NEW YORK CITY — Akelius has purchased an apartment building located on Dean Street in Brooklyn for $16 million. An undisclosed seller sold the 34-unit building, which was built in 1920. With this acquisition, Akelius now owns 14 properties in New York, for a total of 30 properties in the United States.
NEW YORK CITY — JMH Development and Mettle Property Group have signed a franchise agreement with Hilton to develop a dual-branded Homewood Suites by Hilton and Hampton Inn by Hilton hotel property at 36-20 Steinway St. in Long Island City. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architects, the property will feature 289 hotel rooms consisting of 187 Hampton Inn keys and 102 Homewood Suites keys. Additionally, the property will feature a private roof deck, lobby and lobby bar, fitness center, meeting rooms and 18,000 square feet of retail space. The hotels are slated to open in 2018.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — SL Green Realty Corp. has entered into an agreement to sell an office building located at 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown. An undisclosed buyer will purchase the 180,000-square-foot building for $21 million, or $117 per square foot. Jeff Dunne of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal, which is expected to close during the second quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has secured two loans, totaling $21.8 million, for two multifamily properties in Queens. The loans feature a 3.25 percent fixed rate for a five-year term. Proceeds of the loans will be used to recapture equity on the properties. The properties are located at 108-20 62nd Drive in the Forest Hills section of Queens and 136-42 Maple Ave. in Flushing. Totaling 130,000 square feet, the properties offer a total of 135 residential units. Morris Betesh, Justin Boruchov, Daniel Belecen and Omar Ferreira of Cushman & Wakefield handled the financing. Dime Savings Bank provided the loans for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Coldwell Banker Commercial Reliable Real Estate has arranged the sale of an industrial property located between Schenk Avenue and Barbey Street in Brooklyn. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 76,000-square-foot property for $11 million. Built in 1914, the property features five buildings and two vacant parking lots. Joseph Hamdan and Mary Kae Higgins of Coldwell Banker Commercial Reliable Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 6214 11th Ave. in Brooklyn’s Borough Park section. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $6.2 million. The 6,000-square-foot property features eight commercial units. Additionally, the acquisition included a vacant lot with 11,000 square feet of buildable space. Glenn Raff and Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the undisclosed seller, while Jacob Aranov, also of Alpha Realty, represented the buyer.
NEW YORK — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), the largest office landlord in New York City, has sold a 29 percent interest in One Vanderbilt, a 58-story office tower under construction in Midtown Manhattan. SL Green sold a 27.6 percent interest to the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) and a 1.4 percent interest to Hines Interest LP. NPS and Hines have committed no less than $525 million in combined equity to the project. “NPS is an extraordinary partner for us at One Vanderbilt and will help realize our shared vision for developing the best building in New York City,” says Marc Holliday, CEO of SL Green. “Hines has been with us at One Vanderbilt from the beginning and will be a terrific addition to the joint venture.” SL Green Realty Corp. and Hines are co-developing the building, and AECOM’s Tishman Construction is serving as the general contractor. Tishman broke ground on the project in October 2016. Upon completion in 2020, the skyscraper will be located adjacent to Grand Central Terminal. As part of the development, SL Green has committed $220 million for public improvements to the mass transit hub. In September 2016, SL Green closed on $1.5 billion …
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 3880 Broadway in the Washington Heights section of New York City. A South Florida investor acquired the building from Coltown Properties for $17.5 million, or $390 per square foot. The 44,868-square-foot building features 32 apartment units and three commercial spaces. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between GIC and Paramount Group has acquired a 1.6 million-square-foot office tower in New York City for $1 billion. The 47-story tower is located at 60 Wall St. in the Financial District of downtown Manhattan. The property is fully leased. It serves as the U.S. headquarters of Deutsche Bank. GIC, a sovereign wealth fund based in Singapore, has a 95 percent stake in the joint venture, while Paramount Group holds the remaining 5 percent. Paramount managed and owned about 5 percent of the property through its ownership in certain private equity funds prior to the acquisition. The joint venture also received $575 million in financing for the property in relation to the acquisition. “This investment reflects our long-term confidence in downtown Manhattan, which is benefitting from over $30 billion of recent public and private investments in infrastructure and new construction,” says Adam Gallistel, GIC’s regional head of Americas. “We believe 60 Wall St. is one of the top buildings in downtown and is poised to benefit from the ongoing downtown renaissance.” Deutsche Bank announced plans to renovate the office space in late 2016. It purchased the asset from J.P. Morgan & Co. in …
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 10 Delaware Ave. in Endicott. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $1.1 million. The property consists of 75 multifamily units, 26,406 square feet of commercial space and an additional loft building that can be converted into 10 apartments. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.