Northeast

Red Apple, Mc Gowan Complete Construction at The Margo in Brooklyn

by Jaime Lackey September 22, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Red Apple Group and Mc Gowan have completed construction at The Margo, a 15-story, mixed-use building featuring 228 apartments and ground-floor retail space at 180 Myrtle Avenue in downtown Brooklyn. Construction management firm Mc Gowan oversaw construction of the 250,000-square-foot building for developer Red Apple Group. Dattner Architects designed the property. Features include south-facing gardens and terraces, an exercise room, playroom and lounge. More than 10,600 square feet of commercial space anchors the first floor, along with a community area. Additionally, the building has approximately 133 ground-floor parking spaces with the capacity to increase available parking through the use of stackers. The building also features a 114-space bicycle room. Tenants began moving into the building in early September.

September 22, 2016

Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Stubblebine/CORFAC Handles 163,000 SF Lease in Massachusetts Build-to-Suit Project

by Jaime Lackey September 22, 2016

WEST BOYLSTON, MASS. — The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International has arranged a 163,000-square-foot lease at 70 Hartwell Street West Boylston for Curtis Industries, which produces tractors and mowers, as well as recreation and work vehicles. David and James Stubblebine, Al Ringuette, and Rob Stave of The Stubblebine Company represented landlord D & S Realty LLP in the transaction and procured the tenant. The transaction included an existing 53,000-square-foot building and an addition of 110,000 square feet of 24-foot clear high bay distribution space. The expansion will be completed in July 2017.

September 22, 2016

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Meridian Capital Group Arranges $34 Million Acquisition Loan for Brooklyn Multifamily Property

by Jaime Lackey September 22, 2016

NEW YORK CITY— Meridian Capital Group has arranged $34 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of a multifamily property with retail and parking, located at the intersection of the Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill and Williamsburg neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The six-story property, located at 756 Myrtle Avenue, comprises 72 units; 17,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, partially occupied by Duane Reade; and a 48-car parking garage. Sam Shifer of Meridian negotiated the five-year loan, which provided by a regional balance sheet lender and features a fixed-rate of 3.25 percent as well as an interest-only component.

September 22, 2016

New York Northeast Office

HFF Brokers $8 Million Sale of Two Hudson Valley Office Buildings

by Jaime Lackey September 22, 2016

MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged the $8 million sale of two adjacent buildings totaling 68,831 square feet in the Hudson Valley community of Middletown. The two properties, 100 and 110 Crystal Run Road, are located in the healthcare-focused district of Middletown near the recently completed Orange Regional Medical Center. They offer immediate access to Interstate 84 as well as close proximity to Route 17, Interstate 87 and the Port Jervis Line, a commuter rail line offering access to Manhattan. The 43,518-square-foot 100 Crystal Run Road is fully leased to law, consulting and healthcare companies, including DaVita Dialysis Center and Cornerstone Environmental Group, while the 24,380-square-foot 110 Crystal Run Road is 95 percent leased. Tenants include Orange Regional Medical Center and Prime Time Early Learning Center. Rob Hinckley, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver, and Jose Cruz of HFF represented the undisclosed seller.

September 22, 2016

New York Northeast Office

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges 68,000 SF Sublease for U.S. Bank at Three Bryant Park

by Jaime Lackey September 22, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States, is relocating its New York City headquarters from 461 Fifth Avenue to Three Bryant Park. Cushman & Wakefield has closed a 68,000-square-foot, multi-level sublease with U.S. Bank at the property, which is owned by the Ivanhoé Cambridge/Callahan partnership. U.S. Bank is subleasing the space from MetLife. Bruce Mosler, John Cefaly, Ethan Silverstein, and Peyton Horn of Cushman & Wakefield represented MetLife in the transaction. U.S. Bank was represented by Michael Burlant, Dale Schlather, Jon Herman and Greg Herman of Cushman & Wakefield. Three floors of Midtown Manhattan office space remain available for sublease at the property.

