MADISON, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of 2 Giralda Farms, a 146,366-square-foot office building located within the 181-acre Giralda Farms corporate campus in the Northern New Jersey community of Madison. The four-story building, which was constructed in 2001, formerly served as the U.S. headquarters for global shipping giant Maersk before being leased by pharmaceutical company Merck through mid-2025. Jeremy Neuer, Jose Cruz, Ryan Robertson, Tim Greiner and Mike Pietrowicz of JLL represented the undisclosed institutional seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a subsidiary of Gellert Global Group.
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AMHERST, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of an 81,569-square-foot industrial and office building in Amherst, a suburb of Buffalo. The property address was not disclosed, but the building was originally constructed in 1989 and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Jack Philips of Largo Capital originated the debt through an undisclosed bank. The name of the borrower was also not disclosed.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Value Cos. has completed the lease-up of Phase II of The Point at Gateways in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Located within the Gateways at Randolph development, the 24 Phase II apartments come exclusively in two-bedroom formats. Amenities at The Point at Gateways include a pool, fitness center, playground, outdoor grilling and dining stations and an event space with a catering kitchen, children’s playroom, video gaming lounge, workstations, billiards and TVs.
NEW YORK CITY — Plaza College has signed a 21,068-square-foot lease expansion and extension at Forest Hills Tower, a 375,000-square-foot office building in Queens. Plaza College first joined the tenant roster in 2013 and currently occupies floors one through three. The new deal also encompasses the entire sixth floor and brings the private college’s total footprint at the building to about 80,000 square feet. Roy Chipkin of CBRE represented Plaza College in the lease negotiations. Muss Development owns Forest Hills Tower.
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Two new entertainment operators — Gatsby’s Board Game Café and I.FLY Trapeze — will open venues at Samanea New York, a 750,000-square-foot entertainment destination on Long Island. Gatsby’s is an interactive experience with a library of more than 400 games that are available to buy and/or play onsite. I.FLY Trapeze offers open-fly sessions, workshops, parties and corporate team-building events. Opening dates were not announced. Lesso Mall Development owns Samanea New York.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has unveiled plans for the renovation of Bridgewater Commons, a 1.2 million-square-foot mall in Northern New Jersey. The renovation will entail a reimagining of the food court, updates to lighting and interior landscaping, as well as fresh paint and bannisters throughout the center court, department store wings and mezzanine levels. PRCP acquired the property in 2023 and has spent the past two years revamping the tenant roster via the additions of retailers such as Alo Yoga, Fogo de Chão, Miniso and Pop Mart. PRCP has also rebranded the property as The Village at Bridgewater Commons. Work is now underway and is expected to be complete in the second quarter of next year.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two local firms, owner-operator Slate Property Group and real estate private equity firm Avenue Realty Capital, has received a $64 million loan for the refinancing of The Welz, a 162-unit community in the East Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the 19-story, newly constructed building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Roughly 30 percent (49) of the residences are reserved for renters earning between 60 and 130 percent of the area median income, and residents also have access to a rooftop deck with grilling stations, a fitness center and package lockers. Daniel Fromm of Newmark arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Starwood Capital on behalf of the partnership.
HAVERTOWN, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Quarry Center, a 222,512-square-foot shopping center in Havertown, located west of Philadelphia. Grocer Giant and Lowe’s Home Improvement anchor the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Munley, Colin Behr, Ryan Sciullo and Casey Benson Smith of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Quarry Center Limited Partnership, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Atlanta-based brokerage firm Hunter Hotel Advisors has arranged the sale of the 135-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Stratford. The extended-stay property sits across from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s 2.5 million-square-foot headquarters in southern coastal Connecticut. An unnamed institutional investor sold the property to owner-operator Jamsan Hotel Management for an undisclosed price. Spencer Davidson of Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the deal.
PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners will develop a 48-unit affordable housing project in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood. Hill Top Villas will be an age-restricted complex in which the majority (40) of the one-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a fitness center and a community room. Tryko Partners has received 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to finance the project, and construction could begin as early as 2027.
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