EXTON, PA. — KOKO Medical has signed a 19,859-square-foot life sciences in Exton, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The medical device and women’s healthcare provider is relocating and expanding from nearby Malvern to the 63,000-square-foot building at 770 Pennsylvania Drive, which is part of the 800-acre Eagleview mixed-use development. Mitch Reading of Tactix Real Estate Advisors represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sam Sherrill represented the landlord, Hankin Group, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Investment firm Gencom has acquired the 587-room Thompson Central Park Hotel in New York City. Ramsfield Hospitality Finance, funds managed by AB CarVal and Affinius Capital LLC provided a $230 million loan for the acquisition. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and also represented Gencom in arranging the acquisition financing. Situated on Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row just south of Central Park, the luxury hotel rises 42 stories on 56th Street. Formerly the Parker Hotel, the property underwent a $100 million renovation and rebranding beginning in 2021. The hotel features 4,500 square feet of meeting space and various food-and-beverage concepts. A 6,500-square-foot Exhale Spa and fitness center is slated to open later this year. The hotel’s “Upper Stories” experience includes a private arrival and departure process and an exclusive guest lounge. A collection of guestrooms and suites are perched on the property’s topmost floors. Restaurants at the Thompson include Burger Joint, a popular burger eatery that is open for lunch and dinner; Parker’s, a restaurant on the hotel’s main level that features live music and crafted cocktails named after famous jazz songs; and Indian Accent, an upscale dining experience by Chef Manish Mehrotra that offers …
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, has provided a $135 million construction loan for 261 Grand Concourse and 315 Grand Concourse, two adjacent multifamily projects that will be located in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx. The two buildings will rise 14 stories and house 405 units between them. Residences will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and the development will also include 136 parking spaces and a 5,100-square-foot shared recreation space. Landstone Capital arranged the 24-month loan on behalf of the developer, Beitel Group, which acquired the sites in April 2022 and subsequently demolished existing structures. Completion is slated for late 2025.
GLASSBORO, N.J. — Inland Private Capital Corp. and Devon Self Storage, which are both part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos., have completed an 870-unit facility in Glassboro, about 25 miles south of Philadelphia. The site at 124 Delsea Drive S formerly housed the facilities of Liscio’s Bakery. The two-story, elevator-served facility features 86,700 net rentable square feet of 100 percent climate-controlled space and includes a vehicle drive-thru area with high-speed roll-up doors, as well as multiple unloading locations and epoxy finished flooring.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 28-unit apartment complex located about 50 miles northeast of New York City in Westport. The Westporter was built in 2019 and includes both flat- and townhouse-style units, as well as four ground-floor retail spaces. Eric Pentore, Victor Nolletti, Wes Klockner and Ross Friedel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged a 22,530-square-foot office lease at 111 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The tenant, beverage provider Vita Coco (NASDAQ: COCO) will relocate its corporate headquarters from 250 Park Avenue to the entire second floor of the 13-story building, which was originally constructed in 1895. Jason Frazier and Jesse de la Rama of CBRE represented Vita Coco in the lease negotiations. The Winter Organization owns the building.
NEW YORK CITY — Philo TV has signed an 8,100-square-foot office lease in downtown Brooklyn. The San Francisco-based provider of streaming services is taking space on the 18th floor of One Willoughby Square, a 34-story building that is the tallest in the borough. Paul Amrich, Neil King, Zachary Price, Alex D’amario and James Ackerson of CBRE represented the landlord, JEMB Realty, in the lease negotiations. Catherine Vilar of The Kaufman Organization represented Philo TV.
NEW YORK CITY — Global investment management firm AllianceBernstein LP (NYSE: AB) has opened its new office at The Spiral, a 66-story office tower in New York City’s Hudson Yards district. The office spans 189,000 square feet across four floors and houses two business lines for the tenant: AllianceBernstein and Bernstein Private Wealth Management. Tishman Speyer delivered The Spiral last year at 66 Hudson Blvd. E, which is situated on the west side of Midtown Manhattan. The tower sits at the north end of the High Line trail and houses office, healthcare and retail locations for tenants including HSBC, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Pfizer, among others. AllianceBernstein’s new office features open floor plans, advanced technology, collaborative meeting and events spaces and outdoor terraces on every level. “This transition marks a special moment for our firm,” says Onur Erzan, head of AB Global Client Group and Bernstein Private Wealth Management. “Our brand-new, state-of-the-art space in the heart of New York City presents significant opportunities to our clients and colleagues.” AllianceBernstein struck the 20-year lease agreement with Tishman Speyer in 2019. The firm’s previous New York headquarters was located at the AllianceBernstein Building at 1345 Avenue of the Americas. The New York …
CLIFTON, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $20 million loan for the refinancing of Styertowne Shopping Center, a 236,000-square-foot retail property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Stew Leonard’s Farm Fresh Food & Wine anchors the center, which was originally built in 1949. Other tenants include Michaels, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree and GNC. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Brandon Szwalbenest of Cronheim arranged the 10-year loan through Reinsurance Group of America on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
TINTON FALLS, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the $14.7 million sale of a 90,008-square-foot office building located at 100 Tormee Drive in the coastal New Jersey community of Tinton Falls. The two-story building was constructed on 8.6 acres in 2001 and was fully leased at the time of sale to Hackensack Meridian Health and Opentext. Jeremy Neuer and Jose Cruz of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Rockford Holdings.