NEW YORK CITY — KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment has provided $5.2 million acquisition financing for Grand Crossing, an affordable housing property located in Central Harlem. Built in 1910, the five-story property features five studio units, 35 two-bedroom units and 15 three-bedroom units. The undisclosed borrower plans to invest in unit upgrades, including green renovations. Tom Peloquin and John Gilmore of KeyBank arranged the financing through Freddie Mac. Paul McCormick and Matt Dzbanek of Ariel Property Advisors represented the borrower in the financing.
Suburban Philadelphia Update The suburban Philadelphia apartment market had a very successful 2017, with no slow down anticipated for 2018. Fundamentals remain strong with low interest rates and increased demand from outside buyers, which is compressing cap rates even further than historical lows. Some highlighted sales include Willowyck Apartments in Montgomery County, which sold at a sub-5 percent cap rate on trailing 12-month numbers, and Declan House in Ardmore, which recently sold at a pro forma cap rate of 5 percent. These are two of numerous transactions that have sold at historically low cap rates over the last 12 months in suburban Philadelphia. We are also seeing more newly constructed Class A, highly amenitized properties in suburban Philadelphia that are targeting rents at north of $2.75 per square foot. Some successes have included the Maybrook, a 250-unit newly constructed property in Narberth/Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The complex opened for leasing in late 2017 and they have been achieving rents in the $2.75- to $3-per-square-foot range. Another new construction success story is the influx of more than 800 apartments located in close proximity to Towne Center in King of Prussia. The properties include Indigo 301 and Hanover Valley Forge, among others. Both properties …
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 50 percent interest in a 3.6 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The properties had been owned in a joint venture comprising Cammeby’s and FBE. Cammeby’s acquired the 50 percent of the portfolio owned by FBE for $135 million. The 38-building portfolio is close to 90 percent occupied. Tenants include Summit Plastics, Sam Ash, Ultimate Precision Metal, Luminance and Newsday. The portfolio offers a mix of industrial, office and research and development space. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Kyle Schmidt, Brian Whitmer and Stephen Palmese of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management, as developer and contractor, has broken ground for a speculative development located at 9-03 44th Road in Long Island City. The three-story, 100,000-square-foot building will feature office and industrial/flex space, as well as frontage on four streets and city and water views. Designed by JLS Designs, the project is slated for completion in September 2019. CBRE has been retained as the exclusive leasing agent for the project.
BOSTON — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $10.7 million Freddie Mac first mortgage loan for an apartment building located at 601 Albany St. in Boston. Built in 2009, the building features 40 apartment units, one ground-floor commercial unit and a ground-floor parking garage. Chris Black of Key’s National Multifamily Accounts Group arranged the non-recourse financing with a 10-year, interest-only term. The loan was used to refinance existing debt.
LODI, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of a multifamily complex located at 82 Constant Ave. in Lodi. A private investor acquired the property from Arthur Holding Co. for $7.7 million. The two-story, three-building complex features 48 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom apartment units. Greg Pine and Debbie Pomerantz of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Redwood Realty Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment building located in Yonkers. A family estate sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $2.1 million. The building features 17 apartments. Michael Scrima and Thomas Gorman of Redwood Realty Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
KEANSBURG, CLEMENTON, KEARNY, AMBOY AND WESTVILLE, N.J. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided refinancing for a five-property multifamily portfolio in New Jersey. The borrower, Norse Holdings, received five Freddie Mac Small Balance loans totaling $15.2 million. The refinancing loans include: – $4.6 million for the 44-unit Beachview Gardens located at 544-560 Beachway Ave. in Keansburg – $4.4 million for the 56-unit Clementon Norse Apartments located at 222 White Horse Pike in Clementon – $1 million for the nine-unit 165 Quincy Ave Apartments in Kearny – $1.3 million for the 12-unit property at 388 Smith St. in Amboy – $3.8 million for the 48-unit Woodbine Apartments located at 300 Broadway in Westville Steven Cox and Kris Molloy of Hunt Mortgage Group secured the financing for the borrower.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the former Red Bell Brewery site, located at 1500 N. 31st St. in Philadelphia. MM Partners LLC purchased the site for $4.1 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the property into residential apartment units with ground-floor retail space. Situated on 2.2 acres, the vacant building consists of three sections that total 204,276 square feet of interior building space. Red Bell Brewery was constructed in the 1890s for the F.A. Poth & Sons Brewing Co. Later it was owned by Abe L. Brewery LP. The property has been vacant for 20 years. Michael Barmash of Colliers International/Philadelphia brokered the transaction.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A joint venture between Alpha Equity Group and Vasco Ventures has purchased The Clinton Pavilion, a multi-tenanted office building located at 50 Clinton St. in Hempstead. The acquisition price was not released. The buyers have a $3 million renovation planned for the 150,000-square-foot building. The renovation includes a complete makeover of the parking structure, a redesigned lobby, updated common areas, a newly landscaped building plaza, HVAC updates and a new facade design. The name of the seller was not disclosed.