New York

SJP, PGIM Partner to Acquire Office Building in Manhattan for $245M

by Alex Tostado December 20, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — SJP Properties and PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment business of PGIM Inc., have acquired 470 Park Avenue South in Manhattan’s Midtown South neighborhood for $245 million. Norges Bank Real Estate Management and TH Real Estate sold the 301,178-square-foot office and retail building. New York City-based SJP Properties will lease and manage the property. The partners plan to transform the property to accommodate the modern workforce with a boutique-style hotel lobby, outdoor garden, a game room, café, bar and enhanced rooftop terraces on the 14th and 18th floors, totaling 7,670 square feet. The new owners plan to gear the renovated workspace toward technology and creative sector tenants. The building takes up a city block between 31st and 32nd streets. It was 82 percent leased at the time of the sale with tenants including Priceline.com and Dstillery Inc., a data science firm. “In recent years, the Park Avenue South submarket has seen a large influx of tenants across a variety of industries — technology, healthcare, media, hospitality and more — making it a vibrant live/work/play destination,” says Alfonso Munk, Americas chief investment officer for PGIM Real Estate. “We are pleased to collaborate again with our long-term …

December 20, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast

Metropolitan Realty Sells Industrial Property in Long Island City for $72M

by David Cohen December 20, 2018

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Metropolitan Realty Associates has sold a 246,000-square-foot industrial building in Long Island City for $72 million. Located at 48-49 35th St., the property was originally constructed in 1949. Tenants at the building include international shipping company AirSea Packing as well as Housing Works Thrift Shop. The buyer was North River Co. Metropolitan Realty Associates acquired the property with equity partner TH Real Estate in 2017 for $55 million.

December 20, 2018

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office

American Exchange Time Acquires Office Condominium in Manhattan for $18.7M

by David Cohen December 20, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Apparel manufacturer American Exchange Time has acquired an 18,000-square-foot office condominium in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan. The company purchased the entire 15th floor office condo, which benefits from an open layout, full height windows on all four sides and 13-foot ceilings slab-to-slab. Located at 420 Fifth Ave., the building includes a three-story atrium lobby and a large plaza entry. John Ciraulo, Craig Waggner and Doug Blankrot of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, AM Property Holding & Quality Capital USA, in the transaction. American Exchange Time was represented by Wayne Siegel of Advisors Commercial Real Estate.

December 20, 2018

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

WeWork Signs 236,000 SF Lease in Manhattan

by David Cohen December 20, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Coworking company WeWork has signed a 236,000-square-foot lease at 1440 Broadway, a 25-story, 747,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan. WeWork’s space will consist of a newly constructed private entrance and lobby. The company will occupy floors 14 through 21 at the building. New York-based owner and developer CIM Group acquired 1449 Broadway in December 2017 and is currently executing a capital improvement plan at the building. The plan includes the renovation of the existing street entrance and lobby as well as a new roof deck amenity that will offer views of Bryant Park, Times Square and the Hudson River.

December 20, 2018

Mixed-Use New York Northeast

NKF Brokers $282M Sale of Mixed-Use Building in Manhattan

by David Cohen December 18, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — NKF has brokered the sale of a 349,274-square-foot mixed-use building in the Bryant Park neighborhood of Manhattan for $282 million. Located at 114 W. 41st St., the 22-story property is currently 91 percent leased to 13 office tenants and several street-level restaurants. Office tenants include Roku, Quartet Health, View the Space (VTS), Kensington Publishing, SpotCo and the New York headquarters of Guess?. The property recently underwent nearly $30 million in capital investment, including a dual-entrance lobby and tenant-only amenity center. James Kuhn, Edward Maher, David Colen and James Tribble of NKF’s New York Capital Markets team represented the seller, Blackstone, in the transaction. The buyer was Clarion Partners.

December 18, 2018

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Helaba Bank Provides $125M Refinancing for The Paris Multifamily Tower on Upper West Side

by David Cohen December 18, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — German bank Helaba has provided a $125 million loan to refinance The Paris, a 24-story multifamily tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Located at 752 West End Ave., the property was originally built in the 1930s as the Hotel Paris. The 191,500-square-foot property consists of 168 units. Amenities include a fitness center, children’s playroom, rooftop terrace, storage units and bike racks. A newly renovated pool is scheduled to open in early 2019. Helaba provided the financing to Stellar Management, a New York City-based owner-operator of commercial real estate. Nesenoff & Miltenberg LLP represented Stellar Management, while Dentons US LLP represented Helaba Bank.

December 18, 2018

Acquisitions Mixed-Use New York Northeast

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $6.1M Sale of Mixed-Use Property on Upper East Side

by David Cohen December 18, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $6.1 million sale of a four-story mixed-use property on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Located at 218 E. 61 St., the property includes two floors of commercial space as well as two floors of residential space. A periodontics practice currently occupies the commercial space. Will Conrad of Cushman & Wakefield, in partnership with Olshan Realty, represented the seller, Teri Betesh. The buyer was Justin Derfner of the Feil Organization.

December 18, 2018

Development New York Northeast Office Top Stories

Google to Invest $1B for Manhattan Campus, Double New York Workforce Over Next Decade

by John Nelson December 18, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Search engine giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) plans to invest $1 billion to create a new office campus in Manhattan’s Hudson Square district. Situated just south of West Village, the 1.7 million-square-foot campus is a crucial next step for the company’s goal to double its New York workforce to 14,000 over the next 10 years. Google has signed two leases and a letter of intent to establish the campus, to be named Google Hudson Square. The tech firm will occupy 315 and 345 Hudson St. beginning in 2020 and move into 550 Washington St. when it wraps up construction in 2022. The campus will be the primary location for the company’s New York-based Global Business Organization. The site is located near Pier 40 at Hudson River Park and the Holland Tunnel. According to the owner of 315 Hudson, Jack Resnick & Sons, Google will occupy five full floors and portions of another at the 500,000-square-foot building. Google’s new 280,000-square-foot office space will feature open workspaces, a café, rooftop garden and event space. CBRE represented Google and Newmark Knight Frank represented the owner in the lease transaction, which brings the redeveloped office building to full occupancy. Google will …

December 18, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 3,750 SF Industrial Property in the Bronx

by David Cohen December 17, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a vacant 3,750-square-foot industrial building in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. The sales price was $975,000. Located at 1318 Oak Point Ave., the property consists of 2,500 square feet of industrial space with 14-foot ceilings on the ground floor, five roll-up garage doors and 1,250 square feet of space on the second floor. Jonathan Squires, Michael Fioravanti, Josh Neustadter and Addison Berniker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an Opportunity Fund formed by My Tool Rental, a Brooklyn-based tool rental firm that is expanding into the Bronx.

December 17, 2018

Development Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Equicap Closes $24.5M Construction Loan for Apartment Building in East Harlem

by David Cohen December 14, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has provided a $24 million construction loan for the development of a 60-unit apartment building in East Harlem. The property also includes 6,500 square feet of retail space. The building is part of NYC Fresh, a program that allows developers to construct or renovate retail space that will be leased by a minimum 6,000-square-foot grocery store operator. Equicap provided the non-recourse loan to the borrower, a developer. The financing was secured at 475 basis points above the 30-day LIBOR.

December 14, 2018

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