ALBANY, N.Y. — An affiliate of New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties has acquired At Colonie Center, a 243,395-square-foot retail center in Albany for $28 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the property, which was 58 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Floor & Decor and Sierra Trading Post. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Danielle Donovan of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured Heidenberg Properties as the buyer. Scott Aiese and Stephen Van Leer of JLL arranged a $17.6 million acquisition loan through Provident Bank on behalf of Heidenberg.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $155 million loan for the refinancing of The Lexington Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which is part of the Marriott Autograph Collection family of brands. Hudson Bay Capital provided the loan. Jordan Casella, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz and Christopher de Raet of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between MCR Hotels, Island Capital Group and Three Wall Capital. The joint venture first acquired the property in 2021. The 28-story building was originally constructed in 1929 and houses 725 rooms, including six specialty suites. One of those suites is known as the Norma Jeane Suite and once served as the residence of Marilyn Monroe and her then-husband, New York Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio. (Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson.) The hotel’s amenities include 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space and an onsite restaurant and bar. The property also houses retail space that is leased to Crunch Fitness and Starbucks. “This transaction not only underscores the resilience of the New York City hospitality market but also reaffirms the enduring appeal of this city as a major tourist and …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Stav Equities has arranged the $5.7 million sale of two multifamily redevelopment sites in Brooklyn. The buildings at 21 Montauk Ave. and 22 Milford St. were previously used as storage facilities for a local furniture business. The buyer, Moses Rabinowitz, plans to redevelop the sites into apartment buildings totaling 96 units. Jacob Stavksy of Stav Equities represented Rabinowitz and the undisclosed seller in the off-market transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Extell Development Co. has topped out a 30-story, 435,000-square-foot medical office project at 1520 First Ave. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Perkins Eastman Architects, the building will occupy a full city block between East 79th and East 80th streets and house ambulatory care and surgical facilities. Additional building features will include multiple outdoor terraces and mechanical systems to enhance comfort and energy efficiency, as well as ground-floor retail space. The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has preleased eight floors totaling 195,580 square feet to serve as the facility’s anchor tenant. HSS will house orthopedic and rheumatology physician’s offices, as well as ancillary services for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. Newmark has been tapped to lease the remainder of the space. Lendlease provided preconstruction management services for the project, full completion of which is slated for the second quarter of 2025.
HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Pennsylvania-based developer Shaner Hotel Group has completed a $55 million Marriott-branded hotel in Hyde Park, about 90 miles north of New York City. Marriott will operate the 137-room hotel, which will be located within the $1 billion Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park mixed-use development, under its Residence Inn brand. Amenities include a fitness center, onsite restaurant and a convenience mart. T-Rex Capital Group is the master developer of Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7 million sale of a multifamily development site in The Bronx. The site at 3083 Webster Ave. can support approximately 100,000 buildable square feet of product. Jonathan Squires, Josh Neustadter and Austin Weiner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlantis Management, in the transaction. The buyer, SKF Development, plans to build an affordable housing complex that will be financed with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and subsidies from the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development and NYC Housing Development Corp.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two locally based investment firms, Zar Property NY and HPNY, has acquired a 57,000-square-foot office building located at 26-30 W. 61st St. in Manhattan’s Lincoln Square area. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to the New York Institute of Technology, which has 24 months remaining on its lease. The seller was The Brodsky Organization. The joint venture purchased the property in an all-cash transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — American Eagle Outfitters Inc. has signed a 338,085-square-foot office lease at 63 Madison Avenue, a 15-story building in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 20 years. The space encompasses 108,194 square feet across the entire 7th and 11th floors and the entire 66,597 square feet of one of the tower’s concourse areas. Additionally, a sublease arrangement totaling 162,291 square feet — approximately 54,097 square feet per floor — has been reached with CBS for the 8th, 9th and 10th floors. This sublease agreement will eventually convert into a direct lease. Mitti Liebersohn, David Goldstein, Anna Erickson, Nate Brzozowski and Will Demuth of Savills represented American Eagle in the direct lease and sublease negotiations. Mark Boisi of Cushman & Wakefield represented CBS in the sublease negotiations. Peter Duncan, Matt Coudert and Alex Bermingham represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, which owns the building in partnership with Jamestown and Loeb Partners Realty, on an internal basis.
WOODBURY, N.Y. — Simon Property Group is underway on an expansion project at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, located about 55 miles north of New York City. The project will add 155,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space, as well as a 200-room hotel, second parking facility and upgraded amenities. A VIP suite with private dressing rooms, a lounge and a private kitchen is also scheduled to open later this year. Simon will also add a new children’s play area, improved crosswalks and wayfinding, and enhanced landscaping to the property, which is home to some 250 tenants.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has arranged a $6 million bridge loan for a multifamily conversion project in Buffalo. The project will convert a 272,000-square-foot office complex in the downtown area that was formerly known as the Atrium Building into a residential building with an undetermined number of units. Kevin Coscia and Ned Perlman of Largo arranged the debt. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.