New York

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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of all of the shares of a residential co-op building located at 61-63 Crosby St. in SoHo. The four-story, 20,600-square-foot property sold for $42 million, or more than $2,000 per square foot. The building consists of loft apartments on the second, third and fourth floors, and an artist studio/loft apartment and one retail space on the ground floor. The property also features 6,537 square feet of development rights. Peter Hauspurg and Michael Coghill of Eastern Consolidated, along with former Eastern brokers David Schechtman and Abie Kassin, represented the co-op owners, while Adelaide Polsinelli, also of Eastern, represented the buyer, Crosby 61 LLC, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. and The Moinian Group have signed a lease with Nordstrom to anchor three levels of retail space at 3 Columbus Circle in New York City. The store has signed a 23-year lease for 43,000 square feet of retail space. The new location will serve as an expansion of the Nordstrom full-line flagship store, which is debuting on West 57th Street. Derek Trulson of JLL and Stephen Stephanou of Crown Retail Services represented Nordstrom, while Jeff Winick of Winick Realty Group represented the landlord in the lease transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Nets Sports and Entertainment, a subsidiary of Forest City Realty Trust, has completed the previously announced sale of its equity interests in Barclays Center arena and the Brooklyn Nets basketball team to Onexim Sports and Entertainment Holding USA. The purchase price for the non-controlling 20 percent equity interest in the team was $125.1 million, and the purchase price for the 55 percent equity interest in the arena was $162.6 million. The transaction values the team at approximately $875 million and the arena at $825 million, inclusive of debt for each asset. Evercore ISI advised Net Sports and Entertainment in the transaction.

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MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. — New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of institutional investors, has acquired a majority interest in Cortlandt Town Center in Mohegan Lake from an entity controlled by Acadia Realty Trust. Located on Route 6, the 641,000-square-foot power center is 97 percent leased to a variety of national tenants, including Walmart, Acme, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, Michaels, DSW, PetSmart, Barnes & Noble, United Artists Theatre and Best Buy. The acquisition price was not released.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a loft-style apartment building located at 305 McGuinness Blvd. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the five-story property from Ronny Ben-Dov for $31 million. The 53,124-square-foot property features 38 residential units, 19 parking spaces, a fitness center and common courtyard, as well as an unfinished rooftop with panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline, Queens and Brooklyn. Brendan Maddigan and Clint Olsen of Cushman & Wakefield exclusively handled the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Lustig Capital has arranged a $66.6 million construction loan for the condominium conversion of 360 Central Park West in New York City. To be known as 360 CPW, the property is a 145-unit apartment building located at the south corner of Central Park West and 96th Street. Built in 1928, the Rosario Candela building is one of the famous church apartment buildings, which incorporated the Second Presbyterian Church of New York within the building’s structure. The property also hosts the Alexander Robertson School. Contiguous apartments at 360 CPW will be combined into luxury homes, designed by Cetra Ruddy and marketed by Stribling. The new residences will feature dedicated HVAC units, high-end finishes and Miele and Bertazzoni appliances. The building’s fully renovated lobby and common spaces will feature a children’s playroom, gym, bike room, private storage room and pet washing station. Bill Lustig of Lustig Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.

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ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $28.6 million in financing for Cambray Court Apartments, an affordable seniors housing redevelopment in St. Lawrence County. The redevelopment is in partnership with Omni Housing Development LLC and managed by United Helpers. The project will replace 72 flood-threatened, garden-style apartments with one accessible four-story energy-efficient building featuring 71 apartment units. Designated as affordable housing, the community will feature 52 units for residents earning 30 to 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 13 units for residents earning at or below 60 percent of AMI; five units for residents earning 80 percent of AMI; and one unit for residents earning 90 percent of the AMI. On-site amenities include well-lit parking spaces, elevator access to each floor, laundry facilities, walking trails, a patio, a garden and a community room with a kitchen. The redevelopment project team includes Beardsley Architects and Engineers and Bette & Cring Construction Group.

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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $10 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of the fee position in a multifamily property in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The borrower, Fine Times Inc., has purchased the fee position beneath a 20-story, 96-unit multifamily property located at 1080 Amsterdam Ave. The 10-year loan, provided by a local balance sheet lender, features a 3.7 percent fixed rate and interest-only payments for the full term. Shamir Seidman of Meridian’s New York City office negotiated the financing on behalf of the borrower.

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PAINTED POST AND CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Morgan Acquisitions LLC has acquired two multifamily properties in New York for a total of $33 million. Erastus LLC and Archimedes Associates LLC sold the 286-unit Emerald Springs in Painted Post for $22 million, or $77,000 per unit; and the 146-unit Steeplechase Apartments in Camillus for $11 million, or $75,000 per unit. Located at 12 Pond View Court in Painted Post, Emerald Springs features 38 residential buildings, a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, playground, grilling and picnic areas, 150 carports and 48 garages. Located at 5625 W. Genesee St. in Camillus, Steeplechase Apartments features 17 two-story buildings, a clubhouse, a swimming pool, tennis courts, 48 carports and 23 garages. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten and Still Hunter represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. J.D. Parker, also of Marcus & Millichap, served as broker of record for the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of two properties located at 126-128 E. 13th St. and 123 E. 12th St. in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. Ultimate Realty sold the properties to an undisclosed buyer for a total of $21.5 million. The 15,600-square-foot property on 13th Street is currently leased by Peridance, a dance studio, until March 2028 with a five-year option, while the 4,804-square-foot property on 12th Street features ground-floor retail space and a three-bedroom duplex apartment with a private rooftop on the upper floor. James Nelson and Matthew Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

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