NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — Press/Cuozzo Commercial has brokered the sale of a two-building former day care facility located at 20 Peck St. in North Haven. Situated on slightly more than one-half acre, the buildings total 3,830 square feet. The buyer, Lauren Grogan, acquired the property from K&J Holding LLC for an undisclosed sum. The buyer plans to renovate the properties. Stephen Press of Press/Cuozzo represented the seller, while Lou Proto of The Proto Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
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NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based McGraw Hill Financial Inc. (NYSE: MHFI) has agreed to acquire Charlottesville, Va.-based SNL Financial from New Mountain Capital for $2.2 billion. SNL Financial will join McGraw Hill’s roster of subsidiaries, including Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, the S&P Dow Jones Indices and Platts. SNL provides data and analysis on the banking, insurance, energy and real estate industries. This acquisition comes two years after McGraw Hill staked its future on financial services by selling off its publishing business. According to the company, McGraw Hill will finance the transaction by issuing $1.7 billion of long-term debt, and the economic impact will be partly offset by tax benefits with an estimated present value of about $550 million. McGraw Hill Financial’s stock price dropped to $99.54 per share as of late morning Monday in intraday trading, down from $105.58 per share at the close of business on Friday, July 24.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has closed a $104 million loan in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The loan is collateralized by a nine-parcel development site north of One Court Square. The site offers 780,000 buildable square feet potential for residential, office, retail and hotel use. Morris Betesh of Cushman & Wakefield handled the financing. The name of the borrower was not released.
WESTWOOD AND NEWTON, MASS. ¬— The Boston office of Colliers International has arranged two commercial land sales totaling $20.8 million. In Westwood, Prime Auto Group acquired 12 acres at 375 Providence Highway for $16.3 million. The buyer plans to develop three car dealerships on the site. In Newton, Dinosaur Capital Partners purchased three acres at 70 Rowe St. for $4.5 million. The buyer plans to develop a Verizon facility on the site. James Elcock of Colliers facilitated both transactions. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.
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.