September 22, 2016

Connecticut Loans Northeast Office

NGKF Handles $36.25 Million Financing of 124,668 SF Office Building in Greenwich, Connecticut

by Jaime Lackey September 21, 2016

GREENWICH, CONN. — NGKF Capital Markets has arranged $36.25 million in financing for 500 West Putnam Avenue, a 124,668-square-foot Class A office building in Greenwich, for Connecticut investment group 500 WPA LLC. Jordan Roeschlaub, Daniel Fromm and Steve Sperandio of NGKF led the team that arranged and structured a floating-rate loan that provides a three-year initial term and two one-year extension options. The loan proceeds were used to fund the acquisition of the property from SL Green and execute the sponsor’s business plan for the property, which was 54 percent occupied at closing.

September 21, 2016

Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Greysteel Brokers the $2.9 Million Sale of the Cliveden Apartments in Philadelphia

by Jaime Lackey September 21, 2016

PHILADELPHIA — Greysteel, a national commercial real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of the Cliveden Apartments in Philadelphia’s Mount Airy neighborhood to a private local owner on behalf of Wexford Property Management for $2.9 million. The property, located at 4549 East Cliveden Street, was constructed in 1925 and totals 40 units. Amenities include laundry facilities and elevator service, with most units featuring hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, and updated kitchens and bathrooms. Ari Firoozabadi and Caleb Brown of Greysteel arranged the transaction.

September 21, 2016

Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast

NorthMarq Capital Arranges $1.5 Million Refinance for NYC Mixed-Use Building

by Jaime Lackey September 21, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $1.5 million refinance for a mixed-use property comprising 15 residential units and one retail unit located at 340 East 86th Street in New York City. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term with five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through NorthMarq’s relationship with a regional bank.

September 21, 2016

Multifamily New York Northeast

Developers Plan Dual 30-Story Multifamily Towers in SoHo

by Jeff Shaw September 21, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Development partners Bizzi & Partners Development, Aronov Development and Halpern Real Estate Ventures have begun accepting pre-sales for 565 Broome SoHo, a 290-foot, 115-unit, dual-tower multifamily building under development in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. The project marks the first New York City residential project for the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. Douglas Elliman Development Marketing is overseeing the marketing and sales. Parisian firm RDAI is designing the interiors. 565 Broome SoHo’s two-tower design will offer 360-degree views of the Hudson River, historic SoHo, midtown Manhattan, Tribeca and the World Trade Center. Amenities at the property include a saltwater pool and private driveway entrance.

September 21, 2016

Industrial Market Reports New Hampshire Northeast Northeast Market Reports

Landlords Have the Advantage in the New Hampshire Seacoast Industrial Market

by Jaime Lackey September 21, 2016

Driven by strong leasing activity, the New Hampshire Seacoast industrial market now has a limited supply of available options. The overall Seacoast vacancy rate is currently 5.6 percent. Compare that to the end of 2010, when vacancy in the market hit 12.9 percent. Narrowing the focus to the Portsmouth industrial market (excluding the Pease Tradeport), the vacancy hit 8 percent in 2010 but it had dropped to 3 percent at the end of 2015 — and at the end of June 2016, the vacancy rate hovered at 2 percent. This significant drop in vacancy leaves users with less viable product to choose from and is pushing them away from the Interstate 95 corridor of Portsmouth and Seabrook. Industrial Users Turn to Ground-Up Development Users in Portsmouth and surrounding communities, unable to find existing buildings to meet their needs, have turned to ground-up development in areas outside of Portsmouth and further away from the Interstate 95 corridor. Two large industrial users, Rand Whitney and Stonewall Kitchen, broke ground on projects in 2015 and have recently moved into their new facilities. Rand Whitney, part of the Kraft Group, originally opened a corrugated cardboard sheet plant in Dover back in 1972. Over the …

September 21, 2016

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