NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $221.8 million bridge loan through JP Morgan to finance a retail portfolio in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Michael Diaz and Sean Baillie of JLL secured the three-year, interest-only loan on behalf of owners RedSky Capital and JZ Capital Partners. The portfolio consists of 15 retail properties located on North 6th Street and Bedford Avenue. Three of the properties on North 6th Street are fully leased to a tenant roster that includes Urban Outfitters, Vans, Everlane and Aland. The remaining properties are in the process of being improved and leased.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a vacant, five-story retail building in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan for $46.7 million. Henri Kessler and Nelson Lee of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor. Located at 446-448 Broadway, the cast-iron building was developed by architect John B. Snook in 1877.
MONTAUK, N.Y. — HFF has brokered the sale of Atlantic Terrace, a 96-room, full-service beach resort in Montauk. The sales price was not disclosed. The resort is located at 21 Oceanview Terrace and features oceanfront views with direct beach access, outdoor swimming pool and fitness center. KC Patel, Daniel C. Peek and Manuel de Zárraga of HFF represented the private seller in the transaction. Bridgeton Holdings purchased the property unencumbered of existing management.
NEW YORK CITY — The Manhates Group has negotiated the $9.3 million sale of a 10-unit multifamily building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The 9,375-square-foot property is located at 445 W. 21st St. Michael Sherman of The Manhates Group represented the buyer, ECA New York Real Estate Advisors, in the transaction. Houlihan-Parnes Realtors represented the undisclosed sellers.
NEW YORK CITY — Two former Eastern Consolidated principals have launched a commercial division at Compass in the firm’s New York metropolitan region. Adelaide Polsinelli and Ronda Rogovin will help the residential brokerage firm build an investment sales team, following Eastern’s closure in July. Compass Commercial will focus on providing technology, marketing and support to help agents grow their business in the commercial real estate sector. The team also includes agents Mitchell Goldstick and Trystan Polsinelli.
NEW YORK CITY — CIT Group has arranged a $45 million construction loan for a nine-story, mixed-use condominium project in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. The project will be called The Cast Iron House and will consist of 13 condominium units as well as ground-floor retail. The financing will fund the development and restoration of the property. CIT arranged financing for the borrower, 361 Broadway Associates Holdings LLC, through and undisclosed lender.
NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has provided a $30 million loan for the acquisition of a five-story self-storage facility in the Ft. Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property is located at 202-208 Tillary St. Kathy Anderson and Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the financing on behalf of borrowers Joy Construction and Maddd Equities. The new owners plan to continue self-storage operations while they evaluate potential redevelopment opportunities.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management has purchased the former Angel Guardian Home in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn for $37.5 million. The seller was undisclosed. The New York-based development company plans to redevelop the site into a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use project. Sixty percent of the property will be devoted to approximately 150 market-rate condos, with an additional 15 percent reserved for affordable housing. The remaining 25 percent will be split between seniors housing and an educational use. Construction is expected to begin in 2019.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided a $20.2 million CMBS loan for the Westchester Self Storage Portfolio, a two-facility portfolio in Westchester County. The two properties, known as Yorktown Self Storage and Bedford Self Storage, consist of 1,235 units and total 114,216 square feet. Each property includes gated entrances, security cameras and climate-controlled units. Jacob Proctor of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 10-year interest-only period for an undisclosed borrower. The loan was used to refinance existing debt.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the $6 million sale of a five-story multifamily building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The 8,648-square-foot building is located at 319 E. 93rd St. and was built in 1920. The property includes 10 apartments. Christopher Skitch of Cignature Realty represented the sellers, Diana Cormack and Jonathan Bradshaw, in the transaction. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature represented the buyer, 319 East 93rd Street LLC.