NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $12 million in capital to help develop Niagara City Lofts in Niagara Falls. The adaptive reuse project will convert an existing vacant public high school building, which was built in 1923, into 61 units of workforce housing, affordable housing, market-rate apartments and commercial community space. The project is being funded in partnership with the NYS Housing and Community Renewal Division, NYS Empire State Development Corp. and RBC Tax Credit Equity. Rob Likes and Joe Eicheldinger of KeyBank secured the financing for the borrower.
ARDSLEY, N.Y. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a flex office building located at 466 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley. G&G Instrument Corp. sold the 59,000-square-foot building to Avon Development Enterprises Corp. for $4.7 million. Developed in 1968, the three-story building was built slab-on-grade into the side of a hill and features dock access for all three levels. Ian Ceppos, Alex Jinishian, Al Gutierrez and Cameron Paktinat of Colliers represented the seller, while Alan Weisman of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
MAHOPAC, N.Y. — Northeast Private Client Group has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 890-908 S. Lake Blvd. in Mahopac. A Westchester, N.Y.-based investor acquired the asset from a Manhattan-based private investor for $1.8 million, or $109 per square foot and a capitalization rate of 9 percent. Comprised of two adjacent buildings, the 16,400-square-foot property features street-level retail space and second-floor office and residential space with off-street parking. Anthony Watkins of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction, which closed in February.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1623 Kings Highway in Brooklyn’s Gravesend neighborhood. The 21,960-square-foot property sold for $17 million in an all-cash transaction. The four-story building is fully occupied by Verizon Wireless, Tiger Schulman’s and Interborough Consulting. Bob Knakal, Alex Svetlakou and Jonathan Hageman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller, while Chaim Cahane of Forte Capital Management represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged the sale of a 13-property multifamily portfolio in Binghamton. The 113-unit asset sold for an undisclosed price. The properties are located at 97 Oak St.; 12 Grand Blvd.; 89, 93, 95, 126, 128, 157 and 162-164 Chapin St.; and 99, 101 and 103 Murray St. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Fortuna Realty Group LLC has acquired a Wyndham-franchised hotel located at 37 W. 24th St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron District for $60 million. Fortuna plans to convert the 124-key hotel — built in 2008 — into a high-end boutique hotel. The investor bought the property out of bankruptcy at auction from an undisclosed seller. The hotel is situated directly off Fifth Avenue, and around the corner from Mario Batali’s acclaimed Italian marketplace Eataly and Madison Square Park. The hotel’s neighborhood has emerged as a popular location for New York’s technology, advertising, marketing and information technology sector, and is a hub for restaurants and nightlife. The new acquisition will join Fortuna’s portfolio of upscale “lifestyle hotels,” including Hotel Hugo and Hotel Indigo Chelsea, both in Manhattan, and The Garden City Hotel, located on Long Island. Wayne Cook and David Glanz of law firm Windels Marx LLP represented Fortuna in the transaction. U.S. Trust provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing. Based in New York City, Fortuna Realty Group LLC is a privately held real estate investment and development company with a focus in hospitality. — Katie Sloan
MELVILLE, N.Y. — RUI Credit Services has expanded its lease by 11,834 square feet at the Melville Square Corporate Center at 1305 Walt Whitman Road in Melville. The company will now occupy 30,845 square feet on the second floor of the 165,310-square-foot office building, which is owned by The Feil Organization. Richard Caputi of Cresa Long Island represented RUI, while Nicholas Forelli and David Turino provided in-house representation for landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — McSam Hotel Group, as developer, has broken ground for a 25,000-square-foot Choice Hotel at 337 W. 36th St. in Manhattan. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, the 23-story, 89-room hotel is rising on a site that is only 25 feet wide. The hotel will feature a stone base, brick façade and penthouse with an angled mirror-and-glass front.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of the FreshDirect facility, located at 23-30 Borden Ave. in Long Island City. Fresh Property I LLC sold the property to Atlas Capital for $48 million. The property totals approximately 276,705 square feet on a 654-foot by 329-foot irregular lot, 90 percent of which includes state-of-the-art material management and refrigeration/freezer systems. Since acquiring the property in 1999, Fresh Property I had completed substantial capital improvements and upgrades to a majority of the buildings systems. Bob Knakal, Jonathan Hageman and David Chkheidze of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Scott Rosen of Akron Trotter Property Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of a Comfort Inn located in Binghamton. Shree Hari Holdings LLC acquired the 104-room property for an undisclosed price. Ted Anka, Ketan Patel and Geoff David of HREC Investment Advisors represented the seller, Binghamton Hotel Partners, in the transaction.