NEW YORK CITY — HKS Capital Partners has arranged $39 million in refinancing for Giraffe Hotel, which is located at 365 Park Avenue South in New York City’s Flatiron district. The 10-year loan features a 4.3 percent interest rate. Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) provided the CMBS loan. Jerry Swartz and Ayush Kapahi of HKS Capital negotiated the refinancing for the borrower. Henry Kallan owns the 39-key hotel, which is part of the Library Hotels Collection.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has acquired two adjacent properties — a landmarked building and a vacant lot — in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood for a combined total of $21.1 million. Located at 227 Fourth Ave., the first property, known as Brooklyn Lyceum, was originally constructed as a public bathhouse. The property was most recently used as a café and performance space. Greystone won a bid for the property at a Kings County foreclosure auction in October 2014 for $7.6 million. Greystone plans to restore the building’s façade and transform property into a townhouse-style condominium residence with ground-floor retails space. The second property, which sold for $13.5 million, is an adjoining vacant lot located at 225 Fourth Ave. Greystone plans to develop a mixed-use property on the site with approximately 68 rental units and 3,500 square feet of first-floor retail space. Additionally, the residential building will feature a fitness room, bike storage and roof deck.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2215 Newkirk Ave. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The 117,564-square-foot property sold for $14.8 million, or 13 times its current rent roll. Built in 1927, the six-story building features 79 apartments. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, 2215 Properties LLC, and David Berger, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer, Newkirk 2215 LLC, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 605 West 141st St. in the Hamilton Heights section of Manhattan. The 25-unit property sold for $12.3 million, or $492,000 per unit. The six-story elevator building is located within close proximity to the 1 train and the A, B, C and D lines. Yosef Katz of GFI Realty Services represented the seller, Madison Realty Capital, while Roni Abudi, also of GFI, represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two contiguous retail condominium units totaling 11,505 square feet for $11.4 million, or $986 per square foot. The properties are located on the ground-level of a 10-story multifamily property located at 80 Carmine St. in Manhattan’s West Greenwich Village. One property includes a 3,050-square-foot vacant unit featuring a full kitchen and 100 street-level seats, a 4,955-square-foot basement space with a prep kitchen and 120 seats, and 1,180 square feet of outdoor space. The second unit is a 3,500-square-foot space, which is occupied by Kumon Learning Center. Barbara Dansker and Zachary Ziskin of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the buyer and seller, both of which were undisclosed, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Mitsui Fudosan American Inc., Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group have partnered for the full capitalization of 55 Hudson Yards. The joint venture has broken ground for construction of the office tower, which will be located at 33rd Street and 11th Avenue on Hudson Park and Boulevard. Situated within the 28-acre Hudson Yards development, the 51-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building is slated for tenant fit-out in 2017. Designed by A. Eugene Kohn and Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, the property is anticipated to achieve LEED Gold certification upon completion. Upon build out, Hudson Yards will include more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, more than 100 shops and restaurants, approximately 5,000 residences, a cultural space, 14 acres of public open space, a 750-seat public school and a 175-room luxury hotel.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has brokered the $22.4 million sale/leaseback and arranged $21 million in financing for Holiday Inn Manhattan View, a full-service hotel located in Long Island City in Queens. A New York-based private investor purchased the land under the hotel and then leased it back to the seller, Queens Plaza North LLC, for 99 years. HFF secured the fixed-rate loan through Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE for Queens Plaza North LLC. Located at 39-05 29th St., the 16-story, 136-key hotel features a full-service restaurant, lounge with patio space, state-of-the-art fitness center, business center, 800 square feet of meeting space, concierge services, on-site parking and views of Manhattan. Robert Delitsky, KC Patel, Jackie Ferrer and Cindy True of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 68 Maujer St. in Brooklyn. The eight-unit building sold for $2.6 million. Shaun Riley, James Saros and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the 1031 exchange transaction.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Arbor Commercial Mortgage has funded its first loan under the newly launched Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan initiative for Nettleton Commons, a mixed-use property located in Syracuse. Originally built in 1899 as a shoe factory, the property was converted into a multifamily building in 1988. The five-story property features 61 apartment units, nine commercial office spaces and one retail space. Stephen York originated the five-year $4 million loan, which carries one year of interest-only payments along with a 30-year amortization schedule. Eastern Union was the mortgage brokerage firm involved in the deal. The property is owned and managed by Steven and Silvia West, who purchased the property in 2007.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot multifamily property located at 2475 Hughes Ave. in the Belmont section of the Bronx. A private investor acquired the property for $2.56 million. The 20-unit walk-up features six three-bedroom units, seven two-bedroom units and seven one-bedroom units. Victor Sozio, Scot Hirschfield and Jason Gold of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a real estate investment firm, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
