MANCHESTER, N.H. — Brady Sullivan Properties, in partnership with the Anagnost Companies, has acquired three mixed-use properties in Manchester for $4.2 million. The properties include 75, 85 and 95 Faltin Drive, which were part of the former Osram Sylvania complex. The three assets offer more than 51,000 square feet of office, warehouse and flex space. Building 1 includes 18,625 of office and warehouse space; building 2 consists of 15,405 square feet of office and warehouse space with loading docks; and building 3 is a 17,605-square-foot warehouse property with 10 loading docks and 16-foot high ceilings. Charles Panasis of Brady Sullivan Properties negotiated the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 161 E. 96th St. in Manhattan. Encore Manhattan LLC acquired the 9,160-square-foot property from a private investor for $6.5 million. The five-story building features 19 large studio apartments. Additionally, the property offers significant future development potential as R104 zoning providing approximately 25,230 buildable square feet as-of-right, or 16,070 square feet of air rights over the existing structure. Michael Tortorici, Howard Raber, Shimon Shkury, Victor Sozio and Matthew Gillis of Ariel Properties Advisors represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
PARAMUS, N.J. — A partnership between Advance Realty and Invesco Real Estate has acquired a four-property, 244,000-square-foot retail portfolio located on Route 17 in Paramus for an undisclosed price. Three of the buildings are situated at 289-315 Route 17 South, while the fourth property is located at 60 Route 17 North. The assets on Route 17 South feature two standalone buildings that are occupied by PGA Tour Superstore and P.C. Richard & Son, while the third property is an older 72,184-square-foot office building that the buyer plans to redevelop. The 60 Route 17 North property is a 74,900-square-foot power center featuring a variety of tenants, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, PetSmart and a 25,000-square-foot Staples store that will be re-tenanted. Christopher Bellapianta of Advance Realty led the joint venture partnership in the acquisition. The name of the seller was not released.
PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Modell’s Sporting Goods has acquired three new locations in major cities on the East Coast. The company has acquired 1608 Walnut St. in Philadelphia, 480 Boylston St. in Boston and 715 Seventh St. NW in Washington, D.C., from City Sports for an undisclosed price. Modell’s Sporting Goods will transition the three locations, ranging from 7,500 square feet to 9,000 square feet, from City Sports retailers in early 2016. The acquisition of these locations brings Modell’s total store count to 160 locations in 10 states.
HANOVER, N.J. — Vision Real Estate Partners (VREP) and Rubenstein Partners are ahead of schedule and on budget for the construction of the MetLife Investments Global Headquarters at 67 Whippany Road in Hanover. The 185,000-square-foot, build-to-suit facility is situated adjacent to Bayer Healthcare’s East Coast headquarters. Designed to achieve LEED certification, the facility features an open floor plan with collaborative workspaces, breakout rooms, conference facilities, food court with indoor and outdoor seating, café, fitness center and ample parking. VREP and Rubenstein purchased the site, a former Alcatel-Lucent Campus, in 2010. The MetLife building anchors the redevelopment’s 100-acre South Campus component, with remaining 94 acres housing the 675,000-square-foot Bayer Healthcare facility.
NEW YORK CITY — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and The Durst Organization have announced that One World Trade Center is ending the year by reaching a major milestone of leasing 2 million square feet of Class A office space. The 1,776-foot tall tower reached this milestone with the signing of two new leases for pre-built space on the property’s 84th floor: a 12,000-square-foot transaction with SHVO, an international developer of luxury residential, hospitality and mixed-use projects; and a 10,000-square-foot lease with Juno Lab, a sharing economy venture. One World Trade Center now includes a roster of 24 tenants in a variety of business sectors, including media, technology, financial services and advertising. The landlord, The Durst Organization, was represented in-house by Karen Kuznick, along with Tara Stacom, Justin Royce, Barry Zeller, Connor Daugstrup and Peter Trivelas of Cushman & Wakefield. Elliott Warren of the Kaufman Organization represented Juno Lab in the transaction, while SHVO was represented in-house.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has arranged $5 million in permanent financing for a mixed-use property located in the Chinatown section of New York City. The 20-unit property features four retail units and 16 apartments. The borrower, a large not-for-profit, plans to renovate and re-tenant the retail portion of the property. Daniel Hilpert of Equicap negotiated the five-year loan at a 3.25 percent interest rate.
In what was the most dynamic quarter since the dot-com boom in 2000, tenants in Greater Boston absorbed 2 million square feet of office space in the second quarter of 2015. The activity was driven by a number of high-profile construction completions throughout both the urban and suburban areas of the market. The Boston CBD experienced its ninth straight strong quarter with 861,000 square feet absorbed. Notably the activity occurred mostly outside of the boundaries of the “Big 3” Boston submarkets of Back Bay, Seaport District and Financial District (though the latter did absorb 290,000 square feet in its own right). North Station saw a major bump in occupancy with the completion of Converse’s 230,000-square-foot headquarters, causing the submarket’s largest quarterly absorption number on record. Move-ins by Sonos and Safari Books Online added 200,000 square feet of absorption in Midtown, where vacancy has dropped to nearly half of what it was a year ago after State Street’s departure. And development continues at Boston Landing, where the 245,000-square-foot second phase is currently under construction and is already partially pre-leased to the Boston Bruins. Space continues to be scarce in Cambridge, where vacancy is just 5.8 percent and availability is at an …
PATERSON, N.J. — Greentree Development Group has broken ground for Vistas at Great Falls, an apartment complex located at on Jasper Drive in the Great Falls section of Paterson. Slated to open summer 2016, Vistas at Great Falls will feature 156 one-, two- and three-bedroom market-rate apartments spread across 13 buildings. The gated community will also feature a clubhouse with flex space and a fitness center. The property will be situated within the Great Falls Redevelopment Area which includes the revitalization of Hinchcliffe Stadium, a park, restaurants, an outdoor amphitheater and riverside walking paths.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hanover, Mass.-based Linchris Hotel Corp. has acquired Hotel Providence, an 80-room boutique hotel in Providence, for an undisclosed price. Located at 139 Mathewson St., the hotel was originally built in 1882 and is listed on the National Register for Historic Places. The new ownership plans to reposition the hotel’s 96-seat restaurant in January when restaurateurs Alethia and Massimiliano Mariotta transform the restaurant into a chef-drive European brasserie concept. A recipient of AAA’s Four Diamond Award for 10 consecutive years, the hotel features more than 5,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a tented rooftop and courtyard.