NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of a five-building multifamily portfolio in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 214-unit portfolio for $35.8 million. Totaling 194,944 square feet, the buildings are located at 2489 Morris Ave., 1225 Sherman Ave., 2101 and 2499 Grand Ave. and 1900 Grand Course. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Pyramid Companies, owners of Destiny USA, has partnered with Hilton to open Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse – Destiny USA as the first hotel within the 2.4 million-square-foot shopping complex in Syracuse. The $48 million hotel will feature Embassy Suites’ Design Option III, a concept that allows developers the flexibility to customize a property’s design while remaining true to the brand’s pillars. Additionally, the all-suites hotel will feature an on-site restaurant and pool. Upon completion in fall 2017, the hotel will be operated by Aimbridge Hospitality. The project was financed by a M&T Bank, Berkshire Bank and Tompkins Trust Co.
FOREST HILLS, N.Y. — Knighthead Funding has provided a $27 million first mortgage construction loan to Paraag Sarva for the development of a mixed-use apartment building in Forest Hills. The loan is structured with a 36-month term, a prime-based floating rate and interest-only payments. Slated for completion in 2018, the development will feature 27 one-bedroom units and 19 two-bedroom units, with an average unit size of 975 square feet. Additionally, the property will feature 8,282 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 23-car subterranean parking garage.
NEW YORK CITY — Rockrose Development has received a $65 million mortgage refinance loan for a residential rental building located at 100 Jane St. in Manhattan’s West Village. Andrew Singer and Kathleen McSharry of The Singer & Bassuk Organization arranged the financing, which was provided by Wells Fargo. Acquired in 1981, the nine-story building features 123,646 square feet, 148 residential units, a fitness center, roof deck and landscaped interior courtyard.
WINDHAM, CONN. — Greystone has provided a $36 million Fannie Mae DUS loan to refinance Colonial Townhouse Apartments in Windham. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone and Shaya Ackerman of Meridian Capital originated the loan for the borrower, Colonial BT LLC. The non-recourse loan carries a 10-year fixed term with the first three years as interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 444-unit property is 95.9 percent occupied.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of a four-building retail portfolio in the Homecrest neighborhood of Brooklyn. Embkay by Select LLC sold the contiguous buildings to 325 Realty Inc. for $12.1 million. The 19,300-square-foot portfolio comprises 1805-1811, 1815 and 1817 Avenue U and 2073-2075 E. 18th St. Michael Guttman of Rosewood Realty represented the seller, while Guttman and Jacob Setton, also of Rosewood Realty, represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $10.3 million acquisition loan on behalf of ABJ Properties for its $16 million purchase of a multifamily portfolio in Harlem. The six-building portfolio comprises 82 apartments and six retail spaces. The properties are located at 53-55 W. 130th St., 165 W. 122nd St., 56 W. 127th St., 2401 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., and 342 and 346 Lenox Ave. Meir Kessner and Ira Zlotowitz of Eastern Union Funding secured the loan, which was provided by Customers Bank.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management, as developer, has opened a Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites, located at 538 W. 58th St. in New York City. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, the 85,000-square-foot hotel features 226 rooms in two seemingly separate structures — an 18-story tower and an adjoining 10-story building, which are recessed from the street at different depths. The hotel features a below-grade ground floor and lobby, an office center, fitness center, breakfast bar and a sunken entryway with a 2,300-square-foot landscaped plaza.
GLASTONBURY, CONN. — Rouse Properties has acquired The Shops at Somerset Square, a lifestyle retail center located in Glastonbury. The HB Nitkin Group sold the property for $42 million. The 115,000-square-foot center is occupied by Francesca’s, Victoria’s Secret, White House Black Market, Chinos, Talbots, Chipotle, Starbucks Coffee, Lux, Bond & Green Jewelers, Max Fish and Max Amore. Additionally, the center features office and medical space.
WALTHAM, VT. — Development partners Addison County Community Trust and Cathedral Square Corp. have redeveloped a formerly unoccupied manufactured home park in Waltham into McKnight Lane, Vermont’s first net-zero affordable housing community. The $3.6 million community features 15 net-zero energy homes configured into seven duplexes with 12 two-bedroom layouts and two three-bedroom layouts. The homes are available for households with incomes at or below 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. The homes incorporate the latest in energy-efficiency design and technology, including a high-performance building envelope, cold climate heat pumps and a state-of-the-art ventilation system. Additionally, each home is designed to have its total energy usage, including heating, cooling, domestic hot water, appliances and plug demands, met by a 6 kW roof-mounted solar photovoltaic array, and each home features a 6 kWh AC sonnen smart solar energy system for backup power.
