NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — HFF has facilitated the sale of La Rochelle, a 25-story luxury apartment building located at 255 Huguenot St. in New Rochelle. Boston-based DSF Group acquired the 412-unit property from 255 Huguenot Street Corp. for $148.5 million. The property features 43 studios, 142 one-bedroom, 185 two-bedroom and 42 three-bedroom units, including loft-style apartments and penthouse suites. Additionally, the building features 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 422-space parking garage and rights for the development of an additional 40-story residential tower. On-site amenities include an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck, clubroom with fireplace, conference room, state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga room and a landscaped courtyard with grilling area. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Urban Edge Properties has entered into a $43.7 million contract to acquire Hudson Mall, a retail center located in Jersey City. Developed in 1966, the 383,000-square-foot property is occupied by Marshalls, Toys R Us, Staples and Old Navy, among other retailers. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017 and includes the assumption of a $23.8 million, 5.07 percent mortgage maturing in 2023. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $30 million in financing for the refinance of an office property located at 264-268 W. 40th St. in Manhattan’s Garment District. The 10-year loan, provided by a national balance sheet lender, features a competitive fixed rate of 3.5 percent. Avi Weinstock, Josh Rhine and Luke Hingson of Meridian secured the financing for the borrower, Renaissance Properties. The 20-story, 120,000-square-foot office building is occupied by 40 tenants, including two restaurants as retail tenants.
BOSTON — Related Beal has topped off Parcel 1B, a residential, retail and hospitality development in downtown Boston. Designed by CBT Architects, the 484,000-square-foot property will feature 239 affordable and workforce apartment units, 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space, 220 parking spaces and a Courtyard by Marriott. Operated by Turnberry Associates, the 220-room hotel will feature 2,500 square feet of meeting space. Situated within Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle, the property is located in close proximity to public transportation.
MANCHESTER, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 2111 Route 37 West in Manchester. A limited liability company acquired the 9,790-square-foot property for $1.6 million. Known as GreenTree at Manchester, the property comprises a two-tenant, two-building retail center with a ground lease to STS and a lease to Spirits Express. David Thurston and Charles Loccisano of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer in the deal.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Closes $725M Acquisition of One Kendall Square in Cambridge
by Amy Works
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Alexandria Real Estate Equities has closed its acquisition of One Kendall Square in Cambridge. The company acquired the office and lab space property for $725 million from an undisclosed seller. The campus includes seven buildings with a total of almost 645,000 square feet of rentable office, lab and retail space.
Rosewood Realty Facilitates $42M Acquisition of Affordable Housing Complex in the Bronx
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the acquisition of Noonan Plaza, an affordable housing complex located at 105 W. 168th St. in the South Bronx’s Highbridge neighborhood. Spencer Equity acquired the property for $42 million. The seven-story, 335,000-square-foot asset features 283 residential units and eight retail units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and the seller, Joel Leder (Noonan Plaza LLC), in the transaction.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Waramaug LS Hotels has purchased the Holiday Inn Express Hauppauge Long Island in Hauppauge for an undisclosed price. Opened in 2001, the seven-story, 133-room hotel recently underwent a comprehensive renovation that upgraded the entire property to latest brand standards. The hotel features an indoor swimming pool, business center, fitness center, sundry shop, complimentary breakfast, free high-speed wireless internet and two meeting rooms. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding has secured a $15 million non-recourse loan to refinance an office building located at 201 Edward Curry Ave. in Staten Island. The borrower, Addwel LLC, occupies 40 percent of the three-story, 82,528-square-foot office building. Additional tenants include ADCO Electric, IDB Bank, TCE Insurance Services and Vaslas Lepowsky Hauss & Danke. Meir Kessner of Eastern Union Funding arranged the financing, which was provided by Bethpage Federal Credit Union.
Fischer Commercial Real Estate Brokers $1.1M Sale of Retail Property in Norwalk, Connecticut
by Amy Works
NORWALK, CONN. — Fischer Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 233 E. Ave. in East Norwalk. An entity that owns and operates laundromats acquired the property for $1.1 million. The buyer plans to convert the 7,450-square-foot property into a state-of-the-art laundromat. Alan Fischer of Fischer Commercial Real Estate Inc. represented the seller and procured the buyer.