RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $36 million underlying cooperative loan and a $5 million line of credit for The Whitehall, a cooperative property located at 3333 Henry Hudson Blvd. in Riverdale, for Whitehall Tenants Corp. The 15-year loan, provided by a New York-based commercial bank, features a 3.7 percent fixed rate and interest-only payments for the initial 10-year term. Constructed in 1970, the 22-story property features 432 residential units, 21 office spaces, a health club and spa, indoor swimming pool, 496-car garage and 24-hour concierge. Allan Lieberman of Meridian Capital negotiated the transaction.
New York
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has partnered with USAA Real Estate Co. to acquired The Buchanan, a mixed-use property located at 160 E. 48th St. in midtown Manhattan. According to the Wall Street Journal, the partnership purchased the 16-story, 300,000-square-foot property for $270 million. Comprising five interconnected mid-rise towers surrounding a garden courtyard, the property features 289 apartments and 16,000 square feet of retail and office space. Additionally, the asset offers nearly 140,000 square feet of excess air rights. The partnership plans to initiate a comprehensive capital improvement program to renovate and reconfigure the existing residential units, enhance operating efficiencies and create a high-end amenity package. The residential unit mix includes oversized studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments on the second floor through the sixteenth floor, with penthouse units offering private outdoor terraces. The ground-level retail and office space is currently 100 percent occupied. The name of the seller was not released.
Mission Capital Secures $45M Loan for Savanna’s Acquisition of Manhattan Commercial Property
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital has secured $45 million in financing for the acquisition of a commercial property located at 1825 Park Ave. in Manhattan’s Harlem. Savanna acquired the 135,000-square-foot property for $48 million. At the time of sale, the 12-story building was 55 percent occupied by a mix of retail and office tenants, including JP Morgan Chase and Popeye’s. Jonathan More, Ari Hirt and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital arranged the financing for the acquisition. The name of the seller was not released.
RD Management to Redevelop Retail Property into Regional Health, Wellness Center in New York
by Amy Works
LATHAM, N.Y. — RD Management LLC, a real estate development and management organization, is redeveloping an existing retail property into a health and wellness plaza in Latham. Situated on New York State Route 2, the site, a former Kmart shopping center, spans 118,863 square feet. Located at 195 Troy Schenedtady Road and Swatling Road, the new health and wellness center will offer alternative and holistic healthcare services, close to Albany Medical School and Albany Pharmacy School, in addition to an existing 22,058-square-foot health and fitness training facility. RD Management owns 42 properties throughout New York and has more than 200 properties in its national portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — Hodges Ward Elliott has brokered the sale of a 38-building multifamily portfolio in the Bronx. Harbor Group International in partnership with Emerald Equities and York Capital acquired the 1,000-unit asset for $140 million. The portfolio is comprised of several clusters of walk-up, mixed-use buildings spread throughout Bronx neighborhoods, including Mott Haven, Hunts Point, Lower Concourse, Little Italy, Belmont, Fordham and Bedford Park. The acquisition is Harbor Group’s first multifamily purchase in the Bronx market, a significant addition to the company’s $3.5 billion real estate portfolio of multifamily, office, hotel and retail properties. Daniel Parker, Will Silverman and Paul Gillen of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Slate Property Group, Adam America Real Estate and Vanke Holdings USA LLC have acquired a former grammar school building located at 45 Rivington St. in Manhattan for $116 million. The buyers plan to convert the existing six-story, 145,000-square-foot building into a luxury residential development. Originally designed in 1898, the Romanesque Revival-style building features 12-foot ceilings and a penthouse floor offering views of Midtown and downtown Manhattan.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 531 E. 22nd St. in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park section. Naad Realty LLC sold the six-story asset to Jason Wisotsky for $7 million. Situated in close proximity to Prospect Park and Brooklyn College, the elevator-serviced building features 35 residential units. Daniel Shragaei of GFI Realty Services brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystar Equity Partners VIII has completed the acquisitions of two multifamily properties in New York City for an aggregate purchase price of $336.3 million. The two transactions mark the full investment of Greystar Equity Partners VIII LP, an $800 million vehicle that is part of Greystar Real Estate Partners’ flagship value-add series. In the first transaction, Greystar acquired The Chelsea, a 204-unit multifamily property located at 160 W. 24th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, for $211.3 million. The Chelsea features a variety of floor plans, a 5,200-square-foot parking garage, 11,000 square feet of prime retail space on the ground floor, a fitness center, media room, two rooftop decks and a resident lounge. In the second deal, Greystar purchased a 169-unit multifamily property comprising two buildings located at 247 N. 7th St. and 248 N. 8th St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood for $125 million. The property features an 85-space parking garage, two rooftop decks, a fitness center and resident lounge. Greystar will serve as property manager for both multifamily properties.
RYE, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $15 million in refinancing for a medical office building located at One Theall Road in Rye. Net leased to Westmed Medical Group, the 65,000-square-foot building features an on-site urgent care unit, an ambulatory surgery suite, a pharmacy and a tomography unit. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq secured the 10-year loan for the undisclosed borrowers, which were represented by Jesse Krasnow and Mark Cohen of Riverbed Realty Advisors in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 273 Lenox Ave. in Central Harlem. The four-story building sold for $3 million, or $811 per square foot. The approximately 3,699-square-foot property features two residential units and two commercial spaces. Jesse Deutch, Victor Sozio, Josh Berkowitz, Matthew Gillis and Josh Kwilecki of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, while POG Real Estate Inc. procured the buyer, a private investor, in the deal.