Bolstered by New York City’s growing and diversified economy, Manhattan’s office market continued to hum along during the second quarter, if at a slower pace than earlier in 2018. Technology, advertising, media and information (TAMI) companies are looking at in-demand submarkets such as Chelsea and Midtown South, where the bulk of new development is underway. Some financial firms are contemplating a move to the Hudson Yards neighborhood, where more than 9 million square feet of space is scheduled for completion in the next several quarters.The wave of efficiently operated properties is a magnet for the demands of forward-looking tenants and the city’s growing millennial workforce. Vacancy rates were below 11 percent across all submarkets in the second quarter, and new product scheduled to come on line during the next several quarters will help accommodate demand from creative industries and other sectors of the local economy. The supply-constrained United Nations-Turtle Bay submarket posted the borough’s lowest vacancy rate, 4.4 percent, while the famed Plaza District posted a 10.2 vacancy rate—a sign of Manhattan’s changing office landscape. Asking rents gained 40 basis points year-over-year overall to $64.86-per-square-foot. On the development front, the highlight of the second quarter was the debut of 3 …
NEW YORK CITY — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $250 million refinancing of a two-building office portfolio in Manhattan’s financial district. Located at 80-90 Maiden Lane, the adjacent properties include a combined 610,000 square feet of office space. Both properties have been recently renovated. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of NFK Capital Markets represented the borrowers — Normandy Real Estate Partners, Meadow Partners and AM Property Holding Corp. — in securing the floating-rate loan from Invesco Real Estate.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the $54.5 million sale of a flex facility in Melville on Long Island. Located at 235 Pinelawn Road, the 48-acre site is the former headquarters, newspaper production and distribution center of Newsday. CBRE represented the seller, Tribune Real Estate Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer was New Jersey-based real estate owner/developer Hartz Mountain, which plans to build an 800,000-square-foot high-bay logistics space on the property.
NEW YORK CITY — HKS Real Estate Advisors has secured a $55 million acquisition loan for the Chelsea Collection, an eight building multifamily portfolio in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. HKS arranged the financing on behalf of Dalan Management and Elion Partners through lender M&T Bank. The portfolio, which is located at 102-116 8th Ave., is comprised of 102 multifamily units and 10 ground-floor retail units spanning 115,046 square feet. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.5 million sale of a 4,955-square-foot retail property in Pittsburgh. Located at 145 McMurray Road, current tenants include Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and TOSS Pizza. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was an individual/personal trust. The property was constructed in 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Naftali Credit Partners has secured a $50 million construction loan for 145 Central Park North in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood. The 13-story condominium project will feature 37 units. Amenities will include a 24-hour doorman, 10 parking spaces, multiple roof terraces, storage and bicycle rooms and a fitness center. Naftali secured financing for an undisclosed borrower through lender Israel Discount Bank. Architectural firm Gluck+ is designing the building.
ROSLYN, N.Y. — Margules Properties has sold an 18,000-square-foot retail building in Roslyn for $4.2 million. Located at 299 Warner Ave., the property is home to 11 retail stores, including Village Pizza, a dry cleaner and a Chinese restaurant. The buyer was Ofer Cohen, a partner in two New York City bars, Café Wha and the Groove in Greenwich Village. Roslyn is approximately 24 miles northeast of Manhattan.
NEW YORK CITY — NKF Capital Markets has arranged a $57 million construction loan for the Walker Hotel Tribeca, a 171-room hotel in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower, Bridgeton Holdings, is converting the 10-story former office building into a hotel. The lender was BoI Federal. The property will be Bridgeton’s second Walker Hotel in New York City, with the first in Greenwich Village. The hotel will include a Blue Bottle Coffee on the ground floor as well as a speakeasy bar in the cellar.
NEWFIELD, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of Sunny’s Self Storage, a 49,550-square-foot self-storage facility in Newfield, south of Ithaca in the Finger Lakes region. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a personal trust, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company. Located at 1273 W. Danby Road, the property includes a mix of climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled units. The facility was built in 2008 and renovated in 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — NKF Capital Markets has arranged a $66 million mezzanine loan for 1 Seaport, a 60-story, 98-unit luxury condominium tower in the Financial District of Manhattan. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub and Nick Scribani of NKF Capital Markets secured financing on behalf of borrower Fortis Property Group through lender Mack Real Estate. The property features two floors of amenities, including a hydrotherapy area and pool that spans the entire 30th floor, as well as a Spa with 360-degree views of Manhattan. The anticipated sellout of the building exceeds $275 million.