NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Emmut Properties has acquired the 126-room Excelsior Hotel, located at 45 W. 81st St. in Manhattan, for $80 million. The new ownership plans to convert the property, which was built in the 1920s but has been closed since April 2020, into a 134-unit multifamily building. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through Franklin BSP Realty Trust for the deal.
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. — The Feil Organization has signed a quartet of new leases totaling approximately 12,000 square feet at 3601 Hempstead Turnpike, a, 95,450-square-foot office building in the Long Island hamlet of Levittown. The property was built in 1970 and renovated in 2008-2009. Timothy Parlante of The Feil Organization represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The new tenants include private equity firm Phoenix Capital Partners, which inked a deal for 1,900 square feet, and Independent Physical Exam Referrals, which agreed to lease 2,892 square feet. In addition, City Property USA NY signed a lease for 5,829 square feet. Move-ins will occur later this year.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Charlotte, N.C.-based Grubb Properties, in partnership with First Street Capital, will develop a 173-unit multifamily project within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the Long Island community of Hempstead. Grubb Properties will operate the community, which will include 2,500 square feet of commercial space, under its Link brand. About 10 percent (17) of the units will be designated as affordable housing. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter, and initial occupancy is slated for the third quarter of 2024. Grubb Properties is also underway on Link-branded projects in Manhattan’s Financial District and in the Long Island City area of Queens.
NEW YORK CITY — Global logistics operator Realterm has acquired a 130,000-square-foot warehouse located in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens. The building, which has 15 loading positions, sits on 5.2 acres at 50-35 56th Road, roughly five miles from LaGuardia Airport. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Isaac Ilkhanov of Stelth Group represented Realterm.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based investment firm CIM Group, in partnership with locally based developer LIVWRK, has sold a 320-unit apartment community located at 85 Jay St. in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood for $220 million. The community is part of a larger development that includes 407 for-sale condos, 140,000 square feet of retail space that is anchored by a 77,000-square-foot Life Time Fitness and a 660-space parking garage. New York City-based RXR Realty purchased the rental complex. CIM Group has retained ownership of the condos and retail space.
NEW YORK CITY — Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has signed a 240,000-square-foot office lease to occupy the top eight floors at 5 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. The California-based streaming services provider will backfill space previously occupied by Ernst & Young as part of its relocation from a 70,000-square-foot space at 114 West 41st Street. The move-in is slated for the fourth quarter. Bob Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Mike Affronti, Alex Benisatto, Taylor Callaghan and Nicole Marshall of CBRE represented the landlord, RXR Realty, in the lease negotiations along with internal agents Dan Birney and Alexandra Budd. Sacha Zarba and Frederick Fackelmayer of CBRE represented Roku.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the $102 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The buyer, a partnership between locally based investment group Tavros Capital and developer Charney Cos., plans to develop a 660-unit community that will also house 60,000 square feet of commercial space. A quarter of the units will be designated as affordable housing under the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks and Daniel Lebor of TerraCRG marketed the site on behalf of the seller, Property Markets Group.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between LIHC Investment Group, Camber Property Group and Settlement Housing Fund has purchased Lexington Court, nine-building, 229-unit affordable housing complex in East Harlem, for $85 million. The new ownership will invest about $10 million in capital improvement to the portfolio, including upgrades to plumbing and mechanical systems, as well as common area improvements. To finance the acquisition, the partnership secured a $73.1 million FHA loan from the New York City Housing Development Corp to complement its $11.5 million equity investment.
NEW YORK CITY — Maryland-based hospitality REIT RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has sold the 764-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City for $169 million. The sale of the property, which is located at 569 Lexington Ave. in Midtown, equates to a per-room price of roughly $221,000. The property offers amenities such as a fitness center, salon, business center, conference facilities and an onsite bar and lounge.
NEW YORK CITY — Bank of America has provided a $123 million loan for the refinancing of 767 Third Avenue, a 40-story office tower in Manhattan. Designed by FXFowle, the building spans 310,000 square feet and features an amenity center with games, a movie screen, lounge with TVs and a boardroom. James Millon, Tom Traynor and P.J. Finley of CBRE arranged the debt. The borrower was Sage Realty, the leasing and management division of the William Kaufman Organization. A portion of the proceeds will be used to fund capital improvements and leasing costs.
