BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 100,984-square-foot industrial building in the Upstate New York city of Binghamton. The property sits on 7.3 acres and was leased to aerospace and defense firm L3 Harris on a triple-net basis at the time of sale. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap also procured the buyer, Spirit Realty Capital. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of the West 135th Street LIHTC Portfolio, a collection of eight affordable housing buildings totaling 111 units in West Harlem. The portfolio also includes three retail spaces. The unit mix consists of nine studio apartments, 30 one-bedroom units, 55 two-bedroom units, 17 three-bedroom residences and one superintendent’s unit. Victor Sozio of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $7.9 million sale of a 18,320-square-foot industrial property in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn. The property features a clear height of 18 feet, 1,500 square feet of office space and multiple loading docks. James Nelson, Brent Glodowski, Frederick Richter, Chris Johnson and Alexandra Marolda represented the seller, Marc Jason Realty Co. Inc. in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as 688 Court Street LLC.
COMMACK, N.Y. — German discount grocer Lidl will open a 30,000-square-foot store at Mayfair Shopping Center, a 222,000-square-foot regional power center in Commack, located on Long Island. Lidl will backfill a space previously occupied by Stein Mart, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last fall. Mayfair Shopping Center’s tenant roster includes Capital One Bank, Jos. A. Bank, Outback Steakhouse, Rite Aid, Sherwin Williams, The Tutoring Center, Tropical Smoothie and Verizon Wireless, among others. Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Private equity firm KPG Funds has entered into a 99-year ground lease with The Salvation Army to develop Le Gallerie, a 57,000-square-foot office building at 132 W. 14th St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Construction is underway and scheduled for a January 2022 completion. James Nelson, Charles Kingsley, Erik Edeen and Alexandra Marolda of Avison Young, along with Andreas Metzger from The Corcoran Group, represented The Salvation Army in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY AND LAS VEGAS — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), MGM Growth Properties LLC (NYSE: MGP) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) have entered into a definitive agreement under which VICI will acquire MGP for a total consideration of $17.2 billion, including the assumption of approximately $5.7 billion of debt. MGM Resorts is the controlling shareholder of MGP. Upon completion of the merger, VICI will have an estimated enterprise value of $45 billion representing 43 properties in 15 states. The deal will add 15 Class A entertainment resort properties across the country to VICI’s portfolio, comprising 33,000 hotel rooms; 3.6 million square feet of meeting and convention space; and hundreds of food, beverage and entertainment venues. The deal represents an estimated 30 to 40 percent discount to replacement cost. The move will solidify VICI as the largest experiential net-lease REIT, while also advancing its goals of portfolio enhancement and diversification, according to the company. Following the transaction, approximately 55 percent of VICI’s rent base will be generated by market-leading regional properties, while the remaining 45 percent will come from properties on the Las Vegas Strip. Simultaneous with the closing of the transaction, VICI will enter into an amended …
WESTBURY, N.Y. — X-Golf, an entertainment concept that features golf simulations and food and beverage offerings, has signed a 6,200-square-foot lease at Samanea Mall in the Long Island village of Westbury. Matthew Kucker, Jordan Baruch and Herb Agin of Colliers International, along with internal agent Dominic Coluccio, represented the landlord, Lesso Mall Development, in the lease negotiations. Bradley Diamond of Parallel Realty represented the tenant, which will backfill a space previously occupied by David’s Bridal. Other entertainment concepts at Samanea Mall include Dave & Buster’s and Empire Adventure Park.
NEW YORK CITY — CycleBar and Pure Barre, two concepts owned by Xponential Fitness, have signed 10-year leases to open exercise studios at 1151 Third Avenue, a 14,820-square-foot building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The fitness users will share a 5,300-square-foot space that spans the entire second and third floors. The Feil Organization owns 1151 Third Avenue, which was originally built in 1910. With these leases, the property is now fully leased. The fitness studios opened on July 28.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has received an $860 million loan for the refinancing of 1301 Avenue of the Americas, a 1.7 million-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. An undisclosed lender provided the five-year, interest-only loan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 45-story tower is located between West 52nd and 53rd streets and provides lower-level access to Rockefeller Center. In addition, the property, which was 71.5 percent leased at the time of the loan closing, features 30,000 square feet of retail space. According to Wikipedia, Uris Buildings Corp. originally developed 1301 Avenue of the Americas in 1964. J.C. Penney purchased the building in 1977 to serve as its new headquarters, only to relocate to the Dallas area 11 years later.
NEW YORK CITY — Regional grocer Wegmans will open an 82,000-square-foot store at 770 Broadway in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. RIPCO Real Estate LLC represented Wegmans in the negotiations for the 30-year lease. Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) owns the 1.2 million-square-foot building, which occupies a full city block. The opening, which will be the first for Wegmans in New York City since the debut of the Brooklyn Navy Yard store in October 2019, is scheduled for the second half of 2023.