Done Deals: Dec 19, 2020

Saturday, December 19, 2020

New Jersey industrial facility financed

77,875-square-foot industrial facility located at 100 Industrial Road

in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights.

MORRISTOWN, NJ– JLL Capital Markets announced it has arranged $9 million in financing for a fully leased, 77,875-square-foot industrial facility located at 100 Industrial Rd. in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights.

Greg Nalbandian

JLL worked exclusively on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Camber Real Estate Partners and an institutional investor, to place the five-year, fixed-rate loan with First Bank.

The borrower acquired the property vacant in an off-market transaction earlier this year and is performing extensive renovations to divide the building into two well-appointed units that are both leased on a long-term basis.

Situated on 4.58 acres in the Route 78/22 Industrial submarket, Berkeley Heights is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City located in Union County.

The building is in a small industrial neighborhood that has access to Northern New Jersey’s transportation infrastructure, including Interstates 78 and 287 and U.S. Highway 22.

The JLL Capital Markets Debt Placement team representing the borrower was led by Senior Managing Director Greg Nalbandian and Vice President Michael Lachs.

“Camber created significant value pre-leasing the entire building at very attractive rents,” Nalbandian said.

“These attributes combined with best-in-class sponsorship made this a very attractive financing opportunity. First Bank did a terrific job closing this loan, and we were honored to represent Camber on another successful project.”

Michael Lachs

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New, fully leased, Class A, approximately 600,000-square-foot warehouse and bulk distribution facility
at 30 Ludwig Court within Hamburg Commerce Park
in the Lehigh Valley community of Shoemakersville, PA.

John Plower

PHILADELPHIA, PA – JLL Capital Markets announced it has closed the sale of a new, fully leased, Class A, approximately 600,000-square-foot warehouse and bulk distribution facility at 30 Ludwig Court within Hamburg Commerce Park in the Lehigh Valley community of Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania.

JLL worked on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between The Keith Corporation and Kiel Group. KKR, a leading global investment firm, purchased the asset through its core plus real estate strategy.

Pete Pittroff

Completed in 2020 to the highest industry standards, 30 Ludwig Court is occupied by a high-quality, investment-grade tenant.

Building features include a cross-dock loading format, 36-foot clear height, 50 dock-high doors expandable by an additional 56 knock-out panels,169 trailer stalls, ESFR fire protection, LED lighting, deep truck court and four office entrances.

The property is situated on a 38.6-acre parcel in the master-planned Hamburg Commerce Park, a development owned by The Keith Corporation and Kiel Group providing over 2.4 million square feet within the Lehigh Valley Industrial Market, a premier distribution location and one of the most sought-after markets in the country.

Rob Kossar

30 Ludwig Court is situated along Route 61, which provides north-south access to Reading, and 2.7 miles from Interstate 78, providing easy access to other regional arterials and the Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Additionally, the property is 80 miles from Philadelphia and 119 miles from New York City.

The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Senior Managing Directors John Plower and Pete Pittroff, Vice Chairman Rob Kossar, Executive Vice President Jeff Lockard and Associate Ryan Cottone.

Jeff Lockard

“30 Ludwig Court afforded KKR a tremendous opportunity to pick up a Class A building in a core industrial location that we expect will continue to see strong rental rate growth in the foreseeable future,” Plower said.

“The Hamburg Commerce Park is a high-end, master-planned industrial park, and we are excited to see the remainder of the park built out.”