BOSTON — Mill Creek Residential has broken ground on a $145 million multifamily project in the Allston area of Boston. Modera Allston will have 240 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Residences will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and in-home washers and dryers. Amenities will include a rooftop deck, grilling areas, resident clubhouse, a speakeasy-inspired lounge with a sports simulator, coworking spaces, private workstations and offices, landscaped courtyards, pet spa and a fitness studio. CUBE3 is the project architect, and H+O is the structural engineer. The first move-ins are expected to begin in 2028.
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VERONA, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $56 million sale of Annin Lofts, a 111-unit apartment complex in Verona, about 20 miles west of New York City. Completed in 2018, Annin Lofts consists of two buildings, one of which was constructed from the ground up, and the other of which is a conversion of the historic Annin Flag Factory. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include two rooftop terraces, a resident lounge with TVs and billiards and a dog run. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel, Travis Langer and Eric Greenberg of CBRE represented the locally based seller, Russo Development, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Bonjour Capital.
HAMBURG, N.Y. — San Francisco-based intermediary Gantry has arranged $48.3 million in acquisition financing across three Fannie Mae loans for a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 671 units in Hamburg, located just south of Buffalo. The unnamed properties were all built in the 1970s, and the loans were all structured with fixed interest rates. Tom Grzebinski and Zach Wagner of Gantry structured the deal, which involved one loan cross-collateralizing two adjacent properties that will be managed as one community. Walker & Dunlop provided the debt to an undisclosed borrower.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 107,000-square-foot vacant office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. According to LoopNet Inc., the four-story building at 45 Waterview Blvd. was originally constructed in 1997. The building was previously fully leased to DSM Nutritional Products. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris, Samuel Horowitz and Brittany Leventoff of Colliers represented the seller and procured the buyer and end user, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
Affinius Capital-Led Consortium Agrees to Acquire Veris Residential in $3.4B Go-Private Deal
by John Nelson
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — An investor consortium led by Affinius Capital has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Veris Residential Inc. (NYSE: VRE), a multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Jersey City. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the company’s portfolio spanned more than 6,500 units in the Northeast, as well as $35 million in land bank holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, the consortium, which also includes Vista Hill Partners, will purchase Veris in an all-cash transaction for $19 per share of the REIT’s common stock, with represents an implied enterprise value of $3.4 billion. As a result of the transaction, Veris will no longer be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mahbod Nia, CEO of Veris, says the merger represents the culmination of a multi-year transformation of the company that began in 2020, when the firm, then known as Mack-Cali Realty Corp., established its ESG committee. “Over the past five years, we have undertaken meaningful steps to pivot away from office, simplifying and focusing the business, strengthening our balance sheet and enhancing our operational platform,” says Nia. The transaction price reflects a 23.2 percent premium to Veris’ unaffected closing share price on Wednesday, …
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Charlotte-based Truist Bank has provided a $66 million construction loan for a 203-unit multifamily project in Port Chester, located along the New York-Connecticut border. The site is located at 70 Abendroth Road in the downtown area. The six-story building will include roughly 20 affordable housing units that will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, as well as 10,000 square feet of retail space, a community facility and structured parking. John Alascio and Chuck Kohaut of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, Hudson Cos.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the $53.6 million sale of 929 MASS, a two-building, mixed-use property in Cambridge, located across the Charles River from Boston. The property consists of 18-story building with 96 apartments, 12,451 square feet of commercial space and 101 parking spaces, along with a contiguous five-story building with 31 residential units. Travis D’Amato, Michael Coyne, Brendan Shields, Kevin Gleason and Maggie McFarland of Walker & Dunlop represented the undisclosed, institutional seller in the transaction. The buyer was John M Corcoran & Co.
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Saddleback Real Estate Developers has sold a 50,000-square-foot industrial building in Hackettstown, about 65 miles west of New York City, for $13 million. The buyer was Bytech, a Brooklyn-based mobile accessories manufacturer. The newly constructed building at 999 Willow Grove St. features clear heights of 28 to 32 feet, four loading doors and an acre of outdoor storage space. Robert Adams of Garden State Realty brokered the sale of the building, which was financed by Kearny Bank.
SCARBOROUGH, MAINE — The RAM Cos., a Maine-based investment firm, has purchased a 66,000-square-foot vacant industrial building in Scarborough, located just south of Portland. The site at 16 Washington Ave. spans 15 acres within Scarborough Industrial Park. The building, which was formerly owned and occupied by packaging products and services provider Sonoco Corp., offers a clear height of 23.5 feet and more than 100 parking spaces. RAM Cos. plans to make capital improvements to the building.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $90 million sale of a portfolio of 10 multifamily properties totaling 540 units in Northern New Jersey. The properties range in size from 14 to 275 units and are scattered across municipalities such as Roselle Park, Elizabeth and Rahway. Jeff Squires of Kislak represented the seller, New Jersey-based owner-operator Landmark Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
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