JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $165 million in permanent financing for The One, a multifamily property located at 110 First St. in Jersey City. The borrowers are BLDG and Ares Management LP. The seven-year loan, provided by a life insurance company, features a 3.5 percent rate and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Constructed in 2015, the 35-story features 439 apartments, a landscaped rooftop with swimming pool, lounge, barbecue and fire pits. Aaron Birnbaum, Carol Shelby and Dani Sabesan of Meridian Capital negotiated the financing for the borrowers.
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Tavros Development, Charney Construction Receives $44.3M in Financing for Brooklyn Land Assemblage
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners and Charney Construction & Development have received $44.3 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for a 41,815-square-foot land assemblage located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section. The borrowers plan to develop a mixed-use asset featuring ground-level retail space, office and multifamily space on the fully entitled site. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the financing.
REVERE, MASS. — Logan Hospitality Associates LLC, a division of KW Development, has completed the sale of Four Points by Sheraton Boston Logan Airport, located at 427 Squire Road in Revere, for an undisclosed sum. Fingerprint Hospitality LLC was an advisor to and an investor in the undisclosed buyer. Situated on 3.3 acres, the property features 180 guest rooms, 3,755 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool and fitness room. Driftwood Hospitality will manage the property. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Lauren O’Neil, also of HFF, secured a three-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through TIAA Direct, a division of TIAA-CREF Trust Co., for the buyer.
NATICK, MASS. — New Dover Associates has arranged the sale of an office/research and development building located at 2-4 Mercer Road in Natick. Nivek Investments I LLC sold the property to 2-4 Mercer Road LLC for $3.9 million. Situated on 1.4 acres with Natick Business Park, the fully air-conditioned building comprises 17,875 square feet. Scott Hughes of New Dover Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEWTOWN, CONN. — Goodfellow Real Estate has brokered the sale of Highland Plaza, a retail center located at 123 S. Main St. in Newtown. Newtown Highland LLC acquired the property from Highland HC LLC for $3.7 million. The property features three retail buildings. Bob Cascella of Goodfellow Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — A business unit of Stockholm, Sweden-based Electrolux Group has leased 409,180 square feet of industrial space in El Paso. BH Properties bought the 655,000-square-foot building from Electrolux in 2009 and leased it back to the company until February of 2014. The property is located at 9600 Pan American Drive. Terms of the five-year lease were not disclosed. Cushman & Wakefield | PIRES International’s Brett Preston and David Hingst were the brokers for the transaction. Champlain Cable Corp. occupies 117,000 square feet in the building, and 128,000 square feet is unoccupied. Electrolux also operates a manufacturing facility across the border from El Paso in Ciudad Juarez.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Imperium Holdings will develop units totaling 18,000 square feet overlooking the Parker County Courthouse in downtown Weatherford. The company is leasing and targeting several regional restaurants and entertainers for the town square redevelopment project. An average of 33,000 cars pass through the square, located at the intersection of US 51 and US 80, each day. Government, office, education and healthcare services are located on and around the square. Imperium expects to complete planning and leasing of the town square project in the coming months.
TULSA, OKLA. — Skanska has signed a contract with Saint Francis Health System for additions and renovations to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. The $62 million project will be managed by Skanska’s Texas operations. It consists of 130,000 square feet of major renovation to the hospital’s existing surgery department, including 28 operating rooms and support spaces, and about 15,000 square feet of horizontal expansion including seven new operating rooms. Additionally, a new 27,000-square-foot mechanical penthouse will be built on the roof of the existing surgery department. Construction is expected to begin in April 2016 and end in March 2020.
HOUSTON — GSL Capital Management LLC has signed a new lease at 2200 Lauder Road in Houston. The 100,000-square-foot lease is for a crane-served manufacturing facility on 14.7 acres. Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the landlord, GSL Capital Management LLC. Carlton Anderson of CBRE represented the tenant.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — PREMIER Design + Build LLC will construct a 214,533-square-foot industrial distribution warehouse in Waukesha, approximately 20 miles west of Milwaukee. The speculative facility, situated on 11.8 acres, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 28 truck dock positions, four drive-in doors, 52 trailer stalls and 91 car parking spaces. The Class A building will be located at 901 Northview Road. Partners in Design Inc. is the architect for the project, and Pinnacle Engineering Group is providing civil engineering services. HSA Commercial Real Estate is the building developer, Roger Siegel of JLL will market the building for lease.