HAUPPAUGE AND ISLANDIA, N.Y. — Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP) has arranged a $42.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the 400,000-square-foot Crossroads Office Portfolio on Long Island. The portfolio consists of 13 buildings in Hauppauge and Islandia that were constructed between 1984 and 1989. Tenants include Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Flushing Bank and Bankers Conseco. Bryan Manz and Emil DePasquale of BBCP arranged the financing, which carried a 10-year term and a 55 percent loan-to-value ratio, through Morgan Stanley on behalf of the borrower, The Crest Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a 30,000-square-foot office lease at 1185 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, SURMOUNT, a commercial real estate services company focused on net-leased assets, will relocate from 275 Madison Avenue to the entire 30th floor of the building. David Falk, Jason Greenstein and Justin Pollner of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Newmark’s Brian Waterman, Scott Klau, Brent Ozarowski, Kevin Sullivan and David Waterman, alongside internal agents Howard Tenenbaum and Gary Rosen, represented the landlord, SL Green.
NEW YORK CITY — Southern Land Co. has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease at 99 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The Nashville-based developer plans to relocate its New York City office from 75 Rockefeller Center to the fourth floor of the 600,000-square-foot building, which is in the midst of a $30 million capital improvement program. Ben Bass and Seth Godnick of JLL represented Southern Land in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Harrison Potter and Kristen Morgan, also with JLL, along with internal agents Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Regional developer Allstate Ventures has begun leasing The Alary, a 28-story apartment building located north of New York City in New Rochelle. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects, The Alary represents the final phase of a three-building development known as Westchester Place and offers 315 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, coworking spaces with private pods and conference rooms, a game room with a wet bar, sports simulator, children’s playroom and a sky lounge with a full-service bar. Outside, residents have access to a rooftop area with a pool, outdoor cinema, barbecue kitchens, fire pits and a dog park. Rents start at $2,150 per month for a studio apartment, and the first move-ins are scheduled to begin in July.
NEW YORK CITY — Tom Ford Fashion has signed a 10-year, 11,118-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of accessories and cosmetics products is taking space on the sixth floor of 500 Park Avenue, an 11-story, 201,000-square-foot building that is now fully leased. David Goldstein, Jarod Stern and Sam Mann of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Frank Doyle, Cynthia Wasserberger and Michael Pallas of JLL represented the landlord, SL Green, which acquired the building last winter.
LYNBROOK, N.Y. — Breslin Realty Development Corp. has begun leasing The Langdon, a 201-unit multifamily project in the Long Island community of Lynbrook. Located at 47 Broadway, The Langdon is a redevelopment of the former Mangrove Feather factory and consists of 55 studios, 111 one-bedroom units and 35 two-bedroom apartments, as well as 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a lobby café, concierge services, rooftop terrace with skyline views, landscaped courtyard, resident lounge with billiards, a fitness center and work-from-home stations. Breslin developed the property in partnership with Fields Grade Development. Construction began in spring 2022. Rents start at approximately $3,000 per month for a studio apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.8 million sale of a 101-unit historic apartment building located in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. The six-story, elevator-served building at 275 Linden Blvd. was originally constructed in 1930. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Seth Glasser, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a California-based family office.
NEW YORK CITY — Queen One has signed a 29,718-square-foot office lease in Brooklyn. The technology-driven networking and communications startup has committed to a 10-year term at 25 Kent, an eight-story, 500,000-square-foot building that was designed by Gensler and HWKN Architecture. Scott Bogetti and Will Demuth of Savills represented Queen One in the lease negotiations. Ryan Gessin, Will Grover and Jordan Gosin of Newmark, along with internal agents Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.
NEW YORK CITY — The United Nations (UN) has signed a 425,190-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 2 United Nations Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The lease encompasses 425,190 square feet across 26 stories, consolidating and expanding the UN’s New York City footprint, including a two-story retail component at 1 United Nations Plaza. The UN will now occupy nearly all the office space at 2 UN Plaza, which spans levels two through 26 at the property. In addition, the lease extension brings together operations previously split between 1 and 2 UN Plaza, which are currently in the midst of a $500 million capital improvement program. Jim Saunders, Jason Perla and Roy Abernathy of Newmark represented the UN in the negotiations. Scott Gottlieb of CBRE represented the landlord, which according to Wikipedia is a partnership between the United Nations Development Corp. and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.
AUBURN, N.Y. — An affiliate of St. Louis-based Commercial Development Co. has purchased the 237,480-square-foot former Bombardier manufacturing plant in Auburn, located outside of Syracuse in upstate New York. The 15-acre facility was originally built in 1886 to produce diesel engines and rail transportation equipment and includes several structures that were built in the 1940s. The facility features clear heights of 45 to 60 feet and is equipped with 12 overhead crane ways. Additionally, the property is fully paved and fenced with power-ready infrastructure in place. The new ownership will evaluate the existing buildings and retain or redevelop portions of the property based on market analysis.