NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided a $32 million, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Turtle Bay Towers, a 27-story cooperative apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood. The 15-year loan will be used to pay off existing debt on the property and to fund future capital improvements and repairs. Jonathan Smith of Capital One arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. Built in 1929 for commercial use and converted to residential use in the mid-1970s, the complex features 338 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 880 Saint Nicholas Ave. in the Hamilton Heights section of Manhattan. Shamah Properties acquired the 37-unit apartment building from 880 St. Nick LLC for $11.1 million. Peter Vanderpool and Lazer Sternhell of Cignature represented the buyer and the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — La Mesa Verde Apartments LLC has acquired a six-building multifamily portfolio in the Jackson Heights section of Queens. BRG Queens LLC sold the portfolio for $72 million. Built in 1927, the buildings are located at 3419-34-47 90th St. and 3418-34-46 91st St. Totaling 191,808 square feet, the portfolio features 324 residential units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CIT Group Inc. served as sole lead arranger for a $65 million senior secured construction loan for MC 19 East Houston LLC, a joint venture between Madison Capital and Vornado Realty Trust. Proceeds of the loan will be used to finance the acquisition and construction of a six-story, 34,170-square-foot retail and office building located on the corner of Broadway and Houston Street in SoHo. The property will feature 11,419 square feet of retail space and 22,751 square feet of office space. Financing was provided by CIT Bank, the principal bank subsidiary of CIT. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
TOTOWA, N.J. — Tulfra Real Estate has signed a 10-year lease extension with ADT Security Service for 225,000 square feet of space at 930 Riverview Drive in Totowa. ADT will continue to occupy suite 800 at Totowa Business Center through 2030. Originally constructed in 1962 and redeveloped in 1998, the property is situated on 17.4 acres and features more than 800 parking spaces. Tom Consiglio, Gregg Sabato and Scott Peck of Resource Realty represented the landlord, while Brian Godow of CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of six contiguous walk-up apartment buildings located at 150-01 through 150-11 88th Ave. in the Jamaica section of Queens. Zara Realty acquired the properties for $21.5 million. Totaling 79,200 square feet, the four-story buildings feature 96 rent-stabilized apartments and eight storage units. Josh Orlander of GFI Realty represented the undisclosed seller, while Yosef Katz, also of GFI Realty, represented the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Fox Hill Partners LLC has completed the disposition of apartment buildings located at 141 Park Hill Ave. and 320 and 350 Vanderbilt Ave. in Staten Island. Fox Hill Housing LLC acquired the properties for $52 million. Janice Mac Avoy, Stephanie Spell, Michael Hofer and Benjamin Cohen of Fried Frank served as counsel to the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — An investment group led by David Berley, chairman of Walter & Samuels Inc., has acquired a boutique office building located at 242 W. 27th St. in Chelsea. Panzel Development Associates sold the property for $14 million. Situated on the campus of the Fashion Institute of Technology, the 18,000-square-foot building features seven floors of office space, including a penthouse with a 500-square-foot deck and ground-floor loft duplex space. Ben Tapper, Noah Buchwald and Ross Weiner of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, while Adelaide Polsinelli of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — The Parkland Group has received $32.1 million in refinancing for a fully-leased retail property located at 200 West End Ave. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. HFF placed the 15-year fixed-rate loan through MetLife for the borrower. The 25,446-square-foot retail property is leased to CVS/pharmacy, Bin 70, Apple Seeds and Beverly Hills Dry Cleaners. Rob Rizzi and Jennifer Keller of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
AMHERST, N.Y. — WS Development has commenced construction of the first phase of its redevelopment of Northtown Plaza in Amherst. The first phase will include a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, which will be the grocer’s first location in Western New York. The store is slated to open in 2017. Picone Construction will serve as general contractor for the building construction. WS Development acquired the 400,000-square-foot Northtown Plaza, located at the intersection of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Sheridan Drive, in 2015.