NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) in partnership with USAA Real Estate Co. are developing a 170,918-square-foot multifamily building on the corner of Waverly and Atlantic avenues in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The partnership has acquired four properties, plus additional development rights from neighboring properties, through two off-market transactions to assemble a 27,466-square-foot site with 170,918 square feet of development potential. Initially MCR purchased 551 Waverly Ave. for $23.5 million and has now closed on three adjacent properties for $7.5 million to complete the site assemblage with frontage along Atlantic Ave. The partnership expects a total investment of $88.5 million to complete the project. The eight-story residential building will feature 191 apartments, including studio, one- and two-bedroom units, retail storefronts along Atlantic Avenue. Additionally 27,515 square feet of the building will be below grade and used for amenity space, storage space and 96 parking spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — The Moinian Group, along with Tishman Construction, have topped off 605 West 42nd Street, a 1,174-unit residential tower at the northwest corner of West 42nd Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan. Upon completion, the property will offer studios, one- and two-bedroom units with 939 as market-rate apartments and 235 as permanently affordable apartments. Additionally, there will be penthouses on the top floors. On-site amenities include a 70,000-square-foot clubhouse, complete with indoor and outdoor pools and spa services. The building, which is designed by Goldstein Hill & West Architects, is slated to begin pre-leasing in spring 2015.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1322 Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park section. The 8,000-square-foot asset sold for $2.1 million. Derek Bestreich, Lucien Sproviero and Erik Rodriguez of Marcus & Millichap’ Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates has arranged the sale of an 8,000-square-foot lot at 180 Concord St. in Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill section. Red Rock Resources sold the property to Greentown Equities for $4.5 million. The property consists of a 5,000-square-foot building and a 3,000-square-foot parking lot. Greentown Equities plans to develop two four-story residential buildings totaling 14 units, on the site. Robert Klein of Kalmon Dolgin represented both parties in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 411 Graham Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The 4,375-square-foot property sold for $2.4 million. Shaun Riley, James Saros and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, also a private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $737 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of The Putnam Portfolio, a six-property multifamily portfolio located in New York City. Brookfield Property Partners, along with its operating partner Urban American, will purchase the portfolio. The financing was sourced between New York Community Bank and Bank of China in six separate mortgages. Abe Hirsch, Zev Karpel and Akiva Friend of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction. The portfolio is composed of six properties totaling 24 buildings and 3,962 units. The assets include 3333 Broadway; Roosevelt Landings at 510-530 Main St. on Roosevelt Island; River Crossing at 1940 First Ave.; The Heritage at 1295-1309 Fifth Ave; The Miles at 1990 Lexington Ave.; and The Parker at 1890 Lexington Ave. The buyers have a significant renovation program planned for the portfolio. Urban American will remain as the day-to-day property manager for the portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — BGC Partners (NASDAQ: BGCP), a global brokerage company, has entered into agreements to acquired Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA) and its members. ARA is the nation’s largest privately held, full-service investment brokerage network focusing exclusively on the multi-housing industry. The acquisition is expected to significantly drive the growth of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF), which is a part of BGC Partners, within the multi-housing capital markets space. The companies will be purchased for a total cash consideration of approximately $110 million. Additional cash and equity-based earn outs may be paid if certain performance targets are met in future periods. After closings, the acquired companies are expected to generate annual revenues in excess of $100 million and pre-tax distributable earnings in excess of $20 million. The deals, which are each subject to closing conditions, are expected to close in stages with a majority expected to close during the first quarter of 2014.
NEW YORK CITY — BRP Development Corp. plans to redevelop the long-vacant Renaissance Ballroom, located at 2341-2349 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. in Harlem, into a mixed-use development. The development company purchased the site from Abyssinian Baptist Church for an undisclosed price. The new project, Renny, will feature 134 mixed-income residential units, 17,500 square feet of retail space, 20,580 square feet of community facility space and 67 below-grade parking spaces. The development team is aiming to achieve LEED Silver certification with the project, which will feature solar panels, water-saving plumbing systems, an energy-efficient boiler and green roofs. Construction is slated to begin in first quarter 2015, with completion scheduled for 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — Perella Weinberg Partners Asset Based Value Strategy, a unit of Perella Weinberg Partners and Madison Marquette, has sold The Center Building to Vornado Realty Trust for an undisclosed price. Located at 33-00 Northern Blvd. in Queens’ Long Island City area, the 440,000-square-foot, mixed-use commercial building is 98 percent leased. When the joint venture originally purchased the property in late 2012, it was 88 percent leased. New tenants include New York Foundling, which signed a 15-year lease for more than 35,000 square feet. Ackman-Ziff advised Perella Weinberg Partners Asset Based Value Strategy and Madison Marquette on the transaction.
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of an industrial flex facility, located at 150 Oberlin Ave. in Lakewood. Cedar Group of NJ LLC purchased the 74,000-square-foot facility free and clear of existing debt from LNR Property LLC for an undisclosed price. Situated on 6.28 acres, the multi-tenant facility was renovated in 2000 and features 20- to 28-foot clear ceiling heights, nine dock-high doors, nine drive-in doors and 116 parking spaces. Current tenants include Ateres Tzipora, NJPD Plumbing & Heating, Dealmed Medical Supplies and Arc of Ocean County. Michael Nachamkin, Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn and Jordan Avanzato of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.