NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a 24,155-square-foot office building in the Bronx. Located at 1314 Blondell Ave., the split-level property features a 24-car private garage and 16-foot ceilings on the ground floor. Jonathan Squires, Ian Brooks, and Robert Shapiro of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a four-story mixed-use building in Brooklyn Heights. Located at 77 Atlantic Ave., the 7,895-square-foot property comprises two commercial units and six apartments. Victor Sozio, Sean Kelly and Matthew Lev of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, Silvershore Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was 77 ATL AVE LLC. The property is located near Brooklyn Bridge Park as well as retailers Urban Outfitters and Trader Joe’s.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $41 million loan to refinance a 23-property medical office portfolio across 15 states. Matt Dzbanek and Matt Swerdlow of Ariel Property Advisors’ capital services division in New York City secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan included a 10-year term with four years of interest-only payments. A national lender provided the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $3 million sale of a 5,736-square-foot retail strip in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. Located at 1326-1342 Beach Channel Drive, the seven-unit property includes approximately 115 feet of frontage on Beach Channel Drive. The tenant roster includes a Little Caesars pizzeria, a restaurant, deli and grocery store, hair salons and a barbershop. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Beach Channel 12 LLC / 1326 Beach Channel Realty Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was Deer Grow Developments.
SAYVILLE, N.Y. — NAI Long Island has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 7,300-square-foot medical office building in Sayville. Located at 160 Middle Road, the property is occupied by the Long Island Family Medical Group. Gary Pezza of NAI Long Island represented the seller, John Zimmerly, in the transaction. The buyer was 1449 Holdings LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the $48 million sale of an apartment community in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 80 and 86 Fort Washington Ave., the two building community totals 138,228 square feet. The building at 80 Fort Washington Ave. was built in 1920 and 86 Fort Washington Ave. was built in 1930. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the buyer, RCR Management. David Berger of Rosewood represented the seller, a group of investors including Mike Spira and the estate of Josh Sternhell.
PATERSON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.7 million sale of Park Ave Apartments, a multifamily building in Paterson. The property is located at 61 Park Ave. Daniel Aviles and Greg Babaian of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $5.9 million sale of the Liberty-Tuckerton Assemblage, a 22,928-square-foot development site in Jamaica, Queens. Located at 150-28 Liberty Ave., 150-30 Liberty Ave. and 299 Tuckerton St., the site is nearby the Jamaica Hospital & Medical Center as well as York College. Michael Tortorici, Sean Kelly, Victor Sozio, Matthew Lev and Alexander Taic of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private company, in the transaction. The buyer was The Sandhu Group, led by Tejpal Sandhu.
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY — Supermarket chains Lidl US and Best Market have announced an agreement in which Lidl will acquire 27 Best Market stores in New York and New Jersey. Beginning next year, the German discount retailer will convert the Best Market stores to the Lidl brand. The process will involve the remodeling, reinvestment and reflagging of Best Market locations as Lidl stores. Best Market is a privately owned fruit and grocery store chain headquartered in Bethpage, New York. Of the 27 Best Market locations, 24 are located in Long Island, two are located in New York City and one is located in New Jersey. The terms of the acquisition are undisclosed, and it is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Knight Frank has secured a $23.5 million loan to refinance a multifamily property in Manhattan. Located at 16 E. 18th St., the 10-story property includes eight full-floor units as well as ground-floor retail space occupied by Paragon Sports. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Daniel Fromm and Josh Egert of NKF secured the financing on behalf of real estate investment firm Stone Street Properties. The lender was undisclosed.