NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has provided a $30 million loan for the acquisition of a five-story self-storage facility in the Ft. Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property is located at 202-208 Tillary St. Kathy Anderson and Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the financing on behalf of borrowers Joy Construction and Maddd Equities. The new owners plan to continue self-storage operations while they evaluate potential redevelopment opportunities.
Northeast
BOOTHWYN, PA. — CBRE has negotiated the $8.9 million sale of a two-property flex portfolio in Boothwyn. The portfolio consists of a two-story office building and a single-story industrial facility totaling 50,028 square feet, as well as an adjacent 3.2-acre land parcel. Steve Marzullo and Adam Silverman of CBRE represented the seller, affiliates of RedGo Development. The buyer was an affiliate of SSH Real Estate. Both properties are fully occupied by Pentec Health Inc. The two-story office building was built in 2008 and contains 17,668 square feet of office space. The single-story industrial facility was built in 2006 and contains 32,360 square feet of office, pharmacy, lab and warehouse space.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a net-leased 7-Eleven in Providence. The 2,958-square-foot property is located at 270 Broad St. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of The Boulder Group represented the seller, an East Coast-based real estate fund, in the transaction. The buyer was an investment group based in Arizona. 7-Eleven is signed to the property through August of 2030.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management has purchased the former Angel Guardian Home in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn for $37.5 million. The seller was undisclosed. The New York-based development company plans to redevelop the site into a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use project. Sixty percent of the property will be devoted to approximately 150 market-rate condos, with an additional 15 percent reserved for affordable housing. The remaining 25 percent will be split between seniors housing and an educational use. Construction is expected to begin in 2019.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided a $20.2 million CMBS loan for the Westchester Self Storage Portfolio, a two-facility portfolio in Westchester County. The two properties, known as Yorktown Self Storage and Bedford Self Storage, consist of 1,235 units and total 114,216 square feet. Each property includes gated entrances, security cameras and climate-controlled units. Jacob Proctor of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 10-year interest-only period for an undisclosed borrower. The loan was used to refinance existing debt.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of 616,992 SF Industrial Facility in Teterboro, New Jersey
by David Cohen
TETERBORO, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 616,992-square-foot industrial building in Teterboro. Goodman acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 27 acres, the building is climate controlled, has clear heights of up to 32 feet and includes cross-docking. Gary Gabriel, Adam Spies, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Marcella Fasulo, Kyle Schmidt, and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, the building was fully net leased to an investment-grade tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the $6 million sale of a five-story multifamily building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The 8,648-square-foot building is located at 319 E. 93rd St. and was built in 1920. The property includes 10 apartments. Christopher Skitch of Cignature Realty represented the sellers, Diana Cormack and Jonathan Bradshaw, in the transaction. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature represented the buyer, 319 East 93rd Street LLC.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Kempner Corp. has acquired a multifamily building in downtown White Plains for $3.4 million. Located at 61 Davis Ave., the 14,032-square-foot property was built in 1941 and features 18 units and 18 parking spaces. The building includes four, two-bedroom apartments, 12, one-bedroom units and two, two-bedroom duplexes. The seller was undisclosed.
KRE Group, National Real Estate Advisors Secure $210M Financing for Multifamily Tower in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors have secured $210 million in permanent financing for a 563-foot multifamily tower at Journal Squared, a mixed-use development in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. American International Group provided the financing with Meridian Capital Group serving as broker in the transaction. The 53-story building is the first phase of the planned three-building, mixed-use development. When completed, Journal Squared will consist of 36,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space as well as 1,840 residential units. KRE and National broke ground on the project’s second tower this spring, which will top out at 70 stories.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $60 million sale of a vacant development site in the DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 240 Gold St., the 26,916-square-foot site most recently served as a parking lot. Vincent Carrega, Jon Epstein, Neil Helman, and Charles Kingsley of Avison Young representing the seller, 240 Gold Street Realty Holdings LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.