NEW YORK CITY — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $5 million loan to refinance a 12-story office building in Midtown, Manhattan. Located at 32 E. 31st St., the 52,000-square-foot property also includes ground-floor retail. The tenant roster includes a fitness studio, hair salon, media company and real estate developer. Cronheim secured a 20-year loan amortized over 30 years on behalf of the borrower, 32 E. 31 Street Corp. The lender was CMFG Life Insurance Co.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.4 million sale of a 4,750-square foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn. Located at 358 Knickerbocker Ave., the property was built in 1931. Shaun Riney and Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $1.9 million sale of a four-unit multifamily building in the NoLita neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 172 Elizabeth St., the 2,700-square-foot property also includes a retail store on the ground floor. Robert Burton and Bobby Carrozzo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the estate of Russell Kolody, in the transaction. The buyer was David Zahabian.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $19 million acquisition loan for a mixed-use property in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 489 Broadway, the five-story, 10,710-square-foot building was constructed in 1900. The property consists of eight residential and three retail units. Eliott Zeitoune, Michael Diaz, Aaron Appel, David Sitt and Brendan Collins of JLL secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Sherr Equities, through lender Morgan Stanley. Sherr Equities specializes in acquiring mixed-use assets with the intent to restore and redevelop them.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $4.7 million sale of a retail co-op unit in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 150 Thompson St., the 7,800-square-foot property consists of the ground floor and basement of the five-story, mixed-use co-op. Robert Burton and Bobby Carrozzo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Schiffini USA, in the transaction. The buyer was home furnishings company Safavieh.
NEW YORK CITY — Workspace provider Knotel has signed an 11,176-square-foot lease in the Midtown East section of Manhattan. Knotel will occupy the entire 6th and 11th floors at 369 Lexington Ave., a 28-story, 175,000-square-foot office tower. Aziz Kabbaj and Robbert Chattah of Sitt Ventures represented Knotel in the transaction. The landlord, Triangle Assets, was represented in-house. Knotel, which was founded in 2016, designs, builds and operates custom spaces for companies of 50 employees or more.
NEW YORK CITY — Marketing technology company Contently has signed a 13,146-square-foot lease at 44 Wall St. in Manhattan’s financial district. The company will relocate its headquarters from 598 Broadway to a portion of the 13th floor of the 24-story tower. Contently is the content marketing solution for a number of brands, including American Express, Bayer, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott and Walmart. Contently was represented in the transaction by Freddie Fackelmayer, Anthony Dattoma, and Zach Breit of CBRE. The building owner, EQ Office, was represented by Zachary Price, Michael Rizzo, Jeffrey Fischer and Caroline Merck of CBRE.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged a $39.6 million construction loan for a 10-story, 34,364-square-foot boutique office building in Manhattan’s meatpacking district. Located at 76 8th Ave., the property will feature ground-floor retail, nine floors of office space and a common roof deck area for tenants. HFF secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Noviprop LLC and co-developer Plus Development. The lender was G4 Capital Partners. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2020.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $30.5 million loan to refinance the GEM Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Located at 300 W. 22nd St., the five-story building was originally constructed in 1912 as a residential property and converted to a hotel in 2007. Aaron Appel of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Icon Realty Management, which plans to reposition the hotel with an expanded marketing strategy and updated branding.
NEW YORK CITY — The Moinian Group has closed on a $595 million CMBS loan from J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank to refinance 3 Columbus Circle, a 26-story office tower in Manhattan that also houses the real estate investment firm’s headquarters. Formerly known as the Newsweek Building and originally built as the headquarters of General Motors Corp., 3 Columbus Circle is situated along Broadway and occupies a full city block just south of the Merchant’s Gate entrance to Central Park. The CMBS financing includes 10 years of interest-only payments at a fixed interest rate of 3.91 percent. The Moinian Group is using the loan to replace an existing $350 million CMBS loan. The property is fully leased, according to Moinian Group. Anchor office and retail tenants include global marketing firm VMLY&R, Moinian, Nordstrom, Chase Bank and CVS/pharmacy. History of ownership The Moinian Group originally purchased 3 Columbus Circle in 1999. The company’s path back to full control of the tower began in 2011, when the company first partnered with SL Green on the property. In 2012, together with architectural firm Gensler, Moinian completed the redevelopment of the building, including the design of a new facade, lobby, elevator system and the …