JERSEY CITY-The Rockefeller Group recently picked up a second consecutive NAIOP Deal of the Year award for its sale of a 40-acre site in Jersey City to Goya Foods for development. The award was handed out at NAIOP’s 25th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala, held earlier this month at The Palace at Somerset Park and attended by a sold-out crowd of 750 leaders from the New Jersey real estate community.
The Goya Foods transaction, completed in 2011, was recognized with an Economic Impact award, in a tie with the deal arranging Panasonic Corp.’s move to build a new headquarters in Newark. The deal paves the way for Goya Foods to build a 631,000-square-foot headquarters and sustainable industrial facility.
Last year the New Jersey chapter of the commercial real estate organization selected The Rockefeller Group for the award in recognition of its role in securing BASF to a 325,000-square-foot lease at The Green at Florham Park. That “green” building had its grand opening last month.
“This back-to-back recognition from NAIOP further strengthens our position at the forefront of commercial real estate investment and development in New Jersey,” says Kevin R. Hackett, president and chief executive officer of The Rockefeller Group. “We’re proud of this distinction and our New Jersey team, and we’re equally grateful to Goya Foods and the many other partners and government officials who shared a vision for the site and helped make this transaction possible.”
In the sale to Goya Foods, The Rockefeller Group was recognized along with Cushman & Wakefield, which brokered the deal, and Diamond Realty Investments, a joint venture partner.
Spearheading the sale to Goya for The Rockefeller Group were: Les Smith and Clark Machemer, executive vice president and vice president; along with Ronel Borner, Yuzo Nishiyama, Simone Wilson and Heath Abramsohn.
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