GRISWOLD, CONN. — Dakota Partners, a Massachusetts-based developer, will build a 144-unit multifamily property in Griswold, about 50 miles east of Hartford. Dakota Partners purchased the land from Omega Healthcare for $1.3 million. More than 75 percent of the units will be leased as affordable housing. Construction is slated to begin in 2020. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented both Dakota Partners and Omega Healthcare in the land sale.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of an 8,000-square-foot medical office building in New Providence, a western suburb of New York City. The buyer, New Jersey-based optometrist See Clear Associates LLC, plans to renovate and occupy the entire first floor of the building and lease the second floor to medical tenants. Andrew Kirshenbaum of NAI represented See Clear in the transaction. Edison-based Bussel Realty Corp. was the seller.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Filipino grocer FilStop will open a 16,000-square-foot flagship store in Clifton, a western suburb of New York City. The specialized grocery store will also maintain its original 4,000-square-foot location in Jersey City. The store will be located within Clifton Plaza, a 95,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Big Lots, Blink Fitness and Dollar Tree. Levin Management Corp. is the leasing agent for the property. The opening is slated for Aug. 22.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between New York-based developers F&T Group and SCG America has opened Tangram Tower, an 85,000-square-foot office building within the Tangram mixed-use development in Queens. The building is currently 80 percent sold to medical practitioners and other professionals. Tangram Tower offers access to the 1.2 million-square-foot Tangram development’s two residential towers and hotel, as well as an array of retail and culinary options. Margulies Hoelzli Architecture designed the development.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — JLL has brokered the $17 million sale of Hubbard’s Commons, a 65,970-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center on Long Island. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased to tenants such as Best Market, Rite Aid Pharmacy and Orangetheory Fitness. Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Andrew Scandalios and Grace Braverman of JLL represented the seller, Urban Edge Properties, in the transaction. ShopOne Centers REIT purchased the asset.
Confluent, Harbor Retirement to Build 113-Unit Senior Living Community in South Windsor, Connecticut
SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — A partnership between Confluent Development, a Denver-based developer, and Harbor Retirement Associates will break ground this month on HarborChase of Evergreen Walk, a 113-unit senior living community in South Windsor, located near Hartford. The 111,915-square-foot community will offer one- and two-bedroom units and access to The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk, an outdoor mall with retail and restaurants. Milwaukee-based Plunkett Raysich Architects designed the project, and Whiting-Turner is the general contractor. Construction is slated for completion in December 2020.
PEABODY, MASS. — Colliers International has negotiated a 62,000-square-foot industrial lease in Peabody, a suburb of Boston. Needham-based contractor Bowdoin Construction will convert the warehouse property into a printing facility for the new tenant, Spire Printing. Greg Klemmer, Tim Brodigan, Tim Allen and Dan Driscoll of Colliers represented the landlord, Boston-based Novaya Ventures, in the lease negotiations. John Cremmen of Boston-based Denenberg Realty Advisors represented Spire, which will move into the property in late summer 2019.
NorthMarq Arranges $7.5M Loan for Refinancing of Seniors Housing Community in Mount Vernon, New York
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — NorthMarq has arranged a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of Lohman Village, a 31-unit seniors housing community in Mount Vernon, a northern suburb of New York City. The loan features a fixed interest rate with a seven-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the loan through PCSB Bank. The borrower was New York-based seniors housing owner Wartburg.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Avenue Stores LLC will close all 222 of its Avenue stores across 33 states after failing to procure a buyer for the plus-size women’s clothing chain. It was not made immediately clear if the retailer will continue to operate its e-commerce platform. Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management acquired Avenue Stores LLC in bankruptcy in 2012 when the retailer operated 433 stores. Avenue will hold liquidation sales in all of its stores, offering 30 to 50 percent off clothes, accessories and even store fixtures. Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers have been hired to oversee the inventory sales. Footwear News reported that Rochelle Park, N.J.-based Avenue Stores LLC filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) with the New Jersey Department of Labor in early August. WARN requires employers to provide 60 days’ notice in advance of mass layoffs. According to Coresight Research, there has already been 29 percent more store closures in 2019 than in all of 2018. The Avenue store closing announcement comes on the heels of Barneys New York filing for bankruptcy in early August. Additionally, in July, GNC and Charming Charlie announced they would close hundreds of stores. Versa Capital, a Philadelphia-based private equity …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two New York-based developers, Related Cos. and The Hudson Cos., has topped out Riverwalk Park, 340-unit affordable housing project on Roosevelt Island. Designed by Handel Architects, Riverwalk Park will house a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in a single building. Sixty percent of Riverwalk Park’s units will be permanently affordable, with the remaining 40 percent affordable for 40 years. Construction is slated for completion in 2021.