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Volume 24 Issue 15 August 17 - 30, 2012
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS RIVERWALK: NJ Project of the Month
7-10B Mericle Comm’l. leases 198,400 s/f in CenterPoint
338 unit Skyline & Boulevard apt. complexes in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Weiss Realty orchestrates $57.5 million multi-family sale to Kushner Cos.
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A S B R O U C K HEIGHTS, NJ — Jaime Weiss, president of Moonachie based Weiss Realty has announced the completion of a major sales transaction with the of the 338 unit Skyline and Boulevard apartment complexes in Hasbrouck Heights to the New York based Kushner Companies for $57.5 million. Weiss Realty represented owners Skyline and Boulevard Associates in the investment transaction, one of the largest real estate transactions in Bergen County in recent history. Jaime and Matthew Weiss brokered this transaction on behalf of the selling entitles Herbert Klein and Hekemian & Company.
Boulevard Apartments, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
“Our close relationship with the Klein family and our local Bergen County area market knowledge played an important role in the completion of this deal” commented Jaime Weiss. “This is the highest price on record we are aware of for a garden apartment complex in Bergen County and speaks volumes for the property owners, Hekemian & Company and Herbert Klein, recognized leaders in apartment rental property ownership and management. “Multi-family vacancies are in the low single-digit range and rent growth is rising providing a perfect selling opportunity for our client and we were able to work out a successful deal with Kushner.” ■
115,394 s/f former Railway Express Building in Washington, DC
Shister of Cassidy Turley represents Potomac Development Corporation in $30.5 million sale 2C
WASHINGTON, DC — Cassidy Turley, a real estate Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Pennsylvania — August 17 - 30, 2012 — C services provider in the U.S., announced today that it arranged the sale of 900 2nd Street, NE, formerly known as the Railway Express Building, in Washington, DC. Jayne Shister of Cassidy Turley represented the seller, Potomac Development Corporation. 900 2nd Street, a 115,394 ompany Name: Liberty Property Trust Company Name: Mericle Commercial Real4-story office building, is s/f, ype of Firm & Overview of Company: Liberty Property Estate Services
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Type of Firm & Overview of Company: Founded in 1985 by Robert K. Mericle, Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services is a full-service commercial real estate developer and brokerage firm. Mericle has developed close to 16.5 million s/f of bulk industrial, flex, and office space in 15 Northeastern Pennsylvania business parks and lists 30 Fortune 1000 companies among its many tenants and clients. Mission Statement: : Using a master builder model, Mericle will develop a variety of speculative, quality, affordable, commercial buildings and prepare pad ready sites throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania and will recruit tenants to these properties, thus creating job opportunities for the residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Headquarters: Corporate Center at East Mountain, 100 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702 Additional locations: A satellite brokerage office in Williamsport, PA No. of employees: Approximately 200 employees Services and or Products offered: Mericle specializes in the construction of speculative bulk industrial, flex, and office space. Mericle is a vertically integrated, “master builder” that self performs all phases of its projects from acquiring sites, to designing the infrastructure and buildings, to obtaining permits and approvals, to constructing the buildings, to maintaining the buildings after they are completed. What is your Vision and Strategy in the next year: Mericle will continue to build industrial, flex, and office buildings on speculation and will prepare sites for new construction. What projects are you involved in currently: Mericle is preparing more than 90 “Ready to Go Sites” in 10 business parks in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For its Ready to Go Sites, Mericle clears and grades the sites, obtains all permits and approvals including all subdivision, land development, and subdivision approvals, installs utilities, and places compacted stone sub-base in the building and pavement areas. Mericle then constructs speculative industrial, office, and flex buildings on its Ready to Go sites. Mericle currently has three spec buildings under construction in on these sites.
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Mericle Comm’l. Real Estate
rust is a $6.9 billion (as of 3/31/2012) real estate nvestment trust which owns over 79.3 million s/f of ace in 21 markets throughout the United States and ed in 1972 and headquartered outside Philadelphia s nearly 40 years of experience in development, ting of commercial real estate with the mission hrough extraordinary work environments. Liberty’s industrial properties offer exceptional locations, amenities, cost efficient operations and state-ofompany’s over 2,000 tenants. Liberty continuously rtfolio through expert management, marketing, and
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ng over 10.4 million s/f of LEED® space completed over 10.9 million s/f in 77 Energy Star certified velop green office space, industrial and warehouse uildings and even clean our properties in an enviiberty Property Trust has been awarded the 2011 Year; NAREIT’s 2011 Small Cap–Gold Leader in the ard of Excellence; NAIOP’s 2008 Developer of the s 2008 Sustainability Leadership Award for Design 007 Green Development Award; U.S. Green Building eadership in LEED® Award; and was also awarded al Estate’s Customer Service Award for Excellence
people’s lives through extraordinary work environments. PA offices throughout the U.S. and U.K. 450 employees fered: As one of the nation’s largest real estate y Trust offers in-depth local knowledge in multiple elopment expertise and a focus on customer service ndustry, all backed by the financial strength of a y. Liberty is also the nation’s leading commercial nce green buildings. We provide real estate solutions customers’ bottom line by focusing on our core t, leasing, acquisition and property management.
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located at the intersection of the NoMa submarket and the H Street Corridor. Originally designed by Daniel Burnham
900 2nd Street and constructed in 1908, the asset underwent a full renovation in 1989. 900 2nd St. is proximate to the Senate Office
building, the U.S. Capitol and Union Station. Its largest tenant is Amtrak, which occupies 30% of the building. ■