NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 138 St. Nicholas Ave. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. The three-story walk-up sold for $1.2 million or 16 times the rent roll. Constructed in 1931, the property features six apartments. Kobi Zamir of GFI Realty Services represented the buyer, and Ron Kavrai, also of GFI, represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and seller are both local investors.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 11-property manufactured housing portfolio located in western New York and Pennsylvania. Federal Capital Partners and Horizon Land Co. purchased the 2,413-site portfolio from Pittsford-based Morgan Management. Jonathon McClellan, Kyle Baskin, J.D. Parker and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a manufacturing/warehouse facility located at 119 Empire Ave. in Meriden. 119 Empire Avenue LLC purchased the 166,330-square-foot property for an undisclosed price from Atlas Container LLC. Situated on 12.42 acres, the property features an open layout, 26.8-foot clear ceiling heights, heavy power and an active railroad spur. The buyer plans to take occupancy this spring. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger’s New Haven, Conn., office arranged the transaction.
MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the $11.2 million sale of Shore Hill Apartments, an apartment community located at 500-501 Bensel Dr. in Mount Arlington. The 80-unit community features 64 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom units. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a capital improvement program to renovate and upgrade the property. Stephen Tragash and Joseph Brecher of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, the original developer, and procured the buyer.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $28.1 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of an office property located at 100 Pearl St. in Hartford. The borrowers are SGS Pearl LLC and Shelbourne Pearl LLC. The 10-year loan, which was provided by a CMBS lender, features a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio and a fixed rate with two years of interest-only payments. Built in 1989, the 17-story property features 281,000 square feet of office space. On-site building amenities include a parking garage, a fitness center, conference rooms, a food service lounge with seating, an art gallery, building concierge and 24-hour security. Shaya Ackerman, Steven Adler and Jacob Schmuckler of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the transaction.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — RK Centers has purchased a two-story office building, located at 50 Cabot St. in Needham. An affiliate of The Bulfinch Companies sold the 42,000-square-foot property for $9.8 million. KC Centers plans to use the property as its new corporate headquarters. Andrew Sacher of AIS Development represented the buyer in the transaction.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J., AND CARLISLE, PA. — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Partners has broken ground on the development of two industrial facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, Dermody and its capital partner, Great Point Investors, have broken ground for the construction of a multi-tenant facility at 1110 Commerce Blvd. in Logan Township. Situated within LogistiCenter Logan, the 171,600-square-foot facility is slated to be complete in June. The property will feature 32 feet of clear heights, 106-car parking spaces and 39-trailer parking spaces. In Pennsylvania, Dermody and Pacific Coast Capital Partners have broken ground on construction for a 602,250-square-foot facility at One Ames Dr. within LogistiCenter Carlisle industrial park in Carlisle. The facility will feature 36 feet of structural clear height, 142 loading docks, 187-car parking spaces and 93-trailer parking spaces. The facility is slated for completion in September.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail co-op unit at 85 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan’s Ladies’ Mile Historic District. The property sold in an all-cash transaction for $86 million, or $6,643 per square foot. The 12,946-square-foot turnkey retail space features 6,406 square feet of ground floor space with 15-foot ceiling heights and 6,540 square feet of sellable lower level space with 10-foot ceiling heights. The property is currently leased to Anthropologie until April 2021. Bob Knakal and John Ciraulo of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Tulfra Real Estate has partnered with Hampshire Cos. to acquire a distribution facility located at 65 Industrial St. South in Clifton for an undisclosed price. The former Glaxo SmithKline building, features 202,000 square feet of space, including 28,000 square feet of office space, as well as 16 loading docks and 200 on-site parking spaces. The buyers have launched a major repositioning program for the former manufacturing plant to convert the property to a single-tenant use and increase the ceiling height to 27 feet. Additional renovations include a new ESFR sprinkler system, new exterior skin, T5 lighting, epoxy floors and new electrical and mechanical systems, as well as 22,000 square feet of space for lab and/or office use. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Muss Development LLC has launched a $43 million renovation and repositioning program for the 667-unit New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, located at 333 Adams St. in downtown Brooklyn. The first phase of renovation, including The Bar, front desk and M Club Lounge, will be revealed in May. The renovation of the hotel’s ballroom and meeting rooms is slated for completion in September. Additionally, the redesign of the guestrooms will be revealed this spring, with renovations expected to be complete in 2016.
