NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.9 million sale of a 13,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Manhattan’s Little Italy neighborhood. Constructed in 1900, the building at 385 Broome St. comprises five apartments that feature a mix of floor plans and are currently vacant, as well as two ground-floor spaces. Peter Dodge, Joe Koicim and Logan Markley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 25,868-square-foot industrial lease near JFK International Airport in Queens. The tenant, logistics provider ECMS Express, is taking space at Inwood Logistics Center, a 10-building development. Rico Murtha, Helen Paul, Sonny Singh, Thomas Deluca, David Frattaroli, John Giannuzzi and Joseph Hentze Jr. represented the landlord, a partnership led by Onyx Equities, in the lease negotiations. Rusty Smith, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented ECMS Express in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — The Swedish Institute Inc. has signed a 17,610-square-foot office lease expansion in Manhattan’s Chelsea district. The organization, which specializes in health and wellness education, now occupies 57,678 square feet at 151 W. 26th St. The Swedish Institute also extended its original lease for 40,068 square feet for another 10 years. Mark Weiss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Max Koeppel represented the landlord, Koeppel Rosen LLC, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Connecticut-based Cross Ocean Partners and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. has acquired the leasehold interest in 470 Vanderbilt Avenue, a 650,000-square-foot office building in downtown Brooklyn. According to LoopNet Inc., the 10-story building was originally constructed in 1931 and last renovated in 2012. The building was fully leased at the time of sale, with the New York City Human Resources Administration and New York City Housing Authority serving as the longstanding anchor tenants. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but Crain’s New York Business reports that the seller was local real estate giant RXR and the price was approximately $70 million.
RED BANK, N.J. — A limited liability company doing business as Thrive RB LLC has broken ground on a 32-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Red Bank, located near the Jersey Shore. Known as THRIVE Red Bank, the three-story building is being developed as housing for neurodivergent individuals. Five units will be subject to income restrictions, and the remainder will be private-pay housing. Completion is slated for 2027.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.4 million sale of a 34-unit apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The five-story building at 234-236 E. 88th St. was originally constructed in 1920. Joe Koicim and Logan Markley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — Starwood Property Trust has provided $500 million in financing for a portfolio of 42 industrial buildings totaling approximately 2.4 million square feet in Westchester County, located north of New York City. The buildings are housed within three industrial parks and ae collectively known as the Westchester Industrial Portfolio. Peter Rotchford, Christopher Peck, Andrew Scandalios, Tyler Peck and Christopher Pratt of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the owner, a partnership between affiliates of Dune Real Estate Partners and Robert Martin Co.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 14,110-square-foot medical office building in The Bronx. The facility at 1615 Eastchester Road has been leased to DaVita Dialysis, which has more than four years remaining on its current deal, since 1995. Daniel Chumbley, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family office, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a New York-based investment group. Both parties requested anonymity.
CHICAGO — Investment management firm Harrison Street Asset Management has sold a portfolio of seniors housing communities located in the state of New York for more than $600 million. The buyer was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets report the buyer was senior living giant Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR). The portfolio comprises five communities. Harrison Street developed the properties in partnership with B2K Development between 2016 and 2022. Amenities at the communities include swimming pools, theaters, fitness centers, libraries and lifestyle programming. The names and addresses of the five communities were not released, but Long Island Business News reports the properties are located in the Long Island cities of Mt. Sinai, West Babylon, Holtsville, Bethpage and Jericho, N.Y. “This transaction exemplifies Harrison Street’s ability to produce value by targeting strategic developments, creating portfolios at scale that deliver operational excellence and executing strategic sales at opportune moments in time,” says Ben Mohns, head of asset management, North America at Harrison Street. Chicago-based Harrison Street ranked as the fourth-largest owner of seniors housing properties in the newly released, 2025 edition of the ASHA 50. Since its inception, Harrison Street has invested roughly $14.6 billion in seniors housing assets. In December 2024, Harrison Street sold a …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Stav Equities will develop a 16-unit apartment building at 917 Home St. in The Bronx. The property will have 12 one-bedroom units and four studios that will be rented at market rates. Christian Dedvukaj of Princeton Realty Group represented both Stav Equities and the seller, the Saez Family, in the off-market acquisition of the land. The parcel sold for $715,000. Construction is expected to be complete next spring.