New York

Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Places $4.2M Loan for Office Building in Greenburgh, New York

by Amy Works October 14, 2016

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has placed a $4.2 million first mortgage for an office building located at 297 Knollwood Road in Greenburgh, a suburb of White Plains, N.Y. The non-recourse loan features a 4 percent fixed interest rate for 10 years. A 10,000-square-foot branch of the General Services of America – US Social Security Administration occupies the 35,000-square-foot building. Andrew Greenspan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors closed the loan, while Lee Pollock of Pollock & McGuire LLP represented the undisclosed borrower.

October 14, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

Ariel Property Advisors Arranges $5M Sale Development Site in South Bronx

by Amy Works October 14, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of a development site located at 417 Gerard Ave. in the Mott Havens section of the South Bronx. Treetop Development purchased the site from Galaxy General Contracting for $5 million, or $100 per buildable square foot. Zoned M1-4/R8A, the 9,816-square-foot site provides 49,680 buildable square feet as-of-right. Jason Gold, Scot Hirschfield, Marko Agbaba and Victor Sozio of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

October 14, 2016

Industrial New York Northeast

Matrix Development Breaks Ground on Matrix Global Logistics Park in Staten Island

by Amy Works October 13, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Matrix Development Group has broken ground on the first of two buildings at Matrix Global Logistics Park in Staten Island. The two speculative buildings, totaling 975,000 square feet and 450,000 square feet, are the first of four total buildings slated for the park. Scheduled for completion in spring 2017, the cross-docked buildings will feature ample overhead doors, trailer parking and auto parking.

October 13, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Chelsea Senior Living, AVR Realty Plan $27M Assisted Living Community on Long Island

by Amy Works October 13, 2016

YAPHANK, N.Y. — A joint venture between Chelsea Senior Living and AVR Realty plans to develop a $27 million, 118-bed assisted living facility in the Long Island town of Yaphank. The joint venture is seeking governmental approval from the Yaphank Town Planning Board and economic incentives from the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency to build the community. If approved and built, it will be located within The Boulevard, a 322-acre mixed-use development. Phase I of The Boulevard is already approved, and includes a 240-unit multifamily community. Plans call for two buildings totaling 99,492 square feet, including a 77-bed building for special needs and memory care, and a 41-bed supportive care building. The developers purchased the site from Rose-Breslin Associates LLC and aim to begin construction in 2017. Based in Farnwood, N.J., Chelsea Senior Living owns and operates 13 seniors housing communities in New York and New Jersey.

October 13, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast Office

TerraCRG Brokers $84M Sale of Iconic One Prospect Park West Building in Brooklyn

by Amy Works October 12, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of One Prospect Park West, an iconic building located at the corner of Union Street and Prospect Park West in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property from Haysha Deitsch for $84 million. The nine-story, 169,410-square-foot building is positioned to be converted into residences. The property overlooks Prospect Park and Grand Army Park and features frontage on Prospect Park West, Union Street and President Street. Ofer Cohen and Adam Hess of TerraCRG brokered the transaction.

October 12, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

Pacolet Milliken Enterprises Acquires 63-Unit Apartment Building in Brooklyn for $52M

by Amy Works October 12, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, a privately owned investment company controlled by the shareholders of Milliken & Co., has acquired an apartment building located at 341 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. An undisclosed seller sold the building for $52 million. The newly constructed property features 63 apartments and ground-floor retail leased to Capital One, Starbucks Coffee and Statcare Urgent Medical Care. Scott Burk of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, while Matt Sparks and Alexandrea Rossland, also of Eastern Consolidated, along with Bluejay Management represented the seller in the transaction.

October 12, 2016

Loans New York Northeast Office Top Stories

Paramount Completes $850M Refinancing of 1.8 MSF Office Building in Manhattan

by Jeff Shaw October 12, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has received an $850 million refinancing for 1301 Avenue of the Americas, a 1.8 million-square-foot trophy office building located between 52nd and 53rd streets in Midtown Manhattan. The 45-story office tower includes 30,000 square feet of ground-floor and concourse-level retail space. The property also features in-building access to Rockefeller Center and views of Central Park. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the five-year, interest-only loan, which matures in October 2021 and has two one-year extension options. The net proceeds from the financing were used to repay the company’s 2017 debt maturities at 900 Third Avenue in Manhattan and Waterview in Washington, D.C. Paramount plans to use the remaining proceeds to help fund the previously announced acquisition of One Front Street in San Francisco, which is expected to close by the end of the year. “By capitalizing on today’s attractive credit markets for our high-quality, Class A assets, we strengthen our balance sheet and fortify our position in the market,” says Albert Behler, chairman, CEO and president of Paramount. “Over the past 10 months, we have successfully financed over $2.35 billion of debt at attractive rates,” adds Wilbur Paes, chief financial officer of Paramount. …

October 12, 2016

New York Northeast Retail

DLC, DRA Advisors Acquire 16 Property Retail Portfolio Totaling 4.85 Million Square Feet

by Amy Works October 11, 2016

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — A joint venture between Tarrytown-based DLC Management Corp. and New York City-based DRA Advisors LLC has acquired a 16-property retail portfolio totaling 4.85 million square feet in New York and Alabama. The portfolio was acquired from DDR. The acquisition will bring DLC’s owned square footage to approximately 21.7 million square feet. The joint venture has plans to re-develop several of the newly acquired centers, and DLC will open a new satellite office in Buffalo, New York, to help facilitate the management of the new properties.

October 11, 2016

Civic New York Northeast

Mc Gowan Completes Renovation, Modernization of The Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan

by Amy Works October 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Mc Gowan, a construction management firm, has completed the renovation and modernization of The Nightingale-Bamford School, a private K-12 school located at 20 E. 92nd St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Mc Gowan served as general contractor for the project, which included the modernizing of the existing 75,000-square-foot property and integrating 25,000 square feet from two adjacent townhouses into the main building. Renovations included the reconfiguration of spaces to a more user-friendly design; expansion of the existing library for middle and upper schools; the addition of modern teaching technology in classrooms; an upgrade of cafeteria spaces; replacement of all floors, ceiling and millwork; an upgrade of the fire alarm system; and replacement of all light fixtures.

October 10, 2016

New York Northeast Retail

Target Leases 27,354 SF at 500 East 14th Street in the East Village

by Amy Works October 10, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Target has signed a lease for 27,354 square feet of retail space at 500 E. 14th St. in the East Village. The retailer plans to open a flexible format store at the location within Extell Development Co.’s new mixed-use building. Target will occupy 9,649 square feet on the ground floor and 17,705 square feet on the lower level at the two-story, 56,610-square-foot building. The new Target location is slated to open in 2018. Robert Futterman, Ariel Schuster, Brandon Eisenman and Ike Bibi of RKF represented Extell, while Richard Skulnik and Peter Ripka of Ripco Real Estate Corp. represented the tenant in the deal.

October 10, 2016

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