MERRICK, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.1 million sale of a 2,431-square-foot retail asset net leased to Wendy’s in the Long Island city of Merrick. Michael Tuccillo and Matthew Klang of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction. Wendy’s has 14 years remaining on its lease.
NEW YORK CITY AND FREMONT, CALIF. — The list of apparel retailers to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy grew longer over the weekend as the parent companies of Lord & Taylor and Men’s Wearhouse both filed petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to restructure their debt loads. Le Tote Inc., a New York City-based e-commerce firm specializing in the clothing sector that owns Lord & Taylor, filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Tailored Brands, the Fremont-based parent company of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank, filed in a district court in Texas. Le Tote acquired Lord & Taylor about a year ago for $100 million from Hudson’s Bay Co. At that time, Lord & Taylor operated about 40 department stores around the country. Approximately half of those stores will now close. In mid-March, Hudson’s Bay Co., the Canadian firm that also owns Saks Fifth Avenue, also sold a 660,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan that had served as Lord & Taylor’s office hub. Amazon bought the property for $1.15 billion to serve as its New York City headquarters. Just two weeks ago, Tailored Brands unveiled a corporate restructuring plan that …
NEW YORK CITY — Polestar, the electric car manufacturing division of Volvo, has signed a lease for a 4,000-square-foot showroom at 5 E. 59th St. in Manhattan. Polestar, which has also opened pop-up showrooms in Los Angeles and San Francisco, will use the space to educate consumers about electric vehicles. Visitors can also schedule test drives and configure their own Polestar vehicle at the showroom’s digital atelier table. Andrew Kahn and Christian Stanton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Capstone Equities, in the lease negotiations. Jason Greenstone, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented Polestar.
NEW YORK CITY — Black Bear Capital Partners has arranged $62 million in permanent financing for a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 432 units in The Bronx. Bryan Manz, Rob Serra, Emil DePasquale and Brandon Harris of Black Bear Capital Partners arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Finkelstein Timberger East Real Estate, an owner-operator with roughly 3,500 New York City-area units in its portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Bespoke Living has topped out 300 West, a 15-story condominium tower located at the corner of 122nd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in South Harlem. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects, the property will feature 170 units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, a rooftop terrace with outdoor grilling stations, a children’s activity area, package lockers and bike storage space. The development team expects to begin closing sales by the end of the year. Prices start at roughly $500,000.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of The Shire Senior Living, a community located in the Upstate New York city of Rochester. The community features 200 beds of assisted living, as well as 42 standard apartment units. Ardent Senior Living sold the property to a New York-based owner-operator for an undisclosed price.
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. — Procida Funding has provided an $8.7 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 70-unit portfolio in Sleepy Hollow. The portfolio consists of 63 multifamily spaces and seven commercial units. The borrower, Sleepy Hollow Holdings LLC, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund a capital improvements program that is already underway. The portfolio was 94 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Conway Capital has purchased a multifamily building located at 181 Court St. in Brooklyn for $4.5 million. The four-story property consists of six residential units and a ground-floor retail space that is leased to Court Street Bagels through 2023. Conway Capital will implement a value-add program that will upgrade the kitchens and bathrooms and deliver additional bedrooms. Eric Gleitman of Mercury Capital represented the buyer in the transaction. Urban Standard Capital provided acquisition financing for the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Extell Development Co. has begun closing condo sales and allowing resident move-ins at Brooklyn Point, a 68-story multifamily tower that is the borough’s tallest building. In addition to sales commencing and the return to in-person appointments and tours, the building’s first model residences will soon be unveiled. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 720-foot-tall Brooklyn Point is located in downtown Brooklyn, across the street from Willoughby Square Park in the 600,000-square-foot City Point mixed-use development. Brooklyn Point offers a total of 483 for-sale residences in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Pricing now starts at approximately $900,000, with buyers receiving a 25-year tax abatement. The property features more than 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including an infinity pool; outdoor movie screening space; a health and wellness club with an indoor pool, rock climbing wall and basketball court; and a spa. Brooklyn Point will also house a bar, salon, coworking space, chef’s demonstration kitchen, game lounge and a children’s play area. A ninth-floor terrace will offer outdoor lounge and grilling areas, a putting green and a bar. “With the neighborhood continuing to reopen and the area’s energetic atmosphere returning …
NEW YORK CITY — Elijah Equities has begun leasing The Warehouse, a 98,000-square-foot office building located at 520 W. 20th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The four-story property is a redevelopment of a former textile mill and features floor-to-ceiling windows, central heating and cooling on each floor and 18,000 square feet of outdoor terraces. Newmark Knight Frank is the exclusive leasing agent for the building.