PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Milvado Property Group has signed culinary equipment supplier JB Prince to a 21,000-square-foot industrial lease at 79 Express Street in Plainview. The length of the lease was not disclosed. 79 Express Street is a 72,000-square-foot industrial manufacturing building located 33 miles east of Manhattan. JLL represented JB Prince in the transaction. Milvado was represented in-house by Regional Property Director David Hercman.
NEW YORK CITY — Fisher Brothers has signed GoldPoint Partners to a 29,768-square-foot lease at 299 Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The property is one of Fisher Brothers’ signature buildings. GoldPoint Partners, a global financial firm, signed a 15-year lease to occupy the entire 37th floor of the 42-story building. The tower was constructed in 1967 and occupies the full block between 48th and 49th streets. Richard Bernstein, Steve Braun and Christine Colley of Cushman & Wakefield represented GoldPoint Partners in the transaction. Fisher Brothers was represented in-house by Marc Packman and Clark Briffel, as well as by Andrew Sachs and Pete Shimkin of Newmark Knight Frank.
NEW YORK — A hospitality fund controlled by the state of Qatar has acquired New York’s historic Plaza Hotel for $600 million, according to Reuters. Katara Hospitality bought the majority stake held by Indian business group Sahara India Pariwar, along with a 25 percent stake held by New York-based real estate investor Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. and its partner, Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sahara originally acquired the Plaza Hotel in 2012. Previous owners of the historic property include President Donald Trump, who acquired the asset in 1988 for $390 million, and hotelier Conrad Hilton. The Plaza Hotel is situated on the corner of 5th Avenue and Central Park South. Constructed in 1907, the hotel has hosted famous guests including The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe and Frank Lloyd Wright. The hotel has also been the site of films such as Home Alone 2, The Great Gatsby, Eloise at the Plaza and Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. The 282-room hotel features multiple on-site dining options including a champagne bar and The Plaza Food Hall, on-site retail, spas and salons. The property underwent a $450 million restoration in 2008. Katara Hospitality is a global hotel owner, developer and operator. …
NEW YORK CITY — Gazit Horizons, a subsidiary of Tel Aviv-based Gazit-Globe, has acquired a joint venture interest in the Ceasar’s Bay Shopping Center located in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. The joint venture, between Gazit and affiliates of Surrey Equities, owns the leasehold interest in the 300,000-square-foot shopping center. Gazit-Globe’s total investment was $43 million. The property sits on over 14 acres of waterfront land and has a tenant roster that includes Kohl’s, Best Buy, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Five Guys, Starbucks, and Vitamin Shoppe. Pryor Cashman partners Todd Soloway and Danielle Schechner and associates Ari Tran and Ari Buchen represented Gazit Horizons, Inc. in the transaction.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Greystone has provided $14.5 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Tarrytown Hall Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Tarrytown. The 120-bed facility is located 25 miles north of Manhattan. The transaction was originated by Fred Levine of Greystone. The borrower was undisclosed. The permanent loan carries a 35-year term and amortization period with a fixed rate.Tarrytown Hall offers a variety of specialized services, including short-term rehabilitation, physical therapy, cardiac therapy, stroke recovery and long-term care.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $14 million sale of 224 East 59th St., a fully leased, five-story mixed-use building located in midtown Manhattan. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Itzhaki Acquisitions, in the transaction. A foreign buyer purchased the property. The building features 16 residential units and ground-floor retail leased by KATAGIRI, the oldest Japanese grocery store in the United States. The residential component is a mix of rent-stabilized and free-market units.
NEW YORK CITY — Hilton Grand Vacations has acquired the Quin, a 17-story, 208-room hotel in Midtown Manhattan, for $175 million. The seller is a fund managed by UBS Asset Management, as reported by Bloomberg. The acquisition is the company’s fourth property in New York City. The Quin is a luxury lifestyle hotel located at 101 West 57th St. near Carnegie Hall and Times Square with views of Central Park. The hotel opened in 1929 as the Buckingham and housed a number of famous artists, including Georgia O’Keeffe and Marc Chagall. Hilton Grand Vacations plans to convert the existing 208 rooms into 212 timeshare units. Amenities are expected to include a private owner’s lounge, fitness center and restaurant. The property will remain open during all phases of the transition.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $15.5 million in financing to Home Leasing LLC for the construction of Charlotte Square, a 50-unit affordable housing community in Rochester. KeyBank provided a $6.6 million construction loan as well as $8.9 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity. When completed, the project will have eight units set aside for individuals earning 30 percent of area median income (AMI); 26 units for individuals earning 60 percent of AMI; and 16 units for individuals earning 80 percent of AMI. Construction began in June. The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the City of Rochester provided additional funding.
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the $30 million sale of Donaldson Park Apartments, a 152-unit apartment community in Highland Park. Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, JGT Managing Partners, in the transaction. JGT was the original developer of the garden-style community, which was built in 1966. The buyer was Oxford Realty Group. Located at 321 Crowells Road, the six-building property features eat-in kitchens, hardwood floors and sliding-glass-door patios. The community is located near the 90-acre riverfront Middlesex County Park, which includes a boat ramp, sports fields and paved trails.
NEW YORK CITY — HKS Capital Partners has arranged a $19 million loan to refinance a three-building commercial portfolio in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan. The loan included a seven-year term with a 4 percent fixed rate. The lender and borrower were not disclosed. The properties include an eight-story building with nine commercial condos; a three-story building with seven retail units and 14 office units and a four-story property with two retail units and five office units. The addresses of the properties were not disclosed. Refinancing proceeds will be used to replace the existing mortgage and term.
