New York

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $66.7 million construction loan for a nine-story boutique office building in Manhattan. Located at 141 E. Houston St., the 63,000-square-foot property will include seven individual office floors ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 square feet, a 3,300-square-foot retail store at grade level, and two additional below-grade retail levels. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael Diaz, and Patrick Cotter of JLL secured the financing on behalf of the borrowers, East End Capital and K Property Group. The lender was CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank and Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated the $1.3 million sale of a mixed-use building in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Located at 2837 Church Ave., the 4,500-square-foot property is comprised of four apartments and a 1,500-square-foot, ground-floor retail space. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Elli Klapper, Charles Berger and Jay Gelbtuch of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of New York Life Insurance Company, has provided a $55 million loan to refinance West End Towers, a 1,000-unit apartment community on the Upper Westside of Manhattan. Located at 75 West End Ave., the property is nearby Lincoln Square and includes panoramic river and city views. Mark Young of New York Life Real Estate Investors’ New York regional office secured the financing on behalf of the owner, an affiliate of The Brodsky Organization. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.

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OGDENSBURG, N.Y. — Rafinia Property Group has arranged the $2.2 million sale of Seaway Shopping Center, a 102,796-square-foot retail strip in Ogdensburg. The single-story strip center is configured to fit 15 retail spaces and is occupied by Save-A-Lot food stores, Peebles, Family Dollar and a mix of local and regional tenants. The property was constructed in 1960 and significantly upgraded in 2018. Evan Rafinia of Rafinia Property Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based in New York City.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $6.1 million sale of a 16-unit multifamily property in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens. Located at 191-02 35th Ave., the property consists of one- and two-bedroom duplex units as well as three-bedroom triplex units. The two-story property in located nearby the Auburndale Long Island Rail Road station. Daniel Abbondandolo and Dimitri Mastrogiannis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, The DiNoto Group, in the transaction. The property was purchased by Fairfield Properties.

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NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $138 million construction loan for a mixed-use development project in the West Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 300 W. 122nd St., the 13-story, 211,893-square-foot property will include 155 condominium units and ground-floor retail space slated for a grocery store. MRC provided the financing to borrower Happy Living Development. Richard Horowitz, Ryan Horowitz and Adam Horowitz of Cooper-Horowitz LLC brokered the transaction on behalf of the borrower. The building’s foundation has already been completed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $75 million refinancing for The Lane at Boerum Place, a 133,387-square-foot residential and retail building in Brooklyn. Located at 415 Red Hook Lane, Rumble Boxing anchors the 108-unit project’s retail component. The residential component of the newly constructed, 21-story property is fully leased. Amenities include central air, a bike room and co-working lounge, as well as washers and dryers in all units. Gideon Gil, Alexander Hernandez, Noble Carpenter III and Zachary Kraft secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Quinlan Development Group & Lonicera Partners. TD Bank provided the financing.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Corp. (NYSE: RC) and Owens Realty Mortgage Inc. (NYSE: ORM) have officially completed their merger. As of March 29, ORM ceased to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The newly combined company will conduct business under the name Ready Capital Corp. and will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol RC. In addition, pursuant to the merger agreement, the size of Ready Capital’s board of directors has increased from six to seven members. Gilbert E. Nathan, an independent director of ORM, was appointed to Ready Capital’s board of directors. Ready Capital specializes in small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans. Maryland-based Owens Realty Mortgage is a specialty finance mortgage company that provides customized, short-term acquisition and transition capital to small balance and middle-market investors.

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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — NorthMarq has secured $2.7 million in acquisition financing for Liberty Center Plaza, an 80,846-square-foot retail property in Seneca Falls. The property’s major tenants include Tractor Supply Company and The Salvation Army. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Terms of the financing include a seven-year fixed term with a 25-year amortization schedule. The lender was undisclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $50 million sale of a waterfront development site in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 500 Kent Ave., the nearly three-acre site carries up to 230,500 buildable square feet. The property is located in a M3-1 zoning district, which allows for the development site to be designated for retail, office, light manufacturing or mixed-use. The lot is adjacent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Brooklyn tech triangle. JLL represented the seller, Con Edison, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.

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