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BOSTON — Colliers Boston has brokered the sale of two vacant office properties in downtown Boston for $23 million. Hemisphere Development purchased the two buildings, located at 13-21 Congress St. and 27-29 Stuart St., with the intent of redeveloping the properties. Colliers represented the seller, Thibeault Properties, in the transaction and also arranged $21.5 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for the buyer through Knighthead Funding LLC. Thibeault Development added approximately $6.3 million in value to the two assets during its ownership. The 13-21 Congress Street building spans 54,450 square feet and is located in Boston’s Financial District, and 27-29 Stuart Street is a 10,540-square-foot property in Boston’s Theater District.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of 523 West 135th Street, a 21-unit multifamily building in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The five-story, 13,770-square-foot property sold for $7.2 million, or $343,000 per unit. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael A. Tortorici, Matthew L. Gillis, and Orry Michael of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction, who was also undisclosed. The property is located two blocks from the subway system (the 1 Line), providing easy access to Manhattan and outer boroughs.

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WILTON, CONN. — Commercial real estate services firm RHYS has arranged the $4.3 million sale of 59 Danbury Road in Wilton, about seven miles north of Norwalk. The 32,270-square-foot mixed-use building was built in 1959 and fully renovated in 2007. Cory Gubner, Christian Bangert and Alex Haendler of RHYS represented the seller, New York City-based Caroline APTS Co., and the buyer, New England Investment Partners. The property is currently fully leased to two tenants: ASML, a semiconductor company; and Building Blocks Learning Center, an early childhood learning center.

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WEST NEW YORK, BAYONNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sales of two apartment buildings in separate transactions in Hudson County, New Jersey, for a combined $3.5 million. In the first transaction, 5204 Palisade Ave., a 16-unit multifamily building in West New York, sold for $2.5 million. The property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. In the second deal, 265 Ave. B in Bayonne sold for $1 million. The property includes eight residential units and one storefront. Fahri Ozturk and Tyler Van Wagoner of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the sellers, both private individuals, in the two transactions.

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NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged a $260 million construction loan for the development of 202 Broome Street. The 16-story tower will rise at Essex Crossing, a planned mixed-use project on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Evan Pariser, Michael Gigliotti, Scott Aiese, Alex Staikos and Jackie Ferrer of HFF arranged the 42-month loan on behalf of the developer, Delancey Street Associates, a joint venture comprising Taconic Investment Partners, L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. Square Mile Capital Management LLC provided the loan. “We continue to see compelling opportunities for debt investments in the New York market,” said Sean Reimer of Square Mile Capital. “The Essex Crossing project is a great example — a transformative development being created by a strong, visionary ownership group.” Upon completion in 2020, 202 Broome Street will include 179,234 square feet of Class A office space, 36,888 square feet of retail space and 83 luxury condominiums. The building will also contain a portion of Market Line, an underground marketplace that will span three city blocks and feature a food hall and a variety of large and small businesses. The historic Essex Street Market will anchor the marketplace. Construction on Essex Crossing …

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WILLOW GROVE, PA. — J.G. Petrucci Co. has acquired five properties totaling six acres in Willow Grove in separate transactions brokered by CBRE. The sales price was not disclosed. Willow Grove is located about 13 miles north of Philadelphia. The developer plans to build a new $75 million mixed-use development on the site, which will be called Station at Willow Grove. Patrick McCabe of CBRE represented the buyer in all five transactions. The project will include 275 new apartment units and 30,000 square feet of commercial and retail space. Located across from the Willow Grove Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train station, the development fits J.G. Petrucci’s penchant for transit-oriented residential projects. Construction is scheduled to begin on April 19 and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2019.

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LAWRENCE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $28.8 million in financing to Reed Realty Advisors for the creation of a 180-unit affordable housing community in Lawrence, about 30 miles north of Boston. Reed Realty will redevelop a section of the former Pacific Mills cotton complex into new mixed-income housing that will include 40 workforce housing units for moderate-income households. The project will be called Pac 10 Lofts. MassHousing provided a $14 million tax-exempt permanent loan, a $1 million taxable permanent loan, an $8.8 million tax credit equity bridge loan and $5 million from MassHousing’s $100 million Workforce Housing Initiative. The transaction also involved $1.8 million from an allocation of state historic tax credits, a $3.6 million seller note, a $2.5 million deferred developer fee and $210,000 in financing from the City of Lawrence.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $17.5 million sale of a multifamily building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The buyer was Golden Lioness Corp. Located at 347 Berry St., the six-story, loft-style building includes 23 residential units and a 606-square-foot retail storefront as well as a partially enclosed parking lot that accommodates up to nine vehicles. The 21,500-square-foot building was converted from an ice cream factory into apartments in 2016. At the time of the sale, the multifamily portion of the building was fully leased. The retail space is occupied by Butler & Co., a café with a 10-year lease. Stephen Palmese, Brendan Maddigan, Michael Mazzara, Ethan Stanton and James Berluti of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Horrigan Development, in the transaction.

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SYRACUSE, ROCHESTER, BUFFALO, N.Y. — Speedway LLC has signed an agreement to purchase 78 Express Mart store locations held by Petr-All Petroleum Consulting Corp. The stores are located primarily in the Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo markets. Following the acquisition, the stores will be rebranded as Speedway locations. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter. Speedway, headquartered in Enon, Ohio, is the nation’s second largest company-owned and operated convenience store chain with approximately 2,740 stores located in 21 states. Speedway is a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corp.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $6.5 million cash-out refinance loan for four mixed-use properties in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Paul McCormick and Matt Dzbanek of Ariel Property Advisors arranged the five-year, cash-out refinancing at a 75 percent loan-to-value and fixed interest rate of 4 percent for the undisclosed borrower. The four properties include 22 residential and six commercial units. Approximately 30 percent of the owner’s gross income comes from commercial leases.  

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