NEW YORK CITY — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $24.5 million in financing for the acquisition and renovation of Highbridge Franklin and Twin Parks West, two New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties in the Bronx. Together, the two properties total 647 units of permanent affordable housing. Both properties are part of NYCHA’s plan to finance, renovate and manage 1,700 apartment units across 17 developments under its Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program. PACT is New York City’s implementation of the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. KeyBank provided the financing to borrower Gilbane Development Co. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.2 million sale of a four-unit apartment building in the Stuyvesant Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property is located at 231 Bainbridge St. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — The Chrysler Building, one of New York City’s most iconic skyscrapers has been put up for sale by its owners, Emirati investment firm Mubadala and real estate group Tishman Speyer, according to media reports. The 77-story building opened in 1930 and stands 1,046 feet tall. It was the world’s tallest building until it was dethroned by the Empire State Building in 1931. Mubadala paid $800 million for a 90 percent stake in the building in 2008. Tishman Speyer, which had bought the building outright for a reported $210 million to $250 million in 1997, retained a 10 percent stake. The Abu Dhabi investment fund has reportedly hired CBRE group to sell the property.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the $15.5 million sale of a six-story, pre-war apartment building in the Madison section of Brooklyn. Located at 2261 Ocean Ave., the 52,812-square-foot property consists of 54 rent-stabilized apartments. Erik Yankelovich of GFI represented the seller, a group of local investors, in the transaction. Josh Orlander of GFI represented the buyer, who was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.1 million sale of a multifamily building in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 306 Union St., the 4,620-square-foot property includes four units. Shaun Riney, Michael Salvatico and John Barney of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Vanguard-Fine has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a 15,000-square-foot retail property in Clifton Park. Located at 1617 Route 9, the property was built in 2017 and is currently occupied by discount tool and equipment retailer Harbor Freight Tools. Ken Brownell & Barry Feinman of Vanguard-Fine represented the seller, Cliftonparkwood LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Agree Realty.
CARMEL, N.Y. — Alexandrion Group has acquired a 12-acre development site in Carmel. Located at 39 Seminary Hill Road, the property includes an existing 136,000-square-foot industrial facility. The Romanian spirits producer plans to build a distillery on the site. Arthur Mirante, Martin Cottingham and Matt Pynn of Avison Young represented Alexandrion Group in the transaction. The seller was Hinckley Holdings LLC and Covington Development LLC. Founded in 1994, Alexandrion Group produces Saber Elyzia liqueurs, Brâncoveanu brandy, Alexander Vodka and Gin, Kreskova vodka and Zolmyr liqueurs.
NEW YORK CITY — NYC Health + Hospitals has signed a 25-year, $758 million lease agreement with GFP Real Estate for 525,000 square feet of office space at 50 Water Street in Manhattan. With the lease transaction, NYC Health + Hospitals becomes the first major tenant that will occupy the GFP office complex at the building formerly known as 7 Hanover Square. The agreement enables the public health system to consolidate multiple administrative office sites into one Lower Manhattan campus. Newmark Knight Frank brokered the transaction on behalf of NYC Health + Hospitals.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold the Elmsford Distribution Center in Elmsford for $70.2 million. The six-building, 386,000-square-foot industrial park is located at 1-6 Warehouse Lane in Elmsford, approximately 22 miles north of Manhattan. Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato and Marc Duval of HFF represented Mack-Cali in the transaction. Realterm Logistics, an owner and manager of logistics facilities, acquired the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7 million sale of a 69,990 buildable-square-foot development site in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx. Located at 761-775 E. 233rd St., the property currently consists of five separate lots. Nearby retailers in the area include Key Food, T-Mobile, McDonald’s, Rite Aid, Chase Bank and Dunkin’ Donuts. Jonathan Squires, Addison Berniker, Michael Fioravanti and Josh Neustadter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, RW Real Estate Group, in the transaction. The buyer was real estate developer Mark Stagg.