NEW HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of a 150,000-square-foot office and industrial complex, located at 85 Willow St. in New Haven. Willow Street Equities LLC acquired the property, known as Marlin Business Center, from 85 Willow Street NH LLC for $4.5 million. The buyer plans to continue to operate the property as an office and industrial complex with 40 tenants in 16 separate buildings. The complex was originally built for Marlin Firearms in the 1800s and converted to a multi-tenant facility in the late 1970s. Rich Lee of O,R&L Commercial brokered the transaction.
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NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has originated a $75 million construction loan for the development of 500 Metropolitan Avenue, a mixed-use project located at the corner of Keap Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The borrowers are Chetrit Group and Read Property Group. Once completed, the 14-story property will feature a 187-room luxury hotel on the second through seventh floors and 60 residential units on the remaining floors. Additionally, the property will feature a 15,000-square-foot retail space, a 158-space parking garage and 9,000 square feet of indoor meeting and banquet facilities. The financing was arranged by the New York office of Meridian Capital.
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate Completes 97,000 SF Stamford Integrated Care Pavilion in Connecticut
by Amy Works
STAMFORD, CONN. — MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate has completed the development of Stamford Integrated Care Pavilion, located at 29 Hospital Plaza on the main campus of Stamford Health in Stamford. Connected to the Stamford Hospital, the 97,000-square-foot facility features three levels of clinical offices on top of a 382-car parking deck. The first practices to open at the facility include Stamford Health Medical Group Electrophysiology, Cardiology and Thoracic Surgery offices. When fully operational, the facility will house various specialists and services. The project team includes Suffolk Construction and WHR Architects.
NEW YORK CITY — SDG Management has purchased a six-story multifamily building located at 66-72 Fort Washington Ave. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. David Katz sold the property for $18 million, or $264 per square foot. Built in 1920, the 68,178-square-foot building features 44 apartment units and a ground-floor commercial space. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
Press/Cuzzo Commercial Services Arranges $10M Sale of Office, Retail Complex in Hamden, Connecticut
by Amy Works
HAMDEN, CONN. — Press/Cuzzo Commercial Services’ Stephen Press and Ted Schaffer have completed the off-market sale of Hamden Center II, an office and retail complex located at 2321 Whitney Ave. in Hamden. Hamden Realty Associates sold the asset to HC2 LLC for $10 million. The property features 80,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of retail space. Stephen Press of Press/Cuzzo represented the seller, while Ted Schaffer, also of Press/Cuzzo, represented the buyer in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates Sale of 53,952 SF Self-Storage Facility in Carthage, New York
by Amy Works
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has facilitated the sale of Carefree Storage, a 53,952-square-foot self-storage facility located at 10889 State Route 26 in Carthage. A private investor sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1986, the property features 443 storage units, ranging in size from 50 square feet to 200 square feet. Michael Mele, Luke Elliot and Kevin Menendez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Mele and Elliott also represented the buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
UPPER PROVIDENCE, PA. — Skanska USA Building has signed a contract to renovate GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) laboratory and office space in Upper Providence. The project includes the demolition of four floors of existing laboratory space and a new build out of about 100,104 square feet of SMART Lab space, supporting GSK R&D’s Upper Providence facility investments. Construction is slated to begin in December with completion scheduled for October 2017. The contract is worth $45 million and will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building in the fourth quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has negotiated the $47.5 million refinance of a 250,000-square-foot Macy’s, located at 136-32 Roosevelt Ave. and 131-52 41st Ave. in the Flushing area of Queens. The transaction was structured with a 25-year term and arranged through NorthMarq’s relationship with a life insurance company. Ernest DesRochers and Matthew Buttram of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
HFF Arranges $12.2M Construction Loan to Convert Industrial Building into Self-Storage Facility
by Amy Works
TOTOWA, N.J. — HFF has arranged $12.2 million in construction financing for the conversion of a light industrial building into a 1,246-unit self-storage facility in Totowa. The developer and borrower is a joint venture between Tulfra Real Estate and The Hampshire Cos. M&T Bank provided the loan. Located at 930 N. Riverview Drive, the renovated facility will feature 1,235 climate- and 11 non-climate controlled units. Jon Mikula and Michael Klein of HFF represented the borrower in the financing transaction.
CBRE Secures $6M in Acquisition Financing for Multifamily Portfolio in Yonkers, New York
by Amy Works
YONKERS, N.Y. — CBRE has secured a $6 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily portfolio of three residential properties in Yonkers. The five-year, interest-only, non-recourse fixed-rate loan was provided by Freddie Mac. Jared Sobel of CBRE arranged the loan for the undisclosed buyer. The three-building, 63-unit portfolio was sold by NuRealty Advisors. Michael Nukho and Lukasz Przybylek provided in-house representation for the seller.