NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s Capital Advisory Division has arranged a $215 million construction loan for the development of a 27-story condominium project at 537 Greenwich St. within the Special Hudson Square Zoning District in Manhattan. Adam Hakim and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated represented the borrower, Cape Advisors, and its new equity partner, Strategic Real Estate. Bank of the Ozarks provided the financing for the shovel-ready project. Designed by Loci Anima and Adamson Associates, the development will feature 170 units, 2,332 square feet of ground floor retail space and 31 on-site parking spaces. Residential units, designed by Sebastien Segers Architecture, will average approximately 1,211 square feet with prices starting at under $1.2 million and averaging $2.8 million. The development site offers a zoning floor area of 228,000 square feet, resulting from two combined lots—537 Greenwich St. and 110 Charlton St.— and air rights obtained from five adjacent and nearby properties. Strategic Real Estate will be the managing partner and lead developer for the project.
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Sabal Capital Partners Arranges $129M in Freddie Mac Loans for Multifamily Portfolio in the Bronx
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Sabal Capital Partners, a diversified financial services firm specializing in real estate, lending and banking, has arranged $129 million in Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans for a multifamily portfolio in Bronx. The borrower was Emerald Equity Group. Encompassing more than 850 workforce housing units, the financing is the largest single Small Balance Loan (SBL) transaction processed through the Freddie Mac SBL program since its inception in 2014. The financing will preserve the units as affordable. Sabal Capital used SNAP, its proprietary servicing portal, to independently analyze, underwrite and close each of the 34 refinance loans in the portfolio instead of a bulk transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — 60 Guilders LLC, in a joint venture with ASB Real Estate Investments, has acquired an industrial building located at 5110-5112 Second Ave. in Brooklyn. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $47 million. The building features 185,000 square feet of industrial space. Leo Leyva, Jordan Metzger, Matthew Schneid and Jonathan Goodelman of Cole Schotz P.C. advised 60 Guilders in the joint venture and acquisition.
YAPHANK, N.Y. — An affiliate of AVR Realty Co. is developing a $27 million assisted living facility at The Reserve at the Boulevard, the company’s mixed-use development in Yaphank, in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island. Totaling 99,492 square feet, the two-building property will feature 118 beds, including a 77-bed building for special needs and memory care and a 41-bed supportive care building. Upon completion, the facility will employ 40 full-time workers and 20 part-time workers. Yaphank AVR Boulevard Chelsea, jointly owned by AVR and Chelsea Senior Living of Fanwood, N.J., is purchasing the site from Rose-Breslin Associates. Chelsea owns and operates 13 senior housing communities in New Jersey and three communities in New York. The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency has approved a package of economic incentives for the developer.
Kalikow & Feldco Receive $20M Refinancing for Shopping Center in Staten Island, New York
by Amy Works
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Kalikow Group and Feldco Development Corp. have received a $20 million loan for the refinancing of Expressway Plaza, a shopping center located at 1441 Richmond Ave. in Staten Island. Bethpage Federal Credit Union provided the seven-year loan. Originally built in 1997 by Kalikow and Feldco, the 94,000-square-foot property is occupied by Stop & Shop, Dunkin’ Donuts, Sleepy’s, New York Community Bank and Subway. Additionally, the asset features a 7,000-square-foot outparcel occupied by Buffalo Wild Wings and a 5,000-square-foot outparcel occupied by Applebee’s.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a mixed-use property located at 321 W. 11th St. in Manhattan’s West Village. A local private investor acquired the property from a limited liability company for $11.6 million. The 10,400-square-foot property features two retail units, 10 studio apartments and eight one-bedroom apartments. Matt Fotis and Sam Hoefle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Madison Park Tower, an apartment building located on 34th Street between Madison and Park avenues in Manhattan. Affiliates of CIM Group sold the property to Morgenstern Capital and TLM Equities for $80 million. Constructed in 2009, Madison Park Tower is a 36-story building featuring 110 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental units, a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center, bike storage and 2,950 square feet of ground-level retail space. Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Adam Doneger, Kevin Donner and Avery Silverstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Steve Kohn, Gideon Gil, Dave Karson, Alex Hernandez, Chris Moyer and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt and Structured Finance arranged $65 million in acquisition financing for the purchaser. The financing was provided by affiliates of Square Mile Capital Management.
NEW YORK CITY — Metropolitan Avenue Associates has purchased a six-story mixed-used building located at 524 Metropolitan Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Pinny and Moishe Loketch of the Loketch Group sold the property for $11.3 million. The 12,160-square-foot building features 20 apartment units and two commercial spaces, which are leased to Yola’s Café. At the time of sale, the building was fully occupied. Brendan Maddigan, Ethan Stanton and Michael Gignate of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — HFF has arranged the sale of Huntington Square Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail center located at 3124 Jericho Turnpike in the Long Island community of Huntington. Completed in 2002, the 116,200-square-foot center was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Stop & Shop and Best Buy. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has arranged the sale of a six-story multifamily building located at 336 Fort Washington Ave. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights. Michael Aryeh of Heritage Realty acquired the property from Fort Washington 336 for $30.8 million, or $402.32 per square foot. Built in 1924, the 76,536-square-foot property features 79 apartment units. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.