NEW YORK CITY — Case Real Estate Capital has funded a $16 million first mortgage loan secured by a commercial redevelopment site in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The borrower is Regent Medical Properties. The loan proceeds will be utilized to facilitate the acquisition of land and initiate pre-development work on the 20,803-square-foot site. The land parcel is slated for a 12-story medical office building with an ambulatory surgery center and street-level commercial space.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — HFF has secured $14.9 million in financing for a warehouse distribution building and adjacent 16-acre development site located at 83 Stults Road in South Brunswick. Michael Klein and Eric Tupler of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Malvern Federal Savings Bank for the borrower, a partnership between EverWest Real Estate Partners and Accordia Realty Ventures. Loan proceeds will be used to cover acquisition and closing costs associated with the purchase, pay for planned capital improvements to the property and cover soft costs associated with securing approvals for the development site. The 368,537-square-foot, rail-served warehouse building features 24-foot clear ceiling heights, 23 loading docks, one drive-in dock and 14,745 square feet of office space. The borrower plans to subdivide the property and erect a 200,000-square-foot warehouse on the adjacent land parcel. The existing property is subject to a short-term sale-leaseback with Hermann Services Inc.
ASHFORD, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the sale of Ashford Hills Apartments, a 52-unit apartment community located at 95 Varga Road in Ashford. Brookline, Mass.-based Naviah Investment LLC acquired the property from Affordable Realty One LLC for $3 million. Bradley Balletto and Taylor Perum of Northeast Private Client Group represented the undisclosed seller and sourced the buyer in the deal. The property features 28 one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom units with parking.
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 881 Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville. A developer sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $2.1 million. Family Dollar net leases the 8,060-square-foot building. Ben Sgambati, Alan Cafiero and David Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has entered into an agreement to sell 16 Court Street, a 317,600-square-foot office building in Brooklyn, for a gross sale price of $171 million. The buyer is CIM Group, a full-service real estate and infrastructure fund manager. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of this year. The sale will generate net cash proceeds of approximately $164 million. The 36-story building is currently 94 percent occupied. Darcy Stacom of CBRE represented SL Green in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has secured $80 million in construction financing for the ground-up development of a boutique condominium property located at 17 Jane St. in Manhattan’s West Village. Christopher Peck and Scott Aiese of HFF arranged the first mortgage and mezzanine loans for the borrower, Edward J. Minsoff Equities Inc. Designed by London-based David Chipperfield Architects, the property will feature a three-, four- and five-bedroom condominiums. Completion is slated for third quarter 2018.
HAMMONTON, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a three-story office building located at the intersection of Routes 30, 54 and 206 in Hammonton. Interstate Commercial acquired the property from Hammonton 1 LLC for $6.2 million. At the time of sale, the 33,000-square-foot property was fully occupied by South Jersey Family Medical Center and South Jersey Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of South Jersey Industries. Evan Zweben of Colliers represented the seller, while Dan Silverstri of Interstate Commercial provided in-house representation for the buyer.
PENNSVILLE, N.J. — Houlihan-Parnes has arranged the sale of Laura’s Glen Apartments, an apartment community located in Pennsville. The 197-unit property, along with an adjacent 26-acre land parcel, sold for an undisclosed price. Situated on 17 acres, the community features 10 two-story buildings offering a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, ample parking, a swimming pool and playground. Stewart Wolf of Goldberg, Weprin, Finkel, Goldstrin LLP provided legal counsel for the seller, an investment group. The name of the buyer was not released. Robert Tiburzi and James Coleman of Houlihan-Parnes brokered the transaction.
RYE, N.H. — National Health Investors Inc. (NYSE: NHI) has financed the acquisition of a 40-unit memory care community in Rye, located along the coast near the Maine border. The investment totaled $10 million. The borrower is Evolve Senior Living, a first-time partner for NHI. The property was built in 2013. The loan is secured with a first mortgage with an initial term of five years, renewal options and an interest rate of 8 percent. NHI funded the investment through its revolving credit facility. NHI has an option to purchase the property after 24 months if certain performance goals are achieved.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has closed a $16 million bridge loan for two retail properties located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn for an undisclosed borrower. The loan was used to acquire two Santander locations that were owned by Santander Bank. Both locations included accompanying retail space, some of which was occupied and vacant. Daniel Hilpert of Equicap arranged the financing for the borrower.
