New York City multifamily has historically been a darling of the real estate industry — and for good reason. It is arguably the most sought-after investment product type within commercial real estate investment’s most targeted city. It is the perfect demographic storm on the demand side: two-thirds of the population rent versus own; the population is arguably the best educated and includes the highest income generators in the nation; and the market continues to exhibit vast growth in household creation and population. Not to mention, the supply side is both geographically and politically constrained. These limitations are further exacerbated by very high costs to build. However, even with the dual push of supply and demand continuing to be in investors’ favor citywide, there are some areas that are softening. Two areas that seem to be softening are luxury condominiums in Manhattan and rental product in Long Island City (Queens) and the downtown Brooklyn area. Manhattan Luxury Condo Sales Slowing Manhattan is often a trendsetter that is months and years ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to real estate trends, and the return of the luxury condominium market is a prime example of this. Some 2,500 units were …
NEW YORK — Extell Development Co. has acquired the remaining residential development rights at City Point, a 1.9 million-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Brooklyn, for $115.5 million. The price works out to about $217 per buildable square foot. The sellers were Acadia Realty Trust and Washington Square Partners, co-developers of City Point. City Point’s third phase, a 21,500-square-foot parcel, will be Extell’s first residential development in Brooklyn. The company plans to develop a 665,000-square-foot tower, located on Willoughby Street, with 600,000 square feet of residential space and 65,000 square feet of commercial space at the base of the building. Acadia and Washington Square will retain the commercial portion of the development upon completion in 2020. Construction is slated to begin in 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 6,385-square-foot land parcel located at 71-74 Parsons Blvd. in the Kews Gardens section of Queens. The asset sold for $2.5 million. The 67-foot by 83-foot parcel offers a floor area ratio of 2.43 for a residential development and a floor area ratio of 4.8 for a development that includes a community facility. Steven Siegel and Michael Kook of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented both the seller, a bank/financial institution, and the buyer, a developer, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Taconic Investment Partners and Ares Management have completed the disposition of 318 residential units at MeadowWood at Gateway, a multifamily property located at 12205 Flatlands Ave. in Brooklyn. The Pinnacle Group purchased the units for $53 million. MeadowWood at Gateway features 19 high-rise and garden-home buildings offers studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom in a mix of for-sale and rental units. Taconic and funds managed by Ares originally purchased the 983 unsold condominiums units out of the 1,152 units at MeadowWood in 2006 and completed a $40 million renovation program at the property. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Centum Real Estate Group has arranged the sale of a retail/restaurant property located at 137 Ludlow St. in New York City. Joe Tabak/Princeton Holdings LLC acquired the three-story 9,777-square-foot property for $8.3 million. Libations, the current tenant, will stay at the property for the next two years until the new owner repositions the asset. Otis Duffy of Centum Real Estate Group represented the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 35 Division Place in Brooklyn. The 10,000-square-foot asset sold for $3.5 million. The undisclosed buyer plans to renovate the property for its food distribution business. Jakub Nowak and Jim McGuckin of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and buyer, both limited liability companies, in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Prodigy Network has signed option agreements to acquire two buildings in the NOMAD section of Manhattan for a total of $95.4 million. The company will acquire a 12-story, 45,000-square-foot loft building located at 114-116 East 25th St. for $48 million, and a 12-story loft building located at 331 Park Ave. S. for $47.4 million. These acquisitions mark the fourth and fifth Manhattan project for Prodigy, a real estate crowdfunding company.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Newel Building, a property located at 425-429 East 53rd St. in Midtown Manhattan. Rakema Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Ruder Finn, acquired the property for $30.7 million, or $900 per square foot. Built in 1926, the five-story building features 34,125 square feet of commercial space, including a car-sized freight elevator, passenger elevators, sub-basement storage space, a loading dock and a ground-floor retail showroom. Anthony Finno of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Newel LLC, in the transaction.
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. — Saber Real Estate Advisors has completed demolition and begun construction for Rivertowns Square, a $150 million mixed-use development in Dobbs Ferry. Slated to open next year, the project will feature a hotel, restaurants, and boutique retail and entertainment space. Rivertowns Square is currently 80 percent pre-leased to a variety of tenants, including Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, ULTA Beauty, Chipotle, Buddha Asian Bistro, My Gym, The Learning Experience, New York Sports Club, Starbucks Coffee, GNC and a luxury movie theater. Leasing for the project is being handled by Greenstone Realty of Manhattan.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $27.5 million in bridge financing for a development site located at 77 Commercial St. in Brooklyn. The borrowers are Chetrit Group and Clipper Equity. The two-year loan, funded by a regional balance sheet lender, features a fixed-rate and interest-only payments for the full term. The borrowers plan to transform the site, situated on the Greenpoint waterfront, into a 750,000-square-foot, 720-unit residential development. Aaron Brinbaum and Tal Savariego of Meridian’s New York City office negotiated the loan.