TRUMBULL, CONN. — Massachusetts-based National Development, in partnership with EPOCH Senior Living, has begun construction on Bridges by EPOCH at Trumbull, a state-of-the-art memory community in Trumbull. Located at 2415 Reservoir Ave., the 64-unit apartment complex is slated to open in summer 2015. Bridges by EPOCH will feature a 24-hour specially-trained health care staff. The project team includes Boston-based CBT as architect; Portsmouth, N.H.-based JSA Inc. as interior designer; and Middletown, Conn.-based C.E. Floyd Company as general contractor.
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DUNKIRK, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has completed the sale Chautauqua County Home, a 133-room skilled nursing facility located near Lake Erie in Dunkirk. The asset sold for $16 million, or $74,000 per bed. The buyer has upgrades planned for the 216-bed facility that will improve operations and profitability. Joshua Jandris and Mark Myers of IPA Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, Chautauqua County, and procured the buyer, a regional provider.
CALVERTON, N.Y. — Riverhead Charter School (RCS), a $14.1 million charter school, has opened in Calverton. Situated on 5.8 acres at 3685 Middle Country Road, the 50,000-square-foot school features a two-story classroom wing with 16 classrooms, an auditorium/gymnasium, a library, an administration wing and a kitchen wing. The new school building was financed through two bonds totaling $21.3 million. Capital Markets Advisors served as RCS’s independent financial advisor for the transaction. RCS is the only K-8 charter school in New York’s Suffolk County. The project team includes Stalco Construction as general contractor; BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers as architect, interior designer, site designer, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer; SCC as construction manager; and PW Grosser Consulting as civil engineer.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 7508 and 7524 Broadway in Queens. The 7,940-square-foot property sold for $5.9 million. The property is located between Broadway and 41st Avenue in the Woodside/Elmhurst section of Queens. Matthew Fotis, Lazarus Apostolidis and Tae Lee of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has facilitated the lease of an industrial space in South Hackensack. Publishers Circulation Fulfillment Inc. has leased 22,203 square feet of space at 60 Saddle River Ave. The industrial space features two loading docks, one drive-in and 1,500 square feet of office space. Jeff DeMagistris and Tom Vetter of NAI Hanson represented the landlord, Safer Development and Management Inc., in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HKS Capital Partners has arranged $39 million in refinancing for Giraffe Hotel, which is located at 365 Park Avenue South in New York City’s Flatiron district. The 10-year loan features a 4.3 percent interest rate. Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) provided the CMBS loan. Jerry Swartz and Ayush Kapahi of HKS Capital negotiated the refinancing for the borrower. Henry Kallan owns the 39-key hotel, which is part of the Library Hotels Collection.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has acquired two adjacent properties — a landmarked building and a vacant lot — in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood for a combined total of $21.1 million. Located at 227 Fourth Ave., the first property, known as Brooklyn Lyceum, was originally constructed as a public bathhouse. The property was most recently used as a café and performance space. Greystone won a bid for the property at a Kings County foreclosure auction in October 2014 for $7.6 million. Greystone plans to restore the building’s façade and transform property into a townhouse-style condominium residence with ground-floor retails space. The second property, which sold for $13.5 million, is an adjoining vacant lot located at 225 Fourth Ave. Greystone plans to develop a mixed-use property on the site with approximately 68 rental units and 3,500 square feet of first-floor retail space. Additionally, the residential building will feature a fitness room, bike storage and roof deck.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2215 Newkirk Ave. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The 117,564-square-foot property sold for $14.8 million, or 13 times its current rent roll. Built in 1927, the six-story building features 79 apartments. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, 2215 Properties LLC, and David Berger, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer, Newkirk 2215 LLC, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 605 West 141st St. in the Hamilton Heights section of Manhattan. The 25-unit property sold for $12.3 million, or $492,000 per unit. The six-story elevator building is located within close proximity to the 1 train and the A, B, C and D lines. Yosef Katz of GFI Realty Services represented the seller, Madison Realty Capital, while Roni Abudi, also of GFI, represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two contiguous retail condominium units totaling 11,505 square feet for $11.4 million, or $986 per square foot. The properties are located on the ground-level of a 10-story multifamily property located at 80 Carmine St. in Manhattan’s West Greenwich Village. One property includes a 3,050-square-foot vacant unit featuring a full kitchen and 100 street-level seats, a 4,955-square-foot basement space with a prep kitchen and 120 seats, and 1,180 square feet of outdoor space. The second unit is a 3,500-square-foot space, which is occupied by Kumon Learning Center. Barbara Dansker and Zachary Ziskin of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the buyer and seller, both of which were undisclosed, in the transaction.