OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $654 million mortgage and mezzanine loan for Central 9 Logistics Park, an industrial project currently underway in Old Bridge, roughly 35 miles southwest of New York City. New Jersey-based development firm 2020 Acquisitions is the borrower. Upon completion, the development will comprise 4.1 million square feet across nine buildings. The property is situated in close proximity to Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike and I-287, with access to the Port of New York and New Jersey’s Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and Newark Liberty International Airport. The borrower will use the funds to refinance five buildings in Phase I of Central 9 Logistics Park and to cover construction and leasing costs for two buildings in Phase II. The finished buildings at the campus range from 192,000 to 818,000 square feet in size. The buildings planned for Phase II will total 139,000 and 809,000 square feet, respectively. 2020 Acquisitions is also planning Phase III at Central 9 Logistics Park, which will comprise two final buildings. “With three leases signed over the past 45 days totaling approximately 900,000 square feet, we are accelerating the construction of Phase II and will begin construction immediately,” says Efrem …
