NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of three contiguous apartment buildings, located at 1193, 1199 and 1205 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. A New York-based multifamily operator acquired the properties from a local private investor for $11.3 million, or $205 per square foot. The properties, all four-story walk-up buildings, total 55,000 square feet and 50 units. Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty negotiated the off-market deal.
In Delaware’s largest city, Wilmington, it is a tenant’s market when it comes to office leasing. There is much activity and redevelopment to attract new tenants downtown. Rental rates hover around $18 to $21 per square foot for Class B office space and $23-plus for Class A office space. Vacancy for Wilmington and its suburbs combined has decreased to around 13 percent. In the past year, nearly vacant office buildings have garnered activity from new investors looking to purchase at lower price points, freeing up excess capital for renovations or redevelopment. Some office buildings are being redeveloped into residential apartments due to the demand of millennials and professionals who desire a “live-work-play” lifestyle in downtown Wilmington, and who wish to reside near the city’s Amtrak station to take advantage of the easy access to larger cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore. The Buccini/Pollin Group has been putting hundreds of millions into the construction or redevelopment of residential, office, and hotel, as well as sports and entertainment properties on Market Street and in the Riverfront area. The company recently acquired a 13-story building comprising the former DuPont headquarters and the Hotel DuPont, which will be converted into a mixed-use complex …
NEW YORK CITY — The Domain Cos. has received $38 million in financing for the acquisition of a development site located at 420 Carroll St. in Brooklyn. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Scott Findlay of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower. The HFF team arranged a $25 million floating-rate bank loan and a $13 million mezzanine loan, provided by Sherwood Equities. The borrower will use the loan proceeds to facilitate the acquisition of the fee-simple interest in the property and pre-development costs. Domain Cos. plans to develop a mixed-income, mixed-use development project on the 1.5-acre site.
MALVERN, PA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an industrial property, located at 17 Lee Blvd. in Malvern, a suburb of Philadelphia. A private buyer acquired the building for $6.6 million. At the time of sale, the 58,594-square-foot flex building was fully leased by two tenants. Adam Gillespie and James Pasquarella of Avison Young brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates (KDA) has brokered the sale of a development site located at 1508 Herkimer St. in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn. Van Herk Realty sold the 20,000-square-foot site to 1508 Herkimer LLC for $12.8 million. The buyer plans to build a four-story office building on the site. Once completed, the property will be occupied by a city agency that was looking for more space. Robert Klein of KDA represented the seller, while Allison Chambers, also of KDA, represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2197 Ocean Blvd. in Brooklyn’s Madison neighborhood. Shirben Ocean 2197 LLC sold the property to 2197 Ocean LLC for $10 million. Built in 1928, the six-story, 30,000-square-foot building features 35 apartments. Michael Guttman of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer, while Aaron Jungreis, also of Rosewood Realty, represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 6700 Park Ave. in West New York. A private investor sold the 16,000-square-foot property for $2.9 million. The building features 18 apartment units and one commercial storefront. Andrew Zuckerman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Northwood Investors has acquired the 1180 Avenue of the Americas building in Midtown Manhattan from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for $305 million. The 23-story, 386,921-square-foot office tower was built in 1963, and offers 13,679 square feet of ground-floor retail occupied by tenants including Chick-fil-A and T-Mobile. The fully occupied office component of the property is home to anchor tenant Scripps Networks, which occupies 126,000 square feet at the building. The company’s lease is through November 2021. Jordan Roeschlaub and Dustin Stolly of NKF Capital Markets secured $237 million in financing for the acquisition of the property. The lender was RBC Royal Bank. Founded in 2006, Northwood Investors is a privately held real estate investment advisor. The company invests alongside institutional and private clients in a broad range of real estate globally, with approximately $7 billion worth of assets under management as of Jan. 1, 2018. Haikou, China-based HNA Group is a conglomerate involved in a number of industries, including real estate, tourism, finance and logistics. The company has approximately $145 billion worth of assets, over $90 billion in annual revenues and an international workforce of 410,000 employees globally. HNA has undergone financial struggles in recent months. Following …
PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged the $160 million sale and financing of 1600 Market Street, a 39-story office tower located in Philadelphia’s central business district. An affiliate of American Real Estate Partners acquired the 825,968-square-foot building from Equity Commonwealth for $160 million. Ryan Ade and Cary Abod of HFF secured a three-year, floating-rate loan for the buyer for the acquisition of the property. Doug Rodio and Brett Segal of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — M&J Wilkow, along with ALTO Real Estate Funds, has acquired Cranberry Square, a retail center located in Cranberry Township, outside of Pittsburgh. The property was acquired for $23.5 million. At the time of sale, the 195,165-square-foot property was fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Field & Stream, Best Buy and Barnes & Noble. The name of the seller was not released.
