NEW YORK CITY — CPEX Real Estate has brokered the sales of two development sites, totaling 350,000 buildable square feet, in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Hudson Cos. purchased the sites for a combined $23 million and plans to develop 520-unit multifamily property on the sites. In the first deal, Hudson Cos. purchased a five-parcel, 36,430-square-foot site at 1295-1299 Nostrand Ave. and 306-310 Clarkson Ave. for $10 million, or $69 per buildable square foot. The site offers 145,720 buildable square feet. The seller was a family that had owned the properties since the early 1980s. In the second transaction, Hudson Cos. acquired the adjacent properties, 318-350 Clarkson Ave., from Health Science Center at Brooklyn for $13 million, or $65 per buildable square foot. The site offers 200,000 buildable square feet. Sean Kelly, Timothy King and Brian Leary of CPEX represented the sellers in each transaction and procured the buyer.
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NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 3860 East Tremont Ave. in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. acquired the 15,000-square-foot property for $5.1 million. The vacant property features 23,618 square feet of air rights, 38,618 buildable square feet, 40 on-site parking spaces and an advertising tower. Jason Gold, Victor Sozio and Scot Hirschfield of Ariel Properties represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Kinsey Capital has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property, located at 808 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. An affiliate of ICON Realty Management purchased the property for $9.7 million, or $1,500 per square foot. Fig & Chain occupies the retail portion of the building. Brent Glodowski and James Kinsey of Kinsey Capital were the sole brokers in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a mixed-use building, located at 2147 Second Ave. in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood. The nine-story building sold for $7.5 million, or $465 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The newly constructed 16,128-square-foot property features 16 residential units and 1,950 square feet of ground-level commercial space. Lev Kimyagarov of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Edmond Levy of Cornerstone Real Estate Investments represented the seller in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Shamah Properties has acquired an eight-building multifamily portfolio for $44 million from Brooklyn, N.Y.-based E&M Associates. Located in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, the 138,214-square-foot, 184-unit portfolio includes 535-539 West 162nd Street, 522-536 West 147th Street and 521-523 West 156th St. Steven Vegh of Westwood Realty Associates represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction. Additionally, Edward Setton of Shamah Properties negotiated the purchase and financing on behalf of the buyer. Shamco Management, Shamah Properties’ in-house management company, will manage the assets.
NEW YORK CITY — CPEX has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 2038-2050 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The 15,000-square-foot property sold for $4.5 million, or $300 per square foot. The four-unit property was 76 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants are Telco Stores and Sports Physical Therapy of NY. Andre Sigourney and Harrison Balisky of CPEX’s retail sales team represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
RYE, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $30 million in financing for the acquisition of The Highlands at Rye, a multifamily property located in Rye. The seven-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a fixed rate, two years of interest-only payments, a 30-year amortization schedule and a five-year extension option. The borrower is the Kessner family. Located at 131-151 Purchase St., the two-building property features 108 residential units and 7,600 square feet of commercial space. Tal Bar-Or of Meridian Capital arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building, located at 355 Stockholm St. in Brooklyn. The six-unit property sold for $1.6 million. Shaun Riney, Dan Greenblatt and Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, while Said Boukhalfa, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a fund manager, in the transaction.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $93.75 million in Fannie Mae loans to finance a portfolio of four assisted-living communities in Long Island. The borrower was NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc., which acquired the 570-unit portfolio in September of 2014. The portfolio includes The Arbors at Bohemia, The Arbors at Islandia, The Arbors at Hauppauge and The Arbors at Westbury, located in Jericho, N.Y. The properties are 100 percent leased to Arcadia Management Inc. Monique Bimler of KeyBank arranged the financing.
Federal Capital Partners, Horizon Land Co. Buy 2,413-Site Manufactured Housing Portfolio
by Amy Works
VICTOR, N.Y. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) and Horizon Land Co. has acquired an 11-community, 2,413-site manufactured housing portfolio in Western New York. The companies purchased the portfolio for $88 million from an undisclosed buyer. The portfolio includes Gypsum Mills, a 560-site community in Victor. M&T Bank provided senior debt financing for the acquisition. The acquisition brings FCP/Horizon’s total manufactured housing holdings to a 32 communities with approximately 5,600 sites.