NEWARK, N.J. — SVN Affordable | Levental Realty has brokered the $47.5 million sale of St. Mary’s Villa, a 360-unit, age-restricted community in Newark. The property is located at 425 Sanford Ave. Jamie Renzenbrink of SVN represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Paces St. Mary’s. A number of energy-efficient upgrades are planned by the buyer at the property, including a new roof and solar panel installation.
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NEW YORK CITY — NYC Health + Hospitals has signed a 25-year, $758 million lease agreement with GFP Real Estate for 525,000 square feet of office space at 50 Water Street in Manhattan. With the lease transaction, NYC Health + Hospitals becomes the first major tenant that will occupy the GFP office complex at the building formerly known as 7 Hanover Square. The agreement enables the public health system to consolidate multiple administrative office sites into one Lower Manhattan campus. Newmark Knight Frank brokered the transaction on behalf of NYC Health + Hospitals.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $13.3 million sale of a 60,000-square-foot office building in Springfield. Located at 966 South Springfield Ave., the property currently serves as the national headquarters for the watch and jewelry divisions of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Mark Silverman of CBRE represented the seller, a tenancy-in-common, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor in a 1031 exchange.
ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. — LBA Logistics has acquired a single-tenant warehouse and manufacturing facility in Robbinsville for $13.5 million. Located at 8 Applegate Drive, the 30-acre property was built in 2001 and includes six loading docks and a drive-in door. The facility is currently fully occupied by adhesive manufacturing company Nordson. John Plower of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, HB4 LLC, in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Orchestrates Sale of Nine-Unit Apartment Building in Worcester, Massachusetts
by David Cohen
WORCESTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a nine-unit apartment building in Worcester. The property sold for $710,000. Located at 148-152 Millbury St., the three-story property was built in 1920. Matthew Pierce of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor. The 11,505-square-foot building also includes ground-floor retail that is currently occupied by Three G’s Sportsbar.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold the Elmsford Distribution Center in Elmsford for $70.2 million. The six-building, 386,000-square-foot industrial park is located at 1-6 Warehouse Lane in Elmsford, approximately 22 miles north of Manhattan. Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato and Marc Duval of HFF represented Mack-Cali in the transaction. Realterm Logistics, an owner and manager of logistics facilities, acquired the property.
CONSHOHOKEN, PA. — HFF has negotiated the $52 million sale of Millennium I, II and III, a three-building creative office complex in Conshohocken. Located at 20 Ash St. and 225 and 227 Washington St., the 196,769-square-foot complex was built between 2000 and 2003. Doug Rodio, Brett Segal and Tom Hall of HFF represented the seller, a fund managed by Stabilis Capital Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Morgan Properties Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7 million sale of a 69,990 buildable-square-foot development site in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx. Located at 761-775 E. 233rd St., the property currently consists of five separate lots. Nearby retailers in the area include Key Food, T-Mobile, McDonald’s, Rite Aid, Chase Bank and Dunkin’ Donuts. Jonathan Squires, Addison Berniker, Michael Fioravanti and Josh Neustadter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, RW Real Estate Group, in the transaction. The buyer was real estate developer Mark Stagg.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Deka Immobilien GmBH has acquired Paramus Junction, a fully leased, grocery-anchored shopping center in Paramus. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 60 N. Route 17, the 75,000-square-foot property is occupied by a tenant roster that includes Asian grocer H Mart, DSW, PetSmart and BJ’s Wholesale Club. Deka Immobilien was represented by Madison Marquette in the transaction. The seller, a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Advance Realty was represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey capital markets team.
NEW YORK CITY — Delancey Street Associates has opened The Essex, a 98-unit, 26-story luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The Essex is the tallest building in the nine-site Essex Crossing project being developed by Delancey Street Associates. The ground floor of the building will include a 14-screen Regal Cinemas, the Essex Street Market and The Market Line, an expansive, bazaar-like marketplace. Essex Crossing comprises 1.9 million square feet of residential, commercial, and community space. Located at 125 Delancey St., The Essex consists of a mix of studios to three-bedroom apartments, starting at $4,295. Amenities at the property include a rooftop terrace, attended lobby concierge, a social lounge with billiards, a library lounge, private meeting room, children’s playroom and a fitness center. Handel Architects designed the building.