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Naftali Group, Access Industries Underway on 850-Unit Multifamily Development in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer Naftali Group and holding company Access Industries is underway on construction of Williamsburg Wharf, an 850-unit multifamily development in Brooklyn. The 3.8-acre site is located on Kent Avenue between Division Street and South 11th Street, adjacent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Williamsburg Wharf will be a waterfront campus with five 22-story buildings that will also house retail and commercial space. Williamsburg Wharf will also feature an open lawn, public waterfront park, dog run and various walking and biking paths. The first phase is slated for a late 2025 completion.

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Creation, J.P. Morgan Sell Long Island Industrial Facility for $44M

by Taylor Williams

MELVILLE, N.Y. — A joint venture between Creation, a developer with offices in Phoenix and Dallas, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management has sold Baylis 495 Business Park, a 103,500-square-foot industrial facility located in the Long Island community of Melville. Miami-based REIT BentallGreenOak purchased the property for $44 million. The eight-acre site is located about a mile south of the Long Island Expressway, and the building features a clear height of 32 feet, 20 dock doors and two drive-in bays. Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Jason Lundy, Nicholas Stefans, Jose Cruz and Steve Simonelli of JLL brokered the deal. At the time of sale, Baylis 495 Business Park was fully leased to Keurig Dr. Pepper.

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Innovo Property Group Underway on 736,000 SF Industrial Project in Queens

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment and development firm Innovo Property Group is underway on construction of a 736,000-square-foot industrial project located at 28-90 Review Ave. in the Long Island City area of Queens. The six-story building, which is designed to accommodate two tenants per floor, will feature a clear height of 32 feet and parking for 166 cars and 118 trailers. Last summer, Innovo received $354 million in construction financing from Axos Bank and Cerberus Capital Management and equity from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. JLL arranged the financing, although details about the amount of each component within the capital stack were not disclosed. The topping out of the complex is slated for later this year. Full completion is scheduled for 2025.

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Benchmark Real Estate Acquires Manhattan Apartment Building for $43M

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Benchmark Real Estate Group has acquired a 62-unit apartment building located at 194 E. 2nd St. in Manhattan’s East Village area for $43 million. The elevator- and doorman-served building was constructed in 1999 and houses one-, two-, four- five- and six-bedroom units as well as 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley and Matt Berger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Skyline Developers, which purchased the building in 2000, in the transaction.

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Bungalow Projects, Bain Capital Buy Industrial Development Site in Brooklyn for $34M

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Bungalow Projects, a real estate investment firm specializing in media and content production facilities, in partnership with Boston-based Bain Capital Real Estate, has purchased an industrial development site in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn for $34 million. The partnership’s plans for the property at 145 Wolcott St. include a 225,000-square-foot production facility with four soundstages averaging 18,000 square feet each, as well as 82,000 square feet of ancillary production support space and 200 below-grade parking spaces. David Behin of Newmark represented ownership in its off-market purchase of the property.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.4M Sale of Retail Building Leased to Bank of America in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.4 million sale of a 6,250-square-foot retail building in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood that is leased to Bank of America. The financial institution has occupied the building since 2006, and the lease is corporately guaranteed through 2034 and includes multiple renewal options. Scott Plasky and Alexander Arustamian of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.

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TF Cornerstone Nears Completion on 1.4 MSF Residential Development in Queens

by John Nelson

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based developer TF Cornerstone is nearing completion on 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive, a 1.4 million-square-foot apartment complex in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. At full build-out, the project will deliver 1,386 apartments across two buildings, as well as retail space and a public park. 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive are situated on Malt Drive, a new city street that was named as a nod to the site’s history as a sugar cane processing facility that later became a beer distribution center. The project is located within the 30-acre Hunter’s Point South mixed-use development. The South building at 2-20 Malt Drive will rise 33 stories and feature 575 units. The adjacent North building will comprise 811 apartments across two towers at 2-21 Malt Drive. Thirty percent of units at both buildings will be set aside as affordable housing, which will be leased at 130 percent of the area median income. The buildings were designed by SLCE Architects. Planned amenities include on-site parking, bicycle storage, co-working space, children’s playrooms, lounges, fitness centers, shared laundry rooms as well as in-unit washers & dryers, roof decks with BBQ grills, sundecks and courtyards. 2-20 Malt Drive will also …

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Reynolds Asset Management Receives $19.5M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Poughkeepsie Multifamily Property

by Taylor Williams

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — New Jersey-based investment firm Reynolds Asset Management has received a $19.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Violet Estates, an 84-unit multifamily property located north of New York City in Poughkeepsie. Violet Estates is reserved for renters age 55 and above and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a resident lounge, fitness center, bocce ball courts and a dog park. The property also houses 7,000 square feet of retail space that is leased to users in the food-and-beverage, fitness and art businesses, among others. Allan Edelson of Walker & Dunlop originated the financing.

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Muroff Hospitality Group Negotiates Sale of 12-Room Lamplight Inn in Lake Luzerne, New York

by Taylor Williams

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm Muroff Hospitality Group has negotiated the sale of the Lamplight Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lake Luzerne, about 60 miles north of Albany. The property was built in 1890 and consists of 12 suites, a dining room and an owner’s apartment. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality Group represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors, in the transaction. The sales price was approximately $1.2 million.

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Bloomberg Signs 946,815 SF Office Lease Extension at 731 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Bloomberg LP has signed a 946,815-square-foot office lease extension at 731 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The extension term is 11 years, and the business journalism organization will now keep its headquarters at the 56-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building through 2040. Developed by Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) and owned by its affiliate, publicly traded REIT Alexander’s Inc., 731 Lexington Avenue also houses 250,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 105 condos. Bloomberg’s physical footprint in New York spans more than 2 million square feet across three buildings.

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