NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has acquired two mixed-use buildings in Brooklyn totaling $3.07 million. In Boerum Hill, the company purchased the 3,500-square-foot 208 Hoyt Street building for $1.72 million. Additionally, Silvershore acquired 590 Bushwick Avenue, a 5,500-square-foot mixed-use building, for $1.35 million. Year to date, Silvershore has invested $60 million on more than 20 purchases throughout New York City.
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BOSTON — The Boston Conservatory has opened its new 20,000-square-foot studio building, which is located at 132 Ipswich St. in Boston. Designed by Handel Architects and Utile Inc., the studio features a 3,200-square-foot orchestra rehearsal space, two dance studios, teaching studios, multipurpose rooms and practice rooms for the instruction of movement, voice, instrument and orchestra ensemble. Additionally, the building features a three-story open atrium, natural light and views of the Boston skyline.
SUFFERN, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $65 million loan for the purchase of an industrial property in Suffern. The borrower is Raymour & Flanigan, a premier furniture and home design store. Located at 30 Dunnigan Dr., the industrial warehouse totals 871,600 square feet. Raymour & Flanigan and Par Pharmaceutical occupy the property. The 10-year loan, which was provided by CMBS lender, features a 4.57 percent fixed-rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin of Meridian Capital’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction.
HEWLETT, N.Y. — Woodmere, N.Y.-based Basser Kaufman has acquired the Peninsula Shopping Center in Hewlett. Shelly Horne of HST Realty sold the property for an undisclosed price. Located at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Mill Road, the 70,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center is anchored by a Foodtown Supermarket and many long-term tenants. The property was originally constructed in 1959.
WILKES BARRE, PHILADELPHIA AND CHESTER, PA. — Livingston, N.J.-based Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sales of four multifamily transactions totaling $23.8 million and 486 units. In Wilkes Barre, Gebroe-Hammer’s Joseph Brecher and David Oropeza represented the seller and buyer of Sherman Hills, a 344-unit apartment community. The property sold for $15.7 million as part of a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)/Housing Urban Development (HUD) contract. Located at 7900-7922 Fairfield St. in Philadelphia, the 64-unit Fairfield Apartments sold for $3.5 million. Brecher and Eli Rosen of Gebroe-Hammer arranged the transaction. Also located in Philadelphia, the 42-unit Arborwood Duplexes sold for $2.4 million. Rosen represented the seller and identified the buyer in the transaction. Finally, the company brokered the sale of Liberty Walk Apartments in Chester’s Sunnyside section. Located at 500 E. 24th St., the 36-unit property sold for $2.2 million.
BOSTON — An affiliate of Abramson Brothers Inc. has acquired 4 Liberty Square, a retail and office building located in Boston, for $8.8 million. Located at the corner of Water and Batterymarch streets, the seven-story, 26,000-square-foot pre-war office building is 100 percent leased and has one restaurant tenant in the ground-floor retail space. Built in 1900, the building features a steel frame with masonry walls, windows and a marble lobby. This transaction is Abramson Brothers’ first acquisition in Boston as the company continues to seek growth opportunities.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — Waltham, Mass.-based Vantage Builders Inc. has completed a 23,000-square-foot office renovation project for Trane, on behalf of Griffith Properties LLC. Vantage has completed the $925,000 tenant fit-up for Trane at 181 Ballardvale St., which is part of Ballardvale Office Park. The project required the complete demolition of the existing space prior to the reconstruction of seven offices, three conference rooms, two training rooms, an employee lounge and a kitchen. The new offices feature new carpeting, lighting, paint, custom millwork, glass walls and new doors. Vantage also installed a new energy management system, including five rooftop units to help Trane reduce overall heating and cooling costs. The project team included Design-Science as architects and Engineered Systems as mechanical engineering services.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $29 million in acquisition and construction financing for the development of a residential condominium project in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. Aggelos Sklavenitis of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the loan on behalf of Six Sigma. Located at 435 West 19thSt., the existing five-story, 21,800-square-foot office property will be expanded into a nine-story, 27,500-square-foot residential condominium. Knighthead Funding LLC provided the 30-month, interest-only loan. This financing coupled with the sponsor’s equity creates a total capitalization of $41.3 million or approximately $1,500 per buildable square foot.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Elmwood Park-based River Drive Construction has completed vertical construction of the second phase of Riverwalk, a luxury multifamily rental community located at 400 Riverfront Blvd. in Elmwood. Slated for completion by the end of 2014, the second phase includes the construction of 51 apartments and 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the new building will house The Goddard School, an early childhood organization. The school recently leased 8,600 square feet of space at Riverwalk. Florian Suserman and Michael Rawlins of RIPCO represented the school in the transaction. Fred Fisher of F. Fisher & Co. LLC represented Riverfront Residential, which developed the Riverwalk project. Construction of the first phase included 107 apartments and was completed in 2012.
MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. — National Cooperative Bank (NCB) has provided a $4 million loan for Hidden Meadows, a 143-unit cooperative apartment community in Middle Island. The loan, which includes a $3.5 million first mortgage and a $500,000 line of credit, will be used to refinance existing debt and fund future capital improvement projects at the community. The planned work includes upgrades to the sewer treatment plant and repairs to the sidewalk, roadways and tennis courts. Built in 1971, Hidden Meadows consists of nine two-story cooperative apartment buildings and is currently 100 percent occupied. Mindy Goldstein of NCB arranged the loan for the cooperative, Hidden Meadows LLC. Mark Walsh, the financial advisor for Hidden Meadows, also helped negotiate the transaction.