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AcquisitionsNew JerseyNortheastOffice

Columbia Pacific Advisors Takes Ownership of Two Office Buildings in Short Hills, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

SHORT HILLS, N.J. — Columbia Pacific Advisors has taken ownership of two office buildings totaling 320,196 square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of Short Hills. The six-story building at 101 JFK Parkway spans 197,196 square feet and is home to tenants such as Franklin Mutual, Citizens Bank, Citibank, global law firm Dentons and Virtu Financial. The four-story building at 103 JFK Parkway totals 123,000 square feet and is currently vacant. Columbia, which was previously the lender on the buildings, has hired JLL to market the assets for lease.

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FeaturesHeartland Feature ArchiveOffice

Which Office Buildings Are Strong Candidates for Adaptive Reuse?

by Kristin Harlow

With office occupancy still well below pre-pandemic levels due to the prevalence of the hybrid work model and companies downsizing their space needs, property owners are resorting to creative solutions for vacant or underutilized buildings.  The conversion of office properties into new uses such as multifamily or hospitality is one approach. While these adaptive reuse projects are not for the faint of heart, they are an important way to avoid demolition. Construction debris from demolition projects contributes to the building industry’s huge carbon footprint, states Alan Barker, principal and residential market leader at Chicago-based architecture firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC). When considering an office conversion project, the first step is to make sure that the building’s structural integrity can safely accommodate renovations. Beyond that, office buildings that are a good fit for adaptive reuse typically have flexible floor plans, access to light and ventilation, existing utilities that can handle changes in capacity, and a location that offers proximity to amenities, transportation and parking, according to Barker.  Recently, LJC created an adaptive reuse scorecard to help developers and building owners assess a property’s potential for a conversion project. The scorecard is comprised of seven categories: development potential; building form; building systems; …

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Thorofare Capital Provides $13M Loan for Refinancing of Philadelphia Industrial Portfolio

by Taylor Williams

PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $13 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five industrial buildings totaling 118,509 square feet in Philadelphia. Four of the buildings are contiguous, and the fifth is located less than a mile down the street. David Perlman, Edward Prosser, Henry Johnson and Chris DeLuca of Thorofare Capital originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, New York City-based investment firm Thor Equities Group.

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AcquisitionsNew YorkNortheastOfficeRetail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7.1M Sale of Office, Retail Building in Queens

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.1 million sale of a 12,320-square-foot office and retail building located at 36-41 Bell Blvd. in the Bayside area of Queens. The two-story building comprises 12 spaces, with retail space on the ground floor and office space on the second floor. Anthony Cerrone and Michael Tuccillo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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AcquisitionsMultifamilyNew JerseyNortheast

SAGE Arranges Sale of 24-Unit Apartment Building in Oradell, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

ORADELL, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm SAGE Investment Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 24-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Oradell. The property was built in the 1960s and offers one- and two-bedroom units. Greg Pine and Steve Tragash of SAGE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Oradell Associates LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.

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Yaupon Capital Signs 6,917 SF Office Lease at 340 Madison Avenue in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Yaupon Capital Management has signed a 6,917-square-foot office lease at 340 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The investment management firm is taking space on the third floor of the 750,000-square-foot building. Ben Friedland and Hugh McDonald of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Matt Astrachan, Cynthia Wasserberger, Dan Turkewitz and Harrison Potter of JLL, along with internal agents William Elder and Andrew Ackerman, represented the landlord, RXR.

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Industrial Development, Leasing Trend Smaller Throughout Northeast Markets

by Taylor Williams

Sometimes smaller is better.  “Sometimes” is of course the operative term in that controversial and wholly non-salacious statement. But in the context of industrial real estate, it’s becoming increasingly clear that at this point in the cycle, smaller buildings make more sense for developers to deliver as e-commerce and distribution users actively consolidate their footprints.  “Most leases in New Jersey and Pennsylvania over the last 12 months were for less than 500,000 square feet, with 50,000 to 200,000 square feet being the ‘sweet spot,’ for leasing,” says Anthony Amadeo, executive vice president at New Jersey-based developer Woodmont Industrial Partners. “There is strong demand [for that product type], but other developers are now building it too, so we’re going to see some elevated competition in that space.” This activity is occurring across the country in varying degrees. But in markets like New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, where sites that can support large-scale developments are extremely scarce and entitlement and permitting processes tend to be long and arduous, the trend is perhaps even more pronounced. Yet those longstanding characteristics of the Garden State and Lehigh Valley industrial markets are only partial reasons as to why new developments and deals are effectively downsizing.  …

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Kroger, Albertsons to Sell 166 Additional Stores in $2.9B Divestiture Agreement Ahead of Proposed Merger 

by Hayden Spiess

CINCINNATI AND BOISE, IDAHO — Cincinnati-based The Kroger Co. and Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. Inc. have announced plans to sell an additional 166 grocery stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a divestiture package. This marks an amendment to an existing agreement with the buyer, which will now acquire a total of 579 stores in a $2.9 billion deal. The original divestiture package was announced in September of last year, in connection with a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons.  In February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons (which was originally announced October 2022), citing anticompetition concerns. The FTC alleged in a press release that a merger between the companies would create a “monopoly” as well as “lead to lower quality products and services” and threaten “the ability of employees to secure higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions.” The deal would mark the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history, with Kroger and Albertsons operating thousands of stores nationally. Colorado and Washington also filed measures at the state level to block the merger.  The companies hope to assuage the concerns of federal and state antitrust regulators with the enhanced divestiture package. According to …

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DevelopmentMultifamilyTexas

JPI Breaks Ground on 761-Unit Multifamily Project in Lewisville, Texas

by Taylor Williams

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer JPI has broken ground on Jefferson Castle Hills, a 761-unit multifamily project that will be located within the 2,900-acre Castle Hills master-planned development in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Bright Realty owns Castle Hills. Designed by Preston Partnership, Jefferson Castle Hills will be developed in two phases and will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences will be equipped with stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, individual washers and dryers and private yards or balconies. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, private courtyards and dedicated parking garages. Construction of Phase I is slated for a fourth-quarter 2025 delivery.

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Gettys Group Completes $50M Hotel Renovation in Downtown Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Gettys Group Cos., a Chicago-based hotel design and development firm, has completed the $50 million renovation of the 403-room Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel. The hotel originally opened in 1974. The capital improvement program upgraded all the bedding, furniture and bathrooms of all guestrooms and expanded the number of suites from 25 to 37. In addition, the project team upgraded the entryway, lobby and amenity spaces, which include private and conference-style workspaces and 30,000 square feet of event space. Lastly, ownership introduced a revamped lineup of food-and-beverage offerings. Dallas-based HKS Architects designed the renovation, and an entity doing business as 1701 Commerce Acquisitions owns the hotel.

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