Northeast

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW ROCHELLE AND MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Talonvest Capital Inc., a California-based mortgage broker, has arranged a $48.8 million bridge loan for the refinancing of three self-storage properties located throughout the New York City metropolitan area. The properties total 175,531 net rentable square feet across 2,012 units and are located in The Bronx, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon. An undisclosed lender provided the three-year, nonrecourse loan to a partnership between Kansas-based Clark Investment Group and self-storage developer GoodFriend Management.  A full service commercial real estate lender provided the loan, which included an interest/operating reserve, individual release provisions and prepayment flexibility.

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NEW YORK CITY — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $15 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 43-unit apartment complex located at 2417 Albemarle Road in Brooklyn. The property was built in 2018 and features an oversized common deck, bike storage area and an underground parking garage. Eugene Yanovskiy of Arbor originated the loan, which carries a two-year term with interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed.

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HERSHEY, PA. — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of a 110-room Hampton Inn & Suites located in Hershey, an eastern suburb of Harrisburg. Kenan Patel and Kevin Hanley of HREC handled the sale on behalf of the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity. Greg Porter of HREC arranged an acquisition loan for the transaction that carried a 10-year term, a 72.6 percent loan-to-cost ratio and a fixed interest rate of 4.35 percent.

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MORGANTOWN, PA. — Penn National Gaming Inc., an owner-operator of gaming and racing facilities, has received licensing approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and will soon begin construction on a $111 million casino in Morgantown. The property will be built on 36 acres at the intersection of I-76, I-176 and State Route 10 and located roughly midway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The casino will span 80,000 square feet and offer 750 slot machines and 30 game tables, a sports book, restaurant, food hall and entertainment lounge. The project, which carries an 18-month construction schedule, is expected to create 250 new jobs at the casino and 275 construction jobs.

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EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — Dermody Properties has acquired a 615,000-square-foot logistics center in East Windsor, a northern suburb of Trenton. Built in 1998 and expanded in 2003, the 51.5-acre property features a clear height of 36 feet, 41 dock-high doors, 413 automobile parking spots and 28 trailer parking spots. Dermody, an investment firm based in Reno, Nevada, plans to upgrade the building and make the space available for occupancy by 2020. CBRE is handling leasing of the center.

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CHERRY HILL, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the $17.4 million sale of Colwick Business Center, a 172,500-square-foot office park located outside Philadelphia in Cherry Hill. The three-building property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. An undisclosed Brooklyn-based firm acquired the portfolio from a joint venture between Endurance Real Estate Group and Blue Vista Capital Management. Brett Grifo, Jim Galbally, John Plower and Chad Orcutt of JLL brokered the deal.

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LITTLE FERRY, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has provided $44.4 million in Freddie Mac loans for the refinancing of a three-property multifamily portfolio totaling 516 units in Little Ferry, located across from Upper Manhattan. The properties include Gilbert Manor, North Village I and North Village II. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq’s White Plains, New York, office arranged the loans, which were structured with seven-year terms, two years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has relocated its office in the western Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood to 200 N. Warner Road in King of Prussia. Sean Beuche, regional manager of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office, will oversee the new operation, which is currently manned by eight agents.

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111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport

BOSTON — Citizens Commercial Banking has provided a $435 million construction loan for a 500,000-square-foot office and retail project in Boston’s Seaport District. The new building at 111 Harbor Way will feature two floors of retail space and 15 floors of office space that Amazon will fully occupy. Construction of the project is scheduled for completion by 2021. The borrower, a partnership between locally based investment firm WS Development and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, officially broke ground on the building May 28. The partnership is the lead developer of the Boston Seaport, a 23-acre waterfront project that will eventually span 7.6 million square feet of residential, retail, office and hospitality space. The project also includes 8.8 acres of open public space. Citizens, a Rhode Island-based lender with more than $160 billion in assets under management, is also the lead arranger and administrative agent for the loan, which officially closed June 7. — Taylor Williams

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BOSTON — A joint venture between Jefferson Apartment Group (JAG) and LaSalle Investment Management has acquired CityView at Longwood, a 289-unit multifamily high-rise in Boston, for roughly $180 million. The property is located within a block of the MBTA Green Line and within a mile of the Fenway area. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program. Planned updates to the property include a reimagined common area on the penthouse level that will feature more than 8,000 square feet of lounge space, a community kitchen, fitness center and an indoor/outdoor roof deck. Additional new amenities will include a pet spa and resident storage space. Unit renovations will include the additions of granite countertops, updated appliances, new cabinets, sophisticated light fixtures, new flooring and tile backsplashes. The seller was Equity Residential.

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