Northeast

Alpha Realty Facilitates $14.5M Sale of 37-Unit Apartment Building in Manhattan

by Amy Works November 1, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 530 W. 136th St. in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights section. Steeplechase Design acquired the six-story building from the Bejaktari family for $14.5 million, or $349 per square foot. The 41,520-square-foot building features 37 apartments in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts and a ground-floor retail space occupied by a deli. Glenn Raff and Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the sellers, while Scott Schwartz, also of Alpha, represented the buyer.

November 1, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

TOWN Residential Brokers $7.9M Sale of 24-Unit Apartment Building in Manhattan

by Amy Works November 1, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — TOWN Residential has arranged the sale of a six-story residential building located at 445 W. 36th St. in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. 445 Dev Corp. sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $7.9 million. The 8,214-square-foot property features 24 studio apartments; 22 of which of free market, with rents ranging from $1,700 to $2,250 per month. Tom Brady and Tricia Mader of TOWN Residential represented the seller in the deal.

November 1, 2016

New Jersey Northeast Office

Vision Real Estate, Rubenstein Partners Sells 185,000 SF Office Building in Hanover, New Jersey, for $95M

by Amy Works October 31, 2016

HANOVER, N.J. — Vision Real Estate Partners and Rubenstein Partners has completed the sale of the MetLife Investments Global Headquarters property located at 67 Whippany Road in Hanover. Salus Government Properties acquired the One MetLife Way property for $95 million. Part of the 194-acre Alcatel-Lucent Campus redevelopment, the 14-acre property features a 185,000-square-foot office building that was built to suit for MetLife under a lease agreement. Robert Donnelly, Rob Donnelly Jr., Marc Rosenberg, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel and Brian Whitmer of Cushman & Wakefield represented Vision and Rubenstein in the redevelopment and sale.

October 31, 2016

Loans New Jersey Northeast

CBRE Secures $5M Refinancing for Industrial Warehouse in Jersey City

by Amy Works October 31, 2016

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE has arranged $5 million in refinancing on behalf of Summit Import Corp., a distributor of Asian food imports on the East Coast. Proceeds of the loan will refinance a 120,000-square-foot refrigerated industrial warehouse, located at 100 Summit Place in Jersey City. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Stephen Joseph of CBRE arranged the loan with Atlantic Stewardship Bank.

October 31, 2016

Hospitality New York Northeast

Gene Kaufman Architect Designs 176-Room Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View in Long Island City

by Amy Works October 31, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Developed by Nissim Seliktar and designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View is slated to open in November. Located at 27-45 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City, the 18-story, 74,000-square-foot hotel will feature 176 rooms. The hotel also features W XYZ bar; Re:mix lounge; Re:fuel, a healthy snack bar; Re:charge gym; 1,500 square feet of meeting space; a pool; and a 1,700-square-foot ground-floor terrace.

October 31, 2016

Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Colliers Facilitates 143,000 SF Industrial Lease in Elizabeth, New Jersey

by Amy Works October 31, 2016

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Colliers International has facilitated an industrial lease for Article in Elizabeth. The e-commerce furniture company will occupy 143,000 square feet of industrial space at 201 Bay Ave. Vancouver, Canada-based Article provides modern designer furniture direct to consumers at affordable prices. Mike Markey, Jon Tresser and Andrew Lord of Colliers represented the tenant, while Ernie Christoph and Charlie Reese served as in-house representation for the landlord, Hartz Mountain Industries, in the deal.

October 31, 2016

New York Northeast Retail

Stalco Construction Completes 5,000 SF Expansion, Renovation in Holtsville, N.Y.

by Amy Works October 31, 2016

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. — Stalco Construction, as construction manager, has completed the expansion and renovation of H.O. Penn’s parts and service departments and retail area at the company’s 42,000-square-foot building, located at 660 Union Ave. in Holtsville. The scope of the 5,000-square-foot project included relocating the entrance of the retail and parts departments, updating the reception lobby, the demolition of preexisting offices and retail area and the installation of a new storefront-type entrance, retail section, customer support counter and a new office for the department manager. Additionally, the renovated sales floor features seven desks for sales staff and a private manager’s office. The project team included Rosebery Architectural Studio, The Maude Group, 2 Gang Electric and KK Signs.

October 31, 2016

Loans New York Northeast Office Retail

Himmel + Meringoff Properties, The Swig Company Receive $200M in Financing for 8 Times Square

by Amy Works October 28, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Himmel + Meringoff Properties and The Swig Company have received a $200 million mortgage loan for the refinancing of 8 Times Square, a 220,000-square-foot office and retail property located at 1460 Broadway in New York City. The loan was provided by Citigroup. The 16-story property offers 185,000 square feet of office space and 35,000 square feet of retail space. Current tenants of the property include WeWork and Foot Locker. Robert Sorin, Julianne Befeler, Chad Sandler and Jason Robinson of Fried Frank acted as counsel to the companies in the transaction.

October 28, 2016

Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

Gebroe-Hammer Associates Arranges $18.5M Sale of Multifamily Property in East Newark, New Jersey

by Amy Works October 28, 2016

EAST NEWARK, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of St. George Harrison Apartments, a multifamily property located at 400 Passaic Ave. in East Newark. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 60-unit property for $18.5 million. Built in 2013, the four-story property features 24 one-bedroom units and 36 two-bedroom units. The units feature modern open kitchens with stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, in-unit washer/dryers, central heat/air conditioning and private terraces. Community amenities include controlled access, a resident lounge, private fitness center, landscaped terrace and a heated on-site parking garage. Nicholas Nicolau of Gebroe-Hammer Associates arranged the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

October 28, 2016

Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Hollwich Kushner Opens Innovation Center at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

by Amy Works October 28, 2016

PHILADELPHIA — Hollwich Kushner, serving as architect, has opened Pennovation Center, the centerpiece of the new 23-acre development at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia dedicated to innovation. The 69,314-square-foot project transformed a 20th century paint factory. The project team includes KSS Architects, Land Collective, Bruce Mau Design, Ballinger, Atelier Ten, Pennoni Associates, Focus Lighting and Hunter Roberts.

October 28, 2016

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