NEW YORK CITY — Alchemy Ventures LLC has acquired a nine-building apartment portfolio in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn for $25 million. The buildings contain a total of 81 units. New York City-based law firm Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP represented Alchemy Ventures in the transaction. The seller was IWC General Partners. Pacific Western Bank provided the acquisition financing.
Northeast
M&J Wilkow, MetLife Investment Management Acquire 493,459 SF Shopping Center in Westchester County
by David Cohen
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — M&J Wilkow and MetLife Investment Management have acquired Port Chester Shopping Center, a 493,459-square-foot shopping center in Port Chester. The sales price was undisclosed. Whole Foods and Kohl’s anchor the open-air retail center. The rest of the tenant roster includes HomeGoods, Ulta and Old Navy. The seller was not disclosed.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE has secured a 300,000-square-foot lease for logistics and fulfillment solutions company Capacity LLC at 1601 Livingston Ave. in North Brunswick. The built-to-suit facility is currently under construction and is slated for occupancy in February 2020. The property will include 40-foot clear heights as well as 10,000 square feet of office space, which will serve as the new headquarters for Capacity LLC. John Maloney of CBRE represented Capacity LLC in the transaction. The property owner, 1600 Building C LLC, was represented in-house during negotiations.
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Sheldon Gross Realty has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot warehouse in Old Bridge. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 395 Route 34, the property was formerly a site for the production of steel building materials. Glen Jaffe, Matthew Leonelli Jr. and Jonathan Glick of Sheldon Gross Realty represented the seller, OEG Building Materials, in the transaction. The buyer was V&S Brothers Inc., which will utilize the facility to transition its auction and dealer purchases for shipment overseas.
HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the $75 million sale of a 487-unit multifamily portfolio in Union City, Bergenfield and Lodi. The 18-building portfolio includes a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units as well as three ground-floor retail units. Nicholas Nicolaou and Greg Pine of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, Madison Hill Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor.
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $26.7 million sale of a retail center in Morris Plains. Located at 245 Littleton Road, a 67,449-square-foot Stop & Shop anchors the center. The property is leased to Stop & Shop through 2031. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Jeremy Neuer and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, JDA Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Oak Street Real Estate Capital.
Madison Realty Capital Provides $14.5M Refinancing for Mixed-Use Property in Brooklyn
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $14.5 million loan to refinance a mixed-use property in Brooklyn. Located at 1357 Flatbush Ave., the seven-story, 37,133-square-foot, mixed-use building includes 36 apartment units as well as 7,000 square feet of retail space. Madison Realty Capital provided the financing to Hello Living, a developer and repeat MRC borrower. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — American Street Capital has secured a $12 million loan to refinance a triple-net leased, single-tenant retail property in Manchester. Built in 1992 and renovated in 2018, grocer Stop & Shop currently occupies the property. The seven-acre site also includes 400 parking spaces and seven loading docks. American Street Capital secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. A correspondent CMBS lender provided the loan.
SVN | Parsons Commercial Group Brokers $2.5M Sale of Office Building in Massachusetts
by David Cohen
BILLERICA, MASS. — SVN | Parsons Commercial Group has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 30,000-square-foot office building in Billerica. Located at 5 Fortune Drive, the first floor of the building is fully leased to Anew Health, which operates an adult daycare facility on site. Marci Alvarado and Jake Parsons of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group represented the seller, Five Fortune Drive LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was NeoSome Life Sciences LLC.
Progress Capital Secures $60M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Portfolio in New Jersey
by David Cohen
HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured a $60 million acquisition loan for an 18-property multifamily portfolio in Hudson County. The undisclosed borrower acquired the portfolio for $75 million. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the seven-year loan, which featured a fixed 4.14 percent interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments. The lender was undisclosed.