NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 2197 Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn’s Madison neighborhood. Shirben Ocean 2197 LLC sold the building to 2197 Ocean LLC for $10 million. Built in 1928, the six-story, 30,000-square-foot building features 35 apartment units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, while Michael Guttman, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer in the deal.
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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a mixed-used building located at 1618 Benson St. in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx. SKYC Management acquired the property for $4.5 million. The five-story, 20,930-square-foot building features 23 apartment units and three commercial units. Guthrie Garvin and Karl Brumback of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 433-439 Miller Ave. in Brooklyn. An undisclosed private investor purchased the 25-unit property for $3.8 million. Shaun Riney, Thomas Shihadeh, Daniel Greenblatt, William Grover and Jonathan Cypers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.
Segal LaBate Commercial Negotiates Sale of Office Building in Lawrenceville, New Jersey
by Amy Works
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Segal LaBate Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of an office building located at 133 Franklin Corner Road in Lawrenceville. Atrium at Lawrenceville, an affiliate of Howco Management, purchased the 33,000-square-foot property, known as The Atrium, for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1984, the property had been family owned and operated until the sale. Anne LaBate of Segal LaBate Commercial brokered the transaction.
Madison Realty Capital Provides $91M in Construction Financing for Condo Project in Manhattan
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $91 million first mortgage loan collateralized by The Fitzroy building, a nearly complete condominium project located at 514 W. 24th St. in the West Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower is a joint venture between JDS Development and Largo Investments. The financing will allow for the completion of the development. The 65,346-square-foot building will feature 14 units in a mix of two-bedroom units to four-bedroom units ranging from 2,300 square feet to 4,500 square feet. Completion is slated for this summer. The project team includes Roman and Williams, Severud Associates, BuroHappold and L’Observatoire International. Aaron Appel of JLL represented the borrower in the financing.
JLL Arranges $42.1M Construction Financing, JV Equity for Condo Development in Brooklyn
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged joint venture equity from a fund managed by The Davis Cos. for a mixed-use residential condominium project located at 70 Schermerhorn St. in Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Heights. A partnership between Lonicera Partners and Orange Management is developing the 12-story property. In addition to the equity, JLL secured $42.1 million in construction financing, which was provided by Bank of the Ozarks, for the project. The 85,000-square-foot property will feature 59 for-sale residential units and 3,000 square feet of rentable retail space. Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the equity placement and financing.
HOPKINTON, MASS. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a flex building located at 35 South St. in Hopkinton. LakePharma, a U.S.-based biologics company, acquired the property from BCC Property I LLC, a subsidiary of Midway Corp., for $4.5 million. The buyer plans to repurpose much of the building’s existing 69,009 square feet of office, lab and manufacturing infrastructure and develop the space to allow for the performance of GMP biologics manufacturing for Phase 1 clinical trials. John Carroll III, Stephen Woelfel Jr. and Kevin Brawley of Colliers represented the seller, while Phil Desimone of JLL represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 4510 White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx. An undisclosed buyer acquired the two-story building sold for $3.7 million. The 29,029-square-foot building features four curb cuts and entrances. Additionally, the property is zoned M1-1, which allows for manufacturing use. Marko Agbaba, Jason Gold, Victor Sozio and David Khukhashvilli of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
Global Transport Logistics Leases 253,575 SF of Industrial Space in Piscataway, New Jersey
by Amy Works
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Global Transport Logistics has leased 253,575 square feet of newly constructed warehouse and distribution space at 276 Old New Brunswick Road in Piscataway. The licensed air, ground and ocean freight forwarding company is relocating from Fair Lawn, New Jersey. The move will nearly double the third-party logistics company’s regional warehouse footprint. Noah Balanoff, Chuck Littell and Gregory Healy of Colliers International represented Global Transport, while JLL represented the landlord, Industrial Property Trust, in the transaction.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Calare Properties has acquired an office and research-and-development complex located at 5 Research Parkway in Wallingford, for an undisclosed price. The undisclosed corporate seller and user will vacate the 915,000-square-foot property this year. Situated on 180 acres, the campus features an 830,000-square-foot main office and lab complex that is supported by outer buildings, including a materials handling facility, a central utility plant and a child development center. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger Management Corp. represented the seller in the deal.