NEW YORK CITY — The Parkland Group has received $32.1 million in refinancing for a fully-leased retail property located at 200 West End Ave. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. HFF placed the 15-year fixed-rate loan through MetLife for the borrower. The 25,446-square-foot retail property is leased to CVS/pharmacy, Bin 70, Apple Seeds and Beverly Hills Dry Cleaners. Rob Rizzi and Jennifer Keller of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
AMHERST, N.Y. — WS Development has commenced construction of the first phase of its redevelopment of Northtown Plaza in Amherst. The first phase will include a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, which will be the grocer’s first location in Western New York. The store is slated to open in 2017. Picone Construction will serve as general contractor for the building construction. WS Development acquired the 400,000-square-foot Northtown Plaza, located at the intersection of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Sheridan Drive, in 2015.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a package of 128 sponsor-held condominiums in a 280-unit condominium building located 100 W. 93rd St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A local real estate investor acquired the 29-story, 403,000-square-foot building from a real estate investment partnership for an undisclosed price. Brian Ezratty, Deborah Gutoff and George Moss of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, while Gutoff and Moss also represented the buyer in the deal. Scott Ellard of Eastern Consolidated served as analyst for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $14.4 million in permanent financing for the refinance of a mixed-use property located at 156 Prince St. in SoHo. The five-year loan, provided by a balance sheet lender, features a fixed rate, 18 months of interest-only payments and a five-year extension option. Scott Assouline and Isaac Lifshitz of Meridian Capital arranged the financing for the borrower. The six-story property features 22 apartment units and two retail spaces totaling 1,100 square feet. The retail spaces are currently occupied by Techno Solutions Group Inc. and Juice Press.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 574 W. 161st St. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. BSF 574 West 161st Street Holding LLC acquired the asset from Hillcrest Acquisitions LLC for $7.2 million, or $286 per square foot. Built in 1910, the five-story, 25,160-square-foot building features 31 apartments. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $65.2 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of Hawthorne Court, a multifamily property located in Central Islip. The borrowers were Spruce Capital Partners and Post Road Properties. The seven-year Freddie Mac loan, provided by Capital One Multifamily Finance, features a fixed rate and three years of interest-only payments. Abe Hirsch and Zev Karpel of Meridian negotiated the transaction. Located at 111-211 Hawthorne Ave., the 20-building property features 434 apartments, 682 parking spaces and a swimming pool.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has completed the disposition of a multifamily property located at 265-267 S. Second St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $22.4 million. The six-story, 22,800-square-foot building features 35 apartment units. MRC originally acquired the property in 2013 for $9.7 million and implemented a renovation and repositioning plan aimed to add significant value to the asset. The renovations included new kitchens, updated bathrooms, recessed lighting and hardwood floors, as well as open-air terraces and ground-floor outdoor spaces for select units.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 124 Chambers St. in Tribeca. Lahaina Management Co. sold the 10,400-square-foot building to a private investor for $7 million. The six-story building features ground-floor retail space, which is currently leased to a restaurant, and five floor-through residential loft units. Martin Ezratty and Chris Matousek of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, while Brandon Eisenman of RKF represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a two vacant and gutted buildings located at 346-350 W. 71st St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Cydonia RE W71 Inc. acquired the assets from 346 West 71 Realty LLC and 350 West Realty LLC for $55.25 million, or $840 per square foot. The adjacent seven-story buildings sit on a 102-foot by 126-foot lot and total 65,772 square feet above grade and 10,000 square feet on the lower level. Prior to sale, the buildings were gutted and positioned for a purchaser to renovate as either luxury condominiums or rental apartments. Hall Oster, Paul Smadbeck, Teddy Galligan and Robert Stufano of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, while DNA Development represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Avanath Capital Management, in partnership with Oak Tree Management, has acquired three affordable multifamily buildings in Brooklyn. A private investor sold the properties, which total 46 apartment units, for $14.4 million. The properties are a 21-unit building with a mix of rent-stabilized and free-market rental units at 257 Quincy St.; a fully occupied nine-unit property at 570 Jefferson Ave; and an 80 percent-occupied 16-unit building at 308 Stuyvesant Ave. D.J. Johnston of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. With this portfolio acquisition, Avanath now owns 195 apartment units in Brooklyn.
