BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity Debt & Structured Finance Group has arranged a $43.5 million loan with Mesa West Capital for a short-term floating rate execution to maximize proceeds on a luxury retail property located at 201 Newbury St. in Boston. Situated in Back Bay, the 24,716-square-foot property is 87 percent leased to retailers, including Anthropologie, Dr. Martens, Ted Baker and Timberland. Trisha Connolly of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower 201 Newbury – Prince LLC in the short-term loan transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 82 Christopher St. in Manhattan’s West Village. The asset sold for $9.9 million, or more than $1,500 per square foot. Glenn Raff of Alpha Realty represented the undisclosed buyer, while Scott Schwartz, also of Alpha Realty, represented the overseas seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding has secured a $5.1 million loan on behalf of a Brooklyn-based investor for the acquisition of a mixed-use property located at 900 Grand St. in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. The 22,600-square-foot property features two ground-floor commercial/retail spaces totaling 15,000 square feet, and residential lofts on the second floor. As a former industrial property, the building also features 12-foot to 17-foot ceiling heights, five drive-ins, two elevators and 8,000 buildable square feet. Alex Freund of Eastern Union Funding arranged the nine-year, fixed-rate loan through Suffolk County Bank.
NORWALK, CONN. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $2.7 million first mortgage for an office property located at 83 East Ave. in Norwalk. The five-year loan, provided by a local bank, features a 3.75 percent interest rate and a five-year option to extend. The 40,000-square-foot office and medical property is occupied by 25 tenants. The building is managed and leased by GHP Office Realty. Andrew Greenspan and James Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the loan, while Ray Cohen of Chicago Title arranged the title. The borrower was represented by Christie Houlihan of Zuckerman, Gore, Brandies and Crossman as legal counsel.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $28 million in permanent financing for a multi-tenant medical office property located 902 Quentin Road in Brooklyn. The five-year loan, provided by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, features a fixed rate of 4.25 percent and the ability to prepay at any time without a penalty. The eight-story, 72,300-square-foot property is currently occupied by New York University and Touro College. Shaya Ackerman and Shaya Sonnenschein of Meridian Capital arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened Holiday Inn Brooklyn Nevins Station at 300 Schermerhorn St. in downtown Brooklyn. The 81,000-square-foot hotel was developed by K.K. and Sanjeev Mehta. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, the 15-story property features 246 guest rooms, including a 400-square-foot Presidential Suite and a 250-square-foot Junior Suite. On-site amenities include entertainment and meeting facilities; a 1,200-square-foot outdoor terrace; 4,000 square feet of dining, bar and lounge options; an indoor pool; and fitness center.
STAMFORD, CONN., AND BETHESDA, MD.— Stockholders from Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) have approved Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood. The new entity will be the world’s largest hotel company with 30 brands, approximately 5,700 hotels and 1.1 million hotel rooms. The shareholder vote conducted at each company on April 8 passed easily with 97 percent of Marriott’s shareholders approving the transaction and 95 percent of Starwood’s shareholders approving the deal. “There is no doubt that this transaction puts our company on the best path forward,” says Thomas Mangas, Starwood’s CEO. “We remain excited about the opportunity this combination will create for our stockholders, associates, owners and guests.” At closing, Starwood stockholders will receive 0.8 shares of Marriott common stock, plus $21 in cash for each share of Starwood common stock. The transaction is on target to close by the middle of this year.
HARTSDALE, N.Y. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 150-152 S. Central Ave. in Hartsdale. A family trust sold the property to a New York-based investor for $8.8 million, or $420 per square foot. Situated on 1.7 acres, the multi-tenant property comprises 21,000 square feet and is currently occupied by Ethan Allen and Blinds to Go, each on 10-year leases with rent escalations and option periods. Edward Jordan of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller, while Vijay Raghavan of Vijay Realtors represented the buyer in the transaction.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged construction financing for UP REALTY LLC for the conversion of 20 Park Street in Albany from office to residential use. Motti Blau of Eastern Union negotiated the two-year, $7.3 million loan with the Albany office of Community Preservation Corp. The four-story, 94,920-square-foot former office building is being redeveloped into 73 rental units. On-site amenities will include a rooftop deck, gym and parking. The property is connected to the Times Union Center indoor arena, the Empire State Plaza complex, additional parking and the future convention center via a covered pedestrian walkway. Construction is slated for completion by early summer.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged a $27.5 million refinancing of a construction loan for a condominium development located at 204 Forsyth St. on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated secured the loan, which was provided by Churchill Credit Holdings LLC, for the borrower, Charles Saulson. The borrower is developing a seven-story, 21,166-square-foot residential property at the site. Once complete, the property will feature 11 apartments — 10 two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom unit — and two parking spaces.