MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $296 million Freddie Mac Loan for an undisclosed borrower to refinance a 13-property, 1,880-unit portfolio across New Jersey. The garden style assets feature market-rate units at properties located in five New Jersey counties: Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Monmouth and Morris. The properties were developed between 1959 to 1999. JLL Capital Market’s debt advisory team representing the borrower was led by Michael Klein, Thomas Didio Jr., Michael Mataras and Joseph Gruber.
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WEST ORANGE, N.J. — David Oropeza and David Jarvis, former executives at Livingston, New Jersey-based brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer, have founded ICON Real Estate Advisors. The new multifamily investment sales firm has arranged its debut transaction with the $35.1 million trade of The Grove at Piscataway, a 110-unit property in Piscataway. The asset, developed in 2020, was 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. ICON represented the undisclosed seller in the deal and sourced a buyer that was completing a 1031 exchange. Oropeza spent 38 years at Gebroe-Hammer Associates. …
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Woodmont Properties and Canoe Brook Development have sold The Waverton in Secaucus, with Canoe Brook retaining its minority ownership. The asset, completed in 2022, traded for $47.8 million. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. A 30-Year PILOT agreement is in place at the property. Twenty percent of The Waverton’s 116 units are offered at affordable rents. Income restrictions were not disclosed. The property features a 191-space parking garage, a fitness center with a yoga studio and an outdoor lounge with grills, fire pits and an …
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of and financing for SilverLake Apartments, a 232-unit community in Belleville, 15 miles northwest of Manhattan. The seller was Klein Enterprises, and the buyer was Sym Investments. The asset, built in 2021, traded for $80 million. JLL arranged a $56 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Sym. SilverLake comprises two five-story buildings with a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units and 17,024 square feet of commercial space that is 100 percent leased. Seventy-one percent of the retail space is occupied by …
LOS ANGELES — JRK, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm, has acquired a three-property, $400 million portfolio from Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR). The properties are Centennial (408 units) in Seattle, 77 Park Avenue (301 units) in Hoboken, New Jersey, and C on Pico (94 units) in Los Angeles. Including this purchase, JRK acquired $1.3 billion in multifamily assets, encompassing 3,400 units, in the United States in 2025, including Edge 1909, a 364-unit property in the Strip District of Pittsburgh acquired in December.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — CBRE has arranged a $40 million construction loan on behalf of a developer doing business as Lackawanna Place Morristown Urban Renewal LLC. The loan will fund the development of Morristown Station, a transit-oriented, mixed-income community adjacent to the Morristown stop on the New Jersey Transit System’s train with service to Newark, Hoboken and Manhattan. Morristown is 35 miles west of New York City. Truist Bank was the lender. The community will feature a mix of 76 market-rate and 13 affordable units and 5,111 square feet of ground-floor …
JLL Arranges $47.5 Million Refinancing for Kaplan’s Camelot West at Townelake Project in New Jersey
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $47.5 million refinancing loan through a regional bank secured by Camelot West at Townelake. The newly delivered 176-unit luxury property was developed by sponsor Kaplan Cos. and consists of seven residential buildings. The luxury mid-rise community offers 166 market-rate units and 10 units reserved for tenants earning up to 80 percent of area median income. Floor plans are offered in one-, two- or three-bedroom options. Amenities include a fitness center, a pool, lounge area with a coffee bar, a parcel room, a barbecue …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $72 million loan through Truist Bank on behalf of Alpine Residential and Fields Grade for the refinancing of The Hazel, a 201-unit luxury community in Jersey City. The Hazel was developed in two phases. The 114-unit first phase was completed in late 2024, and the 87-unit second phase wrapped in late 2024. The seven-story mid-rise community features 190 market-rate and 11 affordable units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Tenants must earn more than 50 percent of area median …
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for The West, a 70-unit community in West Orange. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Varma Real Estate and Garas Development, and also represented the buyer, a joint venture between Invel Capital and Pearlmark Real Estate. JLL secured a $27.5 million loan for the buyer through a life insurance company. The asset traded for a total of $40.8 million. Built in 2023, The West features one- to three-bedroom floor plans and amenities …
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — TFE Properties has acquired a 13-acre property at the corner of Fountain Avenue and the Burlington Bypass in Burlington Township, 26 miles northeast of Philadelphia. On the site, TFE, a development company based in East Windsor, New Jersey, will begin construction later this year on Spectrum Village, a four-building community that will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units. A total unit count was not disclosed. Each apartment features a master bedroom, a balcony or patio, a full-sized washer and dryer, and a kitchen with quartz countertops …