NEW YORK CITY — Black Bear Capital Partners has arranged a $58 million loan for the refinancing of 503-511 Broadway, a five-story office building in Manhattan’s SoHo district. Built in the early 1900s, the property includes 111,164 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, with the remainder consisting of storage space. The building was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Bryan Manz, Emil DePasquale and George Pektor of Black Bear Capital Partners arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Morgan Stanley on behalf of the borrower, HSR Corp.
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NEW YORK CITY — BLDG Management Co. has received $425 million in construction financing for The Orchard, a multifamily project located in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The 69-story development will be the tallest residential tower in Long Island City, according to Greystone, which arranged the financing. Plans for the development include 824 residential units, including a penthouse with a rooftop deck; 207 parking spaces; and 13,000 square feet of above-grade retail. The development’s 100,000 square feet of amenity space will include a fitness center; indoor and outdoor swimming pools; a spa with a steam room and sauna; basketball court; multi-sport simulator; lounge areas; a children’s playroom; game room; movie screening rooms; work pods; a dog spa; bike room; package room with refrigerated storage; on-site laundry; and self-storage space. The Orchard will also feature a landscaped rooftop deck offering panoramic views of the New York City skyline. The space will include a pickleball court, barbecue area, yoga and fitness space, a lawn for movie screenings and a running track. A timeline for the project was not announced. M&T Bank acted as administrative agent for the $425 million construction financing, with U.S. Bank and the Bank of China acting …
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged $80 million in equity financing for a project at 499 President St. in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn that will add 350 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail space to the local supply. The project will consist of 262 market-rate units and 88 affordable housing units, as well as amenities like a rooftop pool, fitness center, coworking space and a billiards lounge. Christopher Peck, Nicco Lupo and Jonathan Faxon of JLL structured the equity financing. The developer is a joint venture between The Brodsky Organization, Avery Hall Investments and Battery Global Advisors. Completion is scheduled for 2025.
NEW YORK CITY — Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has signed a 144,000-square-foot office lease at 550 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The firm is relocating and expanding from the Seagram Building and taking six floors at the 41-story, 800,000-square-foot building. The Olayan Group owns the building, which recently underwent a repositioning and now houses an amenity garden, fitness center and other wellness-based amenities and features. Olayan has also engaged restaurateur Simon Kim to bring a new 15,000-square-foot restaurant concept to the building.
RYE, N.Y. — New York Blood Center Enterprises will open a 187,000-square-foot headquarters campus in Rye, located in Westchester County. The facility will include space for life sciences research, blood collections, processing and cell therapy manufacturing and traditional office functions. G3 Architects is designing the project, and Consigli Construction Co. is serving as the general contractor. Construction is underway, and completion is slated for the second half of 2024.
ISLIP, N.Y. — New York City-based Eagle Cliff Real Estate Partners has purchased an eight-acre industrial development site located at 4955 Veterans Memorial Highway in the Long Island community of Islip. Eagle Cliff plans to construct a 108,023-square-foot building that will be known as Holbrook Logistics Center and that will clear height of 36 feet, two drive-in doors and 108 parking spaces. Delivery is slated for the third quarter of 2024. Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval, Nicholas Stefans, Jason Lundy, Jose Cruz and Mark Belenky of JLL brokered the land deal. The seller was an undisclosed local developer. First Citizens Bank provided $19.5 million in construction financing for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm GFI Realty Services has negotiated the $3.2 million sale of a 23-unit multifamily building located in the Midwood area of Brooklyn. Built in 1928, the property consists of four studios, 11 one-bedroom apartments, seven two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom apartment. Matthew Sparks of GFI Realty represented the seller, Santa Rosa Realty, in the transaction. Moshe Goldberger, also with GFI Realty, represented the buyer, Aida Abba Realty.
NEW YORK CITY — KeyBank has provided a $17.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Broadway Terrace, a 131-unit apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The garden-style property was originally built in 1927 and consists of eight four-story buildings. Alan Isenstadt and John Ward of KeyBank originated the financing, specific terms of which were not disclosed, on behalf of the borrower, Meridian Capital.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the sale of a partial interest in three affordable housing buildings totaling 163 units in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg and Brownsville neighborhoods. The percentage was not disclosed, but the interest fetched a price of $9.3 million. Victor Sozio and Shimon Shkury of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, Dunn Development Corp, in the deal. The buyer was a partnership between The Community Preservation Corp., The Community Development Trust, Monadnock Development, Red Stone Equity Partners and the Black Developers Network Triboro.
KPG Funds Receives $50M Construction Loan for Boutique Office Project in Lower Manhattan’s SoHo District
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — KPG Funds has received a $50 million construction loan for 40 Crosby, a boutique office redevelopment project in the high-end SoHo district of Lower Manhattan. The five-story cast iron building totals 70,000 square feet, including prime retail space on the ground floor with Broadway frontage. KPG plans to rebrand the property as The Crosby upon completion. KPG bought the asset in early 2022 and immediately began planning the redevelopment. Sabal Investment Holdings and GDS Brightstar provided the construction loan. Nick Scribani, Dustin Stolly and Jordy Roeschlaub at Newmark arranged the financing. According to Rod Kritsberg, KPG’s co-founder and chief investment officer, the three-year construction loan will be used to give 40 Crosby a full-building renovation, keeping in line with KPG Funds’ standard to transform it into one of the “most desirable office and retail assets in the neighborhood.” Improvements will consist of a separate entrance on Crosby Street with high-end, pre-built office space and significant capital allocated to the lease-up of the specialty retail space fronting Broadway. The asset offers flexible floorplates to cater to multiple tenants or contiguous floors for a flagship headquarters location. The office space features up to 18-foot ceiling heights, 20 oversized windows bringing …