NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Adam America, Slate Property Group and China Vanke has acquired a development site, located at 10 Nevins in downtown Brooklyn, for $50 million. The site is approved for plans to develop a mixed-used project with 184 residential units and ground-floor retail space. Ofer Cohen and Melissa Warren of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged $22 million in bridge financing for developers Slate Property Group and Meadow Partners to acquire a development site at 570 Fulton St. in downtown Brooklyn. The financing package includes a $15 million first mortgage from Bank of the Ozarks and $7 million of mezzanine debt from RCG Longview. The developers plan to build a mixed-use project on the site, which is zoned for 72,000 buildable square feet as-of-right. Purchased from SCO Family Services, the site includes a 26,395-square-foot, three-story building with ground-floor retail and offices on the upper floors. The existing structure was delivered vacant. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated handled the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — National Cooperative Bank (NCB) originated more than $60 million in new loans during October for 21 New York area properties. Harley Seligman secured $23.2 million in new financing, including a $13.5 million first mortgage and a $1 million line of credit for Maple Plaza Housing Development Fund Corp., a 154-unit co-op at 1911-1929 Madison Ave. in Manhattan. Seligman also arranged $3.4 million in financing for Tara Close Apartments Corp., a 99-unit co-op at 77 Carpenter Ave. in Mount Kisco, N.Y.; and he arranged a $1 million first mortgage and $800,000 line of credit for Gramatan Court Apartments Inc., a 27-unit co-op at 23-25 Sagamore Road in Bronxville, N.Y. Edward Howe III arranged nearly $22 million in loans, including a $7 million first mortgage and $500,000 line of credit for an 84-unit co-op at 711 Shore Road in Long Beach, N.Y.; a $4 million first mortgage and $500,000 line of credit for Linden Hill No. 2 Cooperative Corp., a 384-unit co-op at 142-14/142-20 26th Ave. in Flushing; and a $4 million first mortgage and $1 million line of credit for Grinnell Housing Development Fund Corp., an 81-unit co-op at 800 Riverside Drive in Manhattan. Additionally, Mindy Goldstein arranged …
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 267 Ninth St, between Fourth and Fifth avenues in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The four-story building sold for $3.4 million, or $514 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The 6,612-square-foot property features eight rent-stabilized apartments. Aaron Warkov and Winfield Clifford of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. has unveiled its plans for Building 77, a $140 million renovation of a 1 million-square-foot industrial building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The repositioned property will feature a ground-floor public food hall, space for food manufacturing and a collaboration hub for the growing base of businesses in the area. Upon completion, the renovated building will increase overall employment at the Yard by more than 40 percent, creating 3,000 manufacturing and innovation jobs. Completion is slated for early 2017.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group Inc. has provided a $6.4 million construction loan to Conifer Realty LLC for the development of Market Apartments at Corpus Christi. Located on East Main Street in Rochester’s Market neighborhood, the affordable housing development, which is tailored for local artists, will feature 42 energy-efficient apartments, including one- and two-bedroom units; art studio and work space; and plans to add a rehearsal space for musicians in a neighboring building. Additionally, the property is located within walking distance to public transportation and retailers. Conifer-LeChase Construction, a partnership between Conifer and LeChase Construction Services, is serving as general contractor for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1481 York Ave. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The five-story building sold for $7.3 million, or $980 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The 7,500-square-foot property features one commercial unit and eight apartments, of which five are free market and three are rent stabilized. The five free-market units were delivered vacant. The property also offers 11,250 square feet of unused air rights. Thomas Gammino Jr. and Brett Weisblum of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Foxgate has opened sales for the second phase of luxury condominiums at Foxgate at Islip, a 184-unit condo community located in Central Islip. The second phase adds 46 two-bedroom residences, which are currently under construction, to the community. Each unit features full-size appliances, including a natural gas range, refrigerator, microwave and washer/dryer, as well as high-efficiency central air conditioning and clean-burning natural-gas, forced-air heating. On-site amenities include a fully equipped gym, multi-purpose lounge, heated outdoor in-ground pool, spacious patios and scenic walking paths. Prices for the two-bedroom condos range from $270,000 to $290,000. The 40-unit first phase sold out in October.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of two contiguous multifamily properties, located at 2070 and 2074 Arthur Ave. in the Tremont section of the Bronx. The five-story properties sold for $7.3 million, or $163 per square foot or $136,389 per unit. The properties feature a total of 53 residential units across 42,256 square feet. Victor Sozio, Scot Hirschfield, Jason M. Gold and Marko Agbaba of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, King Penguin Opportunity Fund, and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has acquired a mixed-use building located at 1071 Cypress Ave. in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens for $10.6 million. The 33,500-square-foot property features 39 rent-stabilized residential apartments and five mom-and-pop stores, totaling 5,000 square feet. Cypress Realty LCC sold the property, which it originally purchased in 1986. No brokers were involved in the transaction.
