NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged the sale of a four-building multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based J.Wasser & Co. acquired the portfolio from West 36 RS LLC for $3.5 million, or $185 per square foot. Totaling 18,960 square feet and 24 residential units, the properties are located at 2832, 2836, 2844 and 2850 W. 36th St. Steven Westreich of Westbridge Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is considering terminating its planned acquisition by Marriott in light of a new offer from a Chinese-led joint venture. Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group is leading the new offer of $13.2 billion, which includes investment from J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited. The joint venture is collectively known as Anbang Consortium. Starwood, which is based in Stamford, said that the Anbang bid is a superior proposal to the price tag that Marriott agreed to pay in November. Marriott’s cash-and-stock proposal was valued at $68.06 per share, or $13.06 billion as of Thursday’s closing price, according to The Wall Street Journal. Anbang Consortium would pay $78 per share, an increase from the $76 per share proposal it made on March 10. Click here to read the details on the initial Marriott offer. Marriott has until March 28 to make a counter offer to Starwood, and has stated that it “continues to believe that a combination of Marriott and Starwood is the best course for both companies and offers the best value to Starwood shareholders.” Under the terms of the original merger agreement, Starwood, which owns the Westin, St. Regis, Sheraton and W hotel …
NEW YORK CITY — The Howard Hughes Corp. has completed the sale of a development site located at 80 South St. in Lower Manhattan. China Oceanwide Holdings acquired the 42,694-square-foot lot for $390 million. Adjacent to the revitalized Seaport District, the site is capable of supporting 817,784 square feet of fully entitled development rights. The newly repositioned Seaport District will encompass seven buildings on several city blocks totaling more than 365,000 square feet of dining, shopping, entertainment and cultural event space.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners is developing Bridge Point South Brunswick Manor, a speculative industrial distribution facility in South Brunswick. Situated on 35 acres, the 488,800-square-foot facility will feature 36-foot clear ceiling heights; 98 truck dock positions; two drive-in doors; an ESFR fire protection sprinkler system; and 800-amp, 277/480-volt electrical service. Additionally, the property will feature a parking lot with 100 spaces for cars and 85 spaces for trailers. Premier Design + Build is serving as general contractor for the building, which is slated for delivery in third quarter 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a vacant building located at 216 Bowery in Manhattan. The 25-foot wide, 4,900-square-foot property sold for $13 million, or $2,653 per square foot. The property is located within the Little Italy Special District and is a short walk to multiple subway lines, including the J and Z at Bowery and Delancey Street, the 6 at Spring and Lafayette streets, the F at Second Avenue and East Houston, and the N and R at Broadway and Prince Street. Adelaide Polsinelli of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, an owner-user, and the seller, an out-of-state owner-user, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of two buildings, located at 706-764 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Agmine Corp. acquired the assets, which are located on the same tax lot, for $11 million, or $709 per square foot. 764 Manhattan Avenue is a mixed-use building offering four retail units and nine residential units, and 760 Manhattan Avenue features two stories of commercial space, with RadioShack occupying the ground-floor unit. Combined, the properties offer 15,500 square feet of commercial and residential space. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the Hazelwood family, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an office building located at 2571 E. 17th St. in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay section. Vasco Ventures acquired the asset from a local investor for $3.4 million. The three-story 13,014-square-foot building was vacant at the time of sale. Erik Yankelovich of GFI Realty Services represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Tabula Rasa HealthCare has signed a lease for 74,565 square feet of office space at Moorestown Corporate Center on Route 38 in Moorestown. The healthcare technology company provides specific, data-driven technology and solutions for healthcare organizations. The three-building, 223,000-square-foot office park is owned by Keystone Property Group. Brian Saggiomo of CBRE represented the tenant, while Scott Paymer provided in-house representation for the landlord in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Westbrook Partners and RXR Realty has received $162 million in first mortgage financing for the conversion of Hall Street Complex, a 10-building, 665,000-square-foot mixed-use complex in Brooklyn. Michael Tepedino, Steven Klein and Christopher Peck of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan through Starwood Property Trust Inc. for the borrower. The loan proceeds were used to acquire the property and will fund the repositioning of the asset into a creative loft office property. Located across the street from Brooklyn Navy Yard, Hall Street Complex features an exposed brick-and-mortar industrial design, 14-foot ceilings, expansive window lines, large and flexible 4,500-square-foot to 28,000-square-foot floor plates and Manhattan skyline views.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — Paredim Partners, in partnership with LEM Capital, has acquired Eaves Trumbull Apartments, an apartment community located in Trumbull, for $70.2 million. Situated on 38 acres, the multifamily community features 340 apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and an 11,000-square-foot clubhouse with a pool, indoor basketball and racquet courts. The seller was Avalon Bay Communities. Paredim Partners is an owner-operator of multifamily residential properties in the Northeast, specializing in the Connecticut marketplace.