NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has brokered the $8.7 million sale of a 4,340-square-foot multifamily building located at 66 Clinton St. on the Lower East Side. The sale included an adjacent lot. The buyer, a partnership between Vault Development and TLM Equities, plans to redevelop the existing building and adjacent parcel into a new, 16,348-square-foot residential building. Daniel Kaplan and Justin Arzi of CBRE represented the seller, New Life of New York City, a nonprofit youth enrichment organization, in the transaction.
Long Island represents one of the most sought-after suburban retail markets in the Northeast. It’s almost guaranteed that when a retailer opens on Long Island — especially concepts centered on fast-casual dining, boutique fitness experiences and specialized beauty services — it becomes a top performer in the chain’s overall portfolio. Service-oriented retailers are quickly replacing concepts cannibalized by online shopping and are proving to be wildly successful in this important market. With an average household income that trends higher than the national average, a dense population — 2.8 million people live in Nassau and Suffolk counties — and a highly educated consumer base, high-profile national chains recognize the value of having a presence on Long Island. The daytime population swells in areas around shopping centers, hospitals and medical districts, as well as office corridors, while new multifamily and mixed-use developments promise to bring increased foot traffic to retailers seeking a presence on Long Island. Additionally, suburban downtown areas are making resurgences thanks to relaxed zoning restrictions. As the areas around real estate hotbeds like the Route 110 office corridor in Farmingdale, New York, and the Roosevelt Field trade area continue to evolve, new retail centers and mixed-use campuses are emerging. …
NANUET, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $7 million in financing for a 51,815-square-foot self-storage facility in Nanuet, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. Self-storage REIT CubeSmart operates the facility, which was built in 1980 as a retail property and converted into self-storage in 2015. An undisclosed New Jersey bank provided the loan, which included a 4.74 percent interest rate, six months of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower and owner of the facility is self-storage developer DealPoint Merrill. The facility has 685 climate-controlled units and was 83 percent occupied at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between an affiliate of The Carlyle Group and full-service real estate firm Stonehenge NYC has begun renovations of The Ritz Plaza, a 479-unit apartment building located within Times Square in Manhattan, to the tune of $235 million. Deutsche Bank provided the financing for the project, which will fund capital improvements to unit interiors and common areas. Hodges Ward Elliot arranged the funds. Stonehenge has owned and managed the property, which offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units plus amenities like a pool, fitness center and rooftop terrace, since 1996.
NEW YORK CITY — PGIM Real Estate Finance, the commercial mortgage banking arm of Prudential, has provided a $72 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Olympia House, a 240-unit apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood. The 21-story property, which is within two blocks of Grand Central Station, includes ground-floor commercial space and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The loan features a 10-year term and an unspecified period of interest-only payments. The borrowers in the transaction were real estate investors Isaac Hakim, Steven Elghanayan and Michael-Henry Krayem.
NEW YORK CITY — Janus Property Co., a developer and manager of residential and mixed-use properties, has broken ground on the Taystee Lab Building, a 350,000-square-foot life sciences property in West Harlem. The 11-story building, located at the site of the former Taystee bread bakery, will be marketed to firms in the life sciences, technology, academic, and arts sectors. Specific features will include floor plates ranging in size from 36,000 square feet at the base to 15,000 square feet at the penthouse level, floor-to-ceiling glass and 20,000 square feet of outdoor space. Designed by architecture firms LevenBetts and SLCE, the project is expected to be complete by late 2020.
CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of 3 Alpine Court, a 68,862-square-foot industrial facility in Chestnut Ridge, New York, located just north of New Jersey. Situated on 6.3 acres, the property is 30 miles west of Manhattan and within a one-hour drive of Port Newark and all three metro area commercial airports. Privately held firm Weiss Real Estate Investments purchased the asset from CMS Holding Co. Inc. for an undisclosed price. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt, Stan Danzig and Stephen Elman of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Knotel, a provider of flexible office space, has signed a lease to open a 14,160-square-foot office space at 101 Fifth Avenue, an office building in Manhattan that is owned by Eretz Group. The space will span two floors at the 11-story property and raises Knotel’s total footprint across the city to 40 locations totaling 580,881 square feet. Greg DiGioia and Michael Morris of Newmark Knight Frank represented Knotel in the lease negotiations.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Cayuga Village MHC, a 275-site manufactured housing community in Niagara Falls, located just north of Buffalo. The property was built in stages between the 1950s and 1990s and is located near several major retail centers. A portion of the proceeds will be used to expand the property by 20 to 40 additional sites and to fund capital improvements across the manufactured housing community. The loan, which carries interest-only payments for the first three years, was provided to a family-owned operation that has held the property for more than 50 years.
PORT JERVIS, N.Y. — Sentinel Senior Living LLC has opened The Sentinel of Port Jervis, a 160-unit assisted living community in Port Jervis, located along the Pennsylvania border approximately 70 miles northwest of New York City. The building was formerly a Days Inn, which was renovated and expanded for the project. The 65,000-square-foot building sits on over five acres. The Sentinel is seeking to expand its footprint in the area, completing a similar project in Amsterdam in 2017. The company plans to use these projects as a blueprint for future developments.