NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $15 million bridge loan for a mixed-use development site located on three adjacent parcels in Brooklyn: 936 and 948 Myrtle Ave. and 258-264 Throop Ave. The borrower, a developer, has received approval for a 154,699-square-foot, three-building, mixed-use project. The developer plans to construct a residential project with rental and condominium units in three interconnected buildings with ground-floor retail space. Site excavation is nearly complete, and the borrower is moving forward with foundation work while pursuing approval for additional support through the Inclusionary Housing and Food Retail Expansion to Support Health programs.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna has launched a $35 million capital improvement plan at Falchi Building, a five-story, 711,194-square-foot office and retail building located in the Factory District of Long Island City in Queens. The capital improvement program will be focused on modernizing the lobby and common areas, including the building systems, and reconfiguring the retail spaces to maximize value. The lobby renovation will revitalize the building entrance and improve the existing ground-floor retail space, which is a food-focused corridor similar to Chelsea Market. The new lobby will include Stonehard flooring, an accent wall with LED backlighting at the entrance, rectangular linear light fixtures, built-in retail millwork kiosks with stone countertops, and black porcelain accent subway tile. The lobby and retail corridor work is scheduled for completion in early 2018. Savanna has retained Cushman & Wakefield to manage leasing efforts at the property.
NEW YORK CITY — The Kalikow Group and Steelpoint Property Group have completed the sale of a mixed-use property located at 517 Second Ave. in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $7.4 million. The four-story building features a ground-level restaurant and three floor-through, three-bedroom apartments. The partnership originally purchased the property in 2014 for $5 million and implemented a three-year renovation project.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Valencia Realty Capital has arranged a $6.1 million acquisition and redevelopment loan for Lark Hotels. The borrower will use proceeds of the three-year loan to purchase and renovate Saratoga Downtowner, a 42-room hotel located at 413 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. Lark Hotels plans to redevelop the centrally located property as a high-end lifestyle boutique hotel. The company currently owns and manages 23 hotels and four restaurants. Alex Riccio and Stephen Smeke of Valencia Realty secured the financing for the borrower.
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Bent Tree Realty has completed the disposition of Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital Orthopedics Building in Johnson City. A privately held healthcare REIT purchased the 23,383-square-foot facility for an undisclosed price. The building is 96 percent occupied by Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, a member of Ascension Health. Lisa Menin of Jacobson Properties and Leo Jones of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the seller in the transaction.
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Landing on Mohegan Lake, a 207-unit multifamily community located in Mohegan Lake. An affiliate of Ginsburg Development Cos. acquired the property from an international investment advisor for an undisclosed price. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. James Gunning and Donna Falzarano of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance represented the buyer in procuring a 10-year loan through Freddie Mac for the acquisition of the property. Completed in 1999, the community features a clubhouse, fitness center and outdoor pool with sundeck.
NEW YORK CITY — Kamber Management Co. has purchased Riverside Garage portfolio, a parking garage portfolio located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, for $50 million. The portfolio consists of three parking garage condominiums located at 80, 100-120 and 220-240 Riverside Blvd. David Shechtman, Lipa Lieberman and Abie Kassin of Meridian Capital Group represented the seller, 80-20 LLC, while Steven Levy represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Columbia Property Trust has completed its acquisition of 149 Madison Avenue, a 12-story office building located in Manhattan’s Midtown South district. An undisclosed seller sold the 127,000-square-foot property for $87.7 million. The company is purchasing the property subject to a ground lease that expires in January 2018. At that time, Columbia plans to begin a comprehensive repositioning at the fully vacated building. Redgate will serve as project manager, Genslar as architect and Highland Associates as engineer for the renovation project.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $25 million conventional Freddie Mac loan to Mountainbrook Realty Holdings LLC. The borrower will use the loan to refinance Mountain Brook Apartments, located at 134-154 Innis Ave. in Poughkeepsie. Built in 1965, the property comprises 17 buildings offering a total of 288 apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. The seven-year loan features a fixed-rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. At the time of financing, the property was 98.6 percent occupied. Shloime Goldstein of Skyline Capital arranged the financing.
BINGHAMTON, ENDICOTT, ENDWELL AND JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $17.5 million loan for the refinancing of a multifamily portfolio in Upstate New York. Totaling 602 apartments, the 13 properties are located in Binghamton, Endicott, Endwell and Johnson City. The non-recourse loan features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes secured the loan for the undisclosed borrower. Steven Tierney of Woods, Oviatt, Gilman represented the borrower.