RAHWAY, N.J. — HFF has negotiated the $34.9 million sale of Park Square, a 159-unit apartment complex in downtown Rahway. Park Square consists of two adjacent four-story buildings completed in 2009 and 2011. The property also includes 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli and Mark Mahasky of HFF represented the seller, Roseland Residential Trust, in the transaction. The buyer was One Wall Partners.
KEASBEY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 302,500-square-foot industrial facility in Keasbey. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 19 Crows Mill Road, the property features 50-by-72 foot column spacing as well as an on-site truck repair shop. A Cushman & Wakefield team of New Jersey industrial specialists represented the seller, Lefcourt Associates, in the transaction. The buyer was Liberty Property Trust. Cushman & Wakefield also secured a long-term, full-property lease with Gilbert Co., which will take occupancy in the first quarter of this year.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured a $5 million loan to refinance an 80,000-square-foot retail center in Springfield. The seven-acre property was built in 1972 and renovated in 1995. Currently the center is fully occupied by Christmas Tree Shoppes. Cronheim secured the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was American United Life Insurance Co.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — Third-party logistics and distribution company Barrett Distribution Centers has signed a 171,560-square-foot lease at Midpoint Logistics Center, a 750,000-square-foot industrial facility in Hillsborough. Located at 152 Route 206, the property was developed by Los Angeles-based Industrial Realty Group. Ben Shapiro, Mindy Lissner, William Waxman, Steven Beyda, Kevin Dudley, Robert Pine and David Gheriani of CBRE represented Industrial Realty Group in the transaction. Chris Hile of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Barrett Distribution Centers.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — Stafford Smith Realty has arranged the $4.4 million sale of Tower Market Shopping Center in Eatontown. Located at 37 Highway 35, the 23,000-square-foot, fully leased shopping center is anchored by Dollar General. Ray Smith of Stafford Smith Realty represented the seller, Eatontown Commons Associates, in the transaction. The buyer was Binyan Partners of New York. A façade renovation is planned as well as further upgrades.
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Sports apparel and accessories company PUMA North America will open a new, 150,000-square-foot office headquarters at Assembly Row, a mixed-use destination in the northwestern Boston metro of Somerville. Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) is developing Assembly Row. The new headquarters will be located at 455 Grand Union Blvd. The new building will total 300,000 square feet upon completion, and will bring together PUMA’s two nearby offices in Boston and Westford. The company expects the space to house about 550 employees across five floors beginning in 2021. The transit-served building also features a 19,000-square-foot roof deck complete with a recreational area and basketball court. Additional amenities include a fitness center, a kids’ room and bike storage. “We need to be faster than ever in the way we react and adapt,” says Adam Petrick, PUMA’s global director of branding and marketing. “Somerville is a city buzzing with creative, diverse energy that will help us live out our ‘Forever Faster’ mentality.” Assembly Row is a 40-acre project located along Interstate 93 and the MBTA Orange Line. The developer has launched Phase III of the project, which will feature more than $475 million in new development. Phase III will deliver a 500-unit …
NORRISTOWN, PA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the $17.5 million sale of a 102,894-square-foot office building in Norristown. Located at 1000 Madison Ave., five tenants fully occupy the three-story property, including the Commonwealth of PA, which occupies 37 percent of the building. The property was constructed in 1990 and includes 469 surface parking spaces. John Abuja and Robert Filley of IPA along with David Beyel, Lawrence Gariano and Robert Bechtel of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a regional investor.
BRICK, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured $10 million in acquisition financing for a mixed-use building in Brick. Located at 101 Prosper Way, the four-story property consists of 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 44 residential units on the upper three floors. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction. The lender was Lakeland Bank. Terms of the financing included a 4.6 percent fixed rate for seven years and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan amount represents a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y., SMITHFIELD, R.I., AND HERNDON, VA. — Washington D.C.-based real estate investment firm Excel Group has acquired three hotel properties in New York, Rhode Island and Virginia. The price and seller were not disclosed. The properties are the 161-room Hampton Inn Long Island Brookhaven in Farmingville; the 101-room Hampton Inn & Suites Providence-Smithfield in Smithfield; and the 151-room Hyatt Place Dulles Herndon-East in Herndon.
WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — Metro Storage LLC has opened an 883-unit self-storage facility in Wood-Ridge. Located at 765 Route 17, the 85,000-square-foot property features climate-controlled units, interior loading bays and elevator access to all floors. The facility is located on the former site of a manufacturing facility. It is Metro’s eigth self-storage facility in the New Jersey market.
