NEW YORK CITY — Shutterstock has expanded its lease at the Empire State Building for an additional 25,300 square feet. The global provider of commercial imagery and music will now occupy 105,300 square feet at the building. The company’s headquarters has occupied 80,000 square feet at the building since 2013. Additional tenants at the Empire State Building are LinkedIn, Bulova, Coty, Global Brands Group, HNTB, Expedia, Skanska and Media General Digital. Paul Ippolito of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant, while Ryan Kass, Fred Posniak and Shane Ursini provided in-house representation for the landlord, Empire State Realty Trust Inc., in the transaction.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Elliot Hospital has selected Bedford, N.H.-based Eckman Construction for the renovation of its emergency department and the creation of a new Rapid Triage and Treatment (RTT) unit in Manchester. The project will include renovation to the check-in, waiting room, and clinical areas to create the new RTT treatment spaces. Boston-based MorrisSwitzer is providing architectural services for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Sugar Hill Capital Partners has acquired a four-building multifamily portfolio located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Benjamin Hadar and Leonard Solomon of Upwest Co. sold the properties for $65 million, or $1,050 per square foot. Located at 471-476 Central Park West, the properties feature a total of 125 apartments, most of which are rent-regulated units. Additionally, the portfolio site allows for the development of a 92,000-square-foot structure, with an additional 30,000 square feet in air rights. Lazer Sternhall and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $35 million in permanent financing for a multifamily property located in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. The borrower is Woods Management. The 10-year loan, which was provided by a local balance sheet lender, features a 3.5 percent fixed rate and interest-only payment for the full term. Located at 200 E. 15th St., the property features 213 residential units and 11,900 square feet of commercial space. Avi Weinstock and Michael Farkovits of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the financing.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — RSR EB-5 Regional Centers (RSR), an affiliate of Switzenbaum & Associates, has funded a $15.5 million loan for the financing of a ground-up construction mixed-use property in State College, through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) EB-5 immigrant investor program. The interest-only loan is in conjunction with a $26.5 million senior construction loan from Fulton Bank, which provided the remainder of the required debt for the project. Originally structured for 30 investors, the project opened an additional spot due to increased demand. While USCIS requirements for EB-5 stipulate that a minimum of 10 new jobs must be created for every investor, this project’s construction and operation will create an estimated 521 jobs. The borrower, Fraser Partners, an affiliate of Real Estate Capital Management and Brickbox Enterprises, will use the funds to construct The Fraser Centre, a 265,000-square-foot mixed-use project on the crest of Pennsylvania State University’s main campus. Slated for completion this fall, the development will feature 50,000 square feet of retail space, a 165-room Hyatt Place Hotel and 26 residential condominiums.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Integrated Builders has completed the exterior renovation of a 51,502-square-foot flex office building, located at 205 Burlington Road in Bedford, on behalf of Calare Properties. The renovation plan included enhancements to the existing façade through the demolition and reconstruction of two exterior canopies and renovation of the two current entryways. Additionally, Integrated replaced walkways, repainted doors and window frames and installed exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS) to provide an insulated, water-resistant, finished surface in an integrated composite material system. Architectural design firm ci design inc. provided architectural services for the project.
MONTVALE, N.J. — Englewood Cliffs, N.J.-based Deerwood Real Estate Capital has closed a $9 million non-recourse bridge loan on a multi-tenant office building, located at 50 Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale. The 100,000-square-foot office building was acquired by the borrower, a private investor group, from C-III, on behalf of US Bank, as a foreclosure. Yaakov Leiser of Deerwood negotiated the financing, which was provided by a regional bridge lender.
MANVILLE, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $28 million in financing for Marketplace at Manville, a shopping center located in Manville. The 15-year loan has a 30-year amortization schedule and a 3.8 percent interest rate. The 294,141-square-foot retail center is occupied by Walmart Supercenter, Reading Cinemas, Dollar Zone, Retro Fitness, GNC, McDonalds, Sleepy’s and Great Clips. Constructed in 1999, the property is managed by Purchase, N.Y.-based National Realty & Development Corp. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim Mortgage secured the financing, which was placed with AG Life.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers International Capital Markets has arranged $24 million of debt for the acquisition and redevelopment of a former West Philadelphia High School, located at 4700 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. The 442,000-square-foot building will be converted into a 298-unit multifamily property. The three-year adjustable loan is interest only at LIBOR plus 3.75 percent and was done as a Section 47 Historic Tax Credit transaction. Kristopher Wood and John Banas of Colliers arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a development site located at 431 Carroll St. in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Alloy Development purchased the property from MCP President Street LLC, managed by EcoRise Development, for $2.7 million, or $338 per buildable square foot, in an all-cash transaction. Situated in an M1-2 zoning district, the site allows for approximately 8,200 buildable square feet and offers 50 feet of frontage along Nevins Street and 82 feet of frontage along Carroll Street. The buyer plans to develop the corner site into an office building. Winfield Clifford and Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.