Finance & Capital Markets

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

Greystone closes $12 million loan to refi 65-unit loft-style apartments in Boonton

A bridge lender and Greystone affiliate has provided more than $12 million to refinance a 65-unit, loft-style apartment building in Boonton.

Affinius Capital lends $102 million for 700,000 sq. ft. Burlington industrial project

Affinius Capital LLC has closed a $102 million construction loan for a 700,000-square-foot industrial project at the western edge of Burlington County, just outside Philadelphia.

JLL: Denholtz secures JV equity for multistate, 631,000 sq. ft. light industrial portfolio

Denholtz Properties has recapitalized a portfolio of more than 631,000 square feet of light industrial space in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, brokers with JLL announced Thursday.

Waterfront reboot

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, 601W Cos. is drawing on that experience as it prepares to reposition the 2 million-square-foot Harborside property, which it acquired earlier this year from Veris Residential Inc. for a whopping $420 million. Its plans include the addition of important but notably absent amenities such as a fitness center, a conference center and a tenant lounge, as well as a 10,000-square-foot rooftop deck that will provide uninterrupted views of Manhattan. That vision will take shape in the months ahead as 601W looks to meet the demand for dynamic, upscale spaces despite unease within the office market — with the belief that the best is still to come for Jersey City.

KRE, National land $124 million refi of 458-unit Jersey City rental tower, Cronheim says

Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Advisors have secured more than $124 million to refinance a 458-unit residential tower in downtown Jersey City.

Greystone, Tryko close $22 million refi of 101-unit affordable housing complex in Carteret

Greystone has provided a nearly $22 million loan to refinance a 10-building, 101-unit affordable housing property in Carteret.

Provident inks $19 million construction loan for Newark self-storage project, JLL says

A development team has landed a $19 million construction loan for a 1,332-unit self-storage project in Newark’s Ironbound section, according to a debt placement team with JLL.

G.S. Wilcox sources $31 million loan for 152,000 sq. ft. spec industrial project in Middlesex

A developer has secured $30.5 million in financing for a 152,000-square-foot industrial building in Middlesex County, according to a debt placement team with G.S. Wilcox & Co.

Progress Capital sources $30 million construction loan for 155-unit Jersey City rental project

A developer has snagged a $30 million construction loan for a 155-unit multifamily project in Jersey City’s West Side neighborhood, in a deal arranged by Progress Capital.

C&W: Developer inks $4.9 million acquisition, predevelopment loan for Edison parcel

A developer has landed a $4.9 million loan in connection with a 6.7-acre industrial parcel off Interstate 287 in Edison, in a deal arranged by Cushman & Wakefield.