NEW YORK CITY — XIN Development International has acquired the iconic RKO Keith’s Theater, located at 135-35 Northern Blvd. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. JK Equities sold the property in an all-cash transaction valued at $65.8 million. The property features fully approved and permitted plans for an approximately 389,746-square-foot mixed-use project featuring residential, retail and community facility components. Bob Knakal, Stephen Preuss and Jonathan Hageman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Albert Benalloul of RLTY NYC represented the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 477 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Herliem Amsterdam LLC acquired the five-story, 9,500-square-foot property from 477 Amsterdam Avenue for $17.1 million, or $1,800 per square foot. The building features eight residential apartments and two commercial units. Hall Oster, Teddy Galligan and Bryan Smadbeck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Dylan Pichulik of XL Real Property Management represented the buyer in the deal.
LANSDOWNE, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 2 W. Baltimore Ave. in Lansdowne. Moreland Development LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $9.5 million, or $643 per square foot. Converted from a historic bank branch in 2016, the 14,800-square-foot property is occupied by Walgreens. Matthew Gorman, Michael Shover, Marc Mandel and Stephen Schrenk of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a development site located at 21 Powers St. in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Powers 21 LLC acquired the site from 21 Powers LLC for $5.7 million, or $428 per square foot. A one-story warehouse occupied the site, which features 13,438 buildable square feet. Scott Burk and Jacob Tzfanya of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, while Chad Sinsheimer of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer in the deal.
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $2.9 million first mortgage loan for a retail property located at 10-24 Palmer Ave. in Bronxville. The three-story, 23,600-square-foot property features five retail stores with 100 feet of frontage on Palmer Avenue and an auto repair shop on Paxton Avenue. The loan, which was provided by a savings bank, features a 12-year term at a seven-year, 3.47 percent fixed-interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Allianz Real Estate has acquired a 44 percent stake — an investment of approximately $420 million — in 10 Hudson Yards, located on Manhattan’s west side. The tower is the first building completed in Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group’s mixed-use Hudson Yards development. A limited partnership that includes Allianz, Related Cos., Oxford and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management now own the property. 10 Hudson Yards is 94 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Coach, L’Oreal USA, SAP and Boston Consulting Group. The planned mixed-use development will feature more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, with more than 100 shops, a collection of restaurants, approximately 4,000 residences, cultural space, 14 acres of public open space and a 750-seat public school. Paul Meyer of Mayer Brown provided legal counsel to Allianz on the transaction.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Rosenblum Companies has completed the sale of Corporate Plaza, an eight-building office park located along Washington Avenue Extension in Albany. Cass Hill Development Cos. acquired the asset for $14.5 million. Totaling 150,000 square feet, the plaza is 96 percent leased to 25 corporate, state and nonprofit tenants. The properties are located at 260, 264, 254, 250, 240 and 286 Washington Ave. Ext., 7 Executive Centre Drive and 14 Columbia Circle Drive.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a net-leased property located at 715 W. Dekalb Pike in King of Prussia. A locally-based 1031 exchange investor acquired the property from Pike 705 LLC for $11.1 million, or $1,850 per square foot. Built in 2015, the 6,000-square-foot property is occupied by Verizon. Matthew Gorman and Michael Shover of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
AUBURN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $9.3 million in financing for a Casey Storage Solutions-branded self-storage facility located on State Route 20 in Auburn. Casey Investment Real Estate LLC was the borrower. Situated on 6.4 acres, the 12-building asset features 104,449 square feet of rentable space with 739 units in a mix of climate-controlled and standard units. Casimir Groblewski and Chris Miller of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the borrower.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a manufacturing facility located at 7001 N. Park Drive within Airport Industrial Park in Pennsauken. A private equity firm, which owns Standard Merchandising, acquired the 115,300-square-foot facility from Contemporary Graphics for $4.1 million. Standard Merchandising, a sock manufacturing company, will occupy the property. Marc Isdaner and Ian Richman of Colliers were the sole brokers in the deal.