NEW YORK CITY — Urbanspace has opened a 10,000-square-foot food hall in Manhattan. Urbanspace Union Square is located on the ground floor of Zero Irving, a new mixed-use building by RAL Development. Vendors include Summer Salt, Twenty One Grains, Kid Brother Pizza, Pita Yeero, Plant Junkie, Goat Café, Bao by Kaya, Bobwhite Counter, Playa Bowls, Wafels & Dinges, Top Hops, Casa Toscana and GoFish. The venue marks the fifth New York City food hall by Urbanspace.
By Taylor Williams The New York City retail market is currently functioning like an episode of The Price Is Right. Developers, investors, brokers and operators are all trying to attach fair values to rents and sales prices for spaces of all sizes and submarkets. But after a tumultuous period marked by a global pandemic and record inflation, followed by a string of severe interest rate hikes, accurately assigning those numbers is easier said than done — at least in some submarkets. According to data from JLL, at the end of the third quarter, the average rent throughout New York City was $290 per square foot, down 5.3 percent year over year. That figure represents an improvement from the second quarter of 2022, when rents posted a 12 percent decline on a year-over-year basis. In addition, JLL’s data shows that 58 new leases were signed in the third quarter. While that figure marks a decline of 13 percent from the second quarter, it also constitutes an increase of 7.4 percent on a year-over-year basis. These numbers suggest that after retail leasing and sales completely stagnated in 2020 due to an unprecedented public health crisis, the market corrected sharply in 2021 and …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $33.6 million sale of a portfolio of six South Bronx multifamily buildings totaling 297 units. The portfolio consists of 14 studios, 67 one-bedroom apartments, 196 two-bedroom units, 19 three-bedroom residences and one office space. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Daniel Mahfar and Jason Gold of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between PH Realty Capital & Rockledge.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 14,375-square-foot office lease at 535 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Steve Siegel, Craig Reicher, Tim Dempsey, Ramneek Rikhy and Marlee Tepliztky of CBRE represented the tenant, locally based law firm Fried Frank, in the lease negotiations. The tenant, which has committed to a 15-year term, plans to relocate from The Seagram Building to the 37-story tower in early 2024. Brian Gell and Laurence Briody, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Park Tower Group.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — A joint venture between Maya Capital Partners and Artemis Real Estate Partners has purchased a 1,120-unit self-storage facility in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The newly constructed, four-story building totals 96,693 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark arranged the $300 million joint venture between the two East Coast-based firms, which will exclusively target self-storage properties in the Northeast.
NEW YORK CITY — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has provided an $11.7 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for Bronxview at Serviam, a newly constructed mixed-income complex located at 2885 Marion Ave. The eight-story building houses 26 one-bedroom units, 66 two-bedroom apartments and 22 three-bedroom residences. Jim Gillespie of Bellwether Enterprise originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Fordham Bedford Housing Corp. The loan carried a 30-year term and a fixed interest rate.
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — New Jersey-based developer Diversified Properties has broken ground on Stonegate at New Windsor, an 81-unit multifamily project in New Windsor, about 70 miles north of New York City. The site at 435 Little Britain Road is directly across from Lake Washington. Designed by Thomas Brennan Architects, the property will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a lounge and a fitness center. Completion is scheduled for July 2023.
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — Northmarq has arranged the $7.6 million sale of a 4,996-square-foot restaurant property located in the Long Island community of Huntington. The newly built restaurant sits on 2.5 acres and is leased to Chick-fil-A. A shopping center owner and developer based in Westchester County sold the property to a New York-based 1031 exchange investor. Maggie Holmes and Mike Sladich of Northmarq brokered the deal. The deal traded at a cap rate of 3.68 percent.
NEW YORK CITY — Adidas has signed a 30,639-square-foot retail lease renewal at its flagship store at 610 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The sportswear giant has committed to the three-story space for an additional 10 years. The six-story building was originally built in 2004 and predominantly houses office space. JLL represented the landlord, LaSalle Investment Management, in the lease negotiations. Adidas was represented internally.
NEW YORK CITY —Accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin has signed a 45,673-square-foot office headquarters lease at 3 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. The 30-story building, which was originally constructed in 2001 as the headquarters for Reuters, is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation. Michael Cohen, Andrew Roos, Jessica Verdi and Mac Roos of Colliers represented Anchin, which plans to relocate from 1375 Broadway next fall, in the lease negotiations. John Cefaly, Lou D’Avanzo, Ron Lo Russo, Heather Thomas and Paige Engeldrum of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agent Tom Keating, represented the landlord, Rudin.