NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between The Kalikow Group and Steelpoint Property Group has acquired a pre-war, four-story mixed-use building located at 517 Second Avenue in Manhattan’s Kips Bay/Gramercy neighborhood. Rana Associates sold the property for $5.1 million. The building features an existing ground-floor restaurant and apartments on the other floors. The apartments are currently vacant.
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STAMFORD, CONN. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has signed a 20-year lease renewal and expansion for 430,000 square feet of office space at One StarPoint at Harbor Point in Stamford. The company will continue to use the space as its global headquarters. Starwood currently occupies 300,000 square feet at the property and under the new lease will be able to expand into additional space as it becomes available. Constructed in 1989 and renovated in 2011, One StarPoint is a two-tower, 430,000-square-foot Class A office complex. Building and Land Technology is the owner and developer of Harbor Point, the mixed-use waterfront development where One StarPoint is located.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors’ Debt & Finance Group has arranged $10 million in first-mortgage financing for Northwind Group. The borrower used the loan to finance the $16 million acquisition of 40 Wooster Street. The six-story office building is located in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Jonathan More, Steven Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital secured the non-resource loan on behalf of the borrower.
LEXINGTON, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $7 million in permanent financing for Countryside Manor Apartments in Lexington. Located at 425 Woburn St., the eight-building, 51-unit property offers a mix of two- and three-bedroom apartments and 83 off-street parking spaces. Casimir Groblewski and Despina Hatzipetrou of Fantini & Gorga secured the financing through a Midwest-based major insurance company for the borrower, Countryside Manor LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 343 Sixth Avenue, an 8-unit apartment building located in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The property sold for $5 million, or approximately $490 per square foot. Derek Bestreich of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.
EDISON, N.J. — The Goldstein Group has brokered a deal for Quaker Steak & Lube to open its second location in New Jersey. The fast-casual restaurant will occupy 7,500 square feet of space at Wick Shopping Plaza, located on Route 1 in Edison. Other tenants at the center include TJ Maxx, Pathmark, RadioShack, Mandee, AutoZone, Qdoba, Five Guys, Game Stop, Sally Beauty Supply and Planet Fitness. John Ostrowski and Chuck Lanyard of The Goldstein Group arranged the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered two separate sales in Brooklyn totaling $4.4 million. Private investors acquired 764 Metropolitan Avenue, a 2,500-square-foot land parcel in Brooklyn, for $2.2 million. In the second transaction, a different group of private investors purchased 69 Havemeyer Street, an 8-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn, for $2.2 million. James Saros, Michael Salvatico and Shaun Riney of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the buyers and sellers in both transactions.
BOSTON — Integrated Interiors has completed an office installation for Gilbane Building Company’s new headquarters at 10 Channel Center in Boston’s Innovation District. The renovation includes 390 linear feet of prefabricated office and conference fronts for the new 22,000-square-foot space. The project team includes Gilbane as owner and construction manager, Gensler as architect, and Cosentini as M/E/P engineer. Additionally, Environments at Work provided furniture for the new space.
HENRIETTA, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $20.5 million in refinancing for Westbrooke Commons, a multifamily property in Henrietta. Located at 6 Loden Lane, the property offers 340 apartment units. The loan has a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq secured the financing through its seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac for the borrower, Westbrooke Associates.
HOWELL, N.J. — Iselin, N.J.-based Sitar Realty Company-TCN Worldwide has announced that BJ’s Warehouse will be joining The Grove at Howell, which is currently under construction. Located on a 52-acre tract along Route 9 and Lanes Mills Road in Howell, the 350,000-square-foot shopping center will offer a mix of clothing, food and entertainment options. The 88,000-square-foot BJ’s Warehouse, which will also include a gasoline station, is slated to open in November. Additional tenants at the project will include a 50,000-square-foot, 14-screen national cinema and a 40,000-square-foot national fitness club, along with other national clothing and food chains. The project is expected to be fully complete by June 2015. New York City-based Sun Equity Partners purchased the future site of BJ’s Warehouse out of foreclosure last summer. Sitar Realty Company-TCN Worldwide is the leasing agent for the property.