NEW YORK CITY — Fosun Property Holdings has rebranded One Chase Manhattan Plaza as 28 Liberty effective immediately as part of a comprehensive repositioning program for the property. Designed by Gordon Bunshaft, the 60-story, 2.2-million-square-foot office tower will undergo a renovation, including upgrades to the lobby, elevators, critical infrastructure and plaza. When complete, the redeveloped property will offer 1 million square feet of modern office space and more than 200,000 square feet of high-end retailers. Forsun acquired the property in December 2013. JLL has been tapped as the leasing agent for the building.
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NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building, located at 546 East 182nd St. in the Little Italy section of the Bronx. A local investor purchased the asset for $2.8 million, or $112,000 per unit. Built in 1913, the five-story building features 25 apartment units. Shulem Paneth and Eli Matyas of GFI represented the buyer, while Wilfred Matias, also of GFI, represented the seller, a local investor, in the deal.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of Newburgh Crossing, a retail center located in Newburgh. Monsey, N.Y.-based DBD Holdings LLC purchased the property from RPAI Newburgh Crossing LLC, an entity controlled by Retail Properties of America Inc., for an undisclosed price. Situated at the intersection of Route 300 and 17K, the 240,378-square-foot retail center is 100 percent occupied by national tenants, including Michaels, Barnes & Noble, Pier 1 Imports and TGI Friday’s. Jeffrey Dune and David Gavin of CBRE’s Institutional Properties team represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Savanna has partnered with Hornig Capital Partners and Chelsea Village Associates to acquire 95 Evergreen Ave. in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn for an undisclosed price. The five-story, 165,000-square-foot industrial building is located on the southeastern corner of Evergreen Avenue and George Street. Originally built as the Schlitz Brewery, the property features 15,500- to 36,600-square-foot floor plates, 15- to 30-foot ceiling heights and large windows with direct views of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs. The joint venture plans to launch a $20 million building-wide capital improvement program in the first quarter of 2015 to convert the property into an office and retail location. Renovations include upgrading the property’s façade, windows, roof, generator, elevators, electric and plumbing systems, fire alarms, sprinklers and HVAC systems. The new space will cater to creative, media and technology tenants. Joe Berko and Lee Slipe of Berko & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided Zelig Weiss with $81 million in financing for the development of 55 Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The project will be a 22-story, 260,000-square-foot mixed-use property that features retail, restaurant and commercial space, as well as a 183-room Level Hotel. The development will bring 40,000 square feet of retail space, a public rooftop garden, office space on the lower levels, and a Level Hotel with a banquet hall and pool deck. MRC initially provided Zelig Weiss with $18.35 million in acquisition financing for the site in May 2014. Andy Nemeroff and Michael Nemeroff of Imperial Capital Co. and Joel Friedman of Nationwide Realty represented the borrower in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $32 million in non-recourse financing for the development of a 200-key boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Bowery neighborhood. Located at 223-225 Broadway, the hotel will include rooftop amenity space and restaurant and music space with entrances on Bowery and Freeman Alley. The hotel is slated for completion in 2015/2016. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Omnia Group and Northwind Group, to secure the loan through a global asset management company. Jay Marshall, Christopher Peck and Sam Nidenberg of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Gaia Real Estate has completed the sale of an apartment building located at 11 Spencer Court in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Persam White LLC purchased the 13-story residential property for $13 million. The 23-unit property features a mix of studio, two-bedroom and duplexes, private elevators, floor-to-ceiling windows, terraces, a gym and a lounge-style roof top deck with views of the Manhattan skyline.
NEW YORK CITY — RFR Holding LLC, along with Real Estate Capital Partners, has acquired 281 Park Avenue South, a landmark building formerly known as the Church Mission House in Midtown South. RFR purchased the six-story, 45,000-square-foot building from the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies for $50 million. Following upgrades that will include new storefronts, mechanical systems and a new office lobby with entrance on 22nd Street, the building will be repositioned as a showpiece for a single office user requiring 28,000 to 40,000 square feet. The building features approximately 6,700-square-foot rentable floor plates, ceiling heights up to 20 feet, a cooper and terra-cotta roof, marble mosaic flooring, stained glass windows, wood wainscoting and plaster ornamentation.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of a multifamily building located at 115 Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens section. The 89-unit building sold for $25.7 million, or $290,000 per unit or $295 per square foot. Erik Yankelovich of GFI represented the seller, a local investor, and the buyer, a local family, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates has brokered the sale of two interconnecting warehouses at 33-33 and 33-35 11th St. on the border of Astoria and Long Island City in Queens. JPRG Holdings purchased the properties, which total 57,400 square feet, for $14 million. The property features 19-foot ceilings, frontage along three streets, multiple loading docks and heavy power. Additionally, there is 1,700 square feet of parking on the lot. Prior to the sale, the building was used as the main warehouse for Operative Cake, a baked goods wholesale business. Grant Dolgin and Dmitri Gourianov of Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates represented the seller in the transaction, 33-11 Associates Partnership and Jacobson Realty Corp. Hentze Dor Realty represented the buyer in the deal.