NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged a $150.6 million floating-rate loan on behalf of an office building located at 330 W. 42nd St. in Manhattan. Constructed in 1931, the 33-story building offers 590,000 square feet of office space. The building has occupancy of 90 percent. Daniel Lerer and Will Watkins of GFI procured the loan from Natixis, an investment bank.
NEW YORK CITY — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged a $7.1 million loan for the acquisition of Comfort Inn Red Hook in Brooklyn. Located one block from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and Battery Tunnel, the hotel features 81 rooms. A bridge lender provided the capital. Geoff Davis and Mike Armstrong of HREC represented the investment group that purchased the hotel in the financing deal.
NEW YORK CITY — An undisclosed buyer has acquired a retail building located at 41-19 Bell Blvd. in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens. The single-story, 4,648-square-foot property sold for $4 million, or $860 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The property is currently net leased to a Lucille Roberts gym. Zoned for mixed use with residential and commercial options, the property features a mezzanine and lower levels, as well as 11,426 buildable square feet. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Clinton Plaza, a retail property located on Main Street in Oneonta. A limited liability company acquired the 44,666-square-foot property for $3.5 million. Chip Collins, Anthony Asencio, Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor. Asencio, Sgambati and Cafiero also represented the buyer in the sale. J.D. Parker, also of Marcus & Millichap, assisted in closing the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Devli Group has topped out the construction of a 44,000-square-foot boutique hotel located at 44 W. 29th St. in New York City’s Madison Square Park area. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, the 18-story hotel will feature 109 rooms. The property will include a sunken garden, a multi-level restaurant and lounge, a 740-square-foot rooftop salon and a total of 2,700 square feet of bar and lounge space. Studio Mai is designing the hotel’s interior spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a property located at 206-212 Wadsworth Ave. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights. Caerus Group acquired the property for $8 million in an all-cash transaction. The buyer plans to construct a new development on the site, which offers 97,422 square feet of buildable space. The previous owners, Wadsworth Avenue Baptist Church Inc., will occupy a condominium at the new development, which will replace the existing structure. Robert Shapiro of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $122.8 million acquisition loan for the purchase of a vacant residential property located at 416 W. 52nd St. in the Clinton neighborhood of New York City. The borrower is Gaia Real Estate. The 36-month loan provided by TPG Real Estate Finance features a competitive floating rate and two 12-month options. Constructed in 1940 and gut-renovated in 2015, the 141,350-square-foot property features 156 apartments. All units are completely new and include premium appliances, custom cabinetry, designer fixtures, wood flooring and oversized windows. Building amenities include a furnished rooftop deck, a fitness center and tenant lounge, plus an interior courtyard. The gut renovation included the updating and replacing all aspects of the property from plumbing and electrical wires to refinishing and reconstructing all visible surfaces (floors, walls, ceilings, kitchens and baths). Ronnie Levine and Jeff Berkes of Meridian’s New York City office originated the loan.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Arbor Commercial Mortgage has provided a $12.2 million loan for a multifamily property in Binghamton. The 716-unit property received the financing through Arbor Realty Trust’s Bridge product line. Alex Kaushansky of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a two-building apartment property located at 270-274 E. Second St. in Brooklyn. The 12-unit property sold for $3.6 million. Derek Bestreich, Erik Rodriguez and Seth Schiffman of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn’s office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a REIT, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — An undisclosed buyer has acquired a mixed-use building located at 1902 Church Ave. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The corner property sold for $3.3 million, or $357 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The three-story, 9,250-square-foot building features nine rent-stabilized apartments and three commercial units. Richard Velotta of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.