NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio located at 719-723 Eighth Ave. and 704 Eighth Ave. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope. RedSky Capital and Megalith Capital Management sold the properties for $37 million, or $811 per square foot, to an undisclosed buyer. Adam Hess and Ofer Cohen of TerraCRG represented both parties in the transaction.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — The Carlton Group has arranged a bridge loan of $18.5 million in senior debt to facilitate the development of a two-property multifamily complex located in Conshohocken. Plans for the 318- and 270-unit multifamily properties, located at 401 and 433 Washington St., are pending final approval. Stephen Scorgie, Brendan Sullivan, Michael Campbell and Andrew Karaan of The Carlton Group managed the transaction. The sponsor of a deal is a local developer.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — City Center Lehigh Valley has selected Gensler to plan and design its Five City Center complex, a mixed-use complex spanning one block in downtown Allentown. The $100 million project’s master plan includes a 400,000-square-foot office and retail tower, a 335,000-square-foot residential tower with 175 apartment units, parking and a park. The project is scheduled for completion in 2018.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the sale of a four-property industrial facility in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood. Located at 5255 Kings Highway and 2-24 Preston Court, the facility sold for $6.4 million, or $188 per square foot. The 34,396-square-foot asset, which consists of four buildings and a vacant lot, feature eight roll-down gates, one loading dock, multiple office spaces and conference room space. Jonathan Berman, Mark Spinelli, Daniel Tropp and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, Zeluck Corp., and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
SALEM, N.H. — CBRE/New England has arranged an office lease for 36creative at 23 S. Broadway in Salem. The boutique brand development and creative agency will lease 4,620 square feet from MetScott21 LLC. Formerly a Coca Cola Bottling Corp. facility, the property has been repositioned as a multi-tenant office/retail building. Chris Healey of CBRE/NE represented the tenant, while Art Bonin of ARBonin Cos. represented the landlord in the transaction.
NORWOOD, MASS. — Summit Hotel Properties Inc. has acquired the Hampton Inn Boston-Norwood, a 139-room hotel located at 434 Providence Hwy. in Norwood for $24 million. The company plans to spend $2.3 million on capital improvements, which will include a conversion to a Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, at the property during the second half of 2016. Additionally, the company has entered into a management agreement with Interstate Hotels & Resorts to manage the property. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital and Siguler Guff have acquired a retail condo property located at One Hanson Place in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood. The joint venture purchased the 41,400-square-foot property for $20.4 million. The property sits at the base of the 41-story One Hanson Place, which was built in 1972. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office building located at 9020-9024 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn. The 24,829-square-foot property sold for $7.5 million. Mark Zarrella and John Brennan of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and secured the buyer, both individual/personal trusts, in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Hunt Mortgage Group has secured a $2.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property located in Cambridge. The borrower is Agora Market Street LLC. Located 19-25 Market St., the 16-unit property comprises three-bedroom/one-bathroom units and is 100 percent occupied. Hayley Suminski of Hunt Mortgage negotiated the financing.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Building and Land Technology (BLT) has acquired a 550,000-square-foot office complex, located at 1 Elmcroft Road in Stamford. Designed by I.M. Pei & Partners, the property is the former headquarters of Pitney Bowes. BLT acquired the vacant complex fromby Pitney Bowes for an undisclosed sum. The property is located adjacent to Harbor Point, the transformative mixed-use waterfront development in Stamford. BLT plans to reintroduce the complex to the market as prime office space.
