JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Slate Property Group and McCourt Partners have provided a $59 million bridge loan for a 285-unit multifamily project in the McGinley Square area of Jersey City. The borrower, a partnership between Sequoia Development Group and Bushburg Properties, will use the proceeds to complete construction, lease-up and stabilization of the 16-story building. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a dog run, fitness center, coworking lounge, conference room and an indoor/outdoor rooftop deck, as well as 5,109 square feet of commercial space. Sam Rottenberg of SPR Group arranged the two-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the developers. Full completion is slated for the first quarter of 2024.
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HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Adoni Property Group has completed The Franklin at Hillsborough, a 44-unit multifamily project in Northern New Jersey. The property, which is now 90 percent occupied, offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 1,000 to 1,300 square feet that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Rents at the remaining two-bedroom units start at $2,900 per month.
PHILADELPHIA — Locally based brokerage firm Roddy Inc. has negotiated an 11,000-square-foot industrial lease in northeast Philadelphia. The building at 10081 Sandmeyer Lane sits on 2.8 acres and totals 34,000 square feet. Sean Durkin of Roddy Inc. represented the tenant, Rhoads Industries, a provider of welding and custom fabrication services, in the lease negotiations. Jason Ostach of Binswanger represented the undisclosed landlord.
NEWTON, MASS. AND ATLANTA — The RMR Group, an alternative asset management company based in Newton, has purchased the multifamily platform of Carroll, a multifamily investment firm based in Atlanta. RMR has acquired 100 percent of the equity interests of MPC Holdings (Carroll) in an $80 million, all-cash transaction. Founded in 2004, Carroll provides asset and property management services to 81 multifamily properties comprising more than 28,000 units that are primarily located across the Sun Belt. Carroll had approximately 700 employees as of first-quarter 2023. The acquisition will add $7 billion in assets under management (AUM) to RMR, which had $37.3 billion in AUM as of first-quarter 2023. Carroll will retain existing general partner co-investments and promote fees derived from those investments. The Carroll acquisition will give RMR a foothold in the multifamily sector for the first time and will include the company’s property management division, Arium Living. RMR acquires properties for four publicly traded REITs: Service Properties Trust, Diversified Healthcare Trust, Office Properties Income Trust and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust.
Excelsa Properties Purchases Concord Park at Russett Apartments in Metro Baltimore for $105.5M
by John Nelson
LAUREL, MD. — Excelsa Properties has acquired Concord Park at Russett, a 335-unit multifamily property located at 7903 Orion Circle in Laurel, a suburb of Baltimore. The undisclosed seller sold the value-add property to Excelsa US Real Estate II LP and an Excelsa co-investment vehicle for $105.5 million. The buyer assumed an in-place, interest-only loan on the property that was underwritten with a fixed 3.4 percent interest rate and has six years of term left. Excelsa supplemented the loan with a fixed-rate, interest-only loan with a similar maturity date that has a weighted average interest rate of 3.7 percent. The company also plans to make $4.4 million in capital improvements to Concord Park at Russett, including a new roof, HVAC systems, new signage, parking garage repairs, new kitchen appliances and hardwood flooring, among other improvements. Existing community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, clubhouse with a fireplace, business center, theater room, fitness center, yoga and HIIT training studio, library and a business lounge.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold Largo Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot power retail center in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Upper Marlboro, for $70 million. The Bethesda, Md.-based investment firm purchased the shopping center in 2019 when it was 80 percent occupied. John Donnelly of John C. Donnelly Inc. and Arthur Benjamin and Alex Alperstein of AdvisoRE LLC represented the buyer, an investment group led by Bethesda-based KPI Commercial LLC, in the transaction. Joseph Hoffman of Kelley Drye Warren provided legal services to Finmarc. During its nearly four-year ownership period of Largo Town Center, Finmarc initiated capital improvements and executed multiple leases, including Burlington, Foot Locker and Urban Air Adventure, the latter of which is expected to open this fall. Other notable tenants are anchors Marshalls and Shoppers Food Warehouse, as well as Advanced Auto and Dollar Tree.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $59.6M Sale of Bang Energy’s Former Warehouse, Adjacent Land in South Florida
by John Nelson
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $59.6 million sale of Bang Energy’s former warehouse and distribution center in Pembroke Pines, as well as an adjacent 23.2-acre parcel. Mike Davis, Dominic Montazemi, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Greg Miller and Mike Ciadella of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, entities doing business as Sheridan Real Estate Investment A LLC and Sheridan Real Estate Investment C LLC, in the transaction. Located at 20311 Sheridan St., the property includes a 224,560-square-foot building that once doubled as a manufacturing facility for Bang Energy’s energy drinks and the company’s corporate accounting office. The buyer, a new entity led by Summit Real Estate Group’s Arrowrock US Industrial Fund IV, is planning to overhaul the facility and is actively marketing the building for lease. The adjacent land, 13 acres of which are developable, is zoned for industrial ground-up development. Construction of an approximately 280,000-square-foot building on the property is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of 2024, with delivery slated for fourth-quarter 2024.
Freedom Financial Provides $5.9M Construction Loan for Medical Office Building in Jacksonville
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Freedom Financial Funds has provided a $5.9 million construction loan for a single-tenant medical office building located in Jacksonville. The build-to-suit project is for an entity controlled by a national retail and single-tenant developer. The 15-month loan features two six-month extension options and was underwritten at an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The construction timeline and address for the project were not disclosed.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has arranged a $74.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Lakes at 8201 in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. Built between 1992 and 1993, the 628-unit garden-style multifamily property consists of 20 buildings as well as an office and clubhouse. John Ward and Joseph Tinti of KBREC arranged the nonrecourse loan on behalf of the borrower, The Beitel Group. Loan terms were not provided.
KENOSHA, WIS. — MLG Capital has purchased Market Square, a 330-unit apartment community in Kenosha. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. Located at 3100 Market Lane, the property was built in 2017 and 2019. The acquisition marks MLG’s first in Kenosha and brings the firm’s total number of units owned in Wisconsin to more than 3,300. This is the 64th property acquired as part of MLG’s Legacy Fund, which offers a tax-deferred exit strategy for private real estate owners.