NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of four properties in Brooklyn totaling $7.4 million. In the first transaction, Jonathan Berman, Mark Spinelli, Daniel Tropp and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Properties represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the $2.3 million sale of a vacant lot at 876 Bergen Ave. in Prospect Heights. The property is zoned R7A and contains 10,847 buildable square feet as-of-right. In the second transaction, Tropp, Spinelli and Berman represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the trade of a property, which contains two residential units and one commercial unit, located at 154 Graham Ave. in East Williamsburg. The 4,500-square-foot asset sold for $1.9 million. In the final transaction, Shimon Shkury, Berman, Spinelli and Tropp represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the sale of two industrial properties, located at 402-422 Snediker Ave. and 485-515 Van Sinderen Ave. in East New York. The buildings, which total 33,500 square feet, sold for $3.2 million.
NEW YORK CITY — The Kaufman Organization has brokered a 10-year lease for 46,000 square feet of office space at 111 West 19th St. in New York City. Law360, a LexisNexis company, is relocating to the space from its Union Square offices at 860 Broadway and 200 Park Avenue South. The company’s new space can accommodate up to 300 staffers, including reporters and business professionals. Steven Kaufman, Barbara Raskob and Yvonne Chang of the Kaufman Organization represented the landlord, 19th Street Associates LLC, while Paul Ippolito of Newmark Knight Grubb Knight represented the tenant in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged a 15-year, 1,400-square-foot lease for the Eatery in Hell’s Kitchen. The popular restaurant is relocating to 788 Ninth Ave. from another location on the block. James Famularo and Jeff Geoghegan of Eastern Consolidated represented the owner, while Ravi Idnani, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the tenant in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has brokered the $14.2 million sale of 2217 Caton Avenue, a 24,214-square-foot mixed-use building in Brooklyn’s Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. Caton Acquisition Partners LLC purchased the asset free and clear of existing debt from Second City Real Estate. 2217 Caton Avenue is located at the intersection of Caton and Bedford Avenues, near the Church Avenue subway station. Built as condominiums in 2010, the nine-story property has 29 two-bedroom residential rental units that are 97 percent leased and 2,698 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which is fully occupied by a local daycare center. Rob Rizzi, Jeff Julien, Rob Hinckley and Steven Rutman of HFF marketed the asset on behalf of the seller.
NORWOOD, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $7.5 million in permanent mortgage financing for four buildings located on Vanderbilt Avenue in Norwood. Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan of EagleBridge arranged the loan, which was provided by a leading financing institution. Totaling 149,550 square feet, the four properties include 36-76, 45, 190-196 and 375 Vanderbilt Ave., including the Vanderbilt Club and three flex buildings. Tenants at the properties include Office Gallery International, Subway, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, Comcast, International Auto Parts, Exide Technologies, Home Theater Concepts and the Neponsit Valley Chamber of Commerce.
NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates (KDA) has brokered the sale of an industrial property, located at 507 Osborn St. in Brooklyn. The 60,000-square-foot property sold for $6.2 million. The property features high ceilings and open space. Neil Dolgin of KDA, along with Christopher Halliburton of Halstead Property LLC, represented the seller, Tuck It Away Osborn LLC. Halliburton also represented the buyer, Knight Collision Experts Inc. in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership of two joint ventures that purchased Gotham Court on Manhattan’s Lower East Side for $19.1 million in 2013 has sold the properties to HUBB NYC for $29.1 million. Gotham Court, built in 2004, includes 152 Ludlow St. and 149-151 Essex St. The properties are situated across from the Essex Crossing mixed-use development. 152 Ludlow Street is a five-story walk-up with two duplex rentals and a retail space occupied by the music venue Cake Shop. 149-151 Essex Street is a seven-story elevator building with 20 rental units and two retail spaces. After purchasing the properties in 2013, the sellers renovated a number of apartments and leased a vacant retail space to Tijuana Picnic. The principals of one joint venture include Nathan Halegua and Josh Halegua of Jonis Realty and Martin Newman, an independent real estate investor. The principals of the other joint venture are David Schneiderman and Joshua Landau of Four Winds Real Estate. A JLL team of Glenn Tolchin, Yoav Oelsner, Anthony Ledesma, Jason Gold and Richard Baxter, along with Eric Hoberman of law firm Kriss & Feurstein LLP, represented the partnership in the sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of four multifamily properties located in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood for $15 million. The properties include 508-512 West 158th St., 516 West 159th St. and 522 West 161st St. The properties total 62,680 square feet and offer a total of 78 residential units and one commercial space. The residential mix includes one one-bedroom unit, 38 two-bedroom units, 38 three-bedroom units and one four-bedroom unit. The sale represents the final tranche of the New Manhattan Portfolio to close. The portfolio was divided into four portions, which were sold with an aggregate value of $55.1 million. Robert Shapiro and Bob Knakal of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the sale of a 67,000-square-foot mixed-use property at 135-145 W. Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Heights section. The asset sold for $14.7 million, or $220 per square foot. The six-story walk-up building features 10 fully occupied retail stores and 57 apartments. Adelaide Polsinelli of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, and Ronda Rogovin of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — A 10,000-square-foot Dollar Tree location has opened at Medford Plaza in Medford. Additional tenants at the retail center include Island Recreation, Edible Arrangements, Brick House Cardio, Medford Pastaria and Dunkin’ Donuts. Vintage Vapors is also slated to join the roster. Robert Delavale of Garden City, N.Y.-based Breslin Realty represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.