WESTPORT, CONN. — HK Group has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 44 Main St. in Westport. An affiliate of Westport-based Paragon Realty Group, in partnership with Clarion Partners, purchased the property for $22.5 million from 44 Main Street Inc. Built in 1909, the 22,873-square-foot three-story property is currently occupied by Banana Republic and The Nail Spa Bless Corp. The property is zoned BCD – Business Center District. Matthew Keefe, David Lindland and Franco Fellah of HK Group were the sole brokers in the transaction. Steven Siegelaub of Berkowitz, Trager & Trager and David Godfrey of Gunn Godfrey Allison provided legal counsel for the seller.
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NEW YORK CITY — Sweden-based Akelius through its U.S. company, Akelius US LLC, has acquired an apartment building along East 21st St. in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 1930, the property features 196 apartment units. This is the company’s second acquisition in the United States. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
BOSTON — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $215 million in senior debt financing for Harbor Point in Boston. The multifamily property offers 1,284 affordable and market-rate apartment units. The 20-year loan, which was placed through Freddie Mac, features a 35-year amortization period, 10 years of interest-only payments and a sub-3.65 percent interest rate. Dirk Falardeau, Todd Goulet and Mathew Purtell of KeyBank originated the loan for the sponsors, Corcoran, Mullins, Jennison Inc.
NEPTUNE CITY, MATAWAN AND ABERDEEN, N.J., AND WILMINGTON, DEL. — HFF has secured $65 million in financing for a three-property, 974-unit multifamily portfolio in New Jersey and Delaware. The portfolio includes the 20-building, 428-unit Brighton Arms located on West Sylvania Ave. in Neptune City; the 24-building, 268-unit Tree Haven located at 120 and 130 Ravine Dr. in Matawan and 33 Aberdeen Road in Aberdeen; and the 28-building, 278-unit Valley Run at 2601 Carpenter Road in Wilmington. Jim Cadranell and Jon Mikula of HFF represented the borrower, PRC Group, to secure the fixed-rate financing for the portfolio in three separate transactions through Investors Bank.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the purchase of a development site located at 333 Johnson Ave. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Normandy Real Estate Partners, Royalton Capital LLC and Sciame Development purchased the site for $26.7 million. The buyers plan to develop a commercial complex on the site with retail, restaurant and office space. Additionally, the new property will feature 40,000 square feet of outdoor space and the restaurant space will be clustered on the White Street-facing courtyard with the opportunity for rooftop dining, as well as on-site artisanal food production space. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren, Dan Marks, Peter Matheos and Michael Hernandez of TerraCRG represented the buyers, while Sydney Blumstein of Corcoran represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. — Port Jefferson-based Rail Realty has broken ground for the development of an apartment complex in Port Jefferson. The two-building community will feature 74 one- and two-bedroom, market-rate apartment units. Additionally the community will feature full amenities and secure on-site parking. The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency provided economic incentives for the project, which is expected to create 69 construction jobs and five permanent positions.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of two contiguous multifamily buildings located at 241-245 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn’s Kensington section. The assets sold for $10.3 million, or $323,000 per residential unit. The properties consist of a combined 32 two- and three-bedroom apartment units and 24,000 square feet of air rights. The buyer plans to renovate the properties. Neither the buyer nor the seller were disclosed; Erik Yankelovich of GRI Realty represented the both parties in the transaction
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of New York City-based Norvin Healthcare Properties has acquired a two-story, 45,000-square-foot property, located at 21-21 44th Dr. in Long Island City, for $66 million. Simultaneously with the acquisition, Norvin entered into a 31-year triple-net lease with NYU Langone Medical Center. NYU Langone Medical Center plans to redevelop the industrial property into a multi-specialty ambulatory care facility. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of the Washington Flats portfolio, a grouping of four contiguous apartment buildings in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. The portfolio sold for $38 million, or $364 per square foot. Located at 425 and 435 Grand Ave., 29 Putnam Ave. and 90 Downing St., the 104,365-square-foot portfolio features 128 residential apartments, with 121 rent-stabilized, three rent-controlled and four free-market units. At the time of sale, the properties participated in the HPD Home Program, which provides housing for low-income tenants and 52 of the rent-stabilized units operate under the Home Program. Stephen Palmese of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
SEABROOK, N.H. — Curatolo Seabrook LLC has acquired Seacoast Mini Storage in Seabrook, a suburb of Portsmouth. The Marilyn T. Imke Revocable Trust sold the property for $5.8 million. Located at 233 Route 107, the 63,754-square-foot property has 55,270 square feet of rental storage space with 583 units, 152 of which are climate-controlled units. Situated on 6.1 acres, the property also includes two apartment units on site. Joseph Mendola of NAI Norwood Group represented the seller and assisted the buyer in the transaction.