NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $1.6 million sale of a retail building in Ridgewood, Queens. Located at 57-45 Myrtle Ave., the three-story property is currently operating as a pet store but the tenant is expected to vacate the space. Stephen Preuss and Andreas Efthymiou of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Robert F. Gentile, in the transaction. The buyer was investor Isaac Azizian.
NEW YORK CITY — Bank OZK has provided a $95 million construction loan for an 85,000-square-foot, 15-story mixed-use condominium development on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Located at 150 E. 78th St., the project will include 25 condominium units as well as several thousand square feet of ground-floor retail space. Bank OZK provided the financing to Midwood Investment & Development and EJS Real Estate. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. The developer plans to break ground on the project this summer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $2 million sale of a retail property in Astoria, Queens. Located at 31-79 Steinway St., the 2,250-square-foot property is a single-story retail building with a full basement. The property offers an additional 4,500 square feet of air rights for future development. Stephen Preuss and Andreas Efthymiouof Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Steinway Sports & Recreation Center Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was ABS Partners Real Estate, a locally based investment firm.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Brooklyn-based real estate investment firm JFR Global Investments has acquired two office buildings in Garden City for a total of $91 million. Atria East, which is located at 900 Stewart Ave. sold for $50 million while Atria West, which is located at 990 Stewart Ave., sold for $41 million. JFR plans to spend $4.2 million on upgrades and repairs to the 252,730-square-foot Atria East and $3.5 million on repairs and upgrades to the 297,339-square-foot Atria West. The seller was Onyx Equities and its partner, The Davis Cos.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has secured a $32 million loan to refinance a 12-story office tower in the Garment District of Manhattan. Located at 35 W. 36th St., the 77,880-square-foot office building was built in 1911. The building’s renovated lobby includes two high-speed elevators as well as building amenities such as a doorman, 24/7 key card access, an onsite café and a kickboxing gym. Steven Klein, Scott Findlay and Jackie Ferrer of HFF secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Hidrock Properties. The lender was Ladder Capital Finance. Terms of the financing included a three-year, floating-rate loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $1 million sale of a mixed-use building in Long Island City. Located at 5105 34th St., the three-story, 2,360-square-foot property is fully renovated and consists of one commercial unit on the ground floor and two residential units on the upper floors. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefieldrepresented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Latino 2000 USA Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — Lee & Associates has brokered the $32.2 million sale of a 50,000-square-foot parking garage in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. Located at 41-47 E. 21st St., the four-story garage is six blocks from the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W trains. Steve Lorenzo, Mitchell Salmon and Christopher Ventura of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Mequity Cos., in the transaction. Sidney Rosenthal of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Zucker Organization.
ARDSLEY, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has secured a $1.7 million loan to refinance Ardsley Shopping Center in Ardsley. Located at 717-725 Saw Mill River Road, the center, which is anchored by a CVS Pharmacy, is approximately 19 miles north of Manhattan. James J. Houlihan, Christie L. Houlihan and Bryan J. Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was a local bank. Terms of the financing included a five-year term with a 4.6 percent interest rate.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.5 million sale of a 9,155-square-foot development site in Brooklyn. The property is located at 151 Quincy St. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged an $80 million bridge loan for the recently completed Sister City hotel, a 200-room hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Located at 225 Bowery, the 14-story property features a 234-seat café, ground-floor garden and a 150-seat rooftop bar with views of Manhattan. Jonathan More, Steve Buchwald, Ari Hirt and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital arranged the financing on behalf of a partnership between Omnia and Northwind Group. The lender was Bank Hapoalim. After purchasing the property, Omnia and Northwind commenced a major construction campaign, adding three floors and transforming the century-old building into a food-and-beverage-centric hotel. The property is the first Sister City-branded hotel and will be managed by hotel operator Ace Hotels.