Northeast

Angelo, Gordon & Co., Prism Capital to Redevelop Former Wonder Bread Facility in Hoboken to Mixed-Use Property for $120M

by David Cohen March 26, 2018

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Prism Capital Partners have unveiled plans to recapitalize and develop a former industrial facility in Hoboken as an 89-unit apartment property with 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space as well as a street-level retail space for $120 million. Parkwood Development Corp. started the project in 2012 and will retain an ownership stake in the development. Originally built in 1909 and used as an industrial facility that produced Wonder Bread, the project, dubbed the Wonder Lofts, will be made up of five separate buildings and retain a significant amount of the property’s existing architectural detail. The project has received necessary approvals and nearly all demolition and construction preparation has been completed.

March 26, 2018

Acquisitions Multifamily New York Northeast

Rosewood Realty Facilitates Sale of $44.1M Apartment Building in Manhattan

by David Cohen March 26, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of a 56,700-square-foot apartment building in Manhattan for $44.1 million. Located at 1274-1275 Fifth Ave., the six-story, 54-unit building sold at a capitalization rate of 2.71 percent. Former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who held office from 1934-1945, lived in the penthouse of the building shortly before Gracie Mansion became the official mayoral residence in 1942. Billy Billitzer of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer, Akelius Real Estate Management. Aaron Jungreis, also of Rosewood, represented the seller, Ofer Yardeni’s Stonehenge Partners. The property is located just east of Central Park on Fifth Avenue’s Museum Mile.

March 26, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Goldman Sachs Acquires Five-Property Industrial Portfolio in Suburban Philadelphia and Boston

by David Cohen March 26, 2018

MALVERN AND LANGHORNE, PA., FRANKLIN, MASS. — Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate (GSAM) has acquired a portfolio of five industrial flex properties in suburban Philadelphia and Boston totaling 525,000 square feet for an undisclosed amount. The properties are located in Malvern and Langhorne Pa., and Franklin, Mass. The addition of the five properties brings GSAM Private Real Estate’s industrial portfolio in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to 13 properties totaling 2.4 million square feet. GSAM Private Real Estate represented itself in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

March 26, 2018

Acquisitions Multifamily New York Northeast

GFI Realty Services Brokers Sale of 46-Unit Apartment Building in Brooklyn for $12.5M

by David Cohen March 26, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a six-story, 46-unit apartment building in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn for $12.5 million. The pre-war property, located at 218 74th St., consists of 16 studios, 28 one-bedroom units and a couple of two-bedroom units, all of which are rent-stabilized. Yosef Katz and Natan Safdieh of GFI Realty represented the seller in the transaction, Madeleine Behette, a local investor. Erik Yankelovich, also of GFI, procured the buyer, Meridian Properties. The property is located on a tree-lined block between Ridge Boulevard and 3rd Avenue.

March 26, 2018

Acquisitions Multifamily New York Northeast

Westbridge Realty Arranges Sale of Six-Unit Apartment Building in Queens for $2.2M

by David Cohen March 26, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged the sale of a 5,600-square-foot apartment building located at 20-35 Gates Ave in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. The vacant six-unit building, which was built in 1930, sold for $2.2 million. The sales price equates to $379,000 per unit. Adam Traub and Isaac Shrem of Westbridge Realty represented both the buyer, an active investor in Queens, and the seller, a long-term holder who purchased the property in 1985.

March 26, 2018

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office

Rosewood Arranges Sale of 21,000 SF Medical Office Building in Long Island for $9.7M

by David Cohen March 23, 2018

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of a two-story medical office building in Southampton for $9.7 million at a 6.8 percent capitalization rate. Built in 1996, the 21,606-square-foot building is located 92 miles east of Manhattan at 365 County Road 39A and sits on 2.4 acres of land. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, Benton Plaza LLC. Rosewood’s Jack Zalta represented the buyer, a private investor.

March 23, 2018

Loans Multifamily Northeast Rhode Island

Washington Trust Provides $19.6M in Financing for Development of 134-Unit Apartment Complex in East Providence

by David Cohen March 23, 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group has provided $19.6 million in financing to Kettle Point Apartments LLC for the construction of a 134-unit apartment complex in East Providence. The complex is the first in a two-phase project at the 6.6-acre site on Kettle Point Avenue that will eventually include 228 units. Phase I will feature three apartment buildings, one with 40 units and two with 45 units, as well as a townhouse building with four units. Amenities include a clubhouse with fitness center and outdoor swimming pool. The property features views of Narragansett Bay to the south and the city of Providence skyline to the northwest. The first building in Phase I of the project is scheduled for completion in June. The completion date for Phase II is unknown.

March 23, 2018

Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Leser Group to Renovate 40,000 SF Office Building in Pennsylvania for $3M

by David Cohen March 23, 2018

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — The Leser Group will renovate a 40,000-square-foot office building at 170 N. Henderson Road in King of Prussia, a suburb of Philadelphia. When completed, the estimated $3 million project that was designed by RHJ Associates will create a state-of-the-art medical office building as well as expanded parking and a modernized facade. The Leser Group, a New York based real estate development firm, owns the building and Colliers International manages the property. The project is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2019.

March 23, 2018

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast Seniors Housing

Harborview Arranges $63M Bridge-to-HUD Loan for Skilled Nursing Facility in Brooklyn

by David Cohen March 23, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged a $63 million bridge-to-HUD loan for a skilled nursing facility and two adult day care centers in Brooklyn. The loan refinances existing debt. The local borrower plans to improve the facility with a new rehabilitation gym. Further details on the borrower and facilities were not disclosed. David Nussbaum and Jeffrey Fuchs of Harborview negotiated the transaction.

March 23, 2018

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Savitt Partners Secures Four Leases Totaling 19,000 SF in Midtown Manhattan

by David Cohen March 23, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Savitt Partners, which owns 530 Seventh Avenue, a 490,000-square-foot office property in Midtown Manhattan, has executed several new leases at the property. Influential Network, an artificial intelligence marketplace, has signed a 1,700-square-foot lease; online designer jewelry marketplace TrueFacet extended its 6,600-square-foot lease with an additional 3,500 square feet; media agency Junction37 inked a deal for 2,100 square feet; and customer experience platform Kustomer renewed its 5,150-square-foot lease. Brian Neugeboren, Nicole Goetz and Bob Savitt of Savitt Partners arranged the lease transactions. Built in 1930, 530 Seventh Avenue is located two blocks south of Times Square at the intersection of 7th Avenue and West 39th Street. It is also the home of The Skylark, a classically styled cocktail lounge.

March 23, 2018

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