CARTERET, N.J. — Greystone has provided a $21.6 million Fannie Mae Multifamily Affordable Housing loan to refinance an affordable housing community in the Middlesex County city of Carteret. The non-recourse, fixed-rate financing features a 10-year term and 35-year amortization, with seven years of interest-only payments. Ryan Harkins of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Tryko Partners. Roosevelt Village Apartments comprises 101 units across 10 buildings on a 5.2-acre site. The property is income and rent-restricted. However, details regarding these restrictions were not disclosed. Built in 1969, the property …
RANDOLPH, N.J. — Locally based CrownPoint Group has acquired a 14.5-acre site in Randolph, a city in northern New Jersey. The developer plans to build a 125-unit complex called Liberty Village on the site. Liberty Village will comprise 11 buildings. Of the total unit count, 20 percent will be subject to income restrictions. Apartments will come in two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Planned amenities include a fitness center, golf simulator and a dog park. CrownPoint Group expects to break ground on the project during the third quarter of 2024.
JEFFERSON, N.J. — Diversified Properties has broken ground on the first phase of construction at Jefferson Place, a development located on Hellers Lane in Jefferson. The first phase of the project will include an elevator-served building with 32 one and two-bedroom apartments. Units will range from 855 to 1,216 square feet in size. Planned amenities include private garages, a fitness center, outdoor lounge, grilling areas and individual storage units. Phase one is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2024.
TRENTON, N.J. — Fennelly Associates has negotiated the sale of 240 West State Street, a 240,000-square-foot office building in Trenton. The undisclosed buyer plans to redevelop the 16-story property into an apartment building. Plans for the new community include a mix of studio, one and two-bedroom units, as well as amenities such as a fitness center, pool and cafe. The company will also renovate the building’s parking garage. Jerry Fennelly of Fennelly Associates represented the seller, Garden State Commercial Properties, in the deal.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Garden Communities has begun pre-leasing for the townhome phase of The Metropolitan in Springfield. The Metropolitan offers 47 townhomes in two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Monthly rents for the townhomes begin at $6,945. The first units are expected to be ready for occupancy before the end of 2023. Future project phases include a 223-unit apartment building and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a daytime concierge, coffee bar, community room, co-working spaces, fitness center, EV chargers, a pool and an outdoor kitchen.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Paramount Assets, a Newark-based property ownership, management and development firm that specializes in restoring historic buildings and urban redevelopment projects, has opened Frontier Flats in downtown Plainfield. The building is the redevelopment of the former Rosenbaum’s Department Store, which opened in 1927 and closed in the mid-1980s. Frontier Flats now offers 35 market-rate units, an interior courtyard and retail space. The community is currently more than 60 percent leased.
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved $90 million in tax credits for a mixed-use building at 81-93 Orange St. in Newark. The high-rise project will comprise 350 units across 14 stories, 500 square feet of retail space and a commercial parking garage. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Of the total unit count, 70 will be reserved as affordable. Income restrictions were not disclosed. The total cost of the project’s development is expected to be $150 million.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Arc Building Partners and Claremont Development have completed The St. Lucy’s Complex, a supportive housing project in Jersey City. The campus comprises 60,000 square feet. The St. Lucy’s Complex features 150 beds for individuals who are homeless; 14 residential units for individuals living with HIV/AIDS; five three-bedroom permanent supportive housing units for families; 15 permanent affordable housing studio apartments; a daily drop-in area for nonresidents needing a meal, shower or laundry; and onsite social services programs. The project took approximately two years to construct.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Urby, a joint venture between Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties, has topped out Journal Square Urby in Jersey City. The development rises 265 feet and will offer 317 units across 25 stories at full build-out. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, rooftop garden, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a lobby café and a dog park. Dutch architecture firm Concrete and New York City-based HLW designed the project. Journal Square Urby is slated …
WAYNE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Mountain View Crossing, a 465-unit community in the New York City suburb of Wayne. The Pomeranc Group acquired the asset from UBS Realty Investors. Mountain View Crossing offers units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with a subdeck, barbeque area, tennis and basketball courts, a clubroom, fitness center and dog park. Cushman & Wakefield’s Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Peter Welch and Mitch Rothstein represented the seller and procured the buyer. Additionally, Cushman & Wakefield’s equity, debt …