NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the sale of a 10,000-square-foot multi-use building in the Upper East Side of Manhattan for $7 million. The property, located at 148 East 98th St., is a newly constructed six-story elevator building with 11 apartments and one commercial unit. The property sold at a capitalization rate of 3.4 percent. Lev Mavashev and Glenn Raff of Alpha Realty brokered the transaction with Raff representing the seller, a local private investor. Mavashev procured the buyer, Rebar Development Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $23.5 million loan for the refinancing of the 130-room Box House Hotel in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. New York-based Ladder Capital provided the loan, which features interest-only payments. The borrower was undisclosed. Cary Pollack and Judah Neuman of Meridian negotiated the terms of the loan. The Box House Hotel is a former warehouse space at 77 Box St. that was redeveloped into a hotel in 2012. The four-story property also features a rooftop event space with views of the Manhattan skyline. Greenpoint is accessible from Manhattan via the G subway line and the East River ferry.
PHILADELPHIA — Developer and investment firm Cross Properties has secured a $40 million construction loan for the renovation of The Dane, a historic, 241-unit apartment community in West Philadelphia at the Wynnefield train stop. The lender was a syndicate led by Univest Bank. The property, which was built in 1960, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Renovation is now underway to transform the property into a class A apartment building. The project is slated for completion in early 2019.
CHELMSFORD, MASS. — On behalf of Tritower Financial Group, CBRE/New England has secured three new office leases totaling 75,659 square feet and one lease renewal for 59,670 square feet at 300 Apollo Drive in Chelmsford. The property is located 34 miles northwest of Boston. Recent transactions include a 29,033-square-foot lease signed by the HCL Corp.; a 23,833-square-foot lease signed by software company By Appointment Only; and a 22,793-square-foot lease signed by US Alliance Federal Credit Union. Axis Communications, an IP networking solutions company, renewed its 59,670-square-foot lease. Tritower Financial, the owner of the property since 2014, recently made significant upgrades to the building’s amenities. The upgrades include a full service café, a game room and a fitness center with Peloton bikes and showers.
MILFORD, CONN. — Pearce Real Estate has brokered the sale of an 18,634-square-foot industrial facility in Milford for $1 million. The property is located at 363 Naugatuck Ave., 14 miles south of New Haven. John Bergin of the Pearce Commercial Milford office represented the buyer, 363 Naugatuck Ave. LLC, and the seller, Travco of Milford LLC, in the transaction. United Rentals has leased the property for the past 17 years.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a six-building, 107-unit multifamily portfolio in Manhattan for $16.8 million. The West Bridge Associates Portfolio is located on 151st and 152nd streets between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in Upper Manhattan. Seth Glasser, Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim and Jacob Kahn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Investment Sales has brokered the sale of an 18,860-square-foot, 29-unit apartment building in East Harlem for $14.2 million. The buyer was BEB Capital. Located at 238 East 106th St., the eight-story building was constructed in 2016 and features 29 one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a modern lobby, onsite laundry and balconies on all units. David Benharouch and Abie Kassin of Meridian represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Meridian Investment Sales is the commercial property sales division of Meridian Capital Group.
BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $13.4 million in permanent financing for a five-story, mixed-use property located at 900 Beacon St. in the Audubon Circle neighborhood of Boston. The property, known as Gateway Boston, was completed in 2016 and features a mix of 32 residential units on four floors plus 4,500 square feet of street-level retail. Tim O’Donnell, Casimir Groblewski and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing, a fixed-rate loan for a period of 15 years, with a life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of three industrial buildings in Southern New Jersey for a combined $7.5 million. The three properties located in Pennsauken include: 9240 Commerce Highway, a 67,600-square-foot warehouse acquired by a private investor for $3.2 million; 6995 Airport Highway Lane, a 60,800-square-foot manufacturing facility purchased by Heat Makers Sense for $2.7 million; and 9265 Commerce Highway, a 33,500-square-foot warehouse acquired by Draco Broadcast for $1.6 million. The seller was the Bloom Organization. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers arranged the sale of the three properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Chinese coworking company UCommune, in a joint venture with Serendipity Labs, has opened a 34,000-square-foot office at 28 Liberty St. in Manhattan. It is the first coworking location in New York City for UCommune, the second largest coworking company in the world. The office features dedicated desks and offices, team rooms and meeting rooms as well as access to technology platform Umart that links and connects resident companies. Founded in 2015, UCommune is valued at $1.74 billion and has 160 locations in 35 cities around the world. RockTree Capital is the co-founding shareholder and international expansion partner of the coworking company.