NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates (KDA) has brokered the sale of a development site located at 1508 Herkimer St. in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn. Van Herk Realty sold the 20,000-square-foot site to 1508 Herkimer LLC for $12.8 million. The buyer plans to build a four-story office building on the site. Once completed, the property will be occupied by a city agency that was looking for more space. Robert Klein of KDA represented the seller, while Allison Chambers, also of KDA, represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2197 Ocean Blvd. in Brooklyn’s Madison neighborhood. Shirben Ocean 2197 LLC sold the property to 2197 Ocean LLC for $10 million. Built in 1928, the six-story, 30,000-square-foot building features 35 apartments. Michael Guttman of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer, while Aaron Jungreis, also of Rosewood Realty, represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 6700 Park Ave. in West New York. A private investor sold the 16,000-square-foot property for $2.9 million. The building features 18 apartment units and one commercial storefront. Andrew Zuckerman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Northwood Investors has acquired the 1180 Avenue of the Americas building in Midtown Manhattan from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for $305 million. The 23-story, 386,921-square-foot office tower was built in 1963, and offers 13,679 square feet of ground-floor retail occupied by tenants including Chick-fil-A and T-Mobile. The fully occupied office component of the property is home to anchor tenant Scripps Networks, which occupies 126,000 square feet at the building. The company’s lease is through November 2021. Jordan Roeschlaub and Dustin Stolly of NKF Capital Markets secured $237 million in financing for the acquisition of the property. The lender was RBC Royal Bank. Founded in 2006, Northwood Investors is a privately held real estate investment advisor. The company invests alongside institutional and private clients in a broad range of real estate globally, with approximately $7 billion worth of assets under management as of Jan. 1, 2018. Haikou, China-based HNA Group is a conglomerate involved in a number of industries, including real estate, tourism, finance and logistics. The company has approximately $145 billion worth of assets, over $90 billion in annual revenues and an international workforce of 410,000 employees globally. HNA has undergone financial struggles in recent months. Following …
PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged the $160 million sale and financing of 1600 Market Street, a 39-story office tower located in Philadelphia’s central business district. An affiliate of American Real Estate Partners acquired the 825,968-square-foot building from Equity Commonwealth for $160 million. Ryan Ade and Cary Abod of HFF secured a three-year, floating-rate loan for the buyer for the acquisition of the property. Doug Rodio and Brett Segal of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — M&J Wilkow, along with ALTO Real Estate Funds, has acquired Cranberry Square, a retail center located in Cranberry Township, outside of Pittsburgh. The property was acquired for $23.5 million. At the time of sale, the 195,165-square-foot property was fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Field & Stream, Best Buy and Barnes & Noble. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 31 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace neighborhood. Steven Frey of Frey Management acquired the property from Sentinel Real Estate Corp. for $33.7 million. Built in 1928, the 90,900-square-foot building features 84 apartment units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SARATOGA SPRINGS AND ILION, N.Y. — Hunt Mortgage Group utilized HUD’s 223(f) loan program to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of two affordable multifamily properties in Saratoga Springs and Ilion. Riverside Charitable Corp. received a total of $20.9 million in financing for the two properties. The borrower received a $13.9 million loan for the 112-unit age-restricted Raymond Watkins Apartments, located at 57 Ballston Ave. in Saratoga Springs, and a $7 million loan for John Guy Prindle Apartments, a 112-unit age-restricted property located at 80 E. North St. in Ilion.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured a $6.5 million construction loan for the development of a retail and office center located near the intersection of Hooper Avenue and Yorktown Boulevard in Toms River. The 40,000-square-foot property will also feature an adjoining 4,140-square-foot pad site. David Cappello of Progress Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The 18-month loan was funded by Procida’s 100 Mile Fund and represents 67 percent of the project’s total cost. The property is currently pre-leased to Ocean Cuts LLC, Buy-Rite Liquors and a Keller Williams Brokerage office. The development is slated for completion this summer.
LOPATCONG AND PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of I-78 Logistics Park, a 365-acre master-planned development located along the Interstate 78/81 corridor in Lopatcong and Phillipsburg. Opus Investments/KTV Inc. sold the property to Bridge Development Partners for $43 million. Situated at 942 Memorial Parkway, the property has approvals in place for the construction of 3.8 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space. Brian Fiumara, Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE National Partners represented the seller in the transaction.