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ORCHARD PARK AND PITTSFORD, N.Y. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated two Freddie Mac loans totaling $65.9 million for the refinancing of a pair of seniors housing properties in Western New York. In the first transaction, KeyBank provided $45.8 million for Orchard Heights, a community in the city of Orchard Park that features 114 assisted living units, 32 independent living residences and 16 memory care units. In the second deal, KeyBank provided $20.1 million for Heather Heights of Pittsford, which offers 72 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. Both properties were built in the 1990s. Carolyn Nazdin of KeyBank secured the loans, both of which carry fixed interest rates, 15-year terms and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed, but Buffalo-based Hamister Group LLC developed both communities.

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NEW YORK CITY — Arizona-based Avana Capital has provided a $65 million loan for the construction of a 26-story AC Marriott Hotel in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Danny Forster & Architecture, the 168-room hotel will be located at 842 Sixth Ave. and will be the tallest hotel in the world to feature modular construction. The borrower was locally based firm 842 Enterprises Inc. Bloomberg reports that guest rooms will be assembled in Poland and shipped to New York, with the opening of the property slated to occur some time next year.

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NEW YORK CITY — A pair of real estate lenders provided a $664.1 million construction loan that will allow JDS Development Group to build the tallest building in Brooklyn. Situated at 9 DeKalb Ave. in the borough’s downtown district, the tower will rise 1,066 feet and will include 425 rental apartments, 150 for-sale condominiums and 120,000 square feet of retail space. JDS and development partner The Chetrit Group expect to deliver the 73-story residential tower in 2022. About 30 percent of the rental units at 9 DeKalb will be capped below market rates. The lenders include New York-based Silverstein Capital Partners and Montreal-based Otera Capital Inc., a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of Canada’s leading institutional fund managers. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael Diaz, Mark Fisherand, Matthew Collins and Sean Bastian of JLL arranged the financing, details of which were not disclosed. SHoP architects is designing the residential tower’s façade to be clad in bronze and glass. New York-based JDS and Chetrit Group originally acquired the 9 DeKalb site in 2016 for $90 million, including air rights for the future development. On the site is a 70,000-square-foot, five-story property that once housed …

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NEW YORK CITY — Savills has negotiated a 34,000-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion for The Innocence Project, a local nonprofit organization, at 40 Worth Street in lower Manhattan. The tenant, which advocates for criminal justice reform, originally leased 20,000 square feet at 40 Worth Street in 2010 and expanded by an additional 3,000 square feet in 2014 prior to this expansion. Roy Lapidus of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. The building was originally constructed in 1929 and houses the East Coast headquarters for The Gap, among other tenants.

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NEW YORK CITY — Gerber Finance has signed a 6,667-square-foot office lease at 8 West 40th Street, a 22-story building located in Manhattan’s Bryant Park district. The company will relocate from 488 Madison Avenue this summer and will occupy the entire 14th floor. Brett Greenberg and Fran Delgorio represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Rob Silver of Newmark Knight Frank represented Gerber Finance.

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NEW YORK CITY — Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC has acquired 800 Sixth Avenue, a 266-unit multifamily community located in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan. Completed in 2003, the property offers quick access to major employment centers like Silicon Alley, which houses the offices of Google, Facebook, Twitter and IBM. The development is also in close proximity to Grand Central Station, the Hudson Yards mixed-use development and the World Trade Center. Greystar will implement a capital improvements program that centers on upgrading appliances, cabinetry, lighting, plumbing and hardware fixtures within the units. The new ownership will also overhaul the property’s amenity spaces, which include a fitness center, sky deck and a resident lounge with a chef’s kitchen and billiards room. The seller was not disclosed.  

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NEW YORK CITY — Med Review, a subsidiary of the New York County Health Services Organizations that provides healthcare assessment services, has inked a deal to lease 72,439 square feet of office space at 199 Water Street in New York City. As part of the deal, the firm is taking an additional 35,454 square feet on the seventh floor, while also renewing its 36,985-square-foot space that spans the entire 27th floor. Built in 1984, 199 Water Street was renovated in 2014 to offer upgraded signage and lighting, as well as to add a new parking garage and tenant amenities. Brett Greenberg and Adam Rappaport represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, on an internal basis, along with John Cefaly, Robert Constable, Ethan Silverstein, Stephen Bellwood and Myles Fennon of Cushman & Wakefield. Mark Ravesloot and Bill Iacovelli of CBRE represented Med Review. Other tenants at the 1.1 million-square-foot property include The Howard Hughes Corp. and Allied World Insurance Co.

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NEW YORK CITY — Real estate consulting firm Vanbarton Group has signed a 10,024-square-foot office lease at Penn Plaza, located at 132 W. 31st St. in Manhattan’s Midtown area. The lease term spans seven years. Mitchell Konsker, Matthew Astrachan, Adam Haber and Kyle Young of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Gabe Marans and Justin Greenstone of Savills Inc. represented the landlord, ExecOnline. The company is relocating from 860 Broadway.

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NEW YORK CITY — Real estate investment and development firm Vanbarton Group has begun leasing Hollingsworth, a 25-story residential tower located at the corner of West 37th Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by New York-based Fogarty Finger, the property offers 380 units and amenities such as a fitness center, package lockers, a rooftop lounge and an outdoor grilling area. Units feature imported Italian tile and soaking tubs in bathrooms, stone countertops and backsplashes in kitchens, as well as wood plank flooring and washers and dryers. Rents start at approximately $3,330 per month for studio units, $4,250 per month for one-bedroom residences and $5,925 per month for two-bedroom units. Move-ins will begin in May.

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NEW YORK CITY —Madison Realty Capital has provided a $27 million first mortgage loan for the development of 93 Linden Street, a 68-unit multifamily project in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. The undisclosed borrower has completed 35 percent of the project and expects the full completion to occur during the first quarter of 2020. Upon completion, 93 Linden Street will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 70 percent of which will be priced at market rates. The remaining 30 percent will be affordable housing units.

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