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Hartford Investment Provides $25M Loan for Refinancing of 706,487 SF Distribution Center in Secaucus

by Taylor Williams September 28, 2020

SECAUCUS, N.J. — Hartford Investment Management Co. has provided a $25 million loan for the refinancing of a 706,487-square-foot distribution center located at 500 Meadowland Parkway in the New York City metro of Secaucus. Built in 1977 and renovated multiple times over the years, the property is situated within the 750-acre Harmon Cove development, about three miles from Manhattan and proximate to Newark Liberty International Airport. Building features include 24- to 26-foot clear heights, 200 loading docks and ample car and trucking parking spaces. Thomas Didio led a JLL team that placed the fixed-rated debt with Hartford on behalf of the borrower, 500 Meadowland Parkway LLC.

September 28, 2020

Acquisitions Healthcare Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office

McCord Development Opens Boston Office, Acquires 64,736 SF Life Sciences Building

by Taylor Williams September 28, 2020

BOSTON — McCord Development, the firm behind the 4,200-acre Generation Park master-planned community in Houston, has opened a Boston office and acquired a 64,736-square-foot life sciences building. The property is located west of the city at 30 Bearfoot Road in Northborough and was formerly occupied by British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. The seller was Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

September 28, 2020

Michigan Midwest Multifamily

City Club Apartments Forms Strategic Partnership with Berkeley Capital

by Kristin Harlow September 28, 2020

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — City Club Apartments (CCA) has formed a new partnership with Berkeley Capital, a boutique private equity firm based in Cleveland, to enhance its development of multifamily communities. CCA cites Berkeley’s access to niche sources of international capital and says the partnership creates “great efficiency” in real estate investment, development and acquisition, according to a news release. Farmington Hills-based CCA is an owner, developer and manager with a portfolio of approximately 10,000 apartment units, $2 billion in real estate assets and $750 million under development. Jonathan Holtzman, formerly of Village Green, leads the company. Berkeley is dedicated to creating new investment opportunities for international sources of capital.

September 28, 2020

Hospitality Illinois Midwest

Reports: Chicago’s Historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Foreclosure

by Kristin Harlow September 28, 2020

CHICAGO — The historic Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago faces a bank foreclosure, according to several media reports including The Wall Street Journal. Wells Fargo Bank filed a lawsuit against Thor Equities because the owner was in default on its $333.2 million first mortgage. Located at 17 E. Monroe St., the hotel was originally constructed in 1871. Conrad Hilton later purchased it in 1945. Palmer House features 1,639 guest rooms and suites. Famous guests throughout the decades have included Oscar Wilde, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Bill Clinton.

September 28, 2020

Loans Multifamily New Hampshire Northeast

Cornerstone Arranges $13.6M Loan for Refinancing of New Hampshire Multifamily Portfolio

by Taylor Williams September 28, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $13.6 million loan for the refinancing of a 242-unit multifamily portfolio in Manchester, located near the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border. The portfolio consists of 10 buildings offering a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as several retail spaces. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a 10-year term and an unspecified period of interest-only payments. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.

September 28, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Office

J.C. Anderson Completes 22,000 SF Office Buildout for Gannett Fleming at Chicago’s Two Prudential Plaza

by Kristin Harlow September 28, 2020

CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson has completed a 22,000-square-foot, full-floor office buildout for global infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming in Chicago. The firm has relocated from One Prudential Plaza to the 37th floor of Two Prudential Plaza. The new space features open office areas, private offices, meeting rooms and a large training room. Eastlake Studio provided architectural services and Gola Corporate Real Estate Inc. provided project management services.

September 28, 2020

Healthcare Leasing Activity Life Sciences New York Northeast Office

Volastra Therapeutics Signs 11,000 SF Life Sciences Lease in West Harlem

by Taylor Williams September 28, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Volastra Therapeutics, a biotechnology firm focused on treating cancer, has signed an 11,000-square-foot life sciences lease at the Mink Building in West Harlem. The space is located within the Manhattanville Factory District, a 1.1 million-square-foot office and life sciences campus. New York City-based Janus Property Co. owns the building.

September 28, 2020

Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest Wisconsin

Littelfuse Signs 7,100 SF Industrial Lease in Madison, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow September 28, 2020

MADISON, WIS. — Littelfuse has signed a 7,100-square-foot industrial lease at World Dairy Business Center in Madison. The manufacturer of electric-circuit protection equipment will occupy space at 2821 Dairy Drive. Camp Perret and John Walsh of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Trowbridge Group. The property is now fully leased and being marketed for sale at an asking price of $3.3 million.

September 28, 2020

Acquisitions Indiana Midwest Restaurant Retail

Boulder Group Brokers $1.2M Sale of Arby’s-Occupied Property in Fort Wayne

by Kristin Harlow September 28, 2020

FORT WAYNE, IND. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a 2,400-square-foot property occupied by Arby’s in Fort Wayne for $1.2 million. Located at 10112 Maysville Road, the building serves as an outparcel to a Walmart Supercenter. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based partnership. A Southeast-based buyer purchased the asset. The cap rate of 4.58 percent represents a record-setting low cap rate for an Arby’s-leased property, according to Boulder.

September 28, 2020

California Development Healthcare Life Sciences Office Top Stories Western

IQHQ to Develop $1.5B Life Sciences Campus Along San Diego Waterfront

by Taylor Williams September 28, 2020

SAN DIEGO — IQHQ Inc., a developer of life sciences real estate with offices in Boston and San Diego, will build the San Diego Research and Development District (The RaDD), a $1.5 billion campus that will be located along San Diego’s waterfront. IQHQ has secured various permits and entitlements and plans to break ground on the first phase of the project later this week. Completion of Phase I is scheduled for summer 2023. The RaDD will span eight acres and three city blocks, making it the largest urban commercial waterfront site on the California coast, according to the development team. Preliminary plans call for lab, office and retail space, specific amounts of which were not disclosed. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the project will consist of several mid-rise buildings and a 17-story tower, as well as a museum and several acres of green space and rooftop decks. The paper also reports that locally based developer Manchester Financial Group will retain ownership of a portion of the site and will develop a hotel on the campus. “The RaDD is exciting on so many levels — not only does it represent our first acquisition in San Diego, which IQHQ is proud …

September 28, 2020

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