NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has arranged a $55 million permanent mortgage for a commercial property located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district. The non-recourse five-year loan features a 2.63 percent fixed interest rate and is full-term interest-only. Developed in 2008, the 80,000-square-foot property is occupied by Arhaus, a furniture retailer, and a California-based tech company. Ricky Aryeh of Equicap originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $38 million in financing to increase proceeds on the existing construction loan for a multifamily property at 33 Lincoln Road in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. The borrower, Lincoln Park Partners, will use the loan to complete the development of a nine-story residential building featuring 141 apartment units and retail space. The loan was provided by Santander Bank. Preston Flammang of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the two-year loan for the borrower.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN., AND POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged two loans totaling $9.5 million for two retail properties in New Britain and Poughkeepsie. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim secured both 10-year loans, which feature a 4.22 percent fixed rate and 25-year amortization schedule. The loans were placed with Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co. In New Britain, an undisclosed borrower received $3.5 million in financing for Brittany West Plaza, a 39,438-square-foot retail property. The property is currently 100 percent leased to a variety of national and regional tenants, including Subway, TD Bank, Hair Cuttery, Gloria’s Nails and Arthur Murray Dance Studio. In Poughkeepsie, an undisclosed borrower received $6 million in financing for Poughkeepsie Plaza, a 170,966-square-foot community shopping center. Originally constructed in 1958, the property was partially enclosed in 1978, with various additions from 1983 to 2004.
NEW YORK CITY — MHP Real Estate Services, in a partnership with HNA Property Holdings, has acquired 850 Third Avenue, a 617,000-square-foot office building in New York. Shorenstein Properties sold the 21-story building in an off-market transaction. MHP will serve as the operating partner of the joint venture, with HNA serving as majority partner. Morgan Stanley provided approximately $238 million in financing for MHP in the transaction, according to The Real Deal. The financing consists of a $210 million acquisition loan, a $17 million building loan, a $465,000 project loan and $10 million in debt transferred from the seller. The building, located between East 51st and 52nd streets, marks the second joint venture between MHP and HNA, with the partnership now owning more than 1 million square feet of office space. HNA will set up its U.S. headquarters at the property. Other tenants include Discovery Communications, Radio One and the City of New York. “The Midtown East office market is experiencing an extraordinary renaissance that will further redefine the city and reshape a time-tested enclave of New York business,” says Norman Sturner, CEO of MHP Real Estate Services. “The East Side rezoning efforts, along with the area’s existing transportation infrastructure and addition of the Second …
NEW YORK CITY — Akelius Residential Property AB has acquired a six-building multifamily property in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill for $57 million. Built in 1930, the asset features 86 apartment units. The name of the seller was not released. With this transaction, Akelius now owns 1,013 apartments in New York City.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 82 16th St. in the Park Slope/Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. The asset sold for $3.5 million, or $572 per square foot. The four-story, 6,240-square-foot property features 16 rent-stabilized apartment units. Adam Hess, Eddie Setton and Kirill Galperin of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Anbau Enterprises has acquired three contiguous multifamily buildings located at 50-58 E. Third St. in Manhattan’s East Village for $58 million. The three-building portfolio features 71 rental units and totals more than 52,000 gross square feet. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Fortis Property Group and Joy Construction Corp. have completed the disposition of Atelier Williamsburg, a newly developed residential property located at 239-261 N. Ninth St. in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, for an undisclosed sum. Completed in 2015, the 120-unit property features studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, a 24-hour doorman, rooftop deck with barbecues and skyline views, resident lounge with billiards table and entertaining kitchen, landscaped courtyard and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Andrew Scandalios, Jeff Julien and Rob Hinckley of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Equity Office is executing a $25 million capital improvement program at Park Avenue Tower, a 300,000-square-foot office tower in Midtown. The renovations include a reinvented lobby by Gonzalez Architects; new transom windows on every floor; and The Club, a 20,000-square-foot amenity space for all tenants. The new space will include a state-of-the-art fitness center with executive locker room facility, a business and recreation lounge, conference center, a curated grab-and-go food service and innovative building technology. Additional renovations include a building within a building design concept; an outdoor plaza with bar/café designed by Moed De Armas & Shannon; 12-foot 9-inch ceiling heights; three-story office penthouse with 360-degree views; and iVisitor lobby technology, including iPad-carrying security guards to greet guests. The renovations are slated for completion by fourth quarter 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has brokered the sale of two vacant buildings, located at 1269-1271 Dekalb Ave. in Bushwick. A local developer acquired the two properties for $1.8 million, or $212 per buildable square foot. The parcel offers 8,736 buidable square feet of residential space, as of right. The buyer plans to demolish the existing structures and construct a luxury condominium on the site. Steven Westreich and Hen Vaknin of Westbridge Realty Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the off-market transaction.
