NEW YORK CITY — National Equity Fund (NEF), a Chicago-based lender in the affordable housing space, has provided a $12.5 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five workforce housing buildings totaling 56 units in Brooklyn. Known as The Jefferson MacDonough Portfolio, the properties are located in the Bedford Stuyvesant area and house a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The borrower was Iris Holdings Group, a national owner-operator.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $8.1 million sale of Pine Plaza, an 87,093-square-foot shopping center located in the upstate New York community of Niagara Falls. Anchored by Office Depot and Planet Fitness, the center was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Atlanta-based private fund, in the transaction. The trio also procured a locally based private investor as the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — BHI, a full-service commercial bank that is the U.S. division of Israel’s Bank Hapoalim, has provided a $29.2 million construction loan for an 81-unit multifamily project that will be located at 138-45 Jamaica Ave. in Queens. About a third of the units will be reserved as affordable housing, although specific income restrictions were not disclosed, and the seven-story development will also include retail space. The borrower was an entity doing business as ZDJ Jamaica LLC. Completion is slated for the first quarter of next year.
NEW YORK CITY — Quadrum Global, the parent company of boutique hospitality brand Arlo Hotels, has acquired a 147-room property in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg area that was formerly operated as The Williamsburg Hotel. Upon rebranding, the hotel will be the fourth in New York City to operate under the Arlo brand. The eight-story hotel includes eight suites, a 10,000-square-foot rooftop pool and lounge and additional onsite food-and-beverage options. The opening of the rebranded hotel is slated for September.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged $520 million in financing for Sackett Place & Society Brooklyn, a waterfront multifamily development located in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. The financing includes a $335 million construction loan and $165 million in limited partnership equity. The borrower and developer is a joint venture between two New York City-based investment firms, Property Markets Group (PMG) and Carlyle. Sackett Place & Society Brooklyn will ultimately consist of two 21-story residential towers totaling 517 units and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The two towers are situated on the corner of Bond and Union streets overlooking the Gowanus Canal. An undisclosed number of units will be reserved as affordable housing as part of a rezoning initiative for permanent affordable housing in the Gowanus area. Construction is slated for a 2025 completion. Christopher Peck, Andrew Scandalios, Peter Rotchford, Nicco Lupo, Rob Hinckley, Jeff Julien and Jonathan Faxon of JLL arranged the debt and structured the equity partnership between PMG and Carlyle. The direct lender on the construction loan was not disclosed. “Developments with an affordable component continue to make sense to lenders seeking to deploy equity in a highly fractured market,” says Peck. “With its best-in-class sponsors and …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Dynamic Star has received approval from the New York City Council for Opus Point, a redevelopment that will convert the former Eagle Electric manufacturing facility in Queens into a 400,000-square-foot office property. Designed by SLCE Architects and redeveloped on a speculative basis, the 26-story complex will offer a variety of flexible workspace suites and spaces. Amenities will include a basketball court, fitness center, landscaped rooftop deck and conference facilities. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2025. CBRE will market Opus Point for lease.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the $6.1 million sale of a 10-unit multifamily property located at 323 W. 89th St. in Manhattan’s West End Historic District. The unit mix consists of one studio, six one-bedroom apartments and three duplex apartments, as well as a basement office. A family office sold the property to a private investor, with both parties involved in the deal requesting anonymity. Hall Oster and Teddy Galligan of JLL brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Architecture firm Hart Howerton has signed a 27,111-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 10 E. 40th St. in Midtown Manhattan’s Bryant Park neighborhood. The 48-story, 442,000-square-foot building is currently being renovated and has been rebranded as Tower 40. Ethan Silverstein, Theodora Livadiotis and Caroline Collins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, a partnership between Madison International Realty and Joseph P. Day Realty, in the lease negotiations. Alexander Ryan and Time Freydberg of CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — West Publishing Corp. has signed a five-year, 46,105-square-foot office lease extension at 3 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. The company will occupy the entire 17th floor and a portion of the 18th floor at the 885,000-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 2001 as the headquarters for Reuters and recently underwent a capital improvement program. Mitchell Konsker, Dan Turkewitz and Christine Tong of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Keating represented the landlord, locally based investment firm Rudin, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer Slate Property Group and nonprofit RiseBoro Community Partnership has begun construction on a $146 million affordable housing project in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn. The unit mix will consist of 130 supportive housing residences for formerly homeless young adults and families; 34 residences that will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 51 apartments that will be restricted for households earning 50 percent or less of AMI; and one superintendent’s unit. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and the building will also house a 3,800-square-foot community center and 1,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as a fitness center, rooftop terrace, classroom spaces, children’s play area and a community room. Aufgang Architects designed the project, and SD Builders & Construction is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for summer 2025.