SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — JLL has arranged $29 million in financing for Whisper Woods of Smithtown, a seniors housing property located on Long Island. Built in 2018, the property houses 136 beds across 101 units and offers assisted living and memory care services. The borrower is a partnership between Sculptor Real Estate and Benchmark Senior Living, and the direct lender was an undisclosed regional bank. Joel Mendes, Ted Flagg and Stephen Van Leer led the transaction for JLL.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Stav Equities has negotiated the $3.8 million sale of a seven-unit apartment building located at 10 Clermont Ave. near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The building, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally constructed in 1915, includes a retail space. Jacob Stavsky of Stav Equities represented the buyer, Neue Urban, in the off-market transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $28.2 million sale of a 75-unit multifamily building located at 69 E. 125th St. in East Harlem. Built in 2017 by Greystone Development, the 12-story building includes two commercial spaces and is subject to a 421a tax abatement through 2043. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Mark Anderson, Gabriel Elyaszadeh and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented Greystone and the buyer, GO-RE Partners, in the transaction. JP Morgan Chase provided acquisition financing for the deal.
MALVERNE, N.Y. — Locally based balance sheet lender Bayport Funding has provided $3.2 million in financing for a multifamily project in the Long Island community of Malverne. The site at 1104 Hempstead Ave. spans 38,320 square feet. The undisclosed borrower will use the proceeds to acquire and complete the project, which is underway and slated for a summer 2024 delivery.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has placed a $24 million loan for the refinancing of 5-9 Union Square West, a 120,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan. The eight-story building, which was originally constructed in 1897 and formerly known as The Spingler Building, was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Paul Talbot of Newmark placed the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Amalgamated Bank on behalf of the borrower, locally based owner-operator GFP Real Estate.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $27.5 million sale of flex property located at 185 Van Dyke St. in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood that was originally built in the mid-1800s. According to LoopNet Inc., the property totals 100,697 square feet and can support office, retail and light industrial uses. Michael Mazzara, Bob Knakal, Stephen Palmese, Brendan Maddigan, Hall Oster, Jonathan Hageman, Ethan Stanton, Winfield Clifford and Connor McCullough of JLL represented the seller, locally based investment firm Lande Alexander Properties, in the transaction. Dan Morici, also with JLL, represented the buyer, San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp.
NEW YORK CITY — Electric Shuffle, a concept that features high-tech shuffleboard, food and drinks, will open a 10,000-square-foot entertainment center on the second floor of the new Virgin Hotel in Manhattan’s NoMad district. John Few of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Electric Shuffle in the lease negotiations. Adam Weinblatt of Newmark, along with internal agent Richard Tang, represented the landlord, The Lam Group. The opening is slated for next spring.
BEACON, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $41.2 million in financing for Tompkins Terrace, a 193-unit affordable housing complex in Beacon, about 65 north of Manhattan. The financing consists of $17.1 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity and a $24.1 million Fannie Mae permanent loan. The borrower, New York City-based Related Affordable, will use the proceeds to acquire the property, fund capital improvements and preserve the affordability status. Tompkins Terrace was originally built on 16.3 acres in 1973 and last renovated in 2008. Units are reserved for households earning 50 to 60 percent or less of the area median income.
SYOSSET, N.Y. — California-based boutique advisory firm Talonvest Capital has arranged a $13.8 million construction loan for a self-storage facility in the Long Island community of Syosset. The facility will consist of 1,025 climate-controlled units and 86 drive-up units for a total of 103,440 net rentable square feet. John Chase, Kim Bishop, Ivan Viramontes and Lauren Maehler of Talonvest arranged the loan, which carried a five-year term and four years of interest-only payments, through an undisclosed commercial bank. The borrower and developer is Barone Management. Delivery is slated for late 2024.
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Soloviev Group Plans 1,325-Unit Apartment Complex in Mixed-Use Freedom Plaza Development in Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY — Soloviev Group has announced plans for two residential towers in Manhattan as a part of the Freedom Plaza mixed-use development, a six-acre, three-block project proposed along the East River in Manhattan. The two high-rise buildings will offer 1,325 residential units, including 513 affordable units. Current plans for Freedom Plaza feature 4.8 acres of publicly accessible green space; a hotel; retail and restaurant space; a museum; the residential towers; and a casino. Local news outlets report that adding affordable housing to the development plans is a move to improve the proposal’s attractiveness amid opposition to the casino component. Soloviev is developing the casino in partnership with global entertainment owner and operator Mohegan. Mohegan is an extension of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. The planned affordable housing component of the development will comply with New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rules, as well as all other applicable affordability guidelines. Nearly 40 percent of the total unit count will be permanently affordable and reserved for residents earning 80 percent or below the area median income. According to Soloviev Group, the proposed project will be among Manhattan’s largest inclusionary housing initiatives. “Affordable housing, specifically the creation of new …