PATTERSON, N.J. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $10 million in Fannie Mae financing for Broadway Towers, a high-rise apartment building in Patterson. Built in 1961, the property features 114 units and two ground-floor commercial spaces. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the loan, which was used to refinance existing debt. The name of the borrower was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Bestreich Realty Group has arranged the sale of a five-building multifamily assemblage located at 255-265 Linden St. in Brooklyn. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $9.2 million. Totaling 34,900 square feet, the assets feature 39 apartment units. Derek Bestreich, Luke Sproviero and Steve Reynolds of Bestreick Realty Group represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has signed a lease with Urban Soccer, an operator of indoor and outdoor competitive and recreation leagues in Europe, at Whale Square in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Urban Soccer will occupy 63,000 square feet of space on the third floor of the 500,000-square-foot mixed-use property. Madison Realty Capital acquired the property last summer and is currently redesigning and repositioning the property into commercial space designed for innovative and creative tenants. David Falk, Eric Cagner, Whitten Morris and Joseph Sipala of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Madison Realty in the deal.
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, PA. — Meridian Design Build has completed the construction of an automated package sorting and distribution center for developer Scannell Properties. Constructed on a design-build basis, the new facility is located on 59.1 acres in Pittston Township. The 304,317-square-foot building features 99 loading docks, 237 interior van loading positions, 593 auto parking stalls and 350 exterior trailer stalls. Additionally, the facility features 14,734 square feet of office space, a 2,940-square-foot gateway building and a 5,180-square-foot maintenance shop. Architectural services were provided by Precept Design and civil engineering services were provided by Kimley-Horn.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Holdings has received a $120 million refinancing loan with BNY Mellon and TD Bank of a three-building, 390,000-square-foot office portfolio located at 740 Broadway, 2-20 Astor Place and 440 Lafayette in New York City. The properties are currently more than 93 percent leased with a roster of prominent tenants, including New York University, Walgreens and L2 Inc. The new loan replaces the existing financing held by Mid-First & Amalgamated Bank that was originated in April 2008 and totaled approximately $53 million. Paul Talbot provided in-house representation for Newmark Holdings in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CBCS Equities and Barone Management have developed EVEN Hotel Brooklyn, a 13-story hotel located at 46 Nevins St. in downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, the 83,000-square-foot hotel features 202 rooms, a 1,300-square-foot fitness center, in-room fitness zones with cork flooring and personal exercise equipment, and Cork & Kale Market and Bar. The project team included HVS Design, Andrew Myers Interior Design and Ambius. EVEN Hotel Brooklyn is an IHG hotel.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Equus Investment Partnership X, an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners, has acquired The Lakes Apartments, a multifamily property located in the West End neighborhood of Allentown, for an undisclosed price. The 235-unit property was 95 percent occupied at the time of closing. The property features a mix of one-, two-, three-bedroom flat and townhome units, an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court and walking trail. Equus plans to invest $2.5 million to improve the common areas and amenities, as well as to complete unit upgrades that were begun under prior ownership. Madison Apartment Group will manage the community.
HOLMDEL, N.J. — iCIMS Inc. has signed a lease for 350,000 square feet of space at Somerset Development’s Bell Works, a mixed-use development in Holmdel. The provider of human resources software is relocating its headquarters to Holmdel from Matawan, N.J. The lease brings the 2-million-square-foot Bell Works to more than 50 percent occupied. Jeff Garibaldi, Tara Keating Freeman and Kyle Mahoney of The Garibaldi Group/CORFAC International represented Somerset Development, while Joseph Sarno Jr., Jeremy Neuer and Matthew Wassel of CBRE represented iCIMS in the lease transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services LLC has arranged the $195 million sale of 23-02 49th Ave., a seven-story, 656,000-square-foot warehouse in the Long Island City section of Queens. The property is fully occupied by three tenants whose leases are expiring in 2020: the New York City Housing Authority, Eagle Transfer Co. and Mayo Studios. The undisclosed buyers plan on converting the building into office space upon the termination of the current leases. According to Crain’s New York, the buyers are Westbrook Partners, a privately owned real estate investment management firm, and investor Andrew Chung, a former executive with the Carlyle Group. Crain’s reports the sellers are Ruby Schron and the Fruchthandler family. “Long Island City office is booming, and industrial conversion is bringing many new office properties to market,” says Yisroel Pershin, director of GFI Realty. “Once the property is converted to office use, the buyers anticipate strong leasing activity because of the unmet demand for creative office facilities and the ability to offer space at a 50 percent discount to Manhattan rates.” Pershin and Yosef Katz of GFI Realty brokered the sale of the warehouse, which traded at a capitalization rate below 3 percent. “The extremely low …
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged a $183 million loan for the refinance of Presidential City, an apartment complex located at 3900 City Ave. in Philadelphia. The borrower was Post Brothers. Shawn Rosenthal of CBRE secured the three-year, interest-only loan with two one-year extension options. Starwood Capital provided the financing. Presidential City comprises four high-rise towers featuring a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. The first phase of the project, including the redevelopment of the 180-unit Washington Tower and the 265-unit Madison Tower and the creation of Sora Pool Club, has been completed. The second phase, including the redevelopment of the 331-unit Jefferson Tower and the 242-unit Adams Tower, is underway. The property is expected to be fully leased in 2017.
