Finance & Capital Markets

With an ever-growing and ever-changing pool of investors, capital markets activity in New Jersey is thriving like never before.

JLL: Provident Bank closes construction, bridge loan to Hillsborough self-storage developer

A developer has secured construction and bridge financing for a planned 709-unit self-storage facility in Somerset County, brokers with JLL announced Monday.

Rubenstein, Vision land $80 million refi for 700,000 sq. ft. Latitude campus in Parsippany

A joint venture has refinanced the two-building Latitude campus in Parsippany, securing an $80 million loan that allows it to continue investing in the distinctive office property.

C&W: Sagard, Woodmont snag $56 million loan for 278,000 sq. ft. Rahway industrial project

A joint venture has landed a $56 million construction loan for a project that will bring nearly 278,000 square feet of new high-end warehouse space to Rahway.

Kennedy Funding lends $2.1 million to Georgia residential developer

Kennedy Funding has closed a $2.1 million cash-out refinance loan to the owner of a growing residential development in Georgia.

Valley closes $15 million construction line of credit for 78-unit Bayonne rental project

The developer of a 78-unit multifamily project in Bayonne has closed on a $15 million construction line of credit with Valley Bank, the lender announced last week.

Kennedy Funding lends $1.2 million to help foreign national buy Baltimore apartments

A foreign investor has acquired a 19-unit apartment complex in Maryland with the help of a $1.2 million loan from Kennedy Funding, the Englewood-based direct private lender.

Things to do

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, the Queen City is now working to attract new retail, recreation and dining options to support its growing population. Look no further than PickleRage, the new 40,000-square-foot pickleball club that just opened under a project by ECA Developers. That’s just one example, according to the story by Marlaina Cockcroft, coming alongside a new $10 million aquatics complex that debuted last summer and plans for a 55,000-square-foot recreation and cultural center with a pool, event and performance space, workforce development facilities and an art gallery, as well as a building with 220 affordable units.

Is Newark a magnet for capital? Yes, but it’s complicated.

It was a reminder of Newark’s allure as a destination for those who see the value of its workforce, transit access and deep network of anchor institutions. Capturing that upside is far more complicated, according to panelists who explained why and how developers, investors and other stakeholders are making deals work in the city.

Developers of massive mixed-use project in East Orange land $134 million recap

The team behind The Crossings at Brick Church Station in East Orange has closed on nearly $134 million in new financing and capital for the project, where leasing is underway for 400 apartments and new retail space adjacent to NJ Transit rail service.

C&W: Eastman inks $38 million recap, refi for 380,000 sq. ft. Livingston office complex

Eastman Cos. has refinanced and recapitalized The Eisenhower, its flagship office complex in Livingston, in a newly announced deal by Cushman & Wakefield.