NEWARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of a mixed-use property in Newark. Located at 569 and 571-577 Broad St., the 22,575-square-foot property consists of ground-floor retail as well as office space and two apartment units on the second floor. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, David Cafiero and Kevin Taub of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
BOSTON — M&T Bank has arranged a $105 million construction loan for the development of 138-unit residential condominium project in Boston. Located at 100 Shawmut Ave., the 67,733-square-foot property is currently a vacant, class B office building. The redevelopment will incorporate the existing six-story structure with an expansion of a new 142,000-square-foot building that will rise an additional seven stories. The building’s 1930s façade will remain as is. The development will also include 110 parking spaces. M&T Bank secured the financing on behalf of borrower, The Davis Cos., through a syndicated senior construction loan from four local banks. The banks included Berkshire Bank, HarborOne Bank, Needham Bank, and Bank of New England. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $30.5 million loan to refinance the GEM Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Located at 300 W. 22nd St., the five-story building was originally constructed in 1912 as a residential property and converted to a hotel in 2007. Aaron Appel of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Icon Realty Management, which plans to reposition the hotel with an expanded marketing strategy and updated branding.
BOSTON — CBRE has arranged the $26.2 million sale of the building that houses The Skating Club of Boston. Located at 1240 Soldiers Field Road in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, the figure skating club, which was founded in 1912, is the third oldest in the United States. Mark Reardon and Matt Furey of CBRE represented the seller, The Skating Club of Boston, in the transaction. The buyer was the Davis Cos.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — HFF has secured a $25.5 million acquisition loan for Woodbridge Crossing, a 285,210-square-foot retail center in Woodbridge. Located at 451-479 Green St., the property was built in 2001 and renovated in 2018. The center is approximately 80 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Burlington Stores, Big Lots, Planet Fitness, Altitude Trampoline Park, Modell’s, Party City, Thomasville, Sprint, Miracle Ear and FedEx Office. Michael Klein and Rob Hinckley of HFF secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, PAG Investments. Citizens Bank provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Angel Commercial has negotiated the $2.1 million sale of the former Astoria Park Nursing Home in Bridgeport. Located at 725 Park Ave., the 61,344-square-foot building was acquired by the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, which will use the property for a new community care center. Founded in 1993, the Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides food, shelter, clothing, education, job training and counseling for the urban poor of Coastal Fairfield County. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller, Laureate Astoria LLC, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — The Moinian Group has closed on a $595 million CMBS loan from J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank to refinance 3 Columbus Circle, a 26-story office tower in Manhattan that also houses the real estate investment firm’s headquarters. Formerly known as the Newsweek Building and originally built as the headquarters of General Motors Corp., 3 Columbus Circle is situated along Broadway and occupies a full city block just south of the Merchant’s Gate entrance to Central Park. The CMBS financing includes 10 years of interest-only payments at a fixed interest rate of 3.91 percent. The Moinian Group is using the loan to replace an existing $350 million CMBS loan. The property is fully leased, according to Moinian Group. Anchor office and retail tenants include global marketing firm VMLY&R, Moinian, Nordstrom, Chase Bank and CVS/pharmacy. History of ownership The Moinian Group originally purchased 3 Columbus Circle in 1999. The company’s path back to full control of the tower began in 2011, when the company first partnered with SL Green on the property. In 2012, together with architectural firm Gensler, Moinian completed the redevelopment of the building, including the design of a new facade, lobby, elevator system and the …
PRINCETON, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $10 million loan to refinance a mixed-use property in Princeton. Located at 277 and 281 Witherspoon St., the property consists of two adjacent retail and office buildings. The first, 277 Witherspoon, is a recently completed two-story building. The second, 281 Witherspoon, is a three-story building built in 1984 and renovated in 2015. Cronheim secured the 10-year loan with three years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, HP Witherspoon LLC, an affiliate of Princeton-based Herring Properties. The lender was undisclosed.
CRANSTON, R.I. — CBRE has brokered the $6.9 million sale of a 234,600-square-foot industrial facility in Cranston. Located at 2700 Plainfield Pike, the property consists of 225,000 square feet of distribution space. The facility also includes a 9,600-square-foot truck maintenance facility with fueling area. Gerald Lavallee of CBRE represented the seller, First Bank and Trust Company of Illinois, in the transaction. The buyer was Equity Industrial Partners, which plans to update the facility with a new roof, LED lighting and parking lot.
PENNSYLVANIA — Capital Health Group LLC (CHG) has arranged the sale of a four-community, 534-bed seniors housing portfolio in southeastern Pennsylvania. Affiliates of CHG acquired the portfolio, which features a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units, in January 2017. CHG’s affiliated management company, Milestone Retirement Communities LLC, operated the communities during this time. Under CHG’s ownership, portfolio occupancy averaged over 93 percent and the operating margin was consistently above 38 percent. CHG sold the community on behalf of CHH Senior Housing LP, a CHG-sponsored operating company capitalized by Akard Street Partners, an investment venture with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. The buyer, price and names of the communities were not disclosed. CHG is a private equity firm that was founded in 2006 to make capital investments in seniors housing facilities through acquisition and development. CHG’s current portfolio includes 41 operating communities and six communities under development. Milestone’s portfolio is located nationally across 20 states and consists of 89 communities with more than 7,800 units.