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Greystar Acquires Age-Restricted Apartment Community on Long Island for $118M

by Taylor Williams October 11, 2021

PORT JEFFERSON STATION, N.Y. — South Carolina-based multifamily development and management firm Greystar has acquired The Vistas of Port Jefferson, a 244-unit, 55-plus apartment community on Long Island, for $118 million. Built in 2019, the property’s unit mix comprises 36 one-bedroom units, 144 two-bedroom units, and 64 two-bedroom townhouses. In addition, 15 percent of the residences are reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center and walking/biking trails. Benjamin Co. sold the property to Greystar for a per-unit price of roughly $483,600. Michael Tuccillo of Marcus & Millichap and Jack Bick of S. Charaton Realty brokered the deal.

October 11, 2021

Development Industrial New York Northeast Self-Storage

Davis Cos. to Develop 17-Story Self-Storage Facility in Manhattan’s Chelsea District

by Taylor Williams October 11, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — The Davis Cos., a Boston-based development and investment firm, will build a 17-story self-storage facility at 155-165 W. 29th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea District. The property will span approximately 180,000 square feet and feature more than 6,300 units of various sizes. Davis, which is developing the project in partnership with Highland Development Ventures LLC, has completed demolitions of the existing structures on the site and expects to open the facility in spring 2023. Mancini Duffy is the project architect, and Cauldwell-Wingate Construction is the general contractor. Santander Bank and United Overseas Bank provided construction financing.

October 11, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast Self-Storage

Talonvest Capital Arranges $118.2M Loan for Refinancing of New York City Self-Storage Portfolio

by Taylor Williams October 8, 2021

IRVINE, CALIF. — Talonvest Capital Inc., a California-based boutique financial advisory firm, has arranged a $118.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of four self-storage facilities located in and around New York City. The properties, which total 320,819 net rentable square feet across 5,148 units, are located in Brooklyn, Long Island City (Queens), Yonkers and White Plains. The portfolio also included 12,380 square feet of commercial space. An undisclosed global investment management firm provided the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan to the borrower, self-storage owner-operator Clutter Inc. Jim Davies, Kim Bishop, Eric Snyder, David DiRienzo and Tom Sherlock of Talonvest handled the debt placement.

October 8, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast Self-Storage

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 726-Unit Self-Storage Facility on Long Island

by Taylor Williams October 8, 2021

MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Middle Island Self Storage, a 726-unit facility managed by Public Storage on Long Island. Built on five-plus acres in 2019, the 74,601-square-foot property sold for $25 million, or $34,435 per unit. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The facility was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale.

October 8, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast Office

Phoenix Investors Acquires 4 MSF Former IBM Campus in Endicott, New York

by Taylor Williams October 7, 2021

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — An affiliate of Wisconsin-based Phoenix Investors has acquired the 4 million-square-foot former IBM headquarters campus in Endicott, located near the New York-Pennsylvania border. The site, which consists of 29 buildings on 130 acres and is currently known as the Huron Campus, houses industrial, office and R&D users. The campus was first converted to a multi-tenant development in the early 2000s and today serves as the workplace of more than 2,800 people, though IBM still maintains a presence on the property. The seller was not disclosed.

October 7, 2021

Development Loans New York Northeast

Greystone Arranges $35M for Multifamily Project in New Rochelle, New York

by Taylor Williams October 6, 2021

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Greystone has arranged a $14 million ground lease and a $21 million leasehold construction loan for a 75-unit multifamily project that will include 7,300 square feet of commercial space in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. Leasehold construction financing refers to a loan to develop a building on land that is ground-leased. RMWC, an investment advisory firm with four offices across the country, provided the loan to the borrower, locally based developer The Young Cos. Drew Fletcher and Matt Klauer of Greystone placed the debt and also arranged the ground lease with Haven Capital.

October 6, 2021

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Lowenstein Sandler Signs 125,700 SF Office Lease Renewal, Expansion in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams October 6, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — National law firm Lowenstein Sandler has signed a 125,700-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 1251 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The 54-story, 2.3 million-square-foot office tower is situated atop the Rockefeller Center subway hub in the borough’s Midtown area. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Eric Cagner and Nick Berger of Newmark represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America, in the lease negotiations. Michael Goldman and Philip Weiss of AttentivRE represented Lowenstein Sandler, which is extending its current lease and taking an additional 25,000 square feet on the 19th floor.

October 6, 2021

Development Hospitality New York Northeast

Lightstone Tops Out 216-Room Moxy Hotel in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Area

by Taylor Williams October 6, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Lightstone has topped out Moxy Williamsburg, a 216-room hotel in Brooklyn. Designed by Stonehill Taylor, the property will offer amenities such as a fitness center, coworking spaces, meeting and event rooms, a rooftop terrace and multiple food and beverage concepts. Leeding Builders Group is managing construction of the project. The opening is set for late 2022.

October 6, 2021

Loans New York Northeast Office Top Stories

Tishman Speyer Receives $425M Green Bond Refinancing for JACX Office Building in Queens

by Taylor Williams October 6, 2021

LONG ISLAND CITY — Locally based developer Tishman Speyer has received a $425 million green bond refinancing for The JACX, a 1.2 million-square-foot office complex in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. Built in 2019 and fully leased at the time of closing, The JACX consists of two 26-story office towers connected by a five-story base. According to the developer, the property represents the single largest addition to the supply of office space in Long Island City since the opening of the Citicorp Building in 1990. The development houses more than 50,000 square feet of retail space, including a food hall with nine culinary concepts, a restaurant by chef Dan Kluger and an upscale grocer. Other amenities include a fitness center operated by The Wright Fit, a landscaped public plaza, access to multiple public transit lines and a 175-space bike parking area with showers. MdeAS Architects designed the building to LEED Silver certifications, and environmentally friendly features include a 100,000-gallon stormwater reclamation system and an air filtration system. These assets made the property eligible for the green bond refinancing, which Bank of America originated. The transaction retires existing construction debt with permanent CMBS financing. “Tishman Speyer is dedicated to …

October 6, 2021

Development Hospitality New York Northeast

Lightstone Tops Out 303-Room Moxy Lower East Side Hotel in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams October 5, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — National investment and development firm Lightstone has topped out Moxy Lower East Side, a 303-room hotel located at the junction of Manhattan’s Little Italy, SoHo and Chinatown neighborhoods. The design team includes master architect Stonehill Taylor, interior design firms Michaelis Boyd and David Rockwell, who designed the restaurant and underground lounge. Other amenities will include a coworking lounge, fitness center and three meeting rooms. Completion is slated for late 2022.

October 5, 2021

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