LYNBROOK, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $36 million sale of Cornerstone Yorkshire, an 80-unit apartment building in Lynbrook, located on Long Island. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, resident lounge and a landscaped courtyard. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, David Bernhuat, Daniel Abbondandolo, Joegy Raju, Peter Welch, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Ebers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, The Birch Group, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
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NEW YORK CITY — Pandora Jewelry has signed a 55,872-square-foot office lease expansion and extension in Midtown Manhattan. The deal doubles Pandora’s existing footprint at 1540 Broadway via a new lease for the entire 34th floor. Dan Posy of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Clark Finney, Frank Doyle, Carlee Palmer and Michael Pallas, also with JLL, along with internal agent Allen Gurevich, represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, which owns the building in partnership with BDT & MSD Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of a 15-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The newly renovated building at 259 E. Broadway exclusively offers two-bedroom units, seven of which are subject to income restrictions, and includes a ground-floor commercial space. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley and Matt Berger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, R.A. Cohen & Associates, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a private out-of-state investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Texas-based hedge fund operator SummitTX Capital has signed a 17,778-square-foot office lease in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The lease term is 11 years, and the space spans the entire 19th floor of the 22-story, 380,000-square-foot building at 560 Lexington Ave. Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Turchin, Brett Shannon, Eric Deutsch, Jacob Rosenthal and Lauren Le of CBRE, along with internal agent Kevin Daly, represented the landlord, Rudin.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — TKF Burnside Real Estate Partners has purchased a 400,000-square-foot office building in White Plains, located north of New York City. The building at 360 Hamilton Ave. is located in the downtown area and is home to tenants such as Merrill Lynch, Heineken USA, Bank of America and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Kevin Welsh and Charles Han of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, which plans to implement capital improvements, was self-represented.
NEW YORK CITY — Local brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $25.5 million sale of commercial development site in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx. The site at 261 Walton Ave. spans 25,182 square feet and can support up to 181,000 square feet of buildable product. Jason Gold, Victor Sozio and Gabriel Elyaszadeh of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Zeta Charter Schools.
Soloviev Group Receives $1.8B CMBS Loan for Refinancing of Midtown Manhattan Office Building
by Abby Cox
NEW YORK CITY — Soloviev Group has received a $1.8 billion CMBS loan to refinance 9 West 57th Street, a 1.7 million-square-foot office tower located in Manhattan’s Plaza District. Bank of America, along with Wells Fargo and Citi Real Estate Funding, provided the loan, which carries a 4.9 percent interest rate. Proceeds of the five-year loan will retire a previous 10-year, $1.2 billion loan issued by JPMorgan Chase in 2016, with more than $500 million returning to Soloviev. “This refinancing is a clear validation of the strength of 9 West 57th Street and the collaborative success of lead lender Bank of America, and secondary leads Wells Fargo and Citibank,” says Stefan Soloviev, chairman of Soloviev Group. Soloviev Group’s 50-story flagship trophy tower, known as the Solow Building, is expected to achieve a market valuation of $3.9 billion upon stabilization, according to Soloviev Group. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and delivered in 1974, the building recently underwent capital improvements to the lobby, elevators and building system technology. Ownership has also introduced a new 20,000-square foot amenity floor, that includes Central Park views, conference rooms, multi-functional meeting space, a grab-and-go coffee bar, executive dining and a hospitality area. The property’s long-term tenants …
NYACK, N.Y. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 557-unit self-storage facility located at 92 State Route 59 in Nyack, located near the New York-New Jersey border. The facility was built in 1996 and was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale. JLL represented the seller, Go Store It, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Storage Post Self Storage, which has since rebranded the property. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $16.5 million sale of a 25-unit apartment building in Upper Manhattan’s Yorkville neighborhood. The six-story building at 443 E. 88th St. exclusively offers market-rate units. Joe Koicim and Logan Markley of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The duo also worked with Marcus & Millichap’s Mark Zarrella to procure the buyer, Jade Century Properties.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Marx Realty is underway on construction of a 58,000-square-foot retail expansion project in Yonkers, located just north of New York City. The project will add two new buildings totaling 14,000 and 44,000 square feet to Cross County Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot development that first opened in 1954. The project also includes construction of a 4-acre park. A tentative completion date was not announced.
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