PORTLAND, MAINE — Time Management Corp. has acquired a four-story office building located at 82 Running Hill Road in Portland. Dead River Co. sold the 114,017-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. Fairchild Semiconductor and Dead River Co. occupy the building, which was developed in 1987. CBRE | The Boulos Co. represented the seller, while Tom Moulton of NAI The Durham Group represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK — Empire State Development Corp. has selected a design-build team led by Lendlease Construction LMB Inc. and Turner Construction to oversee the $1.5 billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The team also includes Atlanta-based architect tvsdesign, which is aiming for the center’s expansion to be certified LEED Silver. Named after a former U.S. Senator from New York, the conference center is located on 11th Avenue in Manhattan’s Westside and bills itself as the busiest convention center in the country. The venue hosted events on 337 days in 2015. The six-block convention center opened in 1986 and spans 2.1 million square feet, of which 840,000 square feet is exhibition space. According to media reports, the Lendlease-Turner team is planning on a 46-month construction schedule for the expansion. The expansion will add 90,000 square feet of permanent space to the center’s current exhibit space, which will create an approximately 500,000-square-foot exhibition hall. Additionally the project will include 45,000 square feet of meeting room space and a 55,000 square-foot ballroom, the largest of its kind in New York City. The expansion will also reroute 20,000 event-related trucks off area streets each year, which is …
NEW YORK CITY — New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Housing Development Corp. have selected Jonathan Rose Cos. and L+M Development Partners to develop a mixed-use, sustainable community on East 111th Street in East Harlem. Slated to be constructed in three phases, the property will bring 655 affordable rental units to the area with 163 designated as permanently affordable, 20 percent for extremely low-income households, nearly 60 percent for low-income households and 79 affordable seniors housing units. The development will also include an 85,000-square-foot Harlem RBI/Dream Charter School, an 11,000-square-foot Union Settlement Community Space, a 29,000-square-foot YMCA facility, a 26,000-square-foot Mount Sinai East Harlem Community Health Center, a 7,500-square-foot Urban Market grocery store and a Two Boots Pizza location. Designed by Handel Architects, the project is utilizing a passive design that will result in 60 to 70 percent less energy usage than a standard building of its kind. Passive design uses building placement within a site to maximize environmental factors to reduce energy usage for heating and cooling.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 106 Franklin St. in Manhattan’s Tribeca East Historic District. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 10,500-square-foot property for $11.5 million, or $1,095 per square foot. Partially vacant at the time of sale, the five-story building features 4,200 square feet of additional air rights. Will Suarez and Maurice Suede of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller, while Rachel Glazer of Brown Harris Stevens represented the buyer in the deal.
YARDLEY, PA. — Yardley Hospitality Holdings has purchased Hampton Inn & Suites Newtown, located at 1000 Stony Hill Road in Yardley. MLMT 2005-CIP1 Stony Hill Lodging Limited Partnership, an entity managed by LNR Partners, sold the 137-room hotel for $10.7 million. The buyer plans to implement a property improvement plan that will extend the Hilton-brand license for 15 years. Situated within Lower Makefield Corporate Center, the three-story hotel was constructed in 1999.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. has brokered the acquisition of an industrial property located at 4100 New Brunswick Ave. in Piscataway. ACMY acquired the property from AK Piscataway Associates for $7.8 million. Situated on 11.7 acres, the 95,483-square-foot property features ceiling heights up to 24 feet, 4,890 square feet of office space, 100 covered parking spaces, six tailboards and one drive-in loading door. David Blitt and Robert Sager of Bussel Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
MIDDLEBURY, VT. — Battell Block Partners has acquired the historic Battell Block building, which houses office and residential apartment space, located at 10 Merchants Row in downtown Middlebury for an undisclosed price. The seller was Battell LLC. Commercial tenants at the property include Community College of Vermont, Edgewater Gallery, Sabai Sabai, Carol’s Hungry Mind Café and Middlebury College’s restaurant 51 Main. The buyer intends to redevelop parts of the building. The buyer is a partnership between Doug Nedde, Alain Youkel and Fernando Cresta of Nedde Real Estate.
DANBURY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Hillcroft at Danbury, an apartment community located at 10 Clapboard Ridge Road in Danbury. Timberline Real Estate Ventures purchased the 192-unit property from Par Hillcroft for $32.2 million, or just under $168,000 per unit. Completed in 2014, the property features a community room, pool, playground, clubhouse and fitness center. Apartment floor plans feature dining areas and private balconies or patios, with select units offering open living/dining and kitchen floor plans.
MELROSE, MASS. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a vacant 82-bed skilled nursing facility located in the Boston suburb of Melrose for $3.6 million. The property previously operated as Wingate at Melrose. Prior to the sale, and with the approval of the owner, the operator elected to shut down the facility and move all residents to another property to consolidate regional operations. The buyer was a regional hospital system seeking to expand. Steve Thomes was the lead advisor on the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — L+M Development Partners and Nelson Management Group have started construction on two affordable multifamily properties at 1520 and 1530 Story Ave. within the Lafayette Boynton apartment complex in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. Combined the two 13-story buildings will feature 435 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. On-site amenities include a fitness center and a 7,500-square-foot community facility space. Additionally, the project will include two acres of landscaped greenspace with walking paths between the properties, a children’s play area and an outdoor fitness center. Nelson Management Group is undertaking the project through its investment arm Global One Investments.
