CARLISLE, PA. — Largo Capital, a commercial intermediary based in upstate New York, has arranged a $6.7 million acquisition loan for a 120-unit multifamily property in Carlisle, a western suburb of Harrisburg. The property consists of 15 buildings that house 88 one-bedroom units with an average size of 598 square feet and 32 two-bedroom units with an average size of 828 square feet. Neal Colligan of Largo Capital originated the financing. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has inked deals with chef Gabriel Kreuther and his business partners to open two new restaurants at The Spiral, the locally based real estate giant’s 65-story office tower in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. One concept will be a 5,700-square-foot full-service restaurant serving lunch and dinner that will be located on the corner of 34th Street and Hudson Boulevard. On the corner of 35th Street and Hudson Boulevard, the team will launch an all-day café serving breakfast and lunch. Both openings are slated for 2024.
PERRY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $10.6 million in financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Silver Lake Meadows, a 52-unit affordable housing complex in Perry, about 50 miles east of Buffalo. Silver Lake Meadows comprises seven buildings that house one- and two-bedroom units that are reserved for renters earning up to 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. John-Paul Vachon and Kate de la Garza of KeyBank originated the financing package, which includes $5.4 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity and a $5.5 million construction loan. The sponsor is a partnership between locally based nonprofit Wyoming County Community Action Inc. and developer Rochester’s Cornerstone Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Construction consulting firm Metropolis Group Inc. has signed a 12,700-square-foot office sublease at 120 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District. Metropolis Group signed a six-year deal to relocate from 22 Cortlandt Street to the 27th floor of the 40-story building, a space that was previously occupied by nonprofit health organization Village Care. Michael Berman of JLL represented Metropolis Group in the lease negotiations. David Lebenstein and Frank Centro of Cushman & Wakefield represented Village Care. Silverstein Properties owns the building.
WANTAGH, N.Y. — The French Workshop has opened a 3,750-square-foot artisanal bakery and café at Willow Wood Shopping Center in the Long Island community of Wantagh. Robert Delavale of the Breslin Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Cary Fabrikant, also with Breslin Realty, represented the tenant. Other tenants at the center include Starbucks, Petco and Jovia Financial Credit Union.
IRVINGTON, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $23.5 million sale of Astor Buck Campus, a 138,000-square-foot office complex in Irvington, about 20 miles north of Manhattan. The three-building property was originally built along the Hudson River in 1895. At the time of sale, Astor Buck Campus was 91 percent leased to 26 tenants in industries such as fashion and design, communications, food service and hydroponic farming. Alan Cafiero, Mark Gjonbalaj and Matt Leszyk of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Stanford Bridge LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Carvi Properties Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based development and investment firm Innovo Property Group (IPG) has topped out The Borden Complex, a 900,000-square-foot industrial project in the Long Island City area of Queens. The development will feature elevated truck courts and a vertical parking structure, as well as purpose-built film studio space. IPG acquired the site, which previously housed the warehouse of online grocer FreshDirect, in January 2019 with Atalaya Capital Management and Nan Fung Group for $75 million. Construction began in July 2022, and the development team is targeting a spring 2024 completion. Eastdil Secured arranged construction financing for the project through Starwood Property Trust and J.P. Morgan. Starwood also originally provided $155 million in project financing in early 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — Private aviation services provider evoJets has signed a 3,982-square-foot office lease at 220 E. 23rd St. in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. The 13-story building was originally constructed in 1921 and is known as the Media Arts Building. Bill Korchak, Edward DiTolla and Henry Warner of JLL represented the landlord, A. Shalom Realty & Management Co., in the lease negotiations. Peter Johnson and Leah Zafra from Avison Young represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Affiliates of Centerbridge Partners LP and GIC Real Estate Inc. have entered into an agreement to acquire INDUS Realty Trust Inc. (Nasdaq: INDT) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $868 million. Participating members of INDUS’ board of directors have unanimously approved the deal. Under the terms of the merger agreement, INDUS stockholders will receive $67 per share in cash. That figure represents a premium of 17 percent to the company’s closing stock price on Nov. 25, the date of Centerbridge’s initial public announcement that it intended to issue a takeover offer with GIC to acquire INDUS. “The transaction delivers immediate and significant value to our stockholders, and we believe it validates the quality of the platform and portfolio we have built over INDUS’ long history,” says Michael Gamzon, president and CEO of INDUS. INDUS, a New York City-based industrial REIT, owns 42 buildings totaling roughly 6.1 million square feet in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. The deal is expected to close this summer and is subject to customary closing conditions. Upon completion of the transaction, INDUS’ common stock will no longer be listed on Nasdaq and INDUS will become a privately held …
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank has provided $36.1 million in financing for The Shoppes at South Hills, a 512,218-square-foot shopping center located north of New York City in Poughkeepsie. Tenants at the property include grocer ShopRite, At Home, Ashley Furniture, Hobby Lobby and Christmas Tree Shops. The borrower, a partnership between Acadia Realty Trust and DLC Management, will use the proceeds to refinance and reposition the center. The nonrecourse loan carried a five-year term and a fixed interest rate. Mike Tepedino and Stephen Van Leer of JLL arranged the financing.