NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $12 million sale of two vacant lots and a third lot with a warehouse building totaling 12,725 square feet at 814-826 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn. Jakub Nowak and Jason Grunberg of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, Prezant Auto Glass, and procured the buyer, a private developer. The site is located near the Myrtle Avenue retail corridor, the Pratt Institute and G train subway stops. The three lots include 132 feet of frontage on Bedford Avenue and 100 feet of frontage on Park Avenue, and all are zoned for mixed-use development. The buyer plans to build a synagogue with a hotel or apartments above it.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Jeremiah Houlihan and James Coleman of Houlihan Parnes Realtors have secured a $2.3 million first mortgage loan for a medical office building located at 280 Mamaroneck Ave. in downtown White Plains. The three-story building contains a retail store, medical tenants, a self-service elevator and on-site parking for 60 cars. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule and was placed with a savings bank. The lender charged no commitment fee and the loan includes sliding scale prepayment penalties.
BRANFORD, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged a 31,375-square-foot industrial lease at 965 W. Main St. in Branford. Frank Hird of O,R&L represented the landlord, Branford West Main LLC. Kevin Geenty of The Geenty Group Realtors represented the new tenant, R&R Freight Services LLC, a provider of logistical services. The multi-year lease in the 200,000-square-foot facility brings the building to 100 percent occupancy.
PAULSBORO, N.J., AND PHILADELPHIA — Metro Commercial Real Estate has brokered leases for four new Save-A-Lot locations in Philadelphia and Paulsboro. Michael Murray of Metro Commercial represented Save-A-Lot in the following leases: 2101 W. Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, at Hope Plaza Shopping Center. The 17,500-square-foot store will open this spring. 545 W. Broad St., Paulsboro, at Paulsboro Plaza Shopping Center. The 17,795-square-foot store will open this spring. 400 W. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia. The 16,338-square-foot store will open this summer. 6301 Chew Ave., Philadelphia. The 18,425-square-foot store opened March 9.
NEW YORK CITY — Cadre has closed on the $70 million sale of a portfolio consisting of four multifamily apartment buildings in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Acquired in January 2015, the portfolio was renovated during Cadre’s ownership, including improvements to common areas and individual units, such as the addition of bedrooms and bathrooms to some units.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Spector Group, a New York-based architecture and interior design firm, has unveiled the new design for the headquarters of Heineken USA. Heineken is consolidating two locations into a single location at its headquarters at 360 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains. The project consisted of redesigning the two-floor, 60,000-square-foot space to increase densification and to expand and update the bar and social area, which is used to cater large events and for training programs.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured a $16.5 million loan for the Hampshire Cos.’ newly constructed office building located at 49 Market St. in Morristown. The 44,000-square-foot property is a build-to-suit for law firm Fox Rothschild LLP, allowing the company to consolidate its Morristown and Roseland offices. The Morristown-based mortgage banker secured the financing over a 15-year term from a life insurance company headquartered in Alabama. Gretchen S. Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $20.9 million sale of an apartment property located at 188-30 and 188-34 87th Dr. in the Holliswood neighborhood of Queens. A Brooklyn-based family purchased the six–story, 68,466-square-foot property, adding to its other holdings in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. The 1950-built building includes 96 apartments as well as a storage area, laundry room and indoor parking for up to 40 vehicles.
NEW CANAAN, CONN. — CH Vitti Street Associates and Collins Enterprises will develop a mixed-use medical and residential property at 23 Vitti St. in New Canaan. Known as New Canaan Medical Arts Center, construction will begin in May and will be completed in spring 2018. Do H. Chung & Partners is the project architect and Avison Young will serve as leasing agent. The two-story, 9,000-square-foot medical center will be constructed along the parcel’s 121 feet of frontage, with a public courtyard along Vitti Street. The commercial portion of the project includes 2,000 square feet of medical space on the first floor and 7,000 square feet on the second floor, which can be subdivided. Building features will include automated doors and a medical grade HVAC system with HEPA filtration. The project also includes eight apartments to be developed as a separate building on the site. Each use will have its own entrance and will be separated by a landscaped parking area and residential pathways. The site is located in downtown New Canaan within walking distance of restaurants, services and transportation.
WARRENDALE, PA. — Teen clothing retailer rue21 is set to close about one-third of its stores nationwide as it shifts its focus to e-commerce. The privately held company will shutter 400 stores, according to reports by The Associated Press, leaving more than 700 rue21 locations in 48 states. The retailer confirmed upcoming closures in a Facebook post, stating that “it was a difficult but necessary decision.” A spokeswoman for rue21 recently alluded to the retailer’s unfavorable financial state, according to reports by Women’s Wear Daily. The decision to shrink the company’s store footprint comes about two weeks after entering into forbearance agreements with lenders in order to stave off a default. In 2002, the company filed for bankruptcy under its former name — Pennsylvania Fashions Inc. It emerged under the name rue21 the following year. The company, based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Warrendale, didn’t say how soon the stores would close. Rue21 took to Facebook, once again, to explain to customers that they could search for stores near them on the company’s “Store Locator” page. Those set to close will show a “Closing Store” label above the address. Rue21 is the latest retailer to struggle amid the expansion of …