American Realty Capital REIT Acquires 22-Story Office Building in Midtown Manhattan for $180M

NEW YORK CITY — American Realty Capital New York City REIT has closed on the previously announced $180 million acquisition of 1140 Avenue of the Americas, an institutional-quality office property in Midtown Manhattan. The seller was an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI LP. The 22-story building features 250,000 rentable square feet of office space. The acquisition was funded by a combination of cash and mortgage financing.