NEW YORK CITY — Taconic Capital Advisors has provided a $95 million loan for the refinancing of Martinique New York on Broadway, a 531-room hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The hotel, which is part of Curio Collection by Hilton family of brands, originally opened in 1897 and is a member of the Historic Hotels of America club. Martinique New York on Broadway houses 10 meeting and event spaces that can accommodate more than 400 guests, as well as a fitness center and multiple food-and-beverage establishments. The borrower, Oklahoma City-based Burnett Equities, which acquired the hotel in 2021, plans to use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
NEW YORK CITY — Bank of America has provided a $53 million permanent loan for Kent House, a 96-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s North Williamsburg area. The building, which houses one- and two-bedroom units, includes 140 parking spots and 31,000 square feet of retail space. Leah Paskus of Landstone Capital Group arranged the loan, which retires the property’s original construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, locally based developer CW Realty, which holds the leasehold interest in the property.
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Connecticut-based brokerage firm Choyce Peterson has negotiated a 39,649-square-foot office lease in Purchase, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. John Hannigan and Charlene O’Connell of Choyce Peterson represented the tenant, Triton International, a provider of intermodal container leasing services, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — GameChanger, a provider of livestreaming and communications services for youth sports, and its parent company, Dick’s Sporting Goods, have signed a 25,600-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The tenants will occupy the entire 17th and 18th floors at Zero Irving, a 176,000-square-foot building owned by RAL Development. Mitchell Konsker, Ben Bass, Dan Turkewitz, Kristen Morgan and Carlee Palmer of JLL represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Simon Landmann, also with JLL, represented GameChanger and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $535.8 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of 25 Water Street, a 1.1 million-square-foot office building in Lower Manhattan, New York City’s historic Financial District. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub and Chris Kramer of Newmark arranged the loan through MSD and Apollo. The seller was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets have reported that Edge Funds sold the asset. The borrowers, GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management and Rockwood Capital, will use the funds to convert the 22-story office building into a residential tower housing 1,300 apartments ranging in size from studios to four-bedroom units. The project represents the largest ever office-to-residential conversion in U.S. history, according to Newmark. The office building, formerly known as 4 New York Plaza, was once anchored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The financial giant recently unveiled plans for its newly revamped headquarters at 270 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Built in 1969, 25 Water Street features 12-foot, 4-inch slab-to-slab ceiling heights and 40,330-square-foot floor plates, which will give future residents direct views of the Lower Manhattan skyline and the New York Harbor from all floors. The property is situated on a double-wide street corridor with the widest …
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $107.5 million sale of a portfolio of four affordable housing properties totaling 477 units in The Bronx. The sale, which also included a 525,000-square-foot development site, involved properties in the Morrisania, High Bridge and Belmont neighborhoods. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Jason Gold, Daniel Mahfar and Evan Hirsch of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Systima Capital Management, Gilbane Development Co., ELH Management LLC and TerreAlto.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between National Real Estate Advisors and Taconic Partners has topped out a 33-story apartment building in Midtown Manhattan. The building at 312 W. 43rd St. is located at the confluence of the Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods and will house 330 apartments and 42,000 square feet of retail space. In addition, the property will offer 28,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. Handel Architects designed the building, and Triton Construction is serving as the general contractor. Full completion is slated for fall 2024.
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Boutique brokerage firm Muroff Hospitality Group has negotiated the sale of The Lakefront Terrace Resort, a 73-room waterfront resort near Lake George in Upstate New York. The property, which was originally built in 1963 and recently renovated, offers a pool, private beach and a cabana bar and grill. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality represented the seller, a limited liability company, in transaction. The buyer was also an undisclosed limited liability company that purchased the asset for $7.4 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Grimshaw Services USA, a division of British architectural firm Grimshaw, has signed an 18,783-square-foot office lease at 60 Madison Avenue in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The tenant plans to take occupancy of the entire fourth floor in the second quarter of next year. Gregg Rothkin, Tim Freydberg, Jared London and Hayden Pascal of CBRE represented the landlord, The Moinian Group, in the lease negotiations. Ken Fishel of LegacyNY represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) has acquired 298 Mulberry Street, a 96-unit multifamily community located in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood, for $115 million. Located at the corner of East Houston and Mulberry streets, the community features ground-floor retail space occupied by CVS/pharmacy. Shared amenities include a 24-hour doorman, fitness center, rooftop terrace and laundry room. All of the building’s units are market-rate rentals and feature walk-in closets and stainless steel kitchen appliances. The seller was a joint venture between Broad Street Development and an affiliate of Crow Holdings Capital. Andrew Scandalios, Rob Hinckley, Jeffrey Julien, Steven Rutman and Jonathan Faxon of JLL represented the seller in the all-cash, 1031 exchange transaction. Empire State Realty is a self-managed REIT that operates a portfolio of office, retail and multifamily properties within Manhattan and the greater New York City area. The company’s stock price closed at $6.90 per share on Wednesday, Dec. 21, down slightly from $8.65 one year ago. New York City-based Broad Street Development is a privately held real estate developer, investor and operator with a focus on office and residential properties. Dallas-based Crow Holdings is a privately owned real estate investment and development firm with $30 billion …