NEW YORK CITY — Cleary Gottlieb has signed a 475,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Lower Manhattan. The law firm has committed to the top 10 floors as the anchor tenant at One Liberty, a 53-story, 2.3 million-square-foot complex that was recently renovated, for 20 more years. Moshe Sukenik and Brian Cohen of Newmark, along with Mark Weiss and Josh Kuriloff of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mikael Nahmias and Dan Roberts internally represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties.
NEW YORK CITY AND DENVER — Global Net Lease Inc. (NYSE: GNL), a New York City-based net lease REIT, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Modiv Industrial Inc. (NYSE: MDV), an industrial REIT based in Denver. The acquisition, which has been approved by the boards of directors for both companies, is valued at $535 million. Modiv Industrial owns and operates single-tenant industrial properties that are occupied by manufacturers on long-term net leases. According to the company, it is the only publicly traded REIT that exclusively focuses on ownership of manufacturing facilities. Recently announced transactions include Modiv acquiring a Fujifilm-occupied facility in Santa Clara, Calif., and agreeing to sell a facility in Melbourne, Fla., that is leased to Northrop Grumman. The merger deal will grow Global Net Lease’s holdings of mission-critical industrial properties. Though the number of properties involved was not released, multiple media outlets report that Modiv owned 39 industrial facilities at the time of sale. For Modiv, the transaction is expected to increase annual dividend payments by 25 percent for the combined company. No senior level executive changes are expected to occur as a result of the merger. Under terms of the all-stock transaction, holders of …
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Olshan Properties has received a $40 million loan for the refinancing of 99 Hudson Street, a 183,958-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. Completed in 1930, the 17-story building was 97 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Tenants include Chobani, plant-based meal delivery service Daily Harvest, consulting firm HR&A Advisors and ODA Architecture. Steven Klein led the JLL team that arranged the loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of ownership.
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $28.2 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of six small-bay industrial buildings in Mamaroneck, located north of New York City in Westchester County. The square footage of the portfolio was not disclosed. John Alascio, T.J. Sullivan and Mitch Rothstein of Cushman & Wakefield originated the floating-rate loan through Sound Point Capital Management. The borrower was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — TransUnion has signed a 30,140-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of credit reporting and monitoring services will occupy the entire sixth floor at 1155 Avenue of the Americas, according to a LinkedIn post by the landlord, The Durst Organization. Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban internally represented Durst in the lease negotiations. David Wilson, Jonathan Zeitler, Michael McKenna and Barry Spagna of Cresa, along with internal agent Harriet Gleason, represented TransUnion.
NEW YORK CITY — MTS Health Partners has signed a 29,166-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The financial advisory and brokerage firm for the healthcare industry will occupy the entire 34th floor at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, a 42-story building. Stephen Siegel and Sinclair Li of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, Jonathan Fanuzzi, Brent Ozarowski, David Waterman and Kevin Sullivan of Newmark represented the landlord, SL Green.
NEW YORK CITY — UHY Advisors NY Inc. has signed a 27,508-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The financial advisory firm will occupy the entire ninth floor at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, a 42-story building, via a 10-year deal. Silvio Petriello and Tamika Kramer of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, Jonathan Fanuzzi, Brent Ozarowski, David Waterman and Kevin Sullivan of Newmark represented the landlord, SL Green.
NEW YORK CITY — Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP has signed a 42,866-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm will occupy the entire 37th floor and part of the 36th floor at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, a 42-story building. Lisa Kiell and Andrew Coe of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, Jonathan Fanuzzi, Brent Ozarowski, David Waterman and Kevin Sullivan of Newmark represented the landlord, SL Green.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $23.5 million sale of a 22,285-square-foot retail building in Lower Manhattan. The building at 446 W. 14th St. is located in the Meatpacking District and was fully leased at the time of sale to Puttery, a minigolf-themed entertainment concept. The seller was an entity doing business as Meatpacking Retail LLC, and the buyer was a joint venture between Klosed Properties and Namdar Realty Group. James Nelson, Brent Glodowski, Mitchell Levine and Noah Kossoff of Avison Young brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged a $17.2 million acquisition loan for two apartment buildings located at 159 and 161 Prince St. in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Built in the early 1900s, the historic, five-story buildings consist of 37 residential units and two ground-floor retail spaces totaling approximately 20,000 square feet. Shamir Seidman of CBRE arranged the loan through Derby Copeland Capital on behalf of the borrowers, private investors Michael and Ed Ostad.
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