New York

Black Bear Capital Arranges $32M Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Asset in New Rochelle

by Taylor Williams October 19, 2020

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Black Bear Capital Partners has arranged a $32 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Millennia, a 110-unit luxury apartment complex in the northern New York City suburb of New Rochelle. The newly built property also houses 4,500 square feet of commercial space and roughly a dozen units that are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness center, private office space, outdoor grilling areas, a rooftop terrace and a putting green. Bryan Manz, Emil DePasquale and Philip Bowman of Black Bear arranged the loan, which will be used to retire $25 million in construction debt and stabilize the property, through MF1 Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

October 19, 2020

Acquisitions Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Kayne Anderson, Watermark, Tishman Speyer Open $330M Seniors Housing Community in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams October 16, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — A development team consisting of Kayne Anderson Real Estate, Watermark Retirement Communities and Tishman Speyer has opened the $330 million Watermark at Brooklyn Heights seniors housing community at 21 Clark St. The project is a redevelopment of the Leverich Towers Hotel, a 310,000-square-foot hotel built in 1928 that served as the pre-game home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in the 1930s and 1940s. The building’s 275 apartments include 145 for independent living, 88 for assisted living and 42 for memory care. Watermark at Brooklyn Heights features 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including a curated art gallery, three restaurants, a performing arts stage, multiple wellness venues, an indoor pool, salon and spa and a rooftop terrace. The development team originally acquired the property in 2017. The project team for the renovation included architect Montroy DeMarco Architecture and interior designer Lemay+Escobar Architects. Hudson Meridian was the general contractor.

October 16, 2020

Development New York Northeast Office

Extell Development Begins Lease-Up of 441,600 SF Harlem Headquarters Office Building

by Taylor Williams October 14, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Extell Development has begun the lease-up of Harlem Headquarters, a 441,600-square-foot office building located at 180 E. 125th St. between Third and Lexington avenues in Harlem. Gensler designed the property, which also houses 50,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, bicycle storage space, locker rooms and showers and other outdoor gathering spaces. Harlem Headquarters also features floor-by-floor direct expansion air-conditioning units, four passenger elevators, one dedicated service elevator and one retail service elevator. Cushman & Wakefield is handling leasing of the project, completion of which is slated for 2022.

October 14, 2020

Acquisitions Mixed-Use New York Northeast

JLL Negotiates $110.8M Sale of Waterfront Development Site in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams October 14, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $110.8 million sale of 1 Java Street, a waterfront development site in Brooklyn that offers 610,000 square feet of buildable space across a full city block. The site is located in the Greenpoint neighborhood and is zoned for mixed-use development. Stephen Palmese, Brendan Maddigan, Winfield Clifford, Michael Mazzara, Ethan Stanton and Patrick Madigan of JLL represented the sellers, JZ Capital Partners and Redsky Capital, in the transaction. Melissa Burch and Christie Walker represented the buyer, Lendlease, on an internal basis.

October 14, 2020

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Acquisitions Healthcare New York Northeast

Colliers Arranges $13.5M Sale of Medical Office Buildings in Syracuse

by Taylor Williams October 13, 2020

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Colliers International has arranged the $13.5 million sale of a 33,836-square-foot medical office building in Syracuse. The property is leased to regional healthcare provider Associated Medical Professionals, which houses its urology and oncology centers in the building. The sale also included a medical office building in Auburn, New York, that is also occupied by Associated Medical Professionals. Eric Grad of Colliers brokered the deal in conjunction with Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS Real Estate Partners. The seller was a locally based developer, and the buyer was a Missouri-based family office specializing in medical office properties.

October 13, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Hodges Ward Elliott Signs 12,692 SF Office Lease at One Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams October 13, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Real estate investment sales specialist and capital markets advisor Hodges Ward Elliott has signed a 12,692-square-foot office lease at One Vanderbilt Avenue, a 1.7 million-square-foot skyscraper in Manhattan. The company will occupy part of the 50th floor of the 1,400-foot building, which is 70 percent leased to tenants such as TD Securities, The Carlyle Group, KPS Capital Partners and Oak Hill Advisors. Robert Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Emily Jones and Alex D’Amario of CBRE represented the landlord, SL Green Corp., in the lease negotiations.

October 13, 2020

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Greystone Provides $289M Loan for Refinancing of The Summit Apartments in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams October 12, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $289 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of The Summit, a 429-unit apartment community located at 222 E. 44th St. in Midtown Manhattan. About 25 percent of the residences are designated as affordable housing. Residential amenities include a fitness center, basketball and squash courts, indoor pool, sauna, theater room, game lounge and an outdoor entertainment area. Drew Fletcher, Matthew Klauer and Cassandra Connolly of Greystone originated the loan, which carried a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, BLDG Management Co. Inc. Bank of China provided the original $251 million construction loan for the project in 2015.

October 12, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Retail

Target to Open 130,000 SF Store at Former Sears Location in Yonkers, New York

by Taylor Williams October 12, 2020

YONKERS, N.Y. — Target plans to open a 130,000-square-foot store at Cross County Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot retail power center in Yonkers, located north of New York City. Target has signed a 40-year lease to backfill a space formerly occupied by Sears. A partnership between Marx Realty and Benenson Capital Partners owns Cross County Center, which features more than 80 retail and restaurant users. An opening date has not yet been determined.

October 12, 2020

New York Northeast

Avison Young: Manhattan’s Volume of Commercial Investment Falls 74 Percent in Third Quarter

by Taylor Williams October 9, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Total commercial investment activity in Manhattan totaled $1.1 billion across 21 transactions in the third quarter, a 74 percent decrease in the total dollar amount relative to that period in 2019, according to a new report from Avison Young. Both the number of transactions and the total volume of investment dollars represent 10-year quarterly lows for Manhattan. In addition, two deals that were put under contract prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, the sales of 1375 Broadway and 522 Fifth Avenue, accounted for nearly 70 percent of the total dollar volume. Among individual property types for the third quarter, Manhattan recorded nine multifamily transactions totaling $121 million, four office building or office condo deals totaling $847 million and six development site sales totaling $141 million. The market saw only one retail property trade hands, a vacant condo at 152 Franklin St. in Tribeca that sold for $1.5 million.

October 9, 2020

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Youth Development Organization Signs 18,467 SF Office Lease in East Harlem

by Taylor Williams October 9, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Getting Out Staying Out (GOSO), a youth and career development and nonprofit organization, has signed an 18,467-square-foot office lease at 2283 Third Ave. in East Harlem. The seven-story, transit-served building was constructed in 2006 and spans 50,908 square feet. Lindsay Ornstein, Stephen Powers, Jake Cinti and Ned Pierrepont of Transwestern represented the landlord, Rockfeld Group, in the negotiations for the 10-year lease. Reeves McCall, Anthony Manginelli and Ryan Alexander of CBRE represented the tenant.

October 9, 2020

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