NEW YORK CITY — Akelius has acquired a multifamily building located at 185 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. A private local investor sold the property for $7.2 million, or $725,000 per unit. Built in 1920, the building features 10 apartment units. Michael Stimler of Greysteel represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio located at 517 W. 180th St. and 570 W. 182nd St. in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. A private investor acquired the portfolio for $15.8 million. Totaling 37,305 square feet, the portfolio features 51 residential units in one-, two-, three- and five-bedroom layouts. Thirty-nine of the units are rent stabilized and 12 are free-market apartments. Michael Tortorici, Victor Sozio, Matthew Gillis and Shimon Shkury of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged a $12.1 million loan for the refinancing, renovation and stabilization of a mixed-use building located at 926 Southern Blvd. in the Woodstock neighborhood of the Bronx. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to complete a gut renovation and reconfiguration of the loft apartments and street-level retail suites. The 50,700-square-foot building features residential units and 6,700 square feet of retail space. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 24-month term with one extension option, flexible pre-payment and is inclusive of facilities to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest and carry reserves. David Cohen of Ready Capital negotiated the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Global fashion retailer Michael Kors has agreed to acquire Jimmy Choo, a London-based luxury footwear and accessories brand, for approximately $1.35 billion. Jimmy Choo PLC (LON: CHOO) has approximately 150 company-operated retail stores, 560 multi-brand locations and more than 60 franchise stores in locations worldwide. The company has a strong presence in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. With this acquisition, Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) hopes to grow Jimmy Choo sales to $1 billion; balance its portfolio with greater product diversification; enhance the company’s position in the men’s and women’s luxury footwear segment; and enhance exposure to global markets, with a particular focus on Asia. Michael Kors expects the transaction to close during fourth-quarter 2017. “Jimmy Choo [is] an iconic brand with a rich history as a leading global luxury house,” says John Idol, chairman and CEO of Michael Kors. “We believe that Jimmy Choo is poised for meaningful growth in the future and our company is committed to supporting the strong brand equity that Jimmy Choo has built over the last 20 years.” Michael Kors has committed bridge financing from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA to satisfy fund requirements of the U.K. Takeover Code. The transaction is expected …
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $78.4 million HUD-insured permanent loan to refinance Boro Park Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Brooklyn. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the financing for the borrower, Centers Health Care. The borrowers have invested more than $20 million in renovations to the property, which it acquired more than five years ago. Boro Park Center features a variety of clinical services, including amputee recovery and training; cardiac therapy; comfort care and palliative care; dental services; isolation rooms; occupational therapy; oxygen management; peripherally inserted central catheter management; physical therapy; pleurx management; post-surgical orthopedic care; respiratory management; speech therapy; stroke rehabilitation; and tracheostomy care.
NEW YORK CITY — Sun Moon LLC is developing a Marriott Fairfield at 100 Greenwich St. in Lower Manhattan. Slated to open this summer, the 75,000-square-foot hotel will feature 192 rooms and 2,400 square feet of ground-floor restaurant and bar space. Gene Kaufman Architect designed the hotel, which features a five-story black granite base. The hotel’s 25-story tower uses air rights that were part of a zoning lot assemblage. The assemblage includes a previously completed 50-story Holiday Inn, located at 99 Washington St. VLDG designed the interior of the hotel.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of two contiguous five-story apartment buildings in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. 25 Ridge LLC and 560 West 184th Street Owners LLC acquired the buildings, located at 558 and 560 W. 184th St., for $12.3 million. The sellers were 25 Ridge LLC, 558 West 184th Street Owners LLC and 560 West 184th Street Owners LLC. The buildings feature 109 single-room units. Jonathan Brody of Rosewood Realty represented the buyers, while Aaron Jungreis, also of Rosewood, represented the sellers in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — TF Cornerstone has completed the development of 33 Bond, a 25-story apartment development located in Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects, 33 Bond features 714 rental units in studio, one- and two-bedroom open-concept layouts, a 24-hour attended lobby, package attendant, club lounge with billiards table, screening room, designated event space, bicycle store, parking garage and an on-site pet grooming space. Residences feature white oak floors, state-of-the-art kitchens with stainless steel appliances, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Additionally, the property features HomeWork, a full-scale collaborative workspace, and 60,000 square feet of retail space occupied by Chelsea Piers, a fitness, health and lifestyle center, and Devocion, a Colombian coffee roaster.
NEW YORK CITY — Lourdes Realty Group has purchased a 100-unit apartment building located at 70 Dahill Road in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. Sentinel Real Estate Corp. sold the property for $33 million. Built in 1934, the 102,000-square-foot building features six studios, 61 one-bedroom, 26 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a multifamily development site located at 1065 and 1073 Warburton Ave. in Yonkers. RMS Warburton LLC acquired the 0.63-acre site for $4 million. Al Mirin, Kate Schwartz and Matthew Torrance of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the sale. The property at 1073 Warburton Ave. has been permitted for the intended construction of a nine-story, 79-unit rental apartment building to be built above an enclosed structured parking. The purchase of 1065 Warburton Avenue added approximately 0.18 acres to the overall property creating a combined site that is estimated to accommodate more than 100 units.
