NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of six multifamily buildings totaling 56 units in Manhattan’s East Village area. The portfolio features units with floor plans that range from one to six bedrooms, with 70 percent of the residences rented at market rates, as well as commercial spaces. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley, Matt Berger and Zan Colin represented the seller, Kushner Cos., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Edifice Real Estate Partners, Holliswood Development and JSB Capital Group.
MANSFIELD CENTER, CONN. — The Kislak Co., a New Jersey-based brokerage firm, has negotiated the $12 million sale of East Brook Mall in Mansfield Center, located east of Hartford. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2005, the property totals 275,239 square feet and comprises an enclosed mall as well as open-air retail space and pad sites. Old Navy, Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx and Michaels are the anchor tenants. Barry Waisbrod of Kislak and Andrew Knight of New England Commercial Brokerage represented the seller, America’s Realty, in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Link Logistics will undertake a 123,000-square-foot industrial redevelopment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. According to Parsippany Focus, the 10.4-acre site at 2 Hilton Court was previously home to Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, which vacated the premises in 2016 but continued paying the lease through 2022. Marc Duval, Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato, Nicholas Stefans and Jason Lundy of JLL brokered the land sale. The seller was not disclosed, but the local publication also reports that Onyx Equities purchased the property in 2020.
SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Saddle River Day School, which is located near the New York-New Jersey border and serves students in grades prekindergarten through 12, is planning a new, 32,000-square-foot science and entrepreneurship facility. The building will house 13 classrooms, five small group instruction rooms, including three specialty learning spaces and four science labs, as well as faculty offices, an upperschool commons, social spaces and a new admissions center. DIGroup Architecture has been tapped to design the project. A general contractor has not yet been named.
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Lee & Associates: Absorption Is Positive Across All Property Types According to Third-Quarter Report
Perhaps the most salient information within Lee & Associates’ 2024 Q3 North America Market Report pertains to the office market. The third quarter of 2024 ended nine continuous quarters of negative net absorption in the office sector. However, additional occupancy losses may be on the horizon for the office market, even as supply pressures ease for this property type. Positive retail news has led to positive industrial news, as rising demand for retail goods has bolstered tenant demand for industrial space just as additional industrial inventory is coming on line. Steady economic growth and continuing impediments to home ownership have created strong absorption in the multifamily sector. Rent growth and vacancy rates have largely plateaued. Lee & Associates has made their complete third-quarter report available here (with more detailed information broken down according to property type). Below is an overview of the strengths and challenges in the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors. Industrial Overview: U.S. Demand Spikes Industrial demand across the United States dramatically improved in the third quarter. There were 52.8 million square feet of positive net absorption in the country in the third quarter, a 76 percent jump from the same period a year ago and more than double the …
MARLBORO, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer KRE Group has completed Beacon Hill, a 285-unit apartment community in the Northern New Jersey community of Marlboro. Beacon Hill consists of 14 three-story buildings on a 47-acre site. Units come exclusively in two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, individual washers and dryers and private outdoor terraces. Amenities include a pool, playground, outdoor grilling and dining stations, bocce ball courts and a dog park. More than 200 leases have already been signed at Beacon Hill, with rents starting at about $3,200 per month.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Redwood Realty Advisors has negotiated the $6.6 million sale of Common on Pine, a 16-unit apartment building in Jersey City. Common on Pine was completed earlier this year and offer amenities such as a fitness center and a rooftop lounge, as well as one ground-floor commercial space. Steve Matovski of Redwood represented the seller, an entity doing business as 327 Communipaw LLC, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4 million sale of a 12-unit multifamily portfolio in the Dorchester area of Boston. The Fuller Street Portfolio comprises two six-unit buildings at 46-48 and 301-305 Fuller St. and a vacant buildable lot. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Primark will open a 78,760-square-foot store within the PENN District in Midtown Manhattan, its first in the borough. The apparel and accessories retailer will backfill a space at 150 W. 34th St. that was formerly occupied by Old Navy. Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) owns the building, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally constructed in 1900 and renovated in 1998. A tentative opening date was not announced.
NEW YORK CITY — Financial technology firm Maybern has signed an 11,000-square-foot office lease in Manhattan’s NoHo district. The space spans the entire 11th floor of the building at 10 Astor Place. Jonathan Franzel and Leo Kone of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Silver, Anthony Sciacca and Brittany Silver, also with Newmark, along with internal agent Neith Stone, represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate.