New York

Rosewood Brokers $287M Sale of Apartment Community in Manhattan

by David Cohen April 13, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the $287 million sale of Stonehenge Village, a 420-unit, three-building apartment community on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented both the buyer, A&E Real Estate Holdings, and the seller, Ofer Yardeni’s Stonehenge Partners. The seller acquired the property for $115 million in 2005. Signature Bank and Mesa West Capital provided $145 million in acquisition financing to A&E for the purchase of the property. The buildings, which were built in 1968, total 69,605 square feet. At the time of sale, the buildings were 98 percent occupied, with a mix of free-market and rent-stabilized tenants.

April 13, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality New York Northeast

Lightstone Acquires Hilton Garden Inn in Queens for $60M

by David Cohen April 12, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Lightstone, a national real estate investor and developer, has acquired the 183-room Hilton Garden Inn in Long Island City, Queens for $60 million. The hotel is located at 29-21 41st Ave. Lightstone plans to continue operation of the hotel, which was constructed in 2015, as a Hilton Garden Inn for the immediate future. The developer opened the 612-room Moxy Times Square hotel in fall 2017 and plans to open the 37-story, 349-room Moxy Chelsea hotel this fall. The acquisition of the Hilton Garden Inn is a joint venture between Lightstone’s REIT II and REIT III.

April 12, 2018

Loans Mixed-Use New York Northeast

Madison Realty Provides $72M Loan for Condo Project Near Completion in NYC

by David Cohen April 12, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $72 million first-mortgage loan for the nearly completed condominium development in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The financing retires the previous debt of the borrower, Highline Development Group. The property is being developed by Highline and Tamarkin Co. Currently in the final stages of interior construction, 550 West 29th St. will include 19 residential units and 5,022 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is adjacent to the High Line between 10th and 11th avenues. Amenities will include a 24-hour doorman, fitness center, sauna and storage units for each residence. Select units will have private terraces. Prices range from $4.6 million to $13.5 million. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2018.

April 12, 2018

Acquisitions New York Northeast Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $16M Sale of Retail Property in Queens

by David Cohen April 12, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,001-square-foot retail property in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The property, which is located at 74-12 to 74-24 37th Ave., sold for $16 million or $1,600 per square foot. The buyer was the estate of Fazlur Khan. Dana Newton, Donovan Mackey and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Chui King Yee in the transaction. Nineteen offers were received on the property, according to Newton. The property was fully occupied with long-term tenants at the time of the sale.

April 12, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality New York Northeast

Muroff Daigle Hospitality Negotiates $3.6M Sale of Landmark Motor Inn in Saratoga

by David Cohen April 12, 2018

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Muroff Daigle Hospitality Group has negotiated the sale of The Landmark Motor Inn, located in Glens Falls, for $3.6 million. Glens Falls is approximately 14 miles north of Saratoga Springs. The seller was John Naja of Landmark Motor Lodge Corp., who had owned the property for more than 43 years. The buyer was Nadeem Lodging Corp. Glens Falls National Bank and the U.S. Small Business Administration provided financing for the project. The Landmark Motor Inn contains 77 updated guestrooms as well as two pools and a fitness center. Muroff Daigle and Vanguard–Fine LLC brokered the transaction.

April 12, 2018

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office Top Stories

SL Green, Ivanhoe Agree to Sell Office Condo Portion of Tower in Manhattan for $633M

by Camren Skelton April 12, 2018

NEW YORK CITY— SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) and joint venture partner Ivanhoé Cambridge have agreed to sell their office condominium space at 1745 Broadway in Manhattan for $633 million. The 930,000-square-foot tower includes retail spaces, offices and residential condominiums. SL Green and Ivanhoé will sell their portion of the property, totaling 674,000 square feet and spanning floors two through 26, to an institutional client of Invesco Real Estate. In deals separate from Ivanhoé Cambridge, SL Green also agreed to sell two suburban office properties in New York —115-117 Stevens Ave. in Valhalla and Reckson Executive Park in Rye Brook — to two different buyers for a combined price of $67 million. The transactions are expected to generate combined net proceeds to SL Green of approximately $190 million, which will be used toward the company’s $1.5 billion stock repurchase program. To date, SL Green has repurchased a total of 12.3 million shares. “We continue to make strategic divestments of non-core assets to both support the stock repurchase program and strengthen our portfolio,” says Isaac Zion, co-chief investment officer of SL Green. 1745 Broadway occupies the entire block front between 55th and 56th streets and is located three blocks from Central Park and …

