NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has completed the sale of a mixed-use building located at 19 Howard St. in Manhattan’s SoHo Cast Iron Historic District. The three-story, 4,415-square-foot property sold for $9.6 million, or $2,174 per square foot. The property features additional air rights and was delivered vacant to the undisclosed buyer. Robert Burton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the lease of 76,000 square feet of loft space at 80 Hudson Ave. in Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill section. The former Global Storage building features two interior loading docks, two exterior loading docks and eight parking spaces. The tenant, a local developer, has not disclosed plans for the property. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Peter Schubert and Joey Terzi of TerraCRG represented the landlord and the tenant in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Stellar Management and CAMBA Housing Ventures has acquired Castleton Park, an affordable multifamily property located in St. George on Staten Island for an undisclosed sum. With the backing of NYC Housing Development Corp. tax-exempt bonds, the owner plans to launch a $30 million renovation and rehabilitation project for the 40-year-old development, which features 454 apartment units. In collaboration with the NYC Housing Development Corp., NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the development team will be able to maintain long-term affordability for tenants at the property. Construction work is scheduled to begin in August and includes the rehabilitation of the building façade, parking area, elevators and mechanicals, as well as renovations to common areas and each unit’s bathroom and kitchen. The renovation is scheduled to last two years.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged $7.7 million in first mortgage refinancing secured by Monroe Town Center in Monroe Township. Located at the intersection of Applegarth and Prospect Plains roads, the 32,205-square-foot retail center is anchored by Wawa. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Evan Kleppe of CBRE’s Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the financing for the borrower, Monroe Center Associates LLC. The financing is a CMBS loan with a 10-year term from UBS Real Estate Securities Inc.
NEW YORK CITY — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $6 million in permanent mortgage financing for a retail building located at 7821 Third Ave. in Brooklyn. Rite Aid Pharmacy and Tutor Time occupy the 19,200-square-foot property. Brian Sheehan and Ted Sidel of EagleBridge secured the financing provided by a leading financial institution.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Laurus Corp. has completed the repositioning of Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia/Fort Washington, located at 530 W. Pennsylvania Ave. in Fort Washington. The renovation included upgrading guestrooms, enhancing the lobby, and renovating the 3,350 square feet of meeting space and the outdoor courtyard with ample seating areas and an outdoor fire pit. Guestroom upgrades included new carpets, modern furniture and fixtures and new beds. The company acquired the 146-room hotel in 2013.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Brown Brother Harriman, a private bank, has signed an 11-year lease for 114,798 square feet at Mack-Cali Realty Corp.’s Harborside Plaza 5 in Jersey City. The company will be transferring more than 500 employees to the new location, a 977,225-square-foot office tower on the waterfront. Scott Gamber, Robert Stillman and Peter Gamber of CBRE represented the tenant, while Chris DeLorenzo and Tom Savoca of Mack-Cali, along with Mark Ravesloot, Peter Turchin, Gerry Miovski, Suzanne Macnow and Arkady Smolyansky of CBRE, represented the landlord in the transaction.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Colliers International has arranged and closed joint venture equity and construction financing for the development of State Street Lofts in New Haven. Working on behalf of the developer, Post Road Residential Inc., Colliers secured $43 million in construction financing from PNC Bank, as well as joint venture equity capital from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group. Slated for completion in 2016, State Street Lofts will include 235 apartments, 275 parking spaces in an attached garage, 10,000 square feet of amenity space and 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. On-site amenities include a fitness center with yoga studio, resident lounge spaces with high-speed Wi-Fi, a library, a resort-style pool with enclosed courtyard, a 7,000-square-foot roof deck, a dog wash station and a bike maintenance room with storage for 240 bikes. Jeff Black and Kevin Phelan led the Colliers team that represented Post Road Residential Inc.
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a Walgreens property located at 10 W. Main St. in Smithtown. Situated on the North Shore of Long Island, the property sold for $10.4 million, or $714 per square foot. Constructed in 2006, the 14,560-square-foot building sits on two acres. Simon Jonna and Raymond Jonna of Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. J.D. Parker of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office is the broker of record for the deal. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates has arranged a 50,000-square-foot lease at Liberty View Plaza in Brooklyn for Koppers Specialty Chocolate Co. The company is relocating from a 30,000-square-foot space in Greenwich Village to the space at 850 Third Ave. in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. As part of the deal, Empire State Development, New York State’s economic development agency, will provide Koppers with up to $556,000 in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Program Tax Credits, as the company agreed to create at least 27 new full-time jobs over the next five years and keep the position through at least 2025. Neil Dolgin and Jeffrey Unger of Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates, along with Howard Kesseler and Jordan Gosin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the landlord, Salmar Properties, in the transaction.
