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WARREN AND SOMERSET, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $41 million acquisition loan for a 768,244-square-foot industrial portfolio in Warren and Somerset. The seven-property portfolio is comprised of three industrial buildings, two flex buildings and two office buildings. The properties include 7 Powder Horn Drive, 30 Technology Drive, 40 Technology Drive and 45 Technology Drive in Warren as well as 1 Riverview Drive, 50 Randolph Road and 100 Randolph Road in Somerset. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala and Zachary Kraft of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower, Ivy Realty, in the transaction. BBVA Compass provided the loan. 

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MALVERN, PA. — Newmark Knight Frank has brokered the $15.5 million sale of Malvern Executive Center, a 91,190-square-foot office campus in Malvern. Located at 100 Deerfield Lane, the property was 73 percent occupied at the time of sale. The private campus includes abundant parking and a state-of-the-art fiber optic cabling system. Mike Margolis, Dave Dolan, Dave Garonzik and Jim Dugan of NKF represented the seller, PNL Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. 

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EAST HANOVER, N.J. — HFF has negotiated the sale of Eagle Rock Executive Office IV, a 178,000-square-foot office building in East Hanover. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 120 Eagle Rock Ave., the property is situated within a three-building office park. The three-story property is currently 79 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Prudential Insurance Company of America, Kessler Foundation and GFK. Kevin O’Hearn, Jose Cruz, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller, Boxer Property, in the transaction. The buyer was Northeast Capital Group. 

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ELIZABETH, N.J. — Valley National Bank has provided a $6.8 million acquisition loan for a 22,000-square-foot apartment building in Elizabeth. Located at 737-745 N. Broad St., the property was built in 2017 and consists of a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Nate Lowy of Juniper Capital Group represented both the undisclosed borrower and Valley National Bank in the transaction. Terms of the financing included a five-year loan at a 4.25 percent interest rate. 

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Developer LMC has topped out The Lively, an 18-story mixed-use apartment community in Jersey City. Located at 321 Warren St., the property will include 180 apartment units, 1,343 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 14,200-square-foot theater. Amenities will include a 24-hour concierge, fitness center and roof deck lounge with pool as well as views of the Manhattan skyline. The community will consist of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Fogarty Finger is serving as architect and interior designer on the project. The Lively is expected to open this summer.

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ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $13.5 million sale of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Englewood. Located at 401 South Van Brunt St., the 113,202-square-foot hotel is set on more than five acres. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati and Michael DeVita of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor. 

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MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $26.7 million sale of a retail center in Morris Plains. Located at 245 Littleton Road, a 67,449-square-foot Stop & Shop anchors the center. The property is leased to Stop & Shop through 2031. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Jeremy Neuer and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, JDA Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Oak Street Real Estate Capital. 

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CROMWELL, CONN. — Covenant Retirement Communities, a nonprofit, faith-based seniors housing owner-operator, will break ground Feb. 21 on a $48 million expansion at Covenant Village of Cromwell, located just south of Hartford. The community originally opened in 1964. The expansion project will add 54 new apartments and a town center with three dining venues, lobbies, a game room, art studio, wellness center and event center. Approximately 87 percent of the units have already been pre-sold. The development team for the expansion includes general contractor C.E. Floyd Co., architecture firm THW Design, landscape architect Milone & Macbroom, project manager JFW Inc. and law firm Dowley & Associates. Construction is scheduled to begin in March with an anticipated completion in the fall of 2020. A ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Covenant Retirement Communities serves 5,000 residents at 16 retirement communities throughout the United States.

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MANCHESTER, N.H. — CBRE has negotiated the $88.5 million sale of a 640-unit apartment portfolio in Manchester. The properties include Hilltop Ridge and The Highlands at Washington Park, which were both built in the early 1980s. Biria St. John and Simon Butler of CBRE represented the sellers, Hilltop Apartments LLC and WPN Property LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of The DSF Group. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and John Kelly of CBRE’s Capital Markets team secured financing for the buyer through an agency execution. DSF plans to operate the properties as one community in order to gain operational efficiencies. Both of the buildings have new roofs, exterior siding and windows. 

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CPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Spectacor and the Cordish Cos. have announced plans to develop Pattison Place, an $80 million office tower inside the Philadelphia Sports Complex. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and BLT Architects, the 200,000-square-foot Pattison Place will feature a 4,000-square-foot lobby with 35-foot ceiling heights and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The 12-foot floor-to-ceiling windows in the building will also provide views of the Philadelphia skyline, surrounding sports complex and neighboring Navy Yard. Pattison Place is expected to create 1,670 new jobs and generate $295 million in economic benefits to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania over a 30-year period, according to Cordish. 

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