NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired a retail co-op located at 125 Greene St. in Soho for $12.6 million. Featuring more than 3,400 square feet of space, the property is occupied by Kisan, a French fashion boutique. The name of the seller was not released.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Silbert Realty & Management Co. (SRM) has arranged the sale of a development site located at 401 Central Ave. in East Rutherford. A New Jersey-based real estate development group acquired the proposed 90,000-square-foot industrial/flex/office site from an undisclosed seller for an unreleased price. Situated on approximately 5 acres, the property is zoned for industrial and served by city utilities. The existing 137,000-square-foot structure features 26,000 square feet of office space, overhead doors and tail board loading. Wayne Kasbar of SRM represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction.
NEW CASTLE, DEL. — Harvey, Hanna & Associates (HHA) has added Quebec, Canada-based Anchor Plastics Ltd. to Twin Spans Business Park in New Castle. Anchor Plastics recently opened its latest North American facility by leasing 20,500 square feet of warehouse and office space at 500 Ships Landing Way in Twins Spans Business Park. Anchor Plastics is a manufacturer of plastic containers and customizable products for commercial customers. Situated on 135 acres, Twin Spans Business Park features 1.85 million square feet of Class A commercial warehouse space along the Delaware River. Jamie Vari of JLL represented Anchor Plastics in the lease transaction. HHA owns and manages the business park.
Fairfield County, Connecticut, which has traditionally been home to many multi-national financial tenants, is transitioning to become one of the most diverse business environments in the region and attracting some of the biggest names from the TAMI (technology, advertising, media and information), creative, engineering and corporate arenas. This shift in the fabric of the business community may be attributed to major investments made by a number of owners to improve and reposition their office properties to meet the demands of this new type of tenant. Owners are virtually creating new tenant experiences in their buildings, with office space boasting technological efficiencies and tenant amenities designed to support a balance between professional and personal needs. The “if you build, he will come,” quote made famous in the movie Field of Dreams is certainly apropos when looking at the trend of newly renovated properties attracting some of the best tenants in the market. A perfect example is the success at Merritt 7, a six-building, 1.4 million-square-foot office complex that recently completed more than 600,000 square feet of new leases — including a recent 133,000-square-foot lease by Datto Inc., one of the fastest- growing information technology firms in the world for its global …
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a multifamily loft building located at 65 Bogart St. on the East Williamsburg/Bushwick border of Brooklyn. Acuity Capital Partners sold the property to Sugar Hill Capital Partners for $39.5 million, or $742 per square foot. The converted multifamily loft building totals more than 50,000 square feet and features 51 apartment units. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren and Dan Marks of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Holdings has closed on $30 million in refinancing for 5-9 Union Square West, a mixed-use building in New York City’s Union Square. The eight-story, 105,000-square-foot building is currently over 93 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Staples and Rockwell Architecture Design. Provided by Amalgamated Bank, the new loan features a seven-year term with a fixed interest rate of 3.13 percent and five years of interest-only payments.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 333-335 Carroll St. in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens neighborhood. 333 Carroll Condominium LLC sold the newly redeveloped Class A building to an undisclosed buyer for $27.2 million. Built in 1931 as a warehouse loft building, the property was redeveloped into residences in 2014. The five-story property features 30 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Apartments feature open layouts, 10-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, reclaimed wood, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances, open-island kitchens and oversized windows. On-site amenities include a rooftop deck, a fully-furnished lounge with TV and pool table, fitness center and below-grade parking. Andrew Scandalios, Jeff Julien and Rob Hinckley of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Binswanger has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located on 2.5 acres at 83 Water St. in New Haven. Amerco Real Estate Co. acquired the 156,000-square-foot property from C. Cowles & Co. for $6 million. The buyer plans to develop the facility for a combination of self-storage and vehicle rentals under the U-Haul brand. The five-story building features more than 100 surface parking spaces, original wood flooring, exposed brick and stone, and large perimeter windows, which Amerco plans to preserve. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger represented the seller in the transaction.
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — The S. Hekemian Group has developed ES4, a retail and office building on located at 10 Sterling Blvd. in Englewood. The four-story, 46,000-square-foot building is currently 95 percent leased to Panera Bread, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Verizon, Fusion Academy, Sherman Group and the New Jersey office of The S. Hekemian Group. The property is managed and leased by Silbert Realty & Management Co. Spanning 21 acres, the overall development plan calls for a second phase, including a 180-room hotel and 195 apartment units.
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired a 9.9 percent interest in New York-based office/retail REIT Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) for $622 million. QIA purchased 29.6 million newly issued Class A common shares of ESRT at $21 per share. The interest was acquired on a fully diluted basis, which is currently 19.4 percent ownership of Class A shares. Darcy Stacom of CBRE Group introduced QIA to ESRT. Goldman Sachs and Eastdil Secured acted as financial advisors. Goodwin Procter, Proskauer Rose and Clifford Chance U.S. acted as counsel. White & Case acted as QIA’s legal counsel. Empire State Realty Trust owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties across New York City, including the Empire State Building. The company’s office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, consisting of 9.4 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties and 720,000 rentable square feet of retail. ESRT’s stock price closed at $20.52 per share on Tuesday, Aug. 23, up from $16.41 one year ago. The State of Qatar founded Qatar Investment Authority in 2005 to strengthen the country’s economy by diversifying into new asset classes. QIA is headquartered in Doha …