WILLISTON, VT. — Nedde Real Estate has brokered an office lease in the Hillside East subdivision of Williston. Cognizant Technology Solutions has inked a deal to occupy 9,025 square feet of office space at the property. Grant Butterfield of Nedde Real Estate represented Cognizant in the transaction. Cognizant is an American multinational corporation that provides custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. Terms of the lease and the name of the landlord were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has sold its interest in a commercial office condominium located at 315 W. 36th St. in New York City. Walter & Samuels Inc. acquired the 35.5 percent stake for a gross asset valuation of $115 million, or $779 per square foot. The 17-story property features 14 loft condominiums across the upper seven floors and 132,945 square feet of office space across the lower nine levels. Designed by George and Andrew Blum in 1925, the building is listed in the National Architectural Trust. SL Green acquired its interest in the property in late 2012 at a gross asset valuation of $45 million. Woody Heller of Savills Studley advised SL Green in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. and Ironstate Development Co. have topped out Urban Ready Life (URL) Harborside 1, a multifamily tower on the Jersey City waterfront. With views of the Manhattan skyline, the 69-story, 763-unit tower, which reaches 713 feet, is the tallest residential building in New Jersey. The tower is the first of three phases of a $330 million development, which will bring 2,358 residences to Jersey City upon completion. The first phase is expected to open for leasing in the fourth quarter of 2016. Dutch-based architectural firm Concrete is providing architectural services for the project.
METUCHEN, N.J. — Woodmont Properties has broken ground for Woodmont Metro at Metuchen Station, a transit-oriented apartment community located in downtown Metuchen. The 273-unit property will feature an open piazza, 11,500 square feet of retail space and a six-level parking deck with 750 parking spaces. The first phase of construction will consist of the parking deck, which will be built and managed by Nexus Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $4 million in financing for a mixed-use property in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Provided by JPMorgan Chase, the seven-year loan features a fixed-rate of 3.8 percent. Located at 755 Ninth Ave., the five-story property features 20 apartments and 2,000 square feet of retail space. Brian Flax and Blake Orman of Meridian’s New York City headquarters office negotiated the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has purchased a 43,000-square-foot apartment building located at 526 W. 111th St. in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. Situated between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, the six-story property features 45 residential rental units. The purchase price and name of the seller were not disclosed. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty brokered the $30 million transaction.
HAUPPAUGE AND ISLANDIA, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $50 million in permanent financing to refinance the Crossroads Office Portfolio in Hauppauge and Islandia. The Matrix Group was the borrower. Jeffries LoanCore LLC provided the 10-year CMBS and mezzanine financing package. The portfolio contains two adjacent office parks, Crossroads Corporate Center and Crossroads Executive Park, totaling 14 buildings and 392,000 square feet. The properties are located at 1363-1393 Veterans Memorial Highway in Hauppauge and 1707-1797 Veterans Memorial Highway in Islandia. The multi-tenant properties were constructed between 1984 and 1989. Tal Bar-Or, Judah Neuman and Kyle Kite of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing.
PHILADELPHIA — Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has arranged the sale of Hill House Apartments in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. Equus Partners acquired the property for more than $40 million. Constructed in the 1960s, the property features 188 apartment units. Corey Lonberger of Rittenhouse Realty Advisors represented the undisclosed Austin-based seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two multifamily properties located in Manhattan. The assets sold for a combined total of $24 million, or $1,132 per square foot, in two all-cash transactions. In the first transaction, D&B Kearney LLC sold a four-story, 5,820-square-foot property at 413 E. 78th St. for $5.7 million. The property features 12 residential units, 10 of which are free market, two rent stabilized and one owner occupied. Brock Emmetsberger and Thomas Gammino Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released. In the second transaction, an undisclosed seller sold a six-story, 15,910-square-foot property located at 328 W. 19th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood to an undisclosed buyer for $18.5 million. The property consists of 24 residential units, of which 21 are free market and three are rent stabilized. The unit mix consists of 21 one-bedroom units, two studios and one two-bedroom apartment. Emmetsberger handled the transaction.
LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Capital One Bank has provided an $18 million, fixed-rate loan to refinance Executive Towers at Lido in Long Beach. The borrower, the Walton Family, will use the seven-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule, to replace an existing loan that was closed in 2010. The 276-unit beachfront apartment consists of two adjacent, seven-story apartment buildings with community amenities, including a pool, sauna, community room and doorman. Robert Akalski of Capital One Bank’s Melville, N.Y., office originated the transaction.