NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer The Kalikow Group will begin leasing The Sidney, a 68-unit multifamily building located in 2415 Church Ave. in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Developed in partnership with WRS Associates and The Ishay Group, The Sidney is named after Sidney Kalikow, the patriarch of the family-owned development group. Units are available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include coworking space, a tenant lounge, game room, rooftop terrace, package room and a fitness center. The project is almost entirely complete, with the first units expected to be available for occupancy in late September or early October.
NEW YORK CITY — Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) has filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (LVMH) as part of an effort to force the French conglomerate to complete its $16.2 billion acquisition of the New York City-based jeweler. The lawsuit refutes LVMH’s suggestions that it can avoid completing the acquisition by claiming Tiffany has undergone a material adverse effect, meaning the jeweler had breached the terms of the merger agreement. Both CNBC and The Wall Street Journal have reported that LVMH is attempting to scrap the deal by claiming that Tiffany failed to follow certain management procedures during the pandemic, such as continuing to distribute dividends to shareholders despite declining profitability, thus misrepresenting its finances and nullifying the deal. As of late 2019, LVMH, based in Paris, owned more than 70 luxury brands in the clothing, cosmetics, jewelry and spirits industries, including Dom Pérignon champagne, Givenchy clothing and perfume and Christian Dior fashion and perfume. New York City-based Tiffany & Co., which was founded in 1837, operated about 300 stores worldwide and employed some 14,000 people as of late 2019.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged $105 million in predevelopment financing for Bronx Logistics Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot last-mile distribution center that will be situated on a 14.2-acre site at 980 E. 149th St. Building features will include 1,400 parking spaces, 28-foot clear heights and proximity to Interstate 278. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Kristin Knapp of JLL arranged the debt through JPMorgan on behalf of the borrower, Turnbridge Equities. In addition, Andrew Scandalios, Tyler Peck and Thomas Pryor of JLL secured Dune Real Estate Partners as a joint venture equity partner. The development team expects to break ground some time in early 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — Developer SL Green Realty Corp. has completed the $600 million refinancing of 410 Tenth Avenue, an office redevelopment project that will add 636,000 square feet of office space to the local supply. Amazon and First Republic Bank will anchor the 20-story property, which was originally built in 1927 as the Master Printers Building. The loan takes out $465 million in construction financing that SL Green received in 2019 and will fund all future development costs. Completion of 410 Tenth Avenue is slated for the third quarter of 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based DeSimone Consulting Engineers has purchased RRC Engineering, a Plainville, Mass.-based firm that specializes in the design of data centers. RRC’s founder and principal Robert Chartrand will continue to lead the firm from its current office, while DeSimone will also continue to operate its regional office from 31 Milk St. in Boston. DeSimone was founded in 1969 and provides engineering solutions across a range of commercial asset classes.
CRANBURY, N.J. — Kislak Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. has negotiated several industrial leases totaling 26,318 square feet at Campus 130, an 85,000-square-foot industrial flex property located in the Central New Jersey city of Cranbury. Summit Solar Co., Aquabella, Guardian Protection Services and GenZ Distribution are among the new tenants to commit to space at the building. Peter Wisniewski of Kislak handled the negotiations on behalf of the tenants.
NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dwight Capital, a private commercial real estate lender based in New York City, has acquired Love Funding, the Washington, D.C.-based HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank. As a result of this acquisition, Dwight Capital claims it is now the largest dedicated HUD multifamily and healthcare financing firm in the nation. The Love Funding platform will be integrated within Dwight Capital’s existing operating structure. Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported approximately $3.56 billion in net sales across its Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury brands during its fiscal second quarter ending Aug. 1, a 34.7 percent decline from the same period in 2019. However, the New York City-based retailer said its second-quarter performance exceeded expectations, thanks largely to a 53 percent spike in year-over-year sales across its digital platforms. Digital sales represented 54 percent of Macy’s total revenue figure for the quarter. Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette also said that the successful reopening of a number of stores helped the company beat expectations for the second quarter, and that Macy’s top priority moving forward was the execution of a successful holiday shopping season. Macy’s stock price opened at $7.45 per share on Wednesday, Sept. 2, up 8 percent from the previous day but down nearly 50 percent from $14.65 per share a year ago.
NEW YORK CITY AND HACKENSACK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Sitex Group has acquired two industrial properties totaling 65,670 square feet in the New York City area. The first property is a 25,670-square-foot warehouse located at 1155 Commerce Ave. in The Bronx that is occupied by the New York City Department of Sanitation. The second building is a 40,000-square-foot maintenance facility located at 600 S. River St. in Hackensack, New Jersey, that was formerly occupied by truck repair company Deluxe International Trucks. Greiner Maltz’s Atanu Bhattacharjee, Waterstreet Capital’s Carl Bronstein and Douglas Elliman Commercial’s Rick Dana arranged the transaction.
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated a 25,000-square-foot office lease for law firm Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden LLP at 100 Manhattanville Road in Purchase, located north of New York City in Westchester County. The four-story building spans 290,631 square feet, is situated on 23.8 acres and features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center and a concierge desk. Patricia Valenti of NKF represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Lawrence Ruggieri, also with NKF, represented the landlord, RPW Group Inc.