NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has broken ground on a 339-unit affordable housing residential project in The Bronx. The eight-story building will be located at the former site of the Visitation Church and School in the Kingsbridge neighborhood and will house studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The majority (285) of residences will be reserved for renters earning between 40 and 105 percent of the area median income, and the remaining apartments will provide supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals. Amenities will include two recreation rooms, fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Completion is slated for 2027.
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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Domain Cos. has received $218.6 million in financing for Estela, a two-building, 544-unit multifamily project in The Bronx. Located at 414-445 Gerard Ave. in the Mott Haven area, Estela comprises 380 market-rate and 164 affordable apartments, as well as 10,000 square feet of retail space. Residents have access to more than 35,000 square feet of amenities, including a lounge, game room, shared workspace, fitness center with a yoga room, children’s playroom and a dog park. JLL originated the Freddie Mac debt component of the financing, and The Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives provided the equity component. Estela was 90 percent occupied at the time of closing.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $94.5 million sale of a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties totaling 147 units in Manhattan. Known as The Chelsea Collection by virtue of its submarket location, the buildings total 98,000 square feet and are located on the west side of the neighborhood between West 19th and West 29th streets. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley, Chris Dintrone and Kory Barbanel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, BlackSpruce Management, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Impact.com has signed an 18,364-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The digital marketing firm will continue to occupy the entire 10th floor at the 300,000-square-foot building at 136 Madison Ave. Alex Leopold of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mac Roos of Colliers, along with internal agents Andrew Roos, Michael Cohen and Jessica Verdi, represented the landlord, Williams Equities.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner The Moinian Group has begun leasing ARIA, a 114-unit apartment building located at 90 John St. in Manhattan’s Financial District. Units come in studio and one-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with custom-built closets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and spa-inspired marble bathrooms. Amenities include a resident lounge, onsite laundry facilities and concierge services. Rents start at approximately $3,000 per month for a studio apartment.
DALLAS AND NEW YORK CITY — CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) has announced plans to acquire Industrious National Management Co. LLC, a flexible workspace provider. Dallas-based CBRE, which has invested in Industrious since late 2020 through roughly 40 percent equity interest and a $100 million convertible note, will purchase the remaining 60 percent equity stake for approximately $400 million, giving Industrious an overall valuation of $800 million. Founded in 2012, New York City-based Industrious offers workplaces with private offices, suites, meeting rooms and desks. The current Industrious portfolio features approximately 200 properties across 65 cities globally. According to a press release issued by CBRE, Industrious’ revenue has grown at a compound annual rate of more than 50 percent since 2021. In addition to the acquisition, CBRE will establish a new business segment. Dubbed Building Operations & Experience (BOE), the new segment will “unify building operations, workplace experience and property management, positioning CBRE to deliver scalable, future-ready solutions for offices, data centers, warehouses and other facilities,” according to CBRE. Jamie Hodari, CEO and co-founder of Industrious, will lead CBRE’s BOE division, which will include CBRE’s Enterprise Facilities Management, Local Facilities Management and Property Management divisions, as well as Industrious. The new business …
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Regional owner-operator WinnCos. has completed the $20.5 million renovation of West Village Apartments, a historic affordable housing complex in downtown Buffalo. The property comprises 10 buildings totaling 135 units that were constructed between 1891 and 1920. The renovation encompassed upgrades to unit kitchens, bathrooms, doors, windows and building roofs, as well as common area lighting and flooring. In addition, the project team created a community room, management office, bike parking spaces and an additional unit via the conversion of a maintenance shed. Locally based general contractor DiMarco Construction performed the renovation, which also served to preserve and extend the property’s affordability status.
MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — PrimeSource Building Products has signed a 312,567-square-foot industrial lease in Montgomery, about 80 miles north of New York City. The manufacturer and distributor of construction materials will occupy the entirety of Maybrook Logistics Center, a facility that was built on a speculative basis on a 40-acre site at 134 Neelytown Road. Building features include a clear height of 36 feet, 74 loading doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 98 cars and 129 trailers. Tom Consiglio and Scott Peck of Resource Realty represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties, in the lease negotiations. Frank Puskarich and Art Ross of Newmark represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Burlington will open a 77,970-square-foot store at 620 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan’s Chelsea area. The discount clothing retailer is relocating and expanding from a 40,000-square-foot space at 695 Avenue of the Americas via a 12-year lease. Cliff Simon of CNS Real Estate represented Burlington in the lease negotiations. Richard Skulnik, Lindsay Zegans, Ben Sabin and Mary Schwagerl of RIPCO Real Estate, along with internal agent Daniel Birney, represented the landlord, RXR.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has brokered the $360 million sale of Two Park Avenue, a 1 million-square-foot office building located in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. The 29-story building was constructed in the mid-1920s and features a 27th-story penthouse lounge and outdoor terrace, a ground-floor lobby and conference center and bike parking space. Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Adam Doneger, Marcella Fasulo, Josh King, Avery Silverstein and Willis Robbins of Newmark represented the seller, Morgan Stanley, in the transaction. The buyer, Haddad Brands, plans to occupy a portion of the property and lease the remainder.