NEW YORK CITY — Stuf Storage has opened a 180-unit self-storage facility in Brooklyn. The facility is located at 485 Clermont Ave. at the nexus of the Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights neighborhoods and consists of 15,000 gross square feet. Units range in size from 12 square feet to 240 square feet. Locally based developer RXR owns the property. Stuf Storage now operates about 30 facilities across seven states.
NEW YORK CITY — Bernhardt Furniture has signed a 20,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The company’s flagship office and showroom are located at 136 Madison Avenue, a 17-story, 300,000-square-foot building. Mac Roos, Andrew Roos, Michael Cohen and Jessica Verdi of Colliers represented the landlord, Williams Equities, in the lease negotiations. Peter Sabesan and Matthew Feigen of Cresa represented the tenant.
J.P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust Acquires Majority Interest in 99,837 SF Retail Center in Queens
NEW YORK CITY — J.P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust (JPMREIT) has acquired a 95 percent interest in Shops at Grand Avenue, a 99,837-square-foot retail center in Queens. Acadia Realty Trust sold the interest for $48 million. Grocer Stop & Shop anchors the property, which was fully leased at the time of the acquisition. Other tenants include Party City, Five Below, Sally Beauty Supply, Starbucks and Burger King.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $7.7 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Far Rockaway area of Queens. The site at 60-14 Beach Channel Drive can support 74,000 square feet of buildable space and is subject to a 421a tax incentive for adding affordable housing. Jason Gold and Gabriel Elyaszadeh of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
HOLBROOK, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm CAMCO Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 21,450-square-foot industrial lease on Long Island. The tenant, janitorial supplies provider I. Janvey & Sons Inc., is taking space at the 300,000-square-foot Sherwood Corporate Center in Holbrook. CAMCO represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Premier Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $110 million construction loan for a 246-unit multifamily project that will be located at 880 Atlantic Ave. in the Prospect Heights area of Brooklyn. The building will house studio, one- and two-bedroom units as well as 13,000 square feet of commercial space. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, EMP Capital Group. QuadReal Property Group provided the financing.
HOLBROOK, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm CAMCO Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 17,022-square-foot industrial lease on Long Island. The tenant, food wholesaler 496 Express Foods Inc., is taking space at the 300,000-square-foot Sherwood Corporate Center in Holbrook. The space can support cold storage uses. CAMCO represented both the tenant and undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $220 million loan for the refinancing of a national portfolio of nine industrial buildings totaling 2.1 million square feet. The buildings are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada and Maryland and range in size from 156,000 to 482,000 square feet. Rob Rubano, John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Brian Share, Alex Lapidus, Joe Lieske, T.J. Sullivan, Ernesto Sanchez and Jason Blankfein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Ares Industrial Real Estate Income Trust. Affiliates of global private equity firm KKR provided the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Studio Museum in Harlem has signed a 26,000-square-foot office lease at 121 W. 125th St. The building, which is known as the Urban Empowerment Center and is located across from the actual museum, will also soon be home to the National Urban League headquarters as the organization returns to Harlem. Taconic Partners is leading the office component of the development. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $41 million loan for the refinancing of the 175-room Aloft New York Brooklyn Hotel. The property is located in the borough’s downtown area and offers a fitness center and an onsite restaurant and bar. Beau Williams of Cronheim originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment firm The Lam Group. The direct lender was not disclosed.