April 12, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Commercial Building in Brooklyn for $12.8M

by David Cohen April 11, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $12.8 million sale of a commercial building and lot in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 80 4th St., the purchase includes a 180-by-107-foot lot and a 17,942-square-foot, single-story, brick warehouse. Winfield Clifford and William Barrett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, sculptor Tom Otterness, in the transaction. The final closing price of $12.8 million equates to approximately $714.40 per square foot and more than $300,000 above the original asking price. The buyer was The Brooklyn Home Company. The property is located in an M3-1 zoning district, allowing for 35,954 square-feet of commercial development.

April 11, 2018

New York Northeast Retail Top Stories

Retailer Nine West Files for Bankruptcy, Will Close All 70 Stores

by David Cohen April 11, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Nine West Holdings Inc., a New York-based women’s shoe and apparel wholesaler, has filed for bankruptcy after accumulating $1.6 billion in debt. As a result, the company plans to close all 70 of its brick-and-mortar retail stores. The company joins Toys ‘R’ Us, The Walking Company, Bon-Ton and Claire’s as prominent retailers to file for bankruptcy in the last year. An unidentified lender has provided $300 million in debtor-in-possession financing. The company also entered into a restructuring support agreement with the holders of 78 percent of its secured term debt and 89 percent of its unsecured term debt. The loan and agreement will allow the Nine West to remain an ongoing wholesale entity during bankruptcy proceedings. More than 80 percent of Nine West’s sales come from wholesale distribution and sales to department stores and off-price retail “This is the right step to address our two divergent business profiles,” says Ralph Schipani, Nine West Holdings’ Chief Executive Officer. “We will retain our strong, profitable and growing apparel, jewelry and jeanswear businesses, and continue to operate them under a new capital structure so that we can leverage their existing strengths to drive even greater growth.” “Once we complete the reorganization process, …

April 11, 2018

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Manhattan Multifamily Building Sales Slow in 2017 after 2016 Surge

by David Cohen April 11, 2018

In 2017, the multifamily investment sales market in New York City followed the trends seen within the broader market with sales volumes dropping while property values were mixed. The year ended on a high note with regard to contract execution activity, which bodes well for sales volume in 2018. This year, we expect volumes to rise while values bottom out and start to climb by the end of the year as positive movements in fundamentals start to exert upward pressure on property values. With regard to the number of properties sold, there were 1,215 apartment buildings sold last year, down 19 percent from the 1,507 that were sold in 2016. The elevator building sector, which we differentiate from walk-up buildings as a separate asset class, performed better with 235 sales, down 14 percent from the 273 elevator buildings that were sold in 2016. In the walk-up sector, there were 980 sales, down 21 percent from the 1,234 walk-up buildings that were sold in 2016. If we compare the Manhattan submarket to the outer boroughs, we see that activity in the outer boroughs held up much better than in Manhattan. In the outer boroughs, elevator building sales dropped by 13 percent …

April 11, 2018

Acquisitions New York Northeast Retail

Uniland Acquires $14.5M Partnership Interest in Mall in Western New York

by David Cohen April 10, 2018

CLARENCE, N.Y. — Uniland Development Co. has acquired a $14.5 million interest in Mountain Development Corp.’s Eastern Hills Mall in Clarence, about 20 miles east of Buffalo. The Buffalo News, citing documents filed in the Erie County clerk’s office, reported the amount of the payment. The enclosed, 86-acre shopping mall will be redeveloped by the joint venture partners into Western New York’s first open-air, multi-use town center. During the redevelopment, the mall will remain open. No changes will be made to the mall until a master plan is complete in two to three years. Current tenants at the mall include Bon Ton, JCPenney, Orvis Sporting Goods and Sears. Brian Whitmer, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Seth Pollack, Joyce MacKnight, Ben Borruso and Kubby Tischler of Cushman & Wakefield represented Mountain Development Corp. in the transaction.

April 10, 2018

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