Northeast

Meridian Capital Arranges $50.6M Loan for NYC Multifamily Portfolio

by Amy Works October 23, 2014

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $50.6 million mortgage to refinance a multifamily portfolio of properties located throughout Brooklyn and New York City. The borrower is Manhattan-based Fine Times Inc. The 17-property multifamily building portfolio totals 281 units located on West 68th Street, West 69th Street, West 70th Street, West 71st Street, West 73rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and on Columbia Heights, Pierrepont Street and Montague Terrance in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The seven-year loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, features a 3.38 percent fixed rate, three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Shamir Seidman of Meridian Capital’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction.

October 23, 2014

New Jersey Northeast Office

One Liberty Properties Sells 106,680 SF Office Building for $40M

by Amy Works October 23, 2014

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — One Liberty Properties has sold an office building, located at 45 Waterview Blvd., for $40 million. The 106,680-square-foot building is 100 percent leased on a long-term basis by Royal DSM, a global life science and material science company, for its North American headquarters. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Frank Maresca of CBRE Group’s Institutional Properties team represented the seller and procured the buyer, a fund invested in by an offshore entity and first-time U.S. buyer, in the deal. The fund is managed by JM Capital LLC and advised by Nadlan Advisors LLC.

October 23, 2014

Massachusetts New Hampshire Northeast Retail

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $38.6M Sale of Four-Property Net-Leased Portfolio

by Amy Works October 23, 2014

BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a four-property, net-leased drugstore portfolio. The portfolio sold for $38.6 million. The portfolio consists of a 14,320-square-foot Walgreens in Worchester, Mass., which sold for $9.4 million; a 15,013-square-foot CVS in Foxborough, Mass., which sold for $10.5 million; a 13,612-square-foot Walgreens in Merrimack, N.H., which sold for $7.4 million; and a 14,593-square-foot CVS in Clearwater, Fla., which sold for $11.4 million. Robert Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office represented the seller, a private New England-based real estate family, and the buyer, a private family completing a 1031 exchange, in the transaction. Kirk Felici of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office is the firm’s broker of record in Florida.

October 23, 2014

Healthcare Massachusetts Northeast

Skanska USA Completes $6.7M Fit-Out of BIDMC Urgent Care Facility in Newton

by Amy Works October 23, 2014

NEWTON, MASS. — Skanska USA has completed a $6.7 million, 30,000-square-foot fit-out of the new Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Urgent Care facility at Chestnut Hill Square in Newton. The new 30,000-square-foot center offers a variety of modern medical services and technologies, including orthopedics, sports medicine, physical/occupational therapy, radiology, gynecology, urgent care, surgical specialties and phlebotomy labs. For the fit-out, Skanska worked with BIDMC architect Linea 5 and RDK engineers to apply lean construction techniques to the project, which allowed the team to complete the project in seven months. Lean construction is a production management-based approach to product delivery that streamlines processes to maximize value and reduce waste throughout a project. Extensive off-site prefabrication included prefabricating plumbing fixtures, sink units and in-wall electrical and lighting units, reducing the need for on-site storage.

October 23, 2014

Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

GHP Office Realty Brokers $4M Sale of Mixed-Use Property Sale in Yonkers

by Amy Works October 23, 2014

YONKERS, N.Y. — GHP Office Realty has arranged the sale of a three-story mixed-use building located at 1179 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers. Juster Development purchased the property for $4 million or $200 per square foot. The building features 20 rent-regulated apartments and seven retail stores. Jamie Schwartz of GHP Office Realty represented the seller, a private New York City investor, in the deal. Gary Juster and Michael Juster, principals of Juster Development, served as in-house representation for the buyer. John Dunne of Lynn, Gartner, Dunn & Covello LLP provided legal counsel for the seller, while Steven Hirsch of Hirsch & Gibaldi LLP was counsel for the buyer.

