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NEW YORK CITY — New York-based developer Goose Property Management has received a $68 million loan for the refinancing of Astor on Third II, a 137-unit apartment building located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Astor on Third II is a newly built property that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 17,900 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a rooftop deck, children’s playroom, fitness center, screening room, package room and resident’s lounge with a pool table, board games and kitchenette. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital originated the loan through Affinius Capital. Goose Management will use a portion of the proceeds to fund additional leasing costs to stabilize the property.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $16.5 million sale of two apartment buildings totaling 110 units that are located at 226 and 259 W. 144th St. in Harlem. The elevator-served buildings both rise six stories and include one ground-floor commercial space between them. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Gabriel Elyaszadeh and Remi Mandell of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Shawmut Design & Construction has completed The St. Vincent Health Sciences Center, a $106 million academic project located on the campus of St. John’s University in Queens. The 70,000-square-foot facility functions as a pass-through from the Residence Village to the Great Lawn and the main academic hub of the campus. The building houses classrooms, laboratories, patient simulation spaces and private study rooms, as well as a multi-story “living room,” which functions as a social hub and collaborative space for students and faculty. CannonDesign served as the project architect.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Capital Advisors has arranged the $3.6 million sale of a six-unit apartment building located at 151 Smith St. in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The four-story building consists of five market-rate apartments and one rent-stabilized apartment, as well as two retail spaces. Sean Kelly, Nicole Daniggelis and Stephen Vorvolakos of Ariel represented the seller, Doreen DeLeon, in the transaction. The buyer was Faisal Kassim.

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NEW YORK CITY — Private equity firm 17Capital has signed a 16,298-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The firm will relocate and expand from SL Green’s 77-story One Vanderbilt tower to the entire 29th floor of 10 Bryant, a 30-story building located at 452 Fifth Ave., in early 2026. Paul Glickman, Ben Bass, Kristen Morgan and Kate Roush of JLL represented the landlord, Property & Building Corp. Ltd., in the lease negotiations. David Mainthow and Troy Elias of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20 million sale of a portfolio of seven multifamily buildings totaling 124 units in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. The rent-stabilized buildings feature a mix of one- to four-bedroom units. John Brennan, Bryan Ellis and Miles Davis-Bosch of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were New York-based private investors that requested anonymity.

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NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Union Investment and Nuveen Real Estate has sold 636 Sixth Avenue, an 18,300-square-foot retail property located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. The property includes office space on the upper floors. The joint venture originally acquired the building in 2016 for the open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Global. The undisclosed buyer plans to redevelop the property.

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BERGEN, N.Y. — Dutch farm machinery and equipment provider Oxbo International will open a 195,000-square-foot, build-to-suit industrial project in Bergen, a western suburb of Rochester. The site spans 50 acres, and the new facility will replace Oxbo’s existing plant that is located about seven miles away and has been operational since 1969. Oxbo will enter into a 25-year ground-lease agreement with the owner, Ohio-based Geis Development, and expects to employ about 200 people at the plant at full capacity. Construction is slated for an October 2025 completion.

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $14 million sale of Price Chopper Plaza, a 127,000-square-foot shopping center located in the upstate New York community of Binghamton. Regional grocer Price Chopper has been the anchor tenant at the center, which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale, since 1987. Other tenants include Planet Fitness, Big Lots and Dollar Tree. Jim Koury of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.5 million sale of two industrial and office buildings in the Long Island City area of Queens. The adjacent properties are located at 37-11 Vernon Blvd. and 814 37th Ave. and include a total of 18,440 square feet of building space and a 6,560-square-foot open lot for shipping and parking. The buildings also feature 20-foot ceilings, conference rooms and overhead crane space. Jakub Nowak of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Vernon Associates LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an undisclosed local private investor.

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