NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $8.6 million sale of The St. Ann’s Portfolio, a collection of six multifamily buildings in The Bronx. The buildings total 82 residential units and four commercial spaces and are located in the Mott Haven neighborhood. Heritage Affordable Communities purchased the portfolio from Castellan Real Estate Partners. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Jason Gold and Daniel Mahfar of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal.
WOODBURY, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.3 million sale of a 4,875-square-foot retail property in the Long Island community of Woodbury that is net leased to Chase Bank. The newly constructed building is located at 7920 Jericho Turnpike. Alan Lipsky and Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as 7940 Woodbury Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was KIT Realty Inc. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
NEW YORK CITY — Samson’s Stages, which provides studio rental services for the TV and movie industries, is underway on construction of a $400 million facility in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site at 744 Clinton St. currently houses the operations of Sunshine Lighting. Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Samson’s Stages Red Hook will total 330,000 square feet and comprise eight stages, green terraces, onsite parking, a lobby and a café. The project will also include the redevelopment of a portion of the waterfront and the construction of a new public park. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. — Kyndryl Inc., a provider of IT infrastructure services, has signed a five-year, 26,212-square-foot office lease at 2 International Drive in Rye Brook, located north of Manhattan in Westchester County. The tenant, which was formerly part of IBM, has moved in to its space on the second floor. Patrick Murphy, Winston Schromm and Kevin McCarthy of Cushman & Wakefield represented Kyndryl Inc. in the lease negotiations. Peter Duncan and Dana Pike internally represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons.
NEW YORK CITY — Ann Sacks, a provider of tile, mosaic and stone products, will open a 20,000-square-foot studio and showroom in Queens. The retailer plans to debut its new space at The Cardinal Building, which is located in the Long Island City area, in about six months. James Ferrigno of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between Kaufman Organization and True North, in the lease negotiations. Tyler Clutts of Cresa represented Ann Sacks.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Polsinelli PC has signed a 13,129-square-foot office lease expansion at 600 Third Avenue, a 575,254-square-foot building in Manhattan. The tenant, which also extended its lease by 10 years to run through 2036, now occupies 52,516 square feet across the entire 33rd, 40th, 41st and 42nd floors. David Berkey internally represented the landlord, L&L Holding Co., in the lease negotiations. Kevin McLennan, Ian Murphy and Silvio Petriello of CBRE represented Polsinelli PC.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 45,000-square-foot, 20-year office lease at 2100 Bartow Ave. in The Bronx. The 180,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1988. Al Gutierrez and Ian Ceppos of JLL represented the landlord, Prestige Properties, in the lease negotiations. Mark Boisi and Stephen Bellwood of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Neil Lipinski of Lipinski Real Estate represented the tenant, United Federation of Teachers. The tenant plans to take occupancy of its new space this fall.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Hawkins Way Capital and Vardë Partners has acquired a 655-room hotel located at 525 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood. The 35-story, 406,261-square-foot building, which was shuttered at the time of sale, was originally constructed in 1922 and most recently housed a Marriott-branded operation. Jeffrey Davis, Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Stephany Chen and Bob Knakal of JLL represented the seller, global investment firm Deka Immobilien, in the transaction.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Largo Capital, a locally based commercial finance and advisory firm, has arranged a $30 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 11 multifamily properties totaling 789 units in Buffalo. The portfolio was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ned Perlman of Largo Capital originated the financing. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — CBS Broadcasting has signed a five-year, 186,882-square-foot office lease renewal at 555 W. 57th St. in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. The 20-story building, which was completed in 2005, was originally known as the Ford Motors Building due to the automotive giant’s showroom on the ground floor. BMW now occupies that space. Scott Gottlieb, Andrew Sussman and Rocco Laginestra of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, SL Green, was self-represented.