NEW YORK CITY — Global private equity firm KKR has provided a $160.2 million loan for the refinancing of QLIC, a 21-story, 421-unit apartment tower in the Long Island City area of Queens. The unit mix consists of 55 studios, 297 one-bedroom apartments, 53 two-bedroom residences and 16 three-bedroom units. Amenities include 24-hour concierge service, a fitness center, rooftop pool with cabanas, landscaped courtyard, media lounge and a communal workspace. The building also houses 7,987 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Christopher Peck, Lauren Kaufman and Michael Shmuely of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, a partnership between two New York-based firms, World Wide Group and Rabina.
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GLEN COVE, N.Y. — A joint venture between local developer RXR and Chuo Nittochi America Corp. Team has broken ground on The Arden, a 101-unit multifamily project in the Long Island community of Glen Cove. The Arden will be a five-story building that will house studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Indoor amenities will include a resident lounge with a kitchenette, golf simulator, work-from-home lounge, fitness center, mail/package room and a wellness lounge with sauna and massage rooms. The Arden will also feature an 8,300-square-foot outdoor amenity space with a landscaped courtyard, fire pit, pool, grilling stations and a walking trail that connects to the Garvies Point Preserve. Completion is slated for 2027.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.8 million sale of a 15-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s East Village. The building at 207 E. Fourth St., which includes two commercial spaces, houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units that were recently upgraded with new interior finishes, floors, appliances and bathroom fixtures. Matt Berger and Joe Koicim of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Nuveen Real Estate has provided $47 million in first mortgage financing for Storage Post East Village, a 1,959-unit self-storage facility in Manhattan’s East Village. The landmarked building at 444 E. 10th St. was originally constructed in 1928 as the Wheatsworth Building. Storage Post and its equity partner, Almanac Realty Investors, acquired the building in 2022 and redeveloped it to support storage use. Today, the facility features 78,812 net rentable square feet of entirely climate-controlled space. Steven Klein and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the loan through Nuveen on behalf of ownership.
NEW YORK CITY AND EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) has entered into a definitive agreement in which one of the firm’s private real estate funds will acquire the outstanding shares of Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE: PKST), an industrial REIT that has a strategic focus on the industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sector. The El Segundo-based company, which sold off its final office assets in December, currently owns 76 industrial properties, including 60 IOS assets. At a proposed price of $21 per share, the all-cash transaction represents an implied enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The price represents a 34 percent premium relative to Peakstone’s share price on Jan. 30, the last full trading day prior to the announcement. “This transaction recognizes the value of our industrial portfolio and the progress we have made expanding our IOS platform,” says Michael Escalante, CEO of Peakstone. At the conclusion of the acquisition, Peakstone will be a privately held company and will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Founded in 2009 as Griffin Realty Trust, the company was rebranded as Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT in January 2023 and then as Peakstone Realty Trust in 2021. For Brookfield, the …
NEW YORK CITY — Queens Development Group, a joint venture between Related Cos. and New York-based Sterling Equities, has begun leasing the first phase of Willets Point Commons, a 2,500-unit affordable housing project in Queens. Phase I of Willets Point Commons comprises two mid-rise buildings housing a combined 880 units, 40 percent of which are reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Another 15 percent of units are set aside for tenants that formerly experienced homelessness. Amenities include a landscaped inner courtyard, laundry facilities, lounge space with access to outdoor terraces, bicycle storage and ground-floor retail space. Related and Sterling partnered with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development and the New York City Housing Development Corp. on the project. Construction began in December 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — StorageMart has acquired a portfolio of 15 self-storage facilities totaling 25,498 units in New York City, where the Missouri-based owner-operator does business under the Manhattan Mini Storage brand. The portfolio, which also offers 121 parking spaces for vehicular storage, spans approximately 1.3 million net rentable square feet and includes facilities in Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and advised StorageMart in securing acquisition financing for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Mandelbaum Barrett PC has renewed and expanded its office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm now occupies 11,330 square feet across the entire 21st floor at 570 Lexington Avenue, a 450,622-square-foot building that was constructed in 1932. The landlord, The Feil Organization, was self-represented in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $97.6 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Villa Hermosa, a 272-unit affordable housing complex in East Harlem. Built in 1910, Village Hermosa offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. Eric Rosenstock and Jeff Englund of Greystone originated the nonrecourse loan, which carries a 35-year term and a fixed interest rate, through HUD’s 223(f) program. The borrower, Metropolitan Realty Group, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements, including upgrades to unit interiors and building utility systems.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $6.9 million sale of a 7,500-square-foot mixed-use building in the Boerum Hill area of Brooklyn. The four-story building at 292-294 Atlantic Ave. consists of five market-rate apartments, three retail spaces and one office space. Stephen Vorvolakos, Chris Brodhead, Sean Kelly and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
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