NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between The New York City Housing Authority, Fairstead, BRP Cos., Urbane and the Local Development Corp. of East New York has completed the $636 million rehabilitation of Reid Apartments and Park Rock, two affordable housing communities in Brooklyn. Located on the east side of the borough, Reid Apartments & Park Rock comprise 1,696 affordable housing units across 87 buildings that are home to roughly 3,000 people. Upgrades covered unit interiors and building exteriors, as well as mechanical and utility systems, security measures and resident services. The project also preserves the communities’ affordability status. Specific renovations included upgraded kitchens and bathrooms, new floors, appliances, fixtures and finishes, as well as modernized heating and ventilation systems, restored building facades, enhanced security infrastructure and elevator upgrades. The project also introduced upgraded lobbies and common areas, new storefronts, new community spaces, free community-wide Wi-Fi, fresh landscaping and improvements to outdoor amenity spaces. Lastly, residents now have access to expanded support services such as case management, healthy food programs, workforce development opportunities, youth programming and senior services.
PHILADELPHIA —Denver-based investment firm Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions has purchased a portfolio of eight industrial buildings totaling 488,936 square feet in the greater Philadelphia area. Collectively known as the Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio, the buildings are located throughout New Jersey’s Burlington County and Pennsylvania’s East Montgomery and Delaware counties. Building vintages span 1972 to 2004. The average unit size is 20, 372 square feet, and the buildings’ clear heights range from 17 to 33 feet. The portfolio was approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of 1000 Jefferson, a 217-unit apartment building in Hoboken. Built in 2007, the six-story building houses 93 one-bedroom units, 114 two-bedroom residences and 10 three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 960 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a rooftop deck. Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Mike Oliver, Elizabeth DeVesty, Austin Pierce and Luke Chakonis of JLL represented the seller, Clarion Partners, in the transaction. Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate purchased the building for an undisclosed price.
RUMFORD, R.I. — Lee & Associates has arranged a $5 million acquisition loan for a 13,000-square-foot retail strip center in Rumford, located northeast of Providence. First Tech Federal Credit Union provided the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a sub-6 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Dave Carswell and Ryan Fitzpatrick of Lee & Associates arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Kempner Properties, which acquired the center via a 1031 exchange.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $216 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 568 Broadway, a 390,745-square-foot office and retail building in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The 12-story building’s retail component totals 70,870 square feet retail and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as Hugo Boss, Athletic Propulsion Labs, GU and Equinox. Office users include Zocdoc, The Farmer’s Dog and Milk Makeup. Aaron Appel, Dustin Stolly, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Jordan Casella and Stanley Cayre of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan through ACORE Capital. The borrower is a joint venture between Aurora Capital, Allied Partners and A&H Acquisitions.
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Bank has provided $27.5 million in bridge financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Restore Housing Apartments, a 138-unit affordable housing complex in Brooklyn. The borrower is local owner-operator Tredway. The property offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments that are reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. The capital improvements, which are valued at $10 million and will preserve the property’s affordability status for another 99 years, will include new lobbies, kitchens, bathrooms, energy-efficient appliances and a rooftop solar installation. Merchants Capital arranged the financing.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Local brokerage firm ICON Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the $4.1 million sale of a 25-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne. According to Apartments.com, the building at 5-7 Kelly Parkway exclusively offers one-bedroom units. David Betesh of ICON Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, a local family, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — HarbourVest Partners has signed a 19,752-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The Boston-based private equity firm is taking space on the 49th floor of 9 West 57th Street via a 10-year lease. Alexander Chudnoff and Ava Loughlin of JLL represented HarbourVest in the lease negotiations. Howard Fiddle, John Maher, Gregg Rothkin and Alex Leopold of CBRE represented the undisclosed landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Local owner-operator The Sapir Organization has received a $105 million loan for the refinancing of 261 Madison Avenue, a 398,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 28-story building was constructed in 1954 and is home to tenants such as printing company RR Donnelley, coworking concept Industrious, labor union SAG-AFTRA and Japanese restaurant Zuma. The Sapir Organization also houses its headquarters within the building. Anthony Orso, Ari Schwartzbard and Clifford Welden of Newmark arranged the loan through Genesis Credit, a New York-based private real estate credit and investment firm, on behalf of ownership.
FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — New Jersey-based owner-operator Larkin Associates has begun leasing Phase II of Trailside Village, a 420-unit multifamily development located in the Lehigh Valley community of Forks Township. Trailside Village is a 22-building apartment community with one- and two-bedroom units that also features 27,000 square feet of commercial space that can support retail, office and healthcare uses. Residential amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, game room, tot lot, pet salon and walking and biking trails. Leasing of Phase II commenced in August, and 26 of those 75 units are now occupied. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
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