NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 25,000-square-foot office lease in New York. C&W’s represented Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in securing a 20-year lease at 40 Flatbush Extension in downtown Brooklyn. Callen-Lorde, which is dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of the LGBTQ community and those living with HIV/AIDS, will open its Brooklyn location in 2019. Carri Lyon and Mitzi Flexer of Cushman & Wakefield represented Callen-Lorde in the lease. Joseph Jemal of ISJ Management represented the landlord, 40 Flatbush Realty Associates.
NEW YORK CITY — Nobu Downtown will open in April at L&L Holding Co.’s 195 Broadway office tower. Located between Fulton and Dey Streets, the 12,500-square-foot restaurant includes a 4,500-square-foot street-level bar and lounge, subterranean dining and a private sake table. David Rockwell of Rockwell Group designed the restaurant space.
Syracuse, N.Y. — Aptitude Development, a new partnership between BLVD Equities, Rosen Property Group and Westerleigh Property Group, is set to break ground on a 287-bed mixed-use development near Syracuse University in New York. The property will feature 20,000 square feet of retail space and community amenities including a fitness center and study rooms.
NEW YORK CITY — Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $6.2 million first mortgage loan to finance the construction of a 21,341-square-foot mixed-use property located at 144-146 West St. in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. The unnamed sponsor plans to construct a six-story building on an infill site that will include 18 market-rate apartments on top of 1,200 square feet of commercial retail space. The project is expected to be complete in 2018 with nine parking spaces and bike storage.
NORTH HILLS, NEW YORK — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14.7 million sale of a two-story medical office building located at 3111 New Hyde Park Road in North Hills. Cushman & Wakefield’s Ben Efraimov, Jonathan Hageman and Patrick Yannotta handled the transaction. The property traded at a 6 percent cap rate. The building spans 24,600 square feet and is 100 percent occupied by three medical tenants. Integrated Medical Professionals occupies the front of the building and leases 13,800 square feet. Northern OBGYN and Aesthetic Dermatology are located in the rear of the property and occupy a combined 10,800 square feet. The property features 115 parking spaces and sits on 1.8 acres between Hollow Lane and Dakota Drive.
TROY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided a total of $18.2 million in financing for the Martin Luther King Revitalization Apartments in Troy. The Troy Housing Authority partnered with Beacon Communities Development to renovate and preserve 104 units of affordable housing through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. The property was built in 1971. Key’s Community Development Lending & Investing group (CDLI) provided a $6.2 million construction loan and will also invest up to $12 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) direct equity to finance the first phase, which includes the preservation of 46 units for residents earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Joe Eicheldinger and Victoria O’Brien of Key’s CDLI team helped arrange the financing, made possible by an allocation of LIHTC from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Additionally, the project required the approval and support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has secured a $10.7 million non-recourse loan in New York City. The loan is for the recapitalization, renovation and stabilization of a 60-unit condominium property at 9511 Shore Road in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn. The collateral is part of a 104-unit, seven-story, condominium tower with views of the Narrows and Verrazano Bridge. Ready Capital Structured Finance closed a floating-rate interest-only loan featuring a 12-month term with two extension options and flexible pre-payment.
NEW YORK CITY — XIN Development International Inc. — the U.S. development arm of Chinese developer Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. — has received $108 million in financing for the construction of a mixed-use property at 615 Tenth Ave. in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. The seven-story development will offer 82 residential units and 36,053 square feet of retail space. The retail portion of the property is currently 76 percent pre-leased to an undisclosed national credit tenant. Adam Hakim and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated secured the construction financing on behalf of the borrower through Bank of the Ozarks. Hakim also arranged a $27 million bridge loan with Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of XIN Development to finance the acquisition of the property last year. An expected completion date for the development has yet to be announced. Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. (NYSE: XIN) is the only Chinese real estate developer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company focuses on the development of large-scale residential projects. The company’s stock price closed at $4.44 per share on Monday, March 27, up from $4.40 one year ago. — Katie Sloan
GLEN COVE, N.Y. — RXR Realty is developing The Beacon, a condominium project that’s part of the $1 billion Garvies Point development on 56 acres in Glen Cove. RXR Realty has unveiled a model residence for The Beacon, which will be the first condominium property scheduled to open at the project, and sales begin this month. Studio Grella is the design firm for the project. The Beacon will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom residences ranging from 897 to 2,052 square feet. The 167-unit property will be located near Glen Cove creek, Garvies Point Preserve and Long Island Sound. Amenities will include an outdoor pool, fitness center and yoga studio, library, lounge, club room, screening room and marina.
NEW YORK CITY — LargaVista Cos. has purchased 30-10 41st Ave. in Long Island City for an undisclosed price. The property is a 65,000-square-foot office building adjacent to Sunnyside Yards at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 41st Avenue. LargaVista also owns the adjacent building at 29-42 Northern Blvd. and is considering a creative office conversion and expansion, though exact plans are not yet complete. TriState Capital Bank provided financing for the transaction.