Finance & Capital Markets

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

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CBRE brokers $24M bridge loan for ex-MetLife building

The Provident Bank has provided a $24 million loan for a developer to refinance a vacant office building in Hanover, under a transaction arranged by CBRE.

Residential & Mixed Use
Senior housing complex in Monroe trades for $19M

An investment group has paid $19.2 million for a 100-unit luxury rental building in Monroe Township, Gebroe-Hammer Associates announced Wednesday.

Office
Somerset County office building ‘with upside potential’ changes hands

A private buyer has acquired a 161,217-square-foot office building in the Somerset section of Franklin, HFF announced Tuesday.

Finance & Capital Markets
G.S. Wilcox brokers $44M in financing for developers

G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured more than $44 million in financing tied to three recent transactions, including a $7 million loan for an industrial facility in Totowa.

Professional Services
New Weichert Commercial unit aims to help investor clients

Weichert Commercial Brokerage Inc. has launched a new platform aimed at assisting clients seeking to invest in commercial real estate, the company announced Tuesday.

Finance & Capital Markets
East Orange landlord taps crowdfunding site to reach new investors

A real estate crowdfunding platform has made its first foray into New Jersey with an apartment building in East Orange, where an owner is seeking to recapitalize the property and tap into the demand for rental housing just outside New York City.

Retail
CBRE brokers retail trades totaling $25.5M

Two net leased retail sites in Monmouth and Camden counties have been sold for a total of more than $25 million, in separate deals arranged by brokers with CBRE.

Residential & Mixed Use
Suburban Union County apartments fetch $55M

A buyer has paid $55 million for a 232-unit garden apartment complex in New Providence, in a deal arranged by brokers with Gebroe-Hammer Associates.

Finance & Capital Markets
CBRE arranges $107M loan for buyer of Panasonic tower

A New York-based commercial mortgage lender was the main source of financing for a Kuwait-based firm’s recent $165 million acquisition of the Newark office tower that is home to Panasonic Corp. of North America.

Finance & Capital Markets
HFF: Mack-Cali seeking buyer for 2.2M sq. ft. Bergen County portfolio

With a continued focus on right-sizing its office holdings, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. is looking to sell a sprawling nine-building, 2.2 million-square-foot portfolio in Bergen County.