NEW YORK CITY — Auction house Swann Galleries has signed a 21,200-square-foot office lease renewal at Gramercy Park, a 114,146-square-foot office building located at 104 E. 25th St. in Manhattan. Nicky Heryet, Susan Kahaner, Jennifer Ogden and Eric Sznip of Avison Young represented the tenant, which will continue to occupy the fifth and sixth floors, in the lease negotiations. Michael Berger of Colliers International represented the landlord, 25 Park LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Delshah Capital has topped out a 180-unit multifamily project at 22 Chapel St. in Brooklyn that will include 45 affordable housing residences. The 20-story building is being developed in partnership with START Treatment & Recovery Centers, New York’s largest independent drug treatment agency, and will also house 2,000 square feet of retail space and the offices of START. The property will also feature a rooftop pool, fitness center, playground and onsite parking. Locally based general contractor OTL Enterprises is handling construction of the project, which is slated for a late 2021 completion.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 14,116-square-foot office lease at Trinity Centre, a 22-story office building located at 111-115 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District. Adam Foster, Mike Rizzo, Brad Gerla and Adam Leshowitz of CBRE represented the landlord, Capital Properties, in the lease negotiations. Patrick Dugan, Frank Liantonio and Jason Kroeger of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, New Jersey-based Investors Bank. Capital Properties recently completed a $45 million capital improvement campaign at the complex that included complete façade restoration, new windows and an LED lighting scheme.
NEW YORK CITY — ACRES Capital Corp. has provided a $16 million construction loan for a 53-unit multifamily project that will be located at 653-655 Mace Ave. in the Allerton area of The Bronx. The seven-story building will be located near multiple public transit lines and will feature 15,000 square feet of amenity space. Abe Mann of Progress Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Supreme Equities LLC.
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Lument, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, has provided a $9.5 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Morningstar Residential Care Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the Upstate New York city of Oswego. The nonrecourse loan refinances a bridge loan that Lancaster Pollard provided prior to becoming part of Lument and provides fixed-rate, permanent financing. Miles Kingston led the transaction for Lument.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $6.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Madrid Towers, a 58-unit multifamily asset located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. Jason Yuen of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, a family that has owned the six-story property for 35 years, with George Eliopoulos of Velios Capital acting as correspondent.
MIDDLESEX, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 20,986-square-foot retail property in Middlesex, about 40 miles southeast of New York City. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $5.3 million sale of a 33-unit multifamily building in the Pelham Bay area of The Bronx. The property was originally built in 1929 and spans 27,000 square feet. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the seller, Morgan Group, in the transaction. Jungreis and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood Realty procured the buyer, locally based investment firm Arber Realty LLC. The building consists of 29 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units and sold at a cap rate of 5.85 percent.
SL Green Agrees to Sell Amazon-Anchored Office Building Under Redevelopment in Manhattan for $952.5M
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) and its joint venture partners have entered into a contract to sell 410 Tenth Avenue, a 20-story, 636,000-square-foot office tower near Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s west side, for $952.5 million. The transaction marks the largest commercial property sale in the U.S. since March, according to SL Green. Amazon and First Republic Bank anchor the property, which is currently undergoing a redevelopment. Amazon signed its 335,408-square-foot lease in December. The buyer was undisclosed. SL Green is the majority owner of the building, with a 70.9 percent stake. As part of the sale, the sellers will retain a 5 percent interest through completion of the redevelopment, which is slated for the third quarter of 2021. The identities of the minority owners were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter. Brett Herschenfeld, managing director of SL Green, says that the sale is an example of acquiring an undervalued asset, redeveloping it to Class A standards and re-leasing it to high-quality tenants. “While the asset was always intended to be held as a long-term investment, the sale will allow the company to achieve extraordinary profits, substantially reduce consolidated indebtedness …
Despite the negative impact of the pandemic on many areas within commercial real estate, industrial assets continue to attract interest as a favored sector of many lenders and investors. The industrial market is outperforming others throughout this period of disruption. E-commerce growth has resulted in growth in the industrial sector as the need for last-mile delivery and third-party logistics space increases. Similarly, urban infill demand has grown in supply-constrained markets. Finally, the supercharging the industrial sector has created a need for new construction in this asset class, and construction lenders are finding new opportunities to earn higher returns. View higher resolution version of chart above here. Industrial Market Trends In major urban markets — New York City included — residents increasingly expect two-day delivery, next-day delivery and even same-day delivery. As a result of these shrinking delivery windows, the need for local distribution centers and last-mile facilities has increased significantly. The way people purchase and receive products has changed drastically, and the industrial sector must adjust to meet the demand. The nation-wide stay-at-home orders implemented at the outset of the pandemic caused e-commerce to experience exponential growth. People who had never shopped online began adapting to this trend. This created …