NEW YORK CITY — Friedman-Roth Realty Services has brokered the sale of two adjacent four-story buildings in Midtown East for $11.1 million. Located at 988 and 990 Second Avenue, the 9,180-square-foot, triple-net leased properties feature five residential apartments and a sushi restaurant. Jim Mann and Lily Ren of Friedman-Roth represented the buyer, a private investor, and Richard Libbey of M.A. Salazar represented the seller, a long-time family investor, in the transaction.
Northeast
BUTLER, PA. — Institutional Property Advisor (IPA), a brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler. A Northeast-based healthcare property investment firm purchased the 240-bed nursing home from Butler County, Pa., for $20.5 million. Built in 1963, the property is situated on seven acres at 107 Sunnyview Circle. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers and Charles Hilding of IPA, along with Matthew Gorman of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia’s office, represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based Sherwood Equities has topped out 500 West 21st Street, a condominium development located along the High Line in the heart of West Chelsea. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, the 32-unit building will offer one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom residences set within a garden landscape with 40-foot trees and mature foliage. The property is slated for completion in spring 2015.
EXTER, N.H. — NorthMarq Capital’s Boston office has arranged $16.2 million in refinancing for 100 Domain Drive in Exter. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. John Sullivan of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through its relationship with a local bank. Liberty Mutal and Baur Performance Sport, among others, occupy the 263,914-square-foot office building.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the $1.9 million sale of an industrial portfolio located at 12-18 Commerce St. in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. The 107- by 100-foot irregular lot comprises five buildings with an aggregate of approximately 8,024 above-grade square feet and a shared approximately 966-square-foot courtyard on the interior of the lot. Ofer Cohen, Melissa DiBella, Dan Marks, Peter Matheos and Michael Hernandez of TerraCRG arranged the transaction between two private investors.
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA. — NAI Summit represented Krause Family Partnership LLC in the disposition of 4089 Route 309 and 4080 Independence Drive in Schnecksville. Star Auto Real Estate LLC purchased the more than four-acre property for an undisclosed price. The buyer, which is in association with Global Motor Trade LLC, plans to use the property for an exotic car dealership. Jay Haines of NAI Summit represented the seller in the transaction.
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Tessy Plastics has acquired a 112,644-square-foot manufacturing and office building in Skaneateles. Situated on 31.1 acres at 700 Visions Dr., the modern, high-tech facility was built in 2002. The buyer plans to construct approximately 50,000 square feet of clean room manufacturing space, which will be used to produce minimally invasive surgical devices. The property was purchased from Hand Held Products, which will be leasing back approximately 32,000 square feet of office space. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger’s New Haven, Conn., office handled the transaction. The purchase price was not disclosed.
BOSTON — CBRE/New England’s Capital Markets team has brokered the sale of Midway Studios, an 89-unit artist live/work community located in Boston’s Fort Point Channel district. Midway Studio Associates, a joint venture between the Keen Charitable Foundation and the Fort Point Cultural Coalition, sold the property for $20 million to a joint venture between New Atlantic Development LLC and the residents of Midway Studios. The property was originally built in 1912 and redeveloped into artist living space in spring 2005. The live/work studios, located on the second through sixth floors, are designed to accommodate a broad range of artists’ mediums. The first floor features two-story space with approximately 24,740 square feet of office and retail space. The property is currently home to Elevin Studios, Studio Troika, Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston and The Club of George Foreman III. Additionally, Late July Snacks will move in this fall. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented both parties in the transaction.
YARMOUTH, MASS. — Weston Associates has reopened Swan Pond Village, an affordable multifamily complex located at 1100 Alewife Circle in South Yarmouth. Situated on 30 acres, the 18-building complex features 150 affordable residential units, including 68 one-bedroom, 44 two-bedroom, 30 three-bedroom and eight four-bedroom units. Additionally, the complex features a community building with a community room, as well as playgrounds, off-street parking, an on-site management office, 24-hour on-call maintenance and laundry facilities. Weston Associates recently completed capital improvements for the community including new roofs, windows, apartment interiors, bathrooms, HVAC systems, electrical upgrades and external site improvements. Weston Associates utilized the new Section 223(f) pilot program as part of the community’s revitalization. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, MassDevelopment, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development and private partners, Weston Associates financed the project by combining FHA loans, tax-exempt bonds and low-income housing tax credits to create a streamlined and efficient financing and redevelopment process.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sales of three walk-up apartment buildings in Brooklyn totaling $3.6 million. In Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, the four-story, 13-unit 920 Madison Street sold for $1.4 million. The four-story, seven-unit 1463 Bedford Avenue traded hands for $1.2 million in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights. Additionally in Crown Heights, 1130 St. Johns Place, a four-story, eight-unit building, sold for $960,000. Shlomo Antebi of GFI Realty Services represented the sellers and buyers in all transactions.