NEW YORK CITY — An undisclosed buyer has acquired Gramercy Court, a residential property located at 152-156 E. 22nd St. in Manhattan, for $32.5 million. Built in 1908, the property features 43 residential units, ranging from studio to five-bedroom units; 1,390 square feet of retail space; and 18,337 square feet of air rights. Jeff Julien, Rob Hinckley and Cindy True of HFF represented the seller, 152-156 East 22nd Street LLC, a private family, in the transaction.
HARTFORD, CONN. — CBRE/New England’s Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance Group has secured $5.5 million in financing for the $6.9 million acquisition of 184 Washington Street, a multifamily property in Hartford. Premier Properties West, an affiliate of BrickPoint Capital, acquired the property, which is also known as Lafayette Arms. Developed in 1968, the property has undergone numerous amenity and unit renovations. Each of the 136 apartment units features a galley-style or open kitchen, a living room and bedrooms with carpeted floors. John Kelly and Sam Dylag of CBRE/NE arranged the 10-year, non-recourse acquisition loan for the undisclosed borrower through a Connecticut-based bank.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Weiss Realty Co. has arranged a long-term, 25-year ground lease for CVS/pharmacy at Berkeley Heights Shopping Center in Berkeley Heights. Located at 400 Springfield Ave., the new 13,000-square-foot property features a drive-thru pharmacy and is situated on 1.2 acres at the entrance to the 62,000-square-foot shopping center. Weiss Realty Co. represented the developer, First Hartford Realty Corp. and the landlord, Berkeley Development Co., in the lease transaction.
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. — Trevor Davis Commercial Real Estate LLC has arranged four leases at Middletown Business Park in Middletown. New Tech Installation leased 3,171 square feet; the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services, Department of Rehabilitation Services inked a deal for 1,340 square feet; UBTS leased 583 square feet; and A&B Home Health Care will occupy 411 square feet. The landlord is BostonMiddletown LLC. Trevor Davis of Trevor Davis Commercial was the sole broker in the transactions. The 75,000-square-foot office and light industrial park is now 85 percent occupied.
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.
