NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates (KDA) has brokered the sale of a development site located at 1508 Herkimer St. in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn. Van Herk Realty sold the 20,000-square-foot site to 1508 Herkimer LLC for $12.8 million. The buyer plans to build a four-story office building on the site. Once completed, the property will be occupied by a city agency that was looking for more space. Robert Klein of KDA represented the seller, while Allison Chambers, also of KDA, represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2197 Ocean Blvd. in Brooklyn’s Madison neighborhood. Shirben Ocean 2197 LLC sold the property to 2197 Ocean LLC for $10 million. Built in 1928, the six-story, 30,000-square-foot building features 35 apartments. Michael Guttman of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer, while Aaron Jungreis, also of Rosewood Realty, represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Northwood Investors has acquired the 1180 Avenue of the Americas building in Midtown Manhattan from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for $305 million. The 23-story, 386,921-square-foot office tower was built in 1963, and offers 13,679 square feet of ground-floor retail occupied by tenants including Chick-fil-A and T-Mobile. The fully occupied office component of the property is home to anchor tenant Scripps Networks, which occupies 126,000 square feet at the building. The company’s lease is through November 2021. Jordan Roeschlaub and Dustin Stolly of NKF Capital Markets secured $237 million in financing for the acquisition of the property. The lender was RBC Royal Bank. Founded in 2006, Northwood Investors is a privately held real estate investment advisor. The company invests alongside institutional and private clients in a broad range of real estate globally, with approximately $7 billion worth of assets under management as of Jan. 1, 2018. Haikou, China-based HNA Group is a conglomerate involved in a number of industries, including real estate, tourism, finance and logistics. The company has approximately $145 billion worth of assets, over $90 billion in annual revenues and an international workforce of 410,000 employees globally. HNA has undergone financial struggles in recent months. Following …
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 31 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace neighborhood. Steven Frey of Frey Management acquired the property from Sentinel Real Estate Corp. for $33.7 million. Built in 1928, the 90,900-square-foot building features 84 apartment units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SARATOGA SPRINGS AND ILION, N.Y. — Hunt Mortgage Group utilized HUD’s 223(f) loan program to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of two affordable multifamily properties in Saratoga Springs and Ilion. Riverside Charitable Corp. received a total of $20.9 million in financing for the two properties. The borrower received a $13.9 million loan for the 112-unit age-restricted Raymond Watkins Apartments, located at 57 Ballston Ave. in Saratoga Springs, and a $7 million loan for John Guy Prindle Apartments, a 112-unit age-restricted property located at 80 E. North St. in Ilion.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $16.5 million acquisition and construction financing package collateralized by a partially constructed hotel development in Long Island City in Queens. The borrower, an affiliate of Sam Chang’s McSam Hotel Group, purchased 38-04 11th St. and plans to construct a 148-key hotel comprising 55,630 square feet on the site. McSam Hotel Group acquired the site with approvals and a completely built foundation. The borrower plans to complete construction of the building within approximately 15 to 18 months. MRC funded $4 million at closing for the site acquisition, and the company has committed to fund an additional $12.5 million to complete construction of the project. The $16.5 million financing package represents approximately 70 percent of the total project cost.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Arbor Realty Trust has funded a $41.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition of James Square Health and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing facility located in Syracuse. Alexander Kaushansky of Arbor Realty Trust arranged the financing for the borrower, VestraCare. The borrower acquired the 440-bed facility from a Chicago-based seller. The buyer plans to appoint a new property administrator, retrain staff, rebrand the community and invest more than $4 million in capital improvements as part of an overall repositioning strategy. Evan Goldenberg of EBEX Holdings assisted all parties in the financing. Ari Dobkin of Meridian Capital Group also assisted in the financing.
CICERO, N.Y. — An entity operated by Charterhouse Development Corp. has purchased a retail property located at 7939 Brewerton Road in Cicero. Cicero ECK LLC sold the property for $2.7 million. Rite Aid occupies the 11,180-square-foot property.
NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has arranged $8.2 million in refinancing for the former Apple Bank Building at 2526 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The borrower, Madd Equities, plans to use proceeds of the loan to renovate the street- and basement-level retail spaces at the property. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital secured the financing, which includes a 24-month interest-only payment period.
COMMACK, N.Y. — Island Associates has arranged the purchase of a retail property located at 6233 Jericho Turnpike in Commack. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $3.2 million. Situated on 1.9 acres, the site was a former car dealership and features a 15,000-square-foot building. The buyer plans to redevelop the property into a retail use. Roger Delisle of Island Associates represented the buyer, while Bruce Nelson of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.