NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group has completed a $300 million refinancing for 712 Fifth Avenue, an office building located in the Plaza District of New York City. The new 10-year, interest-only loan matures in July 2027 and has a fixed rate of 3.39 percent. The net proceeds of the loan were used to repay the existing $246.5 million loan that bears interest at 4.41 percent and was scheduled to mature in March 2018. The building features 543,000 square feet of Class A office space. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of a multifamily property located at 89-10 Whitney Ave. in the Elmhurst section of Queens. Antonio Feggoudakis acquired the property from Heller Realty for $23.4 million, or $243,000 per unit. The six-story, 89,300-square-foot building features 96 rent-stabilized apartment units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the seller, while Michael Guttman, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors Capital Markets has arranged $45.1 million in financing for the acquisition of an 18-building, 207-unit multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. The seller assembled the buildings, which are located throughout central and northern Brooklyn, in 2009 and 2010. The seven-year loan features a 3.77 percent fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Andrew Dansker and Lior Goldberg of IPA arranged the loan for the buyer, a real estate fund, and represented the seller, a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Maplewood Senior Living and Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) will break ground today, June 14, on Inspir | Manhattan, a 215-unit seniors housing community on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. The 23-story, 212,000-square-foot building will offer assisted living, memory care and “enhanced care” units. Westport, Conn.-based Maplewood Senior Living currently operates 13 other communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ohio.
NEW YORK CITY — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), MDG Design + Construction, Citi Community Capital, Raymond Jones, Smith & Henzy, BSR Management and Cary Fields have secured nearly $160 million in financing for the restoration of Michelangelo Apartments, a 494-unit affordable housing community located in the Melrose section of the Bronx. The 43-year-old development will be renovated and preserved as affordable housing for an additional 40 years through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. Built in 1974 using a HUD Section 236 loan guarantee, Michelangelo Apartment comprises four towers offering a total of 80 studios, 126 one-bedroom, 191 two-bedroom, 77 three-bedroom and 20 four-bedroom apartments, as well as 50,000 square feet of retail space and underground parking. The renovations and improvements, which will happen with tenants in place, will include full kitchen and bathroom renovations, conversions to an energy-efficient hydronic boiler system from electric heaters, elevator modernization, façade repairs, lobby modernization, public hall beautification, conversion to energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the buildings and landscaping improvements.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed a $55 million acquisition loan for the purchase of an office building in Uniondale. The borrower, Salus Government Properties, acquired the single-tenant office building, which is located at 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Nassau County Department of Health and Human Services occupies the 217,226-square-foot building that was constructed in 1986. C. Cooper Willis of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loan for the borrower. Morgan Stanley provided the financing.
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pompton Mall, a retail property located at 14 Wanaque Ave. in Pompton Lakes. A private investor sold the 7,870-square-foot property for $2.3 million. Ben Sgambati, Alan Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $41.6 million in financing for the construction of Kingswood Plaza II, an office and retail development located at 1715 E. 13th St. in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. Jason Cohen, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Justin Hunt and David Behmoaras of Mission Capital arranged the loan with a foreign bank for the borrower, a joint venture between Infinity Real Estate and The Nightingale Group. The 106,000-square-foot development, which is 56 percent pre-leased to Target and Marshalls, will offer three floors of professional/medical office space in addition to its retail component.
NEW YORK CITY — Propco Holdings has selected UA Builders Group for the ground-up development of a residential property located at 2061-2065 Ryer Ave. in the West Bronx. The 12-storybuiding will feature 120,000 square feet of residential space. Badaly & Badaly Architects is serving as architect for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Boston Properties’ consolidated joint venture entity, in which it has 60 percent interest and which owns 767 Fifth Avenue in New York City, has completed the refinancing of approximately $1.6 billion in indebtedness that had been secured by direct and indirect interests in 767 Fifth Avenue. The new mortgage financing has a principal amount of $2.3 billion, has a fixed interest rate and matures in 2027. The loan requires interest-only payments during the 10-year term, with the entire principal amount due at maturity.