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Fantini & Gorga Places $14M Construction Loan for Redevelopment Project in Lowell, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams May 6, 2019

LOWELL, MASS. — Boston-based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has placed a $14 million construction loan for a redevelopment project involving a former corduroy mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, about 30 miles north of Boston. The project will convert the 80,000-square-foot facility, known as Waterhead Mill, into a 71-unit residential building that will offer studio and one-bedroom units. The new property will also feature amenities such as a fitness center, a movie theater, coworking office space, resident lounge and a package receiving area. The borrower was not disclosed. Construction is underway and expected to last about 15 months.

May 6, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

RFR Realty Signs Three Tenants to New Office Leases Totaling 53,000 SF in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams May 6, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm RFR Realty has signed office leases with three new tenants at 17 State Street, a 42-story tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The new leases total approximately 53,000 square feet. Global investment firm Alphadyne Asset Management LP signed a 43,872-square-foot lease extension; finance firm Arles Management inked a 4,318-square-foot lease and real estate investment firm RC BME Holdco LLC signed a 5,042-square-foot new lease. Mitchell Konsker, John Wheeler and Clayton Kline of JLL, along with A.J. Camhi and Ryan Silverman of RFR Realty, represented the building ownership in each of the lease negotiations. JLL represented the tenants in the first two deals, and CBRE represented the tenant in the third transaction.

May 6, 2019

Acquisitions Connecticut Northeast Retail

SRS Brokers $2.6M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Asset in Torrington, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams May 6, 2019

TORRINGTON, CONN. — Dallas-based SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a single-tenant retail property that is net leased to AFC Urgent Care in Torrington, Connecticut, located west of Hartford. The tenant’s lease term is 15 years. Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the Connecticut-based seller, which completed construction of the property earlier this year. Terri Frohnmayer of First Commercial Oregon represented the Oregon-based buyer, which acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange.

May 6, 2019

Development New Jersey Northeast Office

Prism Capital Partners to Develop Two Office Towers Totaling 400,000 SF in Clifton, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams May 3, 2019

CLIFTON, N.J. — Prism Capital Partners, a locally based owner-operator of commercial properties, will develop two office buildings in Clifton, New Jersey, a northern suburb of Newark. The project will add approximately 400,000 square feet of Class A space to ON3, the company’s 116-acre campus in Clifton that also extends into nearby Nutley Township. Prism has retained Chicago-based Goettsch Partners to design the buildings, construction timelines for which have not yet been released. Prism expects that corporate tenants and users will employ more than 5,500 people at ON3 by 2021.

May 3, 2019

Industrial Loans New Jersey Northeast Self-Storage

JLL Arranges $31.5M Loan for Refinancing of Self-Storage Facility in Belleville, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams May 3, 2019

BELLEVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $31.5 million loan for the refinancing of Storage Rentals of America, a self-storage facility located in Belleville, located due north of Newark. The facility, which was approximately 85 percent occupied at the time of sale, comprises 2,064 units totaling approximately 400,000 gross square feet. The property also houses 83,464 square feet of light industrial space. Griffin Guthneck and Wes Wallace of JLL arranged the nonrecourse loan, which includes a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower is Florida-based SROA Capital.

May 3, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial New Jersey Northeast Self-Storage

Levin Johnston Brokers Sale of 1,777-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Newark

by Taylor Williams May 3, 2019

NEWARK, N.J. — Levin Johnston, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $30 million sale of FlatRate Storage, a 1,777-unit self-storage facility in Newark. The property is situated on 6.2 acres and consists of three buildings offering a total of 101,161 net rentable square feet. The property recently underwent a $3 million capital improvement program that upgraded the roofs, fire alarms, signage, sprinklers, security systems and HVAC systems. Adam Levin of Levin Johnston represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Levin also procured the buyer, SmartStop, which owns 129 self-storage facilities across the country.

May 3, 2019

Development Healthcare Massachusetts Northeast

Gutierrez to Convert Burlington BioCenter in Massachusetts Into 109,500 SF Lab Facility

by Taylor Williams May 3, 2019

BURLINGTON, MASS. — The Gutierrez Co., a development and management firm that is active in the Boston area, will convert Burlington BioCenter, located about 15 miles northwest of Boston, into a 109,500-square-foot lab facility. The repositioning project is expected to be complete by 2019. The new facility will offer four stories of lab space, interconnecting stairways, abundant parking and an open design aesthetic. JLL is handling leasing and marketing of the new space.

May 3, 2019

Connecticut Loans Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Arbor Realty Trust Provides $7.5M Fannie Mae Loan for Community in Connecticut

by Taylor Williams May 3, 2019

HAMDEN, CONN. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided $7.5 million in Fannie Mae DUS financing for Meadow Mills Assisted Living & Memory Care in Connecticut. Located on two acres in Hamden, just north of New Haven near Long Island Sound, the property offers 60 units of assisted living and memory care. The loan includes a 10-year, fixed-rate term on a 30-year amortization schedule and will be used to refinance existing debt. Ari Short of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan.

May 3, 2019

Loans Maine Massachusetts Multifamily New Hampshire Northeast Seniors Housing

HFF Provides Financing for 565-Unit Seniors Housing Portfolio in New England

by Taylor Williams May 2, 2019

MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS and NEW HAMPSHIRE — HFF has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for a portfolio of eight seniors housing properties totaling 565 units in New England. Northbridge Strategic Senior Housing Fund II was the borrower. Freddie Mac provided the capital, and HFF will service the loans. The intended use of the proceeds was not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio are Avita of Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine; Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, Maine; Avita of Wells in Wells, Maine; Carriage House at Lee’s Farm in Wayland, Massachusetts; Laurelwood at the Pinehills in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Ledgewood Bay at Milford in Milford, New Hampshire; Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, Maine; and Sunnybrook in Brunswick, Maine. The properties have an average completion date of 2014 and comprise a mixture of 49 independent living, 256 assisted living and 260 memory care units that were nearly 90 percent occupied at closing.

May 2, 2019

Industrial Loans New Jersey Northeast

Axiom Capital Arranges $52M in Permanent Financing for Warehouse in Wayne, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams May 2, 2019

WAYNE, N.J. — Axiom Capital Corp., a real estate finance and advisory firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, has arranged $52 million in permanent financing for a 473,670-square-foot warehouse in Wayne, located northwest of Newark. Situated on 31 acres, the property features 40-foot clear heights, 42 dock doors and proximity to I-80 and U.S. Route 46. A life insurance company provided the loan, which features a 10-year term, a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was Peykar Family Properties of Wayne.

May 2, 2019

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