NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has brokered the sale of two vacant buildings, located at 1269-1271 Dekalb Ave. in Bushwick. A local developer acquired the two properties for $1.8 million, or $212 per buildable square foot. The parcel offers 8,736 buidable square feet of residential space, as of right. The buyer plans to demolish the existing structures and construct a luxury condominium on the site. Steven Westreich and Hen Vaknin of Westbridge Realty Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the off-market transaction.
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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $160 million in permanent financing for the refinancing of an office building located at 245 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The borrower was 245 Fifth Owner LLC. The seven-year loan, which was provided by a life insurance company, features three years of interest-only payments and a 3.99 percent fixed rate. Built in 1926, the 26-story, 314,000-square-foot Class A office property features 12,652 square feet of retail space. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided $60 million in construction financing for the development of a mixed-use property located at 1399 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Being developed by Heritage Real Estate Partners, the 100,000-square-foot building will feature 72 condominiums on the upper floors and 19,000 square feet of community facility space on the lower floors. The residential units will be a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom layouts, and on-site amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, children’s playroom and communal rooftop terrace.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of an investment retail property located at 2703 E. Tremont Ave. in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx. An affiliate of Rockfarmer Properties acquired the property, which is triple-net leased to Wendy’s, for $6.6 million. The 16,825-square-foot lot features a 2,772-square-foot restaurant, which is leased until 2035, and a 21-space parking lot. The lot offers future development potential as R6/C1-2 zoning allowing 50,475 buildable square feet, as-of-right, for a mixed-use structure and more than 80,000 buildable square feet by including a community facility. Scot Hirschfield, Jason Gold, Michael Tortorici, Victor Sozio and Marko Agbaba of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Tavros Development, Charney Construction Receives $44.3M in Financing for Brooklyn Land Assemblage
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners and Charney Construction & Development have received $44.3 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for a 41,815-square-foot land assemblage located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section. The borrowers plan to develop a mixed-use asset featuring ground-level retail space, office and multifamily space on the fully entitled site. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the financing.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $9.2 million in refinancing insured by the FHA Sec. 232/2223(f) program for Ingersoll Place Assisted Living, a 57-unit senior living facility located in Niskayuna. Proceeds of the financing paid off a tax-exempt bond obligation and terminated an interest rate swap liability. Additionally, the new FHA-insured loan generated more than $100,000 in annual cash flow savings for the assisted living provider. Tom Grywalski of Lancaster Pollard secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & MIllichap has negotiated the sale of an industrial building located at 1077-1081 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn. A limited liability company acquired the 11,500-square-foot facility for $4.6 million. Jakub Nowak and Jason Grunberg of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, while Nowak, Grunberg and Jim McGuckin, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 310 12th St. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The five-story asset sold for $9.2 million, or $628 per square foot. The 14,644-square-foot building features one four-bedroom apartment with side yard access, six three-bedroom apartments and 13 two-bedroom units. Of the 20 units, eight are fully renovated, free-market units and 12 are rent stabilized. Adam Hess, Sam Shalumov, Eddie Setton and Kirill Galperin of TerraCRG brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 1072 Woodycrest Ave. in the Bronx’s Highbridge section. An institutional investor acquired the 49-unit asset for $7.7 million. Marco Lala and Chris Wynne of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the transaction.
Megalith Capital, East & Hudson Real Estate Acquire 71-Unit Rental Building in New York
by Amy Works
NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK — Megalith Capital Management, in partnership with East & Hudson Real Estate, has acquired The Printhouse, a planned luxury rental development at 174 Huguenot St. in New Rochelle. The six-story, 68,000-square-foot property will feature 71 residential units, in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, 3,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space, with units ranging in size from 500 square feet to 1,150 square feet. The property is slated for completion in 2017.