TROY, N.Y. — Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) has selected Troy-based United Group to develop a student housing community at the corner of Morrison and Vandenburgh avenues in Troy. Located within walking distance to HVCC’s campus, the proposed College Suites at Hudson Valley will house 268 students and feature a fitness center, laundry facilities, bike storage and on-site management offices. Additionally, each of the 72 apartment suites will be fully furnished and include all utilities.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 7 fund has acquired Bell Wheeler Hill, a multifamily property located at 21 Austen Way in Marlborough. The 274-unit, garden-style apartment was sold for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the community was 94 percent occupied. The fund plans to upgrade and rebrand the property as The Heights at Wheeler Hill. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired a 55,000-square-foot mixed-use property located at 556-566 W. 126th St. in Harlem for an undisclosed price. The six-story property features 58 apartments and five commercial units with more than 100 feet of retail frontage. Additionally, the property is adjacent to the new $7 billion, 17-acre expansion of Columbia University and in close proximity to Morningside Park, Barnard College, Teachers College and Columbia’s main campus. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 415 Lincoln Ave. in Brooklyn’s Cypress Hill neighborhood. A local private investor acquired the property for $4 million, which is a gross rent multiple of 11.4x and a cap rate of 4.5 percent. The 22,400-square-foot asset features 31 apartment units. Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the buyer and seller, a local private investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment property located at 2041 Palmetto St. in Queens. A limited liability company acquired the six-unit property for $1.8 million. Shaun Riney, Thomas Shihadeh and George Koncilja of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer in the transaction.
NEWARK, N.J. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Co., operating on behalf of The Prudential Insurance Co. of America, has provided $148 million (USD) in permanent financing to Prologis Inc. for an industrial portfolio in Toronto. This transaction marks the firm’s first loan origination in Canada for The Prudential Insurance Co. of America in 20 years. The 10-year loan is secured by an eight-property portfolio totaling nearly 3.5 million square feet across the greater Toronto area. The portfolio is 100 percent leased to 16 tenants, including major corporations such as PepsiCo and IKEA. Constructed between 2006 and 2014, the properties feature 28- to 32-foot clear heights, dock high doors and trailer parking. Newark-based Prudential Mortgage Capital is the commercial mortgage lending business of PGIM, the global investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided $48.5 million in financing to Cornell Realty Management for a development site located at 257-263 W. 34th St. on Manhattan’s West Side. Cornell Realty plans to development the property, which is an assemblage of adjacent sites, into a 35,000-square-foot retail building with four floors above grade and 80 feet of frontage on W. 34th Street. The borrower needed immediate funding to buy out a partner and take ownership of the properties to complete the assemblage and start predevelopment. Madison Realty Capital funded $42.5 million at closing and provided a future funding commitment of $6 million.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail center located at 55 Hartz Way in Secaucus. The two-story, 74,000-square-foot property sold for $11.5 million, or $155 per square foot. Current tenants of the property include Escada, Nine West, Kasper, Fraganetics and Design Within Reach Outlet. Situated on 5.8 acres, the property is located within Secaucus Outlet Center with close proximity to various retail outlets, including Gucci, Calvin Klein, Nautica, Kenneth Cole, The Children’s Place and Tommy Hilfiger. Dmitry Shaplyka and Fahri Ozturk of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while David Cantor of Team Resources represented the buyer in the deal. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
ROCKLAND, MASS. — Quincy, Mass.-based Jumbo Capital Management has acquired an office building located at 1099 Hingham St. in Rockland. Rockland Havertraw Trust (Grossman Companies) sold the 60,000-square-foot Class A property for $8.5 million. Built in 1989, the three-story office building features a common loading dock, three-story atrium and ample parking. At the time of closing, the property was 94 percent leased to six nationally recognized tenants.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 507 Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. Klosed Properties acquired the property from 507 Myrtle LLC for $3.2 million. The three-story, 3,762-square-foot property consists of two retail stores and four apartments. Additionally, the property offers 10,000 square feet of buildable square feet for future development. Akil Rossi of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and buyer in the off-market deal.
