MARBOROUGH, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $2.7 million in acquisition financing for The Learning Experience, a 10,000-square-foot childcare learning center in Marborough. Located at 70 Simarano Drive, the single tenant leases the property on a long-term basis. The Learning Center has more than 300 locations across the country. Brian D. Sheehan and Ted M. Sidel of EagleBridge secured financing for the undisclosed borrower through a leading Massachusetts thrift institution.
From large publicly traded companies to mid-size tech companies and small professional services firms, companies are taking notice of the office development and vibrant live-work communities being built in the Lehigh Valley. Located one hour north of Philadelphia and 90 minutes west of New York City, the Lehigh Valley is a two-county region in eastern Pennsylvania consisting of 62 municipalities and the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. It is the 69th largest metropolitan region in the United States, with a $39.1 billion GDP larger than that of both Wyoming and Vermont. The Lehigh Valley’s total office market inventory currently stands at 26.8 million square feet. There have been 281,250 square feet of office market deliveries in 2018 so far, and another 329,000 are currently under construction. A total of 669,832 square feet of office space was under construction in the Lehigh Valley as of the first quarter of 2018, with the majority of that development in the region’s urban centers. Ninety-six percent of the office buildings constructed in the Lehigh Valley so far this year have been built in either Allentown, Bethlehem, or Easton and all of the 329,000 square feet of office space currently under construction are in …
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has arranged the $140 million refinancing of Ocean at One West Street, a multifamily tower in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 1 West St., the property was built in 1902 as an office building and converted to residential use in 1999. Amenities at the building include a fitness center, private laundry, storage facilities and an outdoor roof deck with views of the New York Harbor. Stewart Campbell of Berkadia’s New York office secured the financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of Delaware-based Ocean Prime LLC. The 10-year permanent refinancing features a 3.99 percent fixed interest rate and is a full-term, interest-only loan.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has secured a $48.7 million loan to refinance a multifamily building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Located at 150 W. 82 St., the 10-story property is currently a boutique condominium. Building ownership plans a condominium conversion on the property. When completed, the property will include a resident lounge, gym, roof deck and bike storage. JLL represented the borrowers, GreenOak Real Estate LP and Slate Property Group to place the loan with lender Apollo Global Management LLC. Terms of the financing were undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $7 million sale of a vacant development site in the East Village of Manhattan. Located at 14 Second Ave., the property offers 15,042 buildable square feet. James Nelson, Brandon Polakoff and Toku Saito of Avison Young represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was developer Station Cos. The developer plans to build a 10-story residential building with full-floor condominium units on the property.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — KeyPoint Partners has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of West Bridgewater Plaza, a retail property in West Bridgewater. The 133,000-square-foot retail center is located off Route 28. Don Mace of KeyPoint represented the buyer, the owner and operator of indoor entertainment concept FunZ. The buyer plans to open a FunZ location in the former Shaw’s space at the center.
FORKED RIVER, N.J. — HFF has negotiated the sale of Sunrise Plaza, a 255,940-square-foot retail center in Forked River. Located on more than 27 acres, the center is fully occupied by a tenant roster that includes Aldi, Kohl’s and The Home Depot. The center was built in 2007. Jose Cruz, Stephen Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a public entity.
BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets, acting as advisor to HCP Inc., has arranged the sale of a portfolio of seniors housing communities managed by Brookdale Senior Living. HCP agreed to sell the 17 Brookdale-managed properties to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) for $264 million. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, James Dooley and Sam Dylag.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $16.2 million sale of Bathhouse Studios, a 14,000-square-foot mixed-use building in the East Village of Manhattan. Located at 538 E. 11th St., the property includes studio and event space as well as a residential unit above. Built in 1905, the property is a former public bathhouse and was converted into a studio in 1995 by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Eddie Adams. The ground floor of the building features 20-foot ceilings with oak floors, exposed brick and antique frosted windows. The residence above possesses 16-foot ceilings with oak floors throughout and a 2,200 square-foot outdoor deck. Michael DeCheser, Andrew Berry, Mei Ling Wong and Bryan Hurley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Alyssa Adams, in the transaction. The buyer was 538 East Eleventh LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Encore Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $9.4 million sale of a retail property occupied by Rite Aid in the Bronx. Brandon Hanna and Charles Slane of Encore represented the seller, a private developer and landowner in New York City, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.