EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. —Toy wholesaler Y&W International Inc. has renewed a 10,000-square-foot industrial lease for in East Brunswick, located approximately 35 miles south of New York City. The building is situated within Edgeboro Corporate Center, a two-building, 84,000-square-foot flex property located one mile from the New Jersey Turnpike. The tenant will continue to utilize the building as a showroom and distribution center for its products. David Zimmel of Zimmel Associates represented the landlord, Denholtz Properties, in the lease negotiations.
HARTFORD, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has negotiated a 7,114-square-foot medical office lease in Hartford. First Choice Health Centers Inc. will move into the entire second floor of 478 Burnside Avenue. The non-profit healthcare provider will offer a range of medical services including primary, pediatric and dental care. Thomas Wilks of O,R&L represented the landlord, Shafa Building LLC, in the lease negotiations. Wilks also procured the tenant.
New Jersey’s industrial market continues to expand, driven by a plethora of industries, including retail, manufacturing, food companies, transportation and logistics. As the popularity of e-commerce shows no signs of abating, New Jersey has become a key location for distribution centers and last-mile delivery hubs to serve the entire Northeast region. E-retailers are scooping up available industrial space, taking advantage of New Jersey’s excellent air, freight, port, and rail infrastructure that links it to the rest of the region and the country. Increasing Demand After taking a slight breather during the first quarter of 2019, in part due to a lack of available high-quality space, total leasing activity has increased by 20 percent during the past three months, bolstered by more than 20 leases exceeding 100,000 square feet. Absorption was widespread, with occupancy level increases in 16 of 25 submarkets for both the quarter and year over year. In total, 2.4 million square feet of positive net absorption was recorded during the second quarter of 2019, the highest level since the third quarter of 2018. Moreover, occupancy levels increased by 8.6 million square feet during the past 12 months, the eighth consecutive quarter where more than 8 million square feet …
MAYNARD, MASS. — Market Basket Supermarket will anchor the 306,000-square-foot Maynard Crossing mixed-use development currently under construction in Maynard, located approximately 23 miles west of Boston. The 70,000-square-foot store plans to hire 250 associates and will feature a full-service butcher and café with sandwiches, pizza and sushi. Capital Group Properties is developing Maynard Crossing, will include additional retail tenants and a 180-unit apartment complex called The Vue at Maynard Crossing. Maynard Crossing is slated for completion by the end of 2019. Additionally, Hawthorn Retirement Group is developing a 143-unit senior independent living community on the site called Camellia Gardens Gracious Retirement Living. General contractor JBJ Construction expects to complete this project by 2020.
KEENE, N.H. — Brady Sullivan Properties is redeveloping the Colony Mill Marketplace, an existing 112,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Keene, located about 50 miles southwest of Concord. Construction of 89 apartments is slated for completion by the end of fall 2019, and the property already encompasses Elm City Brewing Co., Keene Casino and NBT Bank. The mill was originally built in the mid-1700s and was traded and redeveloped numerous times before it reopened as Colony Mill Marketplace in 1983.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Soundview Plaza, a 179,000-square-foot office property in Stamford, a northeastern suburb of New York City. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent leased to 15 tenants. Amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center and conference center. A Cushman & Wakefield team including Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Andy Merin, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso II, Al Mirin, Matt Torrance and Kate Schwartz represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, an affiliate of TL Holdings.
NEW YORK CITY — Knotel, a New York-based flexible workspace provider, has signed a 27,000-square-foot lease at 240 West 35th Street, a 165,000-square-foot class A office building in Manhattan. The space will comprise the entire 7th, 8th and 18th floors of the property. Essential Design + Build will renovate the space with both open offices and closed meeting rooms. Knotel plans to move into the space in fall 2019. Colin Godwin and John Cinosky of Atco Brokerage Services represented the landlord, ATCO Properties & Management internally in the lease negotiations. Douglas Regal, Jamie Katcher and Sebastian Infante of Cushman & Wakefield represented Knotel.
NorthMarq Arranges $7M Freddie Mac Loan to Refinance Multifamily Property in Chicopee, Massachusetts
CHICOPEE, MASS. — NorthMarq has arranged a $7 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Montcalm Heights Apartments, a 192-unit multifamily property in Chicopee, located approximately 35 miles north of Hartford. The permanent fixed-rate loan was provided on a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. The property comprises two four-story buildings with studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a pool, laundry facilities, picnic area and tenant storage units. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the loan for a Freddie Mac borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Charney Construction & Development and Tavros Holdings is nearing completion of The Dime, a 350,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Brooklyn. The tower incorporates the Dime Savings Bank building, originally constructed in 1908, into a mixed-use development featuring 177 residential units, more than 100,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include an acre of outdoor space, a basketball court and a 10,000-square-foot rock climbing gym recently leased by MetroRock. Fogarty Finger is the architect of the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Seagis Property Group has acquired two industrial properties totaling 101,000 square feet in New York City. The first property, a 75,000-square-foot warehouse in Queens, features 25-foot ceiling heights and 19 exterior loading docks and has been re-tenanted. The second property, a 26,000-square-foot warehouse, features a 5,000-square-foot secured yard and is fully occupied. The sellers and sales prices were undisclosed.