NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $10.2 million acquisition loan for a four-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The address of the 8,900-square-foot building was not disclosed. Ben Schlegel and Paul McCormick of Ariel Property Advisors arranged the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with an interest rate that is equivalent to 5.5 percent above the 30-day average SOFR rate and a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The borrower and direct lender were also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged the $290 million recapitalization of 505 State Street, a 440-unit apartment building located in downtown Brooklyn. Completed earlier this year, the building offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 659 square feet, as well as 28,752 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, rooftop pool, communal lounges, a screening room and dedicated workspaces. Details on any changes in the equity component of the capital stack were not disclosed, but the transaction did include the origination of a five-year, fixed-rate senior loan through insurance giant New York Life. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Alloy Development.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — TYKO Capital has provided a $245 million construction loan for The Greyson, a 622-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. The Greyson will be a 28-story building in the city’s Journal Square neighborhood that will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property will also house 44,551 square feet of office space and 2,965 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, fitness center, virtual reality and sports rooms and other communal gathering spaces. Keith Kurland, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, Nasser Freres.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — California-based brokerage firm Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the $12.6 million sale of Lofts on Garfield, a 35-unit apartment building in Jersey City. Lofts on Garfield is a conversion of a former vacant warehouse that according to LoopNet Inc. was originally built in 1953. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. David Ferber and Jordan Anhalt of Matthews represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.1 million sale a 210,314-square-foot industrial property in East Haven that serves as the headquarters of Town Fair Tire. The 38.5-acre property features 207,000-square-foot distribution center with 20,000 square feet of office space, a freestanding call center and a 176-stall trailer parking/storage area. Harrison Klein, Jim Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Mellen East Haven Associates LLC, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Lincoln Market will open a 35,809-square-foot grocery store at 660 W. 42nd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The store will be located within the River Place apartment complex and will be the grocer’s ninth overall. Scott Sher of Katz & Associates represented Lincoln Market in the negotiations for the 20-year lease. Sean Moran, Steven Soutendijk, Alan Schmerzler, Michael O’Neill and Taylor Reynolds of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter.
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $88.5 million sale of a portfolio of 31 single-tenant retail properties that are located in various markets throughout the Northeast. The addresses of the standalone properties, which are all net leased to automotive services provider Town Fair Tire, were not disclosed, but they comprise locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Town Fair Tire has 16 years remaining on the leases at each location. James Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap, in conjunction with Dan Plotkin of Northeast Retail, represented the seller, the estate of Town Fair Tire founder Neil Mellen, in the transaction. Koury and Quinn also procured the buyer, Orion Buying Corp.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Alliance Residential has completed The 305, a 314-unit multifamily project in Waltham, a western suburb of Boston. The 305 features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom cabinets and individual washers and dryers. The amenity package comprises an outdoor pool; two-story fitness center with private cardio rooms; work-from-home lounges with dedicated breakout rooms; a shuttle and transit lounge; exterior courtyard with grill stations and lawn games; a speakeasy-inspired clubroom and lounge with an outdoor sky deck; a tenant-only playground and service spaces; a secured package room with cold storage; and two pet spas. Rents start at approximately $2,650 per month for a one-bedroom apartment, according to the property website.
AVON, MASS. — B&D Holdings has purchased a 109,300-square-foot industrial building in Avon, a southern suburb of Boston, for $18.5 million. Built in 1972, the building at 21 Parker Drive features clear heights of 17 to 32 feet, 135-foot truck court depths and more than an acre of outdoor storage space. Michael Restivo and David Coffman of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate, in in the transaction. Thomas Didio Jr., Amy Lousararian and Max Custer, also with JLL, arranged a three-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Provident Bank on behalf of B&D Holdings. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to tenants such as Taylor Communications, HelloFresh and FreshPoint.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has negotiated the $9.9 million sale of the 86-unit Bridgeport Commons Apartments in southern coastal Connecticut. The property consists of two buildings that were originally built between 1967 and 1970 and house nine studios, 73 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Robert Paterno of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.