EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of a four-building multifamily portfolio located at 24 S. Grove, 25 N. Harrison, 235 S. Harrison and 107 New streets in East Orange. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 264-unit portfolio for $12 million. The five-story property at 24 S. Grove St. features 43 units, the building at 25 N. Harrison St. offers 73 units, the property at 235 S. Harrison St. is comprised of 84 units, and the five-story building at 107 New St. contains 64 units. David Oropeza of Gebroe-Hammer represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
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Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Secures $1.5M in Refinancing for Apartment Building in the Bronx
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged $1.5 million in refinancing for a five-story walk-up apartment building located at 840 Bronx Park South in the Bronx. The five-year non-recourse loan includes a five-year option term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The property features 13 residential units and one retail store. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Choyce Peterson Inc. has brokered a 24,000-square-foot office lease on behalf of Cara Therapeutics Inc. The company plans to relocate its headquarters to the new space at 107 Elm St. within Stamford Plaza in Stamford. On-site amenities of the property include a cafeteria, conference facility, fitness center, sundries shop, dry cleaner, plus a car wash and detailing service. Cara Therapeutics relocated from One Parrot Drive in Shelton, Conn. John Hannigan and Adam Cognetta of Choyce Peterson represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord, RFR Realty LLC, was represented in-house by Margaret Carlson, Steve Lash and Ed Wissell.
NEW YORK CITY — Fairstead Capital has acquired Savoy Park Apartments, a 1,790-unit multifamily campus in the Central Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, for $315 million. An investor group that includes L+M Development Partners and Savanna sold the property, which is situated on 10.5 acres. Savoy Park consists of seven 16-story buildings, and is 100 percent rent-stabilized. Under the terms of the deal, Fairstead Capital will maintain the apartments as affordable housing until at least 2052. Fairstead Capital plans to upgrade the complex with renovations to interior common spaces, landscaping, public spaces and security systems. Savoy Park offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and includes amenities such as walking paths, courtyards, playgrounds, laundry facilities, on-site parking and on-site maintenance and management. The complex, built in 1959, was last renovated in 2005. A real estate fund created by Citigroup and L+M purchased the complex, formerly known as Delano Village, in 2012, according to Real Estate Weekly. The deal, which prevented the property from going into foreclosure, was valued at $210 million. Savills Studley’s Jeffrey Baker and Graham Hobbs, along with Ariel Property Advisors’ Victor Sozio and Shimon Shkury, brokered the deal. Fairstead Capital is a real estate investor and manager specializing in …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — American Realty Advisors has acquired 30 Montgomery Street, a 16-story boutique office tower located in the Hudson Waterfront submarket of Jersey City. Rubenstein Partners and Onyx Equities sold the 315,385-square-foot building for $101 million. At the time of sale, the building was 71.6 percent leased to 46 tenants. David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin and Gary Gabriel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller.
STURBRIDGE, MASS. — Kimco Realty has completed the disposition of The Center at Hobbs Brook, a 230,590-square-foot retail center in Sturbridge. Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc. acquired the property for $43.5 million. At the time of sale, the property was 98.7 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Stop & Shop, Marshalls, Michaels and Staples. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Matt Waisnor and Paul Penman of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
Rubenstein Partners Receives $28.1M in Refinancing for 706,000 SF Flex Complex in Massachusetts
by Amy Works
TEWKSBURY, MASS. — Rubenstein Partners has received $28.1 million in refinancing for the Center at Innovation Drive in Tewksbury. The recently rebranded property, formerly known as 495 Business Center, comprises four conjoined buildings located at 200, 300, 400 and 500 Innovation Drive. The complex features 706,000 square feet of office, manufacturing and warehouse space. Cambridge Savings Bank provided the financing. The facility is currently undergoing an interior and exterior renovation and capital improvement plan, which is slated for completion later this year. The redevelopment will transform the facility into a creative office complex.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of three multifamily buildings located at 257 Quincy St., 570 Jefferson Ave. and 308 Stuyvesant Ave. in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The Mann Group sold the properties to an undisclosed buyer for $14.4 million, or $313,043 per unit. The 17,650-square-foot Quincy Street property features 21 units, the 7,364-square-foot Jefferson Avenue property offers nine units, and the 8,320-square-foot Stuyvesant Avenue building contains 16 units.
Fantini & Gorga Arranges $5.7M Refinancing for Hospitality and Retail Center in Massachusetts
by Amy Works
PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $5.7 million in first mortgage financing for a hospitality and retail center located at 4, 6-20 Home Depot Drive in Plymouth. The borrower was FREJA LLC. The 18,250-square-foot property is 100 percent occupied. Tenants include a 130-room Hilton Garden Inn, New Tokyo Japanese restaurant, Sleepy’s Mattress, Hot Locks Spa and Salon and Massage Envy. Casimir Groblewski and Jason Cunnane of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the Franklin, Mass.-based borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided a $32 million, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Turtle Bay Towers, a 27-story cooperative apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood. The 15-year loan will be used to pay off existing debt on the property and to fund future capital improvements and repairs. Jonathan Smith of Capital One arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. Built in 1929 for commercial use and converted to residential use in the mid-1970s, the complex features 338 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.