SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $1.9 million sale of a retail property in South Deerfield. Located at 31 Elm St., the 4,786-square-foot property is triple-net leased to convenience store chain Cumberland Farms. Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor.
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.6 million sale of a retail property net-leased to Dunkin’ Donuts in North Plainfield. The 1,800-square-foot property is located at 885 US Highway 22. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, Brent Hyldahl, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a personal trust.
PHILADELPHIA — Standalone memory care facilities were the darling of seniors housing three to five years ago, but more recently this property segment has been tagged as the dog of the industry amid overbuilding concerns and lease-up challenges. “They get bashed at every conference,” says J.P. LoMonaco, president of Valuation & Information Group headquartered in Culver City, California. The conventional wisdom is that many investors and lenders have soured on the product. Not so fast, says Wendy Nowokunski, president of Northbridge Cos., who cautions against making blanket statements about this specialized niche within seniors housing. “Actually, standalone memory care is our darling.” The private company based in Burlington, Massachusetts, operates 17 seniors housing communities serving over 2,000 residents across New England. Five properties in Northbridge’s portfolio are standalone memory care communities, including three in Maine and two in Massachusetts, each ranging in size from 60 to 70 units. “Those communities run at 100 percent occupancy all the time. We have waiting lists,” says Nowokunski, who adds that Northbridge has established partnerships with local hospitals to meet the needs of seniors with memory issues. “It all comes down to programming and knowing the disease process, and having the right people in the …
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $41 million loan to refinance a 23-property medical office portfolio across 15 states. Matt Dzbanek and Matt Swerdlow of Ariel Property Advisors’ capital services division in New York City secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan included a 10-year term with four years of interest-only payments. A national lender provided the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $3 million sale of a 5,736-square-foot retail strip in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. Located at 1326-1342 Beach Channel Drive, the seven-unit property includes approximately 115 feet of frontage on Beach Channel Drive. The tenant roster includes a Little Caesars pizzeria, a restaurant, deli and grocery store, hair salons and a barbershop. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Beach Channel 12 LLC / 1326 Beach Channel Realty Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was Deer Grow Developments.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has secured a $3.4 million loan for the refinancing of a three-property apartment portfolio in Bridgeport. The 62-unit portfolio includes the properties Park Avenue Apartments, Marble Edge Apartments and Main & Federal Apartments. Robert Noeldechen of Marcus & Millichap’s New Haven office represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction. The lender was also undisclosed.
SAYVILLE, N.Y. — NAI Long Island has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 7,300-square-foot medical office building in Sayville. Located at 160 Middle Road, the property is occupied by the Long Island Family Medical Group. Gary Pezza of NAI Long Island represented the seller, John Zimmerly, in the transaction. The buyer was 1449 Holdings LLC.
ABERDEEN, N.J. — LA Fitness has signed a 34,000-square-foot lease at Aberdeen Plaza in Aberdeen. The shopping center is located at the intersection of Route 35 and Cliffwood Avenue. LA Fitness will take possession in spring 2019. Area retailers include Target, Costco, Pier 1 Imports, Stein Mart, BJ’s, and Modell’s. Michael Horne of CBRE and John Kalamaris of RealSource Partners represented LA Fitness in the transaction. Basser Kaufman, the owner of Aberdeen Plaza, represented itself.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the $48 million sale of an apartment community in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 80 and 86 Fort Washington Ave., the two building community totals 138,228 square feet. The building at 80 Fort Washington Ave. was built in 1920 and 86 Fort Washington Ave. was built in 1930. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the buyer, RCR Management. David Berger of Rosewood represented the seller, a group of investors including Mike Spira and the estate of Josh Sternhell.
RADNOR, PA. — IMC Construction has broken ground on Penn Medicine Radnor, a four-story, 250,000-square-foot medical center in Radnor. Located at 145 King of Prussia Road, the center will house a heart and vascular center, cancer care, women’s health, orthopedic and rehabilitation medicine, neurosciences and other medical subspecialties. An outpatient surgery suite will include six surgical and four endoscopy rooms, along with radiology and laboratory services. Brandywine Realty Trust will purchase and serve as the designated developer and manager of the site, and develop an adjacent office space and a hotel on property. The outpatient center is expected to be complete in Spring 2020.