NEW YORK CITY — Monticello Asset Management has provided $8 million in financing for the acquisition of a 140-bed skilled nursing facility in New York City.The facility was built in 1979 and currently has a five-star Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services rating. In addition to skilled nursing services, the facility contains a 40-bed, non-secure memory unit and a 28-bed short-term or subacute therapy unit. The property totals 45,888 square feet on an 8.2-acre plot. The financing is a bridge loan, which the undisclosed borrower plans to convert to HUD financing in the future.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has negotiated the sale of a 68,200-square-foot Section 8 multifamily portfolio located at 14-18 W. 107th St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A private real estate investment firm acquired the assets for $27.6 million. Comprised of two elevator buildings, the properties feature 60 units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Ron Solarz of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a private owner, and procured the buyer. Gary Meese, also of Eastern Consolidated, served as analyst for the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a multi-tenanted commercial office and retail building located at 224 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $21 million. Originally built in the mid-19th century and significantly altered in 1980, the six-story building features 15,949 square feet of office and retail space. The building has floor plates that range from 2,600 square feet to 2,827 square feet and is currently leased to three office tenants and one retail tenant, 7-Eleven. John Ciraulo and Craig Waggner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $12.5 million in refinancing for 135 Bowery, a boutique creative office building in Manhattan’s Midtown South technology corridor. The borrower is a joint venture between Caspi Development and RWN Real Estate Partners. Steven Klein and Alex Staikos of HFF secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through BBVA Compass Bank. Loan proceeds were used to refinance a construction loan on the property. Originally built in 1900 and redeveloped in 2016, the eight-story, 21,308-square-foot building features a ground-floor retail space occupied by a high-end restaurant, and full-floor loft office units above. The office spaces feature collaborative open floor plates, 10-foot ceilings, reclaimed wood details, custom kitchenettes, conference rooms and two suites that offer private terraces with city views. The property is fully occupied by tenants, including lola/VFX, Bullish, Tradewind, breather, Martin Lui & Associates, Minds+Assembly and RTS Ventures.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the sale of a six-story apartment building located at 964 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan Valley. TriArch Real Estate Group acquired the building from The Orbach Group for $12.1 million. Built in 1900, the 21,072-square-foot property features 22 residential apartments and four retail stores. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer, while Elan Teichman, also of Cignature, represented the seller in the deal.
President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the first sweeping reform of the tax code in more than 30 years. Signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, the plan drops top individual rates to 37 percent and doubles the child tax credit; it cuts income taxes, doubles the standard deduction, lessens the alternative minimum tax for individuals, and eliminates many personal exemptions, such as the state and local tax deduction, colloquially known as SALT. While Republicans and Democrats remain divided on the overhaul’s benefits, there is a single undeniable fact: The sharp reduction of the corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 21 percent will be a boon for most businesses. At the same time, employees seem to be benefiting too, with AT&T handing out $1,000 bonuses to some 200,000 workers, Fifth Third Bancorp awarding $1,000 bonuses to 75 percent of its workers, Wells Fargo raising its minimum wage by 11 percent and other companies sharing some of the increased profits with employees. Companies are showing understandable exuberance at the prospect of lower tax liability, but investments many firms are making in response to the changes may trigger increases in their property tax bills. Some companies already are reinvesting …
NEW YORK CITY — Delshah Capital has purchased an apartment building located at 138 Ludlow St. in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Trikupa Realty sold the six-story property for $18.9 million. The six-story property features 27 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and retail space that is occupied by two tenants. The buyer plans to renovate the property, including infrastructure improvements, upgraded kitchen appliances, installation of washers, dryers, wine chillers and flooring, and refurbished bathrooms. Michael DeChester of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged $6 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a mixed-use property in SoHo. The financing is a non-recourse senior floating-rate bridge loan. The property features 7,500 square feet of retail, office and multifamily space.
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — SVN/Realty Three Advisors has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 205 Express St. in Plainview. Robert Anton and Arthur Cerrone Jr. purchased the industrial property from 205 Express Street LLC for $2.8 million. Situated on 1.4 acres and built in 1995, the property features 20,200 square feet of industrial space. Lorraine O’Hara, Patricia Posillico and Aric Schachner of SVN/Realty Three Advisors represented the seller, while David Hunt of Hunt Corporate Services represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of two multifamily buildings located at 460-464 Prospect Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. An undisclosed buyer acquired the assets for $6.3 million. Adam Hess, Eddie Setton and Aaron Birns of TerraCRG facilitated the transaction. Totaling 15,120 square feet, the property features 16 two-bedroom apartments, with nine rent-stabilized and seven free-market units.