NEW YORK CITY — Spanish fashion and fragrance retailer Puig has signed a 25,200-square-foot, long-term office headquarters lease at 45 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The company is relocating and expanding from a 12,762-square-foot space at 183 Madison Ave. to the 32nd floor of the 40-story building, which was originally constructed in 1935. Tishman Speyer owns 45 Rockefeller Plaza.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner-operator Bromley Cos. has completed the $100 million renovation of 122 Fifth Avenue, a 300,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. The repositioning added a new rooftop pavilion and bike storage room, enhanced the office and retail suites and upgraded the building infrastructure. According to New York Post, Microsoft anchors the building’s office space, having taken occupancy of floors six through 10 following completion of the project. Bromley Cos. first purchased 122 Fifth Avenue in 1979.
NEW YORK CITY — The Legal Aid Society has signed a 72,091-square-foot office lease renewal at One Seaport Plaza in downtown Manhattan, where the social justice firm has operated its headquarters for the past 20 years. The 1.1 million-square-foot building was constructed in 1984. Adam Rappaport and Brett Greenberg represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Craig Reicher and Christopher Mansfield of CBRE represented The Legal Aid Society.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Brax Realty has arranged the $8 million sale of a 37-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. Michael Ferrara and Alan Stenson of Brax Realty represented the seller, a long-term owner, in the transaction and procured the purchaser, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. The property was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC and J.P. Morgan have provided a $193 million senior construction loan to East End Studios for the ground-up development of Sunnyside Campus, a media and content production studio in Queens. Construction is underway, and completion is slated for the first quarter of 2025. Sunnyside Campus will total 275,000 square feet and feature three full-service, ground-floor sound stages spanning 75,000 square feet. The stages will feature clear heights of 37 feet and may be subdivided. Plans additionally call for a 15,000-square-foot rooftop flex stage with views of the Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines along with ample outdoor gathering space. The stages will be supported by 125,000 square feet of production, office and mill spaces, 225 below-grade parking spaces, and eight enclosed loading bays for full-size trucks. Mill space can be utilized for set construction, welding, props, special effects and more. Like all East End Studios projects, the Sunnyside facility will be fully integrated with extended reality and virtual reality infrastructure. Positioned on a full city block between Queens Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway, the Sunnyside campus offers cast and crew members convenient public transportation options. The New York City Industrial Development …
NEW YORK CITY — A subsidiary of locally based lender Naftali Group has provided $48 million in financing for 8 Carlisle Street, a 64-story, 400-unit multifamily project that will be located in Manhattan’s Financial District. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt on the land and fund various predevelopment costs. The borrower is North Carolina-based developer Grubb Properties. Construction of the building, which will include ground-floor retail space, is slated for a 2026 completion.
NEW YORK CITY — The Center for Reproductive Rights has signed a 35,995-square-foot office lease renewal at One Seaport Plaza in downtown Manhattan, where the global human rights organization has operated its headquarters for the past 10 years. The new lease term is 15 years. The 1.1 million-square-foot building was constructed in 1984. Adam Rappaport and Brett Greenberg internally represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations. Daniel Horowitz, Jeffrey Peck, Ira Schuman and Stephan Steiner of Savills represented The Center for Reproductive Rights.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A partnership between Alexander Development Group, The Bluestone Organization and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives has completed 42 Broad, a 249-unit apartment complex in Mount Vernon, located north of New York City. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the 16-story building houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, walk-in showers and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchens, game room, lobby lounge, coworking spaces, library and a zen garden, as well as ground-floor retail space. Rents start at $2,100 for a studio apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14 million sale of the 16,267-square-foot elementary school building of The Calhoun School, located at 160 W. 74th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The five-story building houses a theater, gym, playground and conference room in addition to classrooms and administrative offices. Craig Waggner, John Ciraulo, Andrew Berry, Charlie Gravina, Mike Kavanagh and Jack Stephen of Cushman & Wakefield represented The Calhoun School in the transaction. The buyer was Bayrock Capital. Ownership recently invested in upgrades to the building’s mechanical systems, windows and façade.
NEW YORK CITY — VTS, a provider of commercial proptech solutions, has signed a 34,325-square-foot office headquarters sublease at 3 Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. The term is six years. The company will relocate from 141 W. 41st St. in the fourth quarter to the entire 14th floor of the building, which was previously occupied by Salesforce. Jim Wenk of Savills, along with Patrick Heeg of Transwestern and Sam Seiler of JLL, represented VTS in the lease negotiations. Sacha Zarba, James Ackerson and Alice Fair of CBRE represented Salesforce. Ivanhoe Cambridge owns 3 Bryant Park.