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.
AMHERST, N.Y. — Locally based commercial finance and advisory firm Largo Capital has arranged a $28 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of eight office properties totaling 350,000 square feet in the upstate New York community of Amherst. Jack Phillips of Largo Capital originated the financing, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. The name of the locally based borrower and developer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Luxury moviegoing concept LOOK Dine-In Cinemas will open an eight-screen theater at 625 West 57th Street in Manhattan. The space spans 25,000 square feet within the 32-story residential building, which is owned by The Durst Organization. The venue will be the first in New York City for LOOK Dine-In Cinemas. Theaters will range in size from 20 to 172 seats to support small screenings and major premieres. Eric Engelhardt, Ashlea Aaron and Karen Rose internally represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Beth Rosen of RIPCO and Joseph Harbor HWGA Group represented the tenant. An opening date was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco has signed a 16,375-square-foot office lease at 250 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The 648,000-square-foot building recently underwent a lobby remodel and expansion. Anne Holker, Charles Borrok, Jonathan Fales, Frank Cento, Jonathan Fein and Michelle Mean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, AmTrust RE, in the lease negotiations. Eric Zemachson of Newmark represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between The Community Preservation Corp. and Proto Property Services has received a $100 million loan for the refinancing of Riverdale Osborne Towers, a 525-unit affordable housing complex in Brooklyn. The property comprises four nine-story buildings, a preschool and 10,500 square feet of retail space. The partnership originally acquired the property in 2007 and immediately implemented a $39 million capital improvement program. A portion of the proceeds of this loan, which was originated by Rockport Mortgage Corp. through HUD’s 223(f) program, will also be used to fund renovations of kitchens and bathrooms and preserve the property’s affordability status.