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Paramount Assets Acquires 12-Story Office Building in Newark

by David Cohen January 29, 2019

NEWARK, N.J. — Paramount Assets has acquired 17 Academy Street, a 100,000-square-foot, 12-story office building in Newark’s Four Corners Historic District. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1926, the property was 70 percent occupied at the time of sale by a variety of professional services firms. Situated between Halsey and Broad streets, 17 Academy Street is directly across the street from the world headquarters of the Prudential Insurance Co. and is within walking distance of public transportation. Paramount Assets already owns three other properties on the same street, 31 Academy, 27 Academy and 45 Academy.

January 29, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast

HFF Brokers Sale of 107-Room Nantasket Beach Resort Near Boston

by David Cohen January 29, 2019

HULL, MASS. — HFF has brokered the sale of the Nantasket Beach Resort, a 107-room full-service hotel in Hull. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 45 Hull Shore Drive, the property is 12 miles south of Boston. Renovated in 2016, the oceanfront hotel features private balconies with ocean views, whirlpool baths, an indoor heated pool, fitness center, business center and an arcade. Denny Meikleham, Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright of HFF represented the seller, Nantasket Resort Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was Newport Hotel Group.

January 29, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Markward Group Orchestrates $1.4M Sale of Industrial Facility in Allentown

by David Cohen January 29, 2019

ALLENTOWN, PA. — Markward Group has arranged the $1.4 million sale of a 29,200-square-foot industrial property in Allentown. Located at 2811 Emmaus Ave., the building is currently partly occupied by Jack Williams Tire & Auto Service Center. Ann E. Kline of Markward Group represented the seller, Keller Moving and Storage, in the transaction. The buyer was S.J. Williams Family Partnership.

January 29, 2019

Acquisitions Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

NKF Negotiates $123.2M Sale of Apartment Tower in Boston

by David Cohen January 28, 2019

BOSTON — NKF has negotiated the $123.2 million sale of Serenity, a 195-unit apartment building in Boston. Located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Serenity was completed in 2017 and features a two-story, dual-entrance lobby, lounge, elevated pool deck, private courtyard and fitness center. Michael Byrne, Thomas Greeley, Casey Griffin, Devlin Man and Andrew Herald of NKF’s Boston Capital Markets team represented the seller, Longwood Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Oxford Properties Group.

January 28, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Endurance Real Estate Acquires Distribution Facility in Pennsylvania for $23.7M

by David Cohen January 28, 2019

BENSALEM, PA. — Endurance Real Estate Group has acquired 450 Winks Lane, a 430,373-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Bensalem for $23.7 million. The property is currently 97 percent leased to three tenants, National Refrigeration Inc., Rolled Metal Products Inc. and Brenner Aerostructures LLC. Gerry Blinebury, Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt and Jonas Skovdal of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Ivy Realty LLC, in the transaction. Built in 1973 and renovated in 2018, the property includes clear heights of up to 40 feet, LED lighting, 38 dock-high loading doors and six drive-in doors. National Refrigeration, Rolled Metal Products and Brenner Aerostructures utilize the facility for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution.

January 28, 2019

Acquisitions Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

CBRE Brokers $8M Sale of Development Site in Lyndhurst, New Jersey

by David Cohen January 28, 2019

LYNDHURST, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $8 million sale of a five-acre development site in Lyndhurst. Located at 1290 Wall St., the property can accommodate up to 85,400 square feet of warehouse and distribution space. Brian Fiumara, Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel, Lauren Dawicki and Thomas Monahan of CBRE represented the seller, Rugby Realty Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Gramercy Property Trust.

January 28, 2019

Acquisitions New Jersey Northeast Office

Marcus & Millichap Orchestrates $2.6M Sale of Office Building in Clifton, New Jersey

by David Cohen January 28, 2019

CLIFTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.6 million sale of a 21,240-square-foot office building in Clinton. Located at 95 Main Ave., the property was built in 1985. Fahri Ozturk and Richard Gatto of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.

January 28, 2019

Loans Massachusetts Northeast Retail

Fantini & Gorga Arranges $2.4M Acquisition Loan for Retail Plaza in Massachusetts

by David Cohen January 28, 2019

BROCKTON, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $2.4 million acquisition loan for Eastway Plaza, a two-building retail plaza in in Brockton. Located at 587 Centre St., the property was built in 1982 and includes 11 retail units. The first building is leased to tenant roster that includes a liquor store, bakery and chiropractic office. The second building is currently leased to home improvement store Grossman’s Bargain Outlet. Casimir Groblewski and Jon Garcia of Fantini & Gorga secured the financing on behalf of a long-standing client through a Massachusetts-based credit union. Terms of the financing were undisclosed.

January 28, 2019

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Deploying Capital in 2019

by Jaime Lackey January 28, 2019

Todd Harrop, executive vice president and national director of capital markets at Bellwether Enterprise in Columbus, Ohio, believes 2019 will be another opportunistic year for lenders and intermediaries. REBusinessOnline discussed with Harrop the abundance of capital in this market – and how discipline and changes in capital providers’ programs have put these funds to work. What is the biggest challenge you anticipate in 2019 as an intermediary in commercial real estate? Much like 2018, we continue to be optimistic about the commercial real estate finance market in 2019. In 2018, we were challenged with a variety of market disruptors including rising interest rates, market volatility, geopolitical risks, and signs of an overall slowing global economy. In 2019, we expect these disruptors to continue. Furthermore, the debt space remains very crowded as capital flows continue to rise and opportunities have declined due to fewer refinance opportunities. The good news is capital is far from complacent and underwriting remains very disciplined, which should enable the markets to continue to function well. Where do you see the biggest opportunity for your company in 2019? In general, I believe there is an increased opportunity for mortgage bankers/intermediaries in 2019. This is due to the fact …

January 28, 2019

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Commercial Real Estate Lending Had a Banner Year in 2018

by Jaime Lackey January 28, 2019

Records were meant to be broken. That’s a phrase commercial lenders have become fairly familiar with over the past few years. Multifamily lending, in particular, has enjoyed a good run. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Mortgage Bankers Association released the MBA Annual Report on Multifamily Lending. According to the report, strong market conditions helped fuel a 6 percent increase in multifamily lending in 2017. Lenders provided a record high of $285 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units. Jamie Woodwell, vice president of commercial real estate research for MBA, cited a few reasons for this uptick in activity. “The multifamily lending market in 2017 benefited from improving fundamentals, rising property values and low interest rates,” he says. “The result was larger loan sizes and record levels of overall borrowing and lending…Demand came from borrowers and lenders of all sizes, with loan amounts ranging from thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions.” This breakneck pace continued last year as low unemployment, job growth and overall economic strength gave investors and lenders confidence in the market. Freddie Mac had its best year ever in terms of multifamily production in 2018. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) closed …

January 28, 2019

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