New York

SL Green Breaks Ground on One Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan

by Amy Works October 19, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has broken ground on One Vanderbilt, a 58-story office tower located in Manhattan’s East Midtown business district. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, tower will offer 1.7 million square feet of Class A office space. The project also includes $220 million of public improvements to Grand Central Terminal, which is adjacent to the tower. TD Bank is set to occupy 200,000 square feet of office and retail space at the property, upon its completion in 2020. Hines is serving as development manager and AECOM’s Tishman Construction is serving as construction manager.

October 19, 2016

New York Northeast Office

Laurelwood Corporate Center Trades Hands in Voorhees, New Jersey

by Amy Works October 19, 2016

VOORHEES, N.J. — An entity related to Interstate Commercial Real Estate Inc. has acquired Laurelwood Corporate Center, an office building located at Haddonfield-Berlin and Laurel Oak Road in Voorhees. Quaker Commercial Properties sold the property for $6.8 million. The building offers 81,577 square feet of Class A office space. Evan Zweben, Jeff Algatt and Brian Sherlock of Colliers arranged the transaction. Additionally, Colliers has been retained by the buyer as its leasing agent for the property.

October 19, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

Ariel Property Advisors Facilities $2.7M Sale of Multifamily Building in Brooklyn

by Amy Works October 19, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 392 15th St. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. A private investor sold the six-story property for $2.7 million. The 4,860-square-foot building features six apartment units: five two-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom duplex. Five of the apartments are free-market units and one apartment is a rent-controlled unit. Mark Spinelli, Michael Tortorici, Shimon Shkury, Daniel Tropp and Jonathan Berman of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller. The name of the buyer was not released.

October 19, 2016

Industrial New York Northeast

Monmouth Real Estate Purchases 338,584 SF Industrial Building in Hamburg, New York, for $35.1M

by Amy Works October 18, 2016

HAMBURG, N.Y. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired an industrial building located at 3779 Lake Shore Road in Hamburg. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $35.1 million. Situated on 49 acres, the 338,584-square-foot facility is net leased for 15 years to FedEx Ground Packaging System Inc.

October 18, 2016

New York Northeast Retail

Thor Equities Buys 180 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn to Develop 14,500 SF Retail Building

by Amy Works October 17, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired 180 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood from an undisclosed seller for $30 million. The company plans to develop a retail building. Designed by Fradkin & McAlpin Architects, the 14,500-square-foot building will feature 120 feet of wrap-around frontage on Bedford Avenue and North Seventh Street. The building will feature brick exterior finishes, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, a 2,500-square-foot roof deck, and 12,000 square feet of floor space divided equally among three floors, including a lower level with 12-foot ceilings. Additionally, the building’s plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems are designed to accommodate a commercial kitchen, should a future tenant need one.

October 17, 2016

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Housing & Healthcare Finance Secures $27M for Seniors Housing Community in Yonkers, New York

by Amy Works October 17, 2016

YONKERS, N.Y. — Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) has arranged $27 million in refinancing for an assisted/independent living community in Yonkers. Located on 10 acres, the 195-bed property is the only facility in the area with the Medicaid Assisted Living Program. HHC Finance arranged the financing with an interest rate below 3 percent through HUD for the undisclosed borrower.

October 17, 2016

Loans New York Northeast Office

Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Places $4.2M Loan for Office Building in Greenburgh, New York

by Amy Works October 14, 2016

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has placed a $4.2 million first mortgage for an office building located at 297 Knollwood Road in Greenburgh, a suburb of White Plains, N.Y. The non-recourse loan features a 4 percent fixed interest rate for 10 years. A 10,000-square-foot branch of the General Services of America – US Social Security Administration occupies the 35,000-square-foot building. Andrew Greenspan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors closed the loan, while Lee Pollock of Pollock & McGuire LLP represented the undisclosed borrower.

October 14, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

Ariel Property Advisors Arranges $5M Sale Development Site in South Bronx

by Amy Works October 14, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of a development site located at 417 Gerard Ave. in the Mott Havens section of the South Bronx. Treetop Development purchased the site from Galaxy General Contracting for $5 million, or $100 per buildable square foot. Zoned M1-4/R8A, the 9,816-square-foot site provides 49,680 buildable square feet as-of-right. Jason Gold, Scot Hirschfield, Marko Agbaba and Victor Sozio of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

October 14, 2016

Industrial New York Northeast

Matrix Development Breaks Ground on Matrix Global Logistics Park in Staten Island

by Amy Works October 13, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Matrix Development Group has broken ground on the first of two buildings at Matrix Global Logistics Park in Staten Island. The two speculative buildings, totaling 975,000 square feet and 450,000 square feet, are the first of four total buildings slated for the park. Scheduled for completion in spring 2017, the cross-docked buildings will feature ample overhead doors, trailer parking and auto parking.

October 13, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Chelsea Senior Living, AVR Realty Plan $27M Assisted Living Community on Long Island

by Amy Works October 13, 2016

YAPHANK, N.Y. — A joint venture between Chelsea Senior Living and AVR Realty plans to develop a $27 million, 118-bed assisted living facility in the Long Island town of Yaphank. The joint venture is seeking governmental approval from the Yaphank Town Planning Board and economic incentives from the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency to build the community. If approved and built, it will be located within The Boulevard, a 322-acre mixed-use development. Phase I of The Boulevard is already approved, and includes a 240-unit multifamily community. Plans call for two buildings totaling 99,492 square feet, including a 77-bed building for special needs and memory care, and a 41-bed supportive care building. The developers purchased the site from Rose-Breslin Associates LLC and aim to begin construction in 2017. Based in Farnwood, N.J., Chelsea Senior Living owns and operates 13 seniors housing communities in New York and New Jersey.

October 13, 2016

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