NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 1072 Woodycrest Ave. in the Bronx’s Highbridge section. An institutional investor acquired the 49-unit asset for $7.7 million. Marco Lala and Chris Wynne of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the transaction.
NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK — Megalith Capital Management, in partnership with East & Hudson Real Estate, has acquired The Printhouse, a planned luxury rental development at 174 Huguenot St. in New Rochelle. The six-story, 68,000-square-foot property will feature 71 residential units, in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, 3,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space, with units ranging in size from 500 square feet to 1,150 square feet. The property is slated for completion in 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — SKW Funding has closed a $12 million first lien mortgage loan for the refinance and cross-collateralization of two Manhattan properties. Located between Houston and East First streets in East Village, the first site is a predominantly vacant land site that contains the foundation from a prior structure that was demolished in 2000. The second asset is located between Third and Second avenues in East Harlem. Daniel Wrublin and Menelik Tefera of SKW Funding arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Certes Partners has acquired a retail condominium, located at 127 Madison Ave. in Manhattan’s NoMad district. The 1,272-square-foot condominium, which features a 500-square-foot basement, sold for $2.8 million. Situated between 30th and 31st streets, the retail condo is on the ground floor of M127, a 13-story luxury condominium. The building was designed by Shop Architects and originally built in 1920. Anand Melwani of ARM Real Estate Group represented the buyer and the seller, Huang Long LLC, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — American Realty Capital New York City REIT Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire an office building located at 1140 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. An affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI is selling the property for $180 million, exclusive of closing costs. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. The 22-story, 250,000-square-foot property is currently 91 percent leased, with City National Bank being the largest tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 331 E. 89th St. in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. ACNY Developers Inc. acquired the property from E-Wei Tao for $7.3 million, or $862 per square foot. The five-story, 8,500-square-foot building features 11 residential units divided into eight free-market and two rent-stabilized units and one rent-controlled unit. The property also features approximately 1,567 square feet of remaining development rights. Thomas Gammino and Brett Weisblum of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 42-15 Crescent St. in Queens’ Long Island City. World Wide Group acquired the 124-unit property from Meadow Partners for $70 million. Built in 1955, the 102,000-square-foot property recently underwent a conversion from an office and retail building to an 11-story apartment building with 124 market-rate rental apartments and two ground-floor retail spaces. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Castellan Real Estate Partners has completed the disposition of a multifamily building located at 511 W. 151st St. in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood. The five-story asset sold for $8.5 million, or $320 per square foot. The 26,630-square-foot building features 31 apartment units with an average size of 730 square feet. Robert Shapiro, Clint Olsen and Josh Lipton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
BUFFALO, N.Y. AND CLEVELAND — Shareholders of First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) and KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) have overwhelmingly approved the proposed merger between the two financial giants. The votes were held today at special meetings in each of the companies’ headquarters — Buffalo for First Niagara and Cleveland for KeyCorp. Over 90 percent of shareholders who voted approved of the merger. Shareholders who did not participate counted as “no” votes, but even with those accounted for, approximately 75 percent voted in favor of the merger, according to The Buffalo News. The deal totals $3.5 billion and is structured as KeyCorp acquiring First Niagara, The News reported. “I would like to thank our shareholders for their support and their vote of confidence,” says Beth Mooney, chairman and CEO of KeyCorp. “KeyBank and First Niagara are indeed better together — a powerful combination that will bring a new level of capabilities and expertise to our clients, new opportunities for our employees, and even greater investment in our communities.” KeyCorp and First Niagara entered into a merger agreement on Oct. 30, 2015. The merger is still subject to regulatory approvals. Closing is expected during the third quarter of this year. KeyCorp is …
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged $1.5 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of an apartment building located at 2075 Haviland Ave. in the Tremont section of the Bronx. The five-story walk-up building features 27 apartments and four retail units. The nine-year loan was provided by a local New York commercial bank. Jim Coleman of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors secured the financing. Anthony Simari of Smith, Buss & Jacobs represented the borrower in the financing transaction.
