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.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has acquired 23 industrial properties in 14 states and British Columbia, Canada for $735.7 million. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale and comprises a mix of warehouse, distribution, cold-storage, manufacturing and flex properties. The 23 buildings total 6.9 million square feet and are leased to 19 tenants. When the sale closes, Rochester-based BNL’s portfolio will consist of 41 percent industrial properties, 27 percent retail and 18 percent healthcare. The company will own 668 net-leased commercial properties totaling approximately 27.2 million rentable square feet of operational space. The seller and a list of the properties were not disclosed. “This portfolio benefits from attractive real estate and tenant fundamentals and represents a diverse and accretive addition to our net lease real estate portfolio,” says Chris Czarnecki, BNL’s chief executive officer. The new portfolio has a weighted average remaining lease term of 11.5 years and weighted average annual rent increases of about 2.2 percent. The acquisition was funded through a combination of proceeds from BNL’s ongoing private offering of shares of common stock; $150 million from BNL’s $450 million, seven-year, unsecured term loan that matures in February 2026; $300 million from a new …
NEW YORK CITY — Terreno Realty Corp., a San Francisco-based investor, has acquired an industrial property located in Brooklyn for approximately $80.5 million. The property, 134-154 Morgan Avenue, consists of two distribution buildings containing approximately 192,000 square feet and 41 loading positions. The buildings are 100 percent leased to eight tenants. The seller was undisclosed.
YONKERS, N.Y. — CBRE has arranged the $48.3 million sale of Parkledge, a 311-unit affordable housing community Yonkers, a northern suburb on New York City. The property features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ninety percent of the units restrict potential tenants to 60 percent area median income. Tim Flint, Jeff Dunne, Gene Pride and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction, which was undisclosed. The buyer was Hudson Valley Property Group.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Team Resources, a New Jersey-based firm, has negotiated a 23,000-square-foot industrial lease for New York-based wholesale merchandiser Icon Trade Services in Moonachie, a western suburb of New York City. The single-story warehouse features two loading docks, a drive-in door and an 18-foot ceiling height. David Knapel of Team Resources represented Icon in the lease negotiations, as well as the landlord, which was undisclosed.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — ACRES Capital Corp., a New York-based lender, has provided a $35 million construction loan for 23-20 Jackson Avenue, an 82,000-square-foot mixed-use project located in Long Island City. Local real estate developer VOREA Group was the borrower. Designed by Oklahoma-based KSQ Architects, the property will feature retail across the ground floor and basement, two floors of office space and six floors of hospitality space. Marko J. Kazanjian of JLL arranged the loan, which carries a term of 24 months.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield, has negotiated a 5,500-square-foot retail lease for French beauty product chain Sephora in downtown Brooklyn. The retail space is located within the Atlantic Terminal Mall, across from the Barclays Center. The new store is scheduled to open in October. Brandon Singer, Ian Lerner, Alan Schmerzler and Diana Boutross of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, New York-based Madison International, in the lease negotiations. Virginia Pittarelli of Crown Retail Services represented Sephora.
As we look toward the end of 2019, multifamily investment sales and mortgage banking transactions in the greater Philadelphia market are at an all-time high. For lifelong Philadelphians, it’s exciting to witness the area’s longstanding foundation successfully take shape through numerous real estate projects in the city and its suburbs. The Philadelphia multifamily market continues to capture interest from a variety of capital sources. Berkadia’s Philadelphia team alone has $4.3 billion in firm or funded transactions from January through August of this year. Specifically, institutional investors have demonstrated an increased interest in this market, as both national and international players continue to recognize the area’s relative value and sound fundamentals. We expect these trends to continue throughout the remainder of 2019 and into next year, regardless of any major headwinds at the macro-economic level. The driving forces behind Philadelphia’s success include a robust volume of new Class A developments, a more tactful approach to value-add deals, marketplace efficiencies and most of all, a continued demand for multifamily product. The market’s new Class A properties have been well-received in terms of leasing velocity. More construction capital is available than in years past; top-of-the-market rent discovery has generally proven out. In addition, …