Cushman & Wakefield has been named property manager for the 22-acre former P. Ballantine & Sons brewery on Ferry Street in Newark. The appointment closely follows the Ironbound industrial property’s acquisition by Turnbridge Equities and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Michael Nevins, Sam Collison, Mike Baldino, Eladio Bracero and Kevin Smith—members of Cushman & Wakefield’s regional Asset Services practice—are heading the assignment to provide day-to-day operational support for the 1.1-million-square-foot campus. Originally owned and operated by P. Ballantine & Sons, the site on Ferry Street served as the company’s largest brewery. It closed in 1972 and ultimately was repositioned as a multi-tenant property. Its single- and multi-story, loft-style industrial and office buildings today house 30 businesses involved in warehouse/distribution, light manufacturing and other industrial uses.
The new ownership has launched a major renovation/repositioning effort according to Nevins, a Cushman & Wakefield managing director.
“Turnbridge and J.P. Morgan took advantage of a great opportunity to purchase existing product in New Jersey’s red-hot Port industrial market,” noted Nevins. “In turn, this new owner is investing capital to modernize the property and its infrastructure. The result will be a well-located, highly functional option for regional industrial tenants.”
The Ferry Street assignment marks Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services’ second with Turnbridge Equities in New Jersey. The team provides property management services for 100 Jefferson Road in Parsippany, which Turnbridge owns with Harbor Group International. The East Rutherford-based team currently serves approximately 20.7 million square feet of space in the Garden State, including 16.4 million square feet of industrial product.
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