SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — Benchmark has opened Whisper Woods of Smithtown, an assisted living and memory care community in Smithtown, located on Long Island. Whisper Woods is a three-story, 88,500-square-foot building that sits on 12.6 acres. The property, Benchmark’s first in New York, features 101 units that can serve up to 136 residents. “There has been a need for high-quality seniors housing on Long Island, where the 75-plus population has grown by 20 percent in the last eight years,” says Tom Grape, Benchmark’s chairman and CEO. “Whisper Woods is in an ideal location — close to downtown Smithtown and St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center.” Desiree Krajnyak-Baker is the community’s executive director, overseeing a team of 85. Based in Waltham, Mass., Benchmark operates 58 senior living communities offering independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has arranged the $140 million refinancing of Ocean at One West Street, a multifamily tower in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 1 West St., the property was built in 1902 as an office building and converted to residential use in 1999. Amenities at the building include a fitness center, private laundry, storage facilities and an outdoor roof deck with views of the New York Harbor. Stewart Campbell of Berkadia’s New York office secured the financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of Delaware-based Ocean Prime LLC. The 10-year permanent refinancing features a 3.99 percent fixed interest rate and is a full-term, interest-only loan.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has secured a $48.7 million loan to refinance a multifamily building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Located at 150 W. 82 St., the 10-story property is currently a boutique condominium. Building ownership plans a condominium conversion on the property. When completed, the property will include a resident lounge, gym, roof deck and bike storage. JLL represented the borrowers, GreenOak Real Estate LP and Slate Property Group to place the loan with lender Apollo Global Management LLC. Terms of the financing were undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $7 million sale of a vacant development site in the East Village of Manhattan. Located at 14 Second Ave., the property offers 15,042 buildable square feet. James Nelson, Brandon Polakoff and Toku Saito of Avison Young represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was developer Station Cos. The developer plans to build a 10-story residential building with full-floor condominium units on the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $16.2 million sale of Bathhouse Studios, a 14,000-square-foot mixed-use building in the East Village of Manhattan. Located at 538 E. 11th St., the property includes studio and event space as well as a residential unit above. Built in 1905, the property is a former public bathhouse and was converted into a studio in 1995 by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Eddie Adams. The ground floor of the building features 20-foot ceilings with oak floors, exposed brick and antique frosted windows. The residence above possesses 16-foot ceilings with oak floors throughout and a 2,200 square-foot outdoor deck. Michael DeCheser, Andrew Berry, Mei Ling Wong and Bryan Hurley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Alyssa Adams, in the transaction. The buyer was 538 East Eleventh LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Encore Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $9.4 million sale of a retail property occupied by Rite Aid in the Bronx. Brandon Hanna and Charles Slane of Encore represented the seller, a private developer and landowner in New York City, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — CIT Group has provided a $35 million loan for the construction of an office building in Manhattan. The six-story, 74,000-square-foot project is located at 323 E. 61st St. CIT provided the senior secured loan. The developer is a joint venture between The William Macklowe Company and LaSalle Property Fund. The designer is Daniel Goldner Architects. The completion date for the project has yet to be announced.
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Lee & Associates NYC has negotiated the $2.8 million sale of an 18,000-square-foot self-storage facility in Plainview. Located at 1522 Old Country Road, the two-story property includes 1,500 square feet of office space on the second floor. Kelly Koukou of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Safeguard Self Storage.
NEW YORK CITY — Square Mile Capital has provided a $138.5 million preferred equity investment in the recapitalization of ALTA, a 43-story apartment tower in Long Island City. The property is located at 29-26 Northern Blvd. Simon Baron Development LLC broke ground on the 467-unit property in 2015 and completed the project earlier this year. Building amenities include a 10,000-square-foot fitness center, 50-foot indoor swimming pool, multiple roof decks, a state-of-the-art golf simulator and a dog spa. ALTA was developed by affiliates of Simon Baron Development LLC. Leasing of the property commenced in May.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Comfort Inn & Suites – Syracuse Airport, a 166-room hotel in Syracuse. The sales price was undisclosed. Jerry Swon and Daniel Zagoria of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was KPG Hotels. The property is located approximately four miles from Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Amenities at the hotel include complimentary buffet breakfast, onsite restaurant and bar, indoor heated pool, fitness center and business center.