NEW YORK CITY — MSquared, a new development and investment firm specializing in mixed-use projects, has launched in New York City. The company will work with local governments, developers and investors to build projects that incorporate a mix of uses designed to promote inclusive economic growth, affordable housing for rent-burdened residents and dedicated spaces for small business owners and community institutions. Former New York City deputy mayor and Goldman Sachs head of urban investment group Alicia Glen is the founder and managing principal of the company, which is headquartered at 40 Fulton St. in Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY — RIPCO Real Estate (RIPCO) has brokered the $7.4 million sale of Woolsey Station Post Office, a 7,668-square-foot building occupied by the United States Postal Service in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Located at 2268 31st St., the property is situated near multiple retail and restaurant businesses and offers convenient access to Interstate 278. Greg Batista, Todd Cooper and Mark Kaplan represented the seller, Ditmars Associates, in the transaction. LG Astoria LLC was the buyer.
BOONTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Del’s Village Shopping Center, a 51,794-square-foot grocery-anchored retail property in Boonton, a northwestern suburb of New York City. The sales price was $12.5 million. Kings Food Market anchors the shopping center, which is located at 115 Hawkins Place, and the property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Seth Pollack, Andrew Merin and David Bernhaut led a Cushman & Wakefield team that represented the seller, ROI Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Urban Edge Properties, a New York City-based management company, has launched dedicated grab-and-go shopping services at select retail properties in New York and New Jersey. Urban Edge will offer short-term parking spaces located near stores that allow shoppers to pick up items ordered online or briefly enter the store. The spaces are designed to limit the amount of time customers physically spend in stores and to emphasize social distancing as retailers gradually begin to reopen their stores amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Urban Edge has launched the new service at 16 properties, including Bergen Town Center and Hudson Mall in Jersey City and Burnside Commons in New York. Additional properties will launch the program throughout June and July. Restaurant and other essential retailers are already using the parking spots.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two regions in the state of New York are expected to begin Phase II of the state’s reopening plan this week following improved conditions amid the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, according to a statement issued by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday. The regions in question are Western New York and the Capital Region, which includes the state capital of Albany. Phase II includes the reopening of office-based jobs, real estate construction and services, barbershops, salons and expanded retail services. Five regions in Upstate New York — the Finger Lakes, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Central New York and Southern Tier regions — were permitted to begin Phase II on Friday. New York City is expected to enter Phase 1 on June 8. The requirements to reopen a region include a 14-day decline in hospitalizations and hospitalized deaths, fewer than two new hospitalizations per 100,000 residents, as well as several other requirements related to hospital capacity and testing availability. As of June 1, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 370,000 cases of the COVID-19 in New York and nearly 29,000 deaths.
NEW YORK CITY — Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has opened a new 15,000-square-foot outpatient medical center at the Hudson Yards mixed-use development in Manhattan. The space is located within 31 Hudson Yards, a 72-story building that also houses the Equinox Hotel and an Equinox fitness club. The facility will be staffed by physicians and surgeons specializing in hand and upper extremity, spine, joint replacement and pain management. Related Cos. is the developer and owner of Hudson Yards.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 7,400-square-foot office lease for Australian pension fund AustralianSuper in the Plaza District of Manhattan. AustralianSuper leased the entire 20th floor of 527 Madison Avenue, an approximately 240,000-square-foot office building that was constructed in 1986. Jim Frederick and Gordon Hough of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., in the lease negotiations. Paul Amrich, Neil King and Georgina Cook of CBRE represented AustralianSuper.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a four-unit multifamily property in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 198 Prince St., the 5,000-square-foot property was constructed in 1900 and includes ground-floor space for retail or office uses. Brandon Polakoff of Avison Young represented the seller, a private owner, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Naftali Group LLC has acquired a 94,500-square-foot waterfront development site at 470 Kent Ave. in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Certified Lumber formerly leased an existing building on the site, which will be demolished for the redevelopment of a residential or mixed-use project. The property, which overlooks the East River, is located near the Brooklyn Navy Yard mixed-use district and offers convenient access to the East River Ferry terminal and Marcy Avenue train station. Brendan Maddigan and Stephen Palmese of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, along with Robert Burton of Cushman & Wakefield. The sales price was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 7,263-square-foot office lease for portfolio management firm Axium Infrastructure Inc. in the Plaza District of Manhattan. Axium leased the entire 21st floor of 527 Madison Avenue, an approximately 240,000-square-foot office building. The 26-story building was constructed in 1986. Jim Frederick and Gordon Hough of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented Axium.