NEW YORK CITY — CIM Group has sold Gilman Hall Tower, a 24-story, 146,000-square-foot building in Manhattan. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at the corner of First Avenue and East 17th Street, the building was one of three properties that CIM acquired from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in March 2017. The building, which was built in 1969, was previously used to house medical residents of Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
NEW YORK CITY — Collaborative workspace provider WeWork has signed a 201,231-square-foot lease at One Seaport Plaza in Manhattan. Located at 199 Water St., the 35-story property is owned by Jack Resnick & Sons. The 15-year lease is for WeWork to occupy the top five floors at the property. John Cefaly, Robert Constable, Ethan Silverstein, Stephen Bellwood and Myles Fennon of Cushman & Wakefield represented Jack Resnick & Sons in the transaction with WeWork.
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. — Senior Lifestyle Corp. has opened a welcome center at The Club at Briarcliff Manor, a seniors housing community in Briarcliff Manor, approximately 25 miles north of Manhattan. A grand opening was recently held for prospective residents, who can start moving into the community in late spring. The Club at Briarcliff Manor features a mix of 287 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments in two interconnected buildings. The independent living apartments range from 974 square feet to 1,111 square feet. Monthly rents start at $7,350. The name and architecture are an homage to the Briarcliff Lodge, a grand resort hotel built in the early 1900s. The 59-acre property features views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline, numerous walking trails and landscaped grounds originally designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $68 million sale of a development site on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for $68 million. Located at 1393 York Ave., the property has a floor area of 112,420 square feet. Avison Young represented the seller, The Church of the Epiphany, in the transaction. The buyer was Weill Cornell Medical College, which plans to build housing for medical students at the site. As part of the transaction, The Church of the Epiphany will remain at 1393 York Avenue for two years as a tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $21.4 million loan to refinance a 78,313-square-foot mixed-use building in Queens. Located at 251-73 Jericho Turnpike, the newly constructed property is 70 percent leased to six office and retail tenants. The exterior of the building is primarily brick, steel and glass. Madison Realty Capital provided the financing to borrower AB Capstone, which plans to use the funds to refinance previous debt and support final lease-up of the property.
AMHERST, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $7.3 million sale of the Comfort Inn University in Amherst. Located at 1 Flint Road, the four-story property includes 102 rooms. Among the amenities are a fitness center, laundry facility, indoor swimming pool and business center. Jerry Swon, Dan Zagoria and Cameron Peirce of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Brax Realty has secured a 99-year ground lease for a development site in the Mott Haven section in the Bronx. The lease is valued at $108 million. The properties are located at 550 Trinity Ave. and 571 Jackson Ave. The site offers a buildable square footage of 52,318 square feet. Brax Realty secured the ground lease on behalf of the landlord, M&R Friedlander Supply Co. The lessee is 550 Trinity LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $22.7 million loan to convert a 13-story multifamily building into condominiums. The building is located at 42-14 Crescent St. in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The property, which is called The Independent, currently consists of 32,102 square feet of residential space across 48 units. The property was completed in 2016 and is currently fully leased. JLL represented the borrower, Meadow Partners LLC, in the transaction. The lender was Sterling National Bank. Meadow Partners plans to begin sales of units at the property in March 2019.
NEW YORK STATE — Jacobson Properties has brokered the $45 million sale of the New York State Medical Office Portfolio, five properties located in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley of New York State. The 209,382-square-foot portfolio is anchored by St. Peter’s Hospital, Ellis Hospital, Seton Health System and Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Lisa Menin of Jacobson Properties and Leo Jones of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a national private equity healthcare investor.
NEW YORK CITY — CapStack Partners has arranged a $19 million loan to refinance The Ravel Hotel in Long Island City. Located at 8-08 Queens Plaza, the 113-room hotel also includes 17,000 square feet of event space, a redesigned rooftop restaurant, pool club and outdoor beer garden. CapStack’s investment banking group worked on behalf of the undisclosed borrower to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed lender. Loan proceeds were used to refinance construction costs
