 142,000 square feet, which Welltower plans to redevelop into seniors housing properties. Christopher Sower, James Elcock, Tom Hynes and Bob Cronin of Colliers International represented the seller, Newbury College in the transaction.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $18M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Lewes, Delaware
by Alex Patton
LEWES, DEL. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged an $18 million construction loan for a multifamily development in Lewes, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Dover. An undisclosed regional bank provided the loan. The property consists of seven separate buildings, two of which are condominiums with ground-floor retail, three of which are fully leased apartment buildings and two of which are single-family homes. Two additional multifamily buildings offering one- and two-bedroom units are currently under construction and slated for completion in 2020. Jon Kushner and Ben Retter of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Fernmoor Homes.
Madison International Signs Multiple Tenants to New 1,500 SF Queens Place Mall Food Court
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Madison International Realty has signed multiple new leases and lease renewals with several food and beverage tenants in preparation for the opening of a new 1,500-square-foot food court at Queens Place Mall, located in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens. Dunkin Donuts and Mrs. Fields have both renewed leases at the 440,000-square-foot mall. In separate negotiations with three new tenants, Chipotle has leased 2,532 square feet, Teriyaki One has leased 1,134 square feet and TeaCups has leased 400 square feet. Diana Boutross, Alan Schmerzler, Ian Lerner and Brandon Singer of Cushman & Wakefield represented Madison International in the negotiations. Boutross and Lerner represented Chipotle, Dunkin Donuts, Mrs. Fields and TeaCups. Peter Yoon of Ripco represented Teriyaki One. Construction is slated for completion by summer 2020.
EDISON, N.J. — Twin Boro Physical Therapy has signed a 1,600-square-foot retail lease in Edison, located approximately 30 miles southeast of New York City. The property is situated within the 20,000-square-foot Colonial Village Shopping Center, which is 100 percent leased. Twin Boro specializes in orthopedic pediatrics, sports-related injuries and worker’s compensation cases. Steve Battista of Jeffrey Realty represented Twin Boro in the lease negotiations. Matthew Weiss of Weiss Realty represented the landlord, Colonial Village Associates LLC.
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between PREIT and Macerich has launched Fashion District Philadelphia, a 900,000-square-foot retail district housing dozens of shopping, dining and entertainment destinations. The $400 million project is a redevelopment of a former mall, the Gallery at Market East. A range of clothing and accessory retail options include Aeropostale, Burlington, Columbia and ULTA. The Fashion District also houses coworking spaces from REC Philly and Industrious. Other notable anchors of the district include City Winery, AMC Theaters, rotating art installation Wonderspaces, Market Eats food hall, mini theme park Candytopia and Yards Brewing Co.
NAI Hanson Arranges Sale of 5.7-Acre Industrial Development Site in Sparta, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
SPARTA, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has arranged the sale of a 5.7-acre industrial development site in Sparta, located about 45 miles west of New York City. The property in situated within the 31.5-acre White Lake Commerce Park, which is comprised of 12 lots zoned for warehouse, office, distribution or manufacturing development. The buyer was Tomco Construction. NAI Hanson’s Sig Schorr and John Schilp represented the seller, Berardi Development Co., in the transaction. The NAI team also represented Tomco Construction.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Coworking company Venture X has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease for in Bethlehem, located about 50 miles north of Philadelphia. The space is situated within the 127,832-square-foot Gateway at Greenway Park mixed-use development, which includes space leased to Lehigh University and St. Luke’s University Health Network. The Venture X office is expected to be operational by January 2020. Jody King of CBRE represented the landlord, Dennis Benner of Ion Development, in the lease negotiation. King also represented Venture X.