NEW YORK CITY — Mizuho Americas has signed a lease with the Rockefeller Group to occupy 270,000 square feet of office space at 1271 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The long-term lease, which follows the June announcement of Mizuho’s lease of 141,000 square feet in the building, brings the company’s total commitment for 1271 Avenue of Americas to 411,000 square feet. The new lease nearly triples the size of the company’s future U.S. headquarters in the building. Mizuho, a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, will begin to take possession of its space in 2019. The company plans to relocate employees from multiple locations to the 2.1 million-square-foot tower. Mitchell Steir, Matthew Barlow, Steve Berliner and David Goldstein of Savills Studley represented Mizuho, while Mary Ann Tighe, Howard Fiddle, John Maher, Sarah Pontius, Evan Haskell and Dave Caperna of CBRE, in coordination with Ed Guiltinan, Jennifer Stein, Yoshinori Nakamura, Yoko Yamada and Eden Jeon of Rockefeller Group’s in-house leasing team, represented Rockefeller Group in the lease transaction.
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY — HFF has arranged 16 financings totaling $663 million secured by 15 retail properties and one industrial property totaling 4.6 million square feet in New York and New Jersey. Scott Aiese, Jon Mikula and Mike Tepedino of HFF secured the 16 separate loans with two CMBS lenders, three life company lenders and one bank for the borrower, Urban Edge Properties. The loans include 14 fixed- and two floating-rate facilities with terms ranging from seven to 13 years. Loan proceeds will be used to pay off existing CMBS debt and create additional proceeds, while staggering and lengthening the duration of the borrower’s maturity schedule. The portfolio comprises 98.1-percent-leased retail centers anchored by grocery stores, including ShopRite, Stop & Shop and Aldi; The Home Depot; Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse; Costco; BJ’s Wholesale Club and Walmart; and one multi-tenant warehouse property in East Hanover, N.J. The 16 properties are in dense submarkets with affluent demographics, including 15 located in New Jersey and one in New York.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of a six-story apartment building located at 3971 Gouveneur Ave. in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. Hds Funding Co. sold the property to a private investor for $14.2 million. Built in 1928, the 65,394-square-foot building features 67 units. At the time of sale, 36 of the apartments were vacant. Aaron Jungles of Rosewood represented the seller, while Mike Kerwin and Ben Khakshoor, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer in the transaction.
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has closed on a package of economic benefits for the first phase of Tritec Real Estate Co.’s planned Ronkonkoma hub transit-oriented development project, which is expected to break ground soon. The package was approved unanimously in 2014, but did not close until recently due to the timing of required approvals, including sewer connections, and the acquisition by East Setauket, N.Y.-based Tritec and its partner of various properties at the project site from private owners. The total project, valued at $538 million, is expected to feature up to 1,145 apartments and 545,000 square feet of retail and office space on 50 acres near the Long Island Rail Road station. Phase 1 of the project, which includes the construction of infrastructure and 477,300 square feet of apartments on 11.9 acres, is valued at $112.7 million. The first phase is expected to create 977 construction industry jobs and 76 full-time jobs upon completion. The construction of the first phase is expected to take three years.
LATHAM, N.Y. — RD Management has completed the disposition of a retail center, situated on 12 acres in Latham. The Lia family acquired the 118,863-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Formerly anchored by Kmart, the property consists of an unoccupied 96,805-square-foot big-box space, more than 800 parking spaces, an available out lot and a 22,058-square-foot Vent Fitness. RD Management owns 26 properties in New York and more than 150 properties in its national portfolio.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Hauppauge Office Park, a three-building office complex located between Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway in Hauppauge. Colin Development sold the property to Signature Associates for $61 million. The 282,656-square-foot complex is occupied by Allstate, Bridgehampton National Bank, Crawford & Co., Urban Financial America and Morgan Stanley. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley and Philip Heilpern of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $61.5 million in construction financing for the development of Roosevelt Parc, a 15-story transit-oriented mixed-use development located at 71-17 Roosevelt Ave. in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Steven Klein and Geoff Goldstein of HFF secured the floating-rate construction loan through Principal Global Investors for the borrower, an affiliate of Werber Real Estate. Being developed by Werber Real Estate and Socius Development Group, the property will feature 154 residential units, 16,577 square feet of retail space, 23,074 square feet of community facility space and a 186-space parking garage. Additionally, the property is within one block of the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue subway station. Designed by Marvel Architects, the development will feature 40,000 square feet of amenity space, including a rooftop deck, a movie screening room, a fitness center, a children’s playroom, a courtyard, lounge areas and a 24-hour concierge. Units will feature a mix of studio through four-bedroom floor plans with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, wood flooring and in-unit washers and dryers.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) has agreed to sell 600 Lexington Ave. in Midtown Manhattan for $305 million. The 36-story, 303,515-square-foot office building is located on the corner of 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue in the heart of the Plaza District. The property is 99 percent leased to tenants such as MKP Management, Element Capital Management and Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young. The sale is expected to close by the first quarter of 2018, and generate net cash proceeds of approximately $292 million, according to a news release. Darcy Stacom of CBRE represented SL Green in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. SL Green acquired 600 Lexington Ave. through a joint venture in May 2010 for $193 million, and took full ownership of the property in December 2015. SL Green is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, focused on acquiring and managing retail and office properties in Manhattan. The company’s stock price closed on Thursday, Nov. 16 at $100.81 per share, down from $104.49 per share one year ago. — Kristin Hiller
YONKERS, RYE AND LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Harrison, N.Y.-based Stillman Property Management has acquired three multifamily properties in the greater New York City metropolitan area totaling 406 units for an undisclosed price. The properties are Hudson View Owners Corp., a 249-unit cooperative located at 632, 650 and 678 Warburton Ave. in Yonkers; Milton Harbor House, an 88-unit cooperative located at 720 Milton Road in Rye; and Larchmont Hills Owners Corp., a 69-unit cooperative located at 17 N. Chatsworth Ave. in Larchmont. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a development site located at 2433 Pitkin Ave. in Brooklyn. A private investor acquired the site for $1.1 million. The buyer plans to develop a mixed-use property featuring 32 residential units and ground-floor retail space on the site. Jakub Nowak, Jim McGuckin and Thomas Brennan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.