October 23, 2014

Industrial Market Reports Massachusetts Northeast Northeast Market Reports

Boston’s Steady Industrial Market Adds a Few New Wrinkles

by Jaime Lackey October 23, 2014

Boston is known for its top-notch universities that spawn world-class technology, pharmaceutical and bio firms, not to mention its leading money management and financial services base. These factors support one of the most vibrant office, residential and retail markets in the nation. Often overlooked, Boston’s industrial market may not be as glamorous as gleaming new office and multifamily projects rising along the waterfront, but its steady performance and strong recovery are impressive nonetheless. Vacancy in Boston’s 117 million-square-foot industrial market declined 1 percent between the second quarter of 2013 and mid-2014, from 13.2 percent to 12.1 percent. A paucity of new construction and deliveries suggests further vacancy declines. Only 41,000 square feet of industrial product has been delivered through midyear, and 76,000 square feet was under construction at that point. Looking ahead slightly, the industrial market is on track to absorb approximately 1.4 million square feet in 2014, with 680,000 square feet of absorption recorded through June. This total would exceed 2011 and 2012 totals but trail 2013’s 1.8 million square feet of net absorption. Boston’s Bread & Butter and E-commerce High land values and competition from markets such as Central and Northern New Jersey, which can serve broader populations …

October 23, 2014

Connecticut Loans Multifamily Northeast

CBRE/NE Arranges $48.3M Sale of Connecticut Multifamily Community

by Amy Works October 22, 2014

GROTON, CONN. — CBRE/New England’s Capital Markets team has brokered the sale and arranged financing for The Ledges, a multifamily community located in Groton. The 339-unit asset traded hands for $48.3 million. Built in 2005, the community consists of one single-story leasing center and 14 garden-style apartment buildings offering a mix of 148 one-bedroom units, 155 two-bedroom units and 36 three-bedroom townhomes with an average unit size of 1,022 square feet. Unit amenities include fully equipped kitchens, in-unit washer and dryers and more than eight-foot ceilings throughout. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a resort-style outdoor swimming pool with sundeck, resident lounge with gas fireplace and partial kitchen with built-in bar area, billiards rooms with pool table, business center, conference room, two fitness centers with bathrooms and showers, picnic areas with barbeque grills and a children’s playground, as well as walking trails and a Fit-Trail with 12 exercise stations. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and Mike Stone of CBRE/NE represented the seller, LCOR Groton Apartment LLC, an affiliate of LCOR, and procured the undisclosed buyer. Mike Riccio, Susan Larkin and Anna Pfau of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance team placed $39.21 million in acquisition financing for The Ledges.

October 22, 2014

Multifamily New York Northeast

Alpha Realty Arranges $8.3M Sale of Residential Building in Brooklyn

by Amy Works October 22, 2014

NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has brokered the sale of 306 Fifth Avenue, a residential building located in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. The six-story building sold for $8.3 million. Built in 2002, the 16,525-square-foot building features 10 residential apartments and one commercial unit. Additionally, there is a 421(a) tax abatement in effect on the property until 2025. Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty represented the seller, the original developers, and the buyer, a Manhattan-based investor, in the off-market transaction. The transaction achieved a 19.8x rent roll multiple and a cap rate of 4.8 percent.

October 22, 2014

Hospitality Northeast Pennsylvania

Oxford Development Corp. Buys Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South for $6.1M

by Amy Works October 22, 2014

PITTSBURGH — Oxford Development Corp. has acquired Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South, located at 164 Fort Couch Road in Pittsburgh’s South Hills area. Situated on 5.4 acres, the 179-room hotel sold for $6.1 million. The hotel features 13 suites, 13 extended-stay suites, an outdoor pool, fitness center, business center and 15,000 square feet of meeting space throughout 10 rooms. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the SageCrest Liquidating Trust, which was represented by its liquidating trustee, Jack Huber, and portfolio director Christopher Brown, both of SOLIC Capital LLC. Denny Meikleham, Mark Popovich and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.

October 22, 2014

Multifamily New York Northeast

HAP Investments to Develop 10-Unit Residential Building in Washington Heights

by Amy Works October 22, 2014

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based HAP Investments LLC is developing a new project at 284 Wadsworth Ave. in Washington Heights. Known as HAP 4.1, the six-story, 11,000-square-foot development will offer 10 one- and two-bedroom apartments and basement space. The project team will employ Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) wall system for building construction. HAP has selected Design AIDD Architecture to design the project. HAP is currently developing 11 other projects in Upper Manhattan and Chelsea as well as one in Jersey City, N.J.

October 22, 2014

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