NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 2215 Newkirk Ave. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The 117,564-square-foot property sold for $14.8 million, or 13 times its current rent roll. Built in 1927, the six-story building features 79 apartments. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, 2215 Properties LLC, and David Berger, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer, Newkirk 2215 LLC, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a multifamily building located at 605 West 141st St. in the Hamilton Heights section of Manhattan. The 25-unit property sold for $12.3 million, or $492,000 per unit. The six-story elevator building is located within close proximity to the 1 train and the A, B, C and D lines. Yosef Katz of GFI Realty Services represented the seller, Madison Realty Capital, while Roni Abudi, also of GFI, represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two contiguous retail condominium units totaling 11,505 square feet for $11.4 million, or $986 per square foot. The properties are located on the ground-level of a 10-story multifamily property located at 80 Carmine St. in Manhattan’s West Greenwich Village. One property includes a 3,050-square-foot vacant unit featuring a full kitchen and 100 street-level seats, a 4,955-square-foot basement space with a prep kitchen and 120 seats, and 1,180 square feet of outdoor space. The second unit is a 3,500-square-foot space, which is occupied by Kumon Learning Center. Barbara Dansker and Zachary Ziskin of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the buyer and seller, both of which were undisclosed, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Mitsui Fudosan American Inc., Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group have partnered for the full capitalization of 55 Hudson Yards. The joint venture has broken ground for construction of the office tower, which will be located at 33rd Street and 11th Avenue on Hudson Park and Boulevard. Situated within the 28-acre Hudson Yards development, the 51-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building is slated for tenant fit-out in 2017. Designed by A. Eugene Kohn and Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, the property is anticipated to achieve LEED Gold certification upon completion. Upon build out, Hudson Yards will include more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, more than 100 shops and restaurants, approximately 5,000 residences, a cultural space, 14 acres of public open space, a 750-seat public school and a 175-room luxury hotel.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has brokered the $22.4 million sale/leaseback and arranged $21 million in financing for Holiday Inn Manhattan View, a full-service hotel located in Long Island City in Queens. A New York-based private investor purchased the land under the hotel and then leased it back to the seller, Queens Plaza North LLC, for 99 years. HFF secured the fixed-rate loan through Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE for Queens Plaza North LLC. Located at 39-05 29th St., the 16-story, 136-key hotel features a full-service restaurant, lounge with patio space, state-of-the-art fitness center, business center, 800 square feet of meeting space, concierge services, on-site parking and views of Manhattan. Robert Delitsky, KC Patel, Jackie Ferrer and Cindy True of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
ERIE, PA. — UMH Properties has acquired Holly Acres, a manufactured home community in Erie, for $3.8 million. Situated on 40 acres, the community consists of 141 developed home sites. The average occupancy for the community is 96 percent. With this acquisition, UMH own 89 communities totaling approximately 15,200 developed home sites. Additional terms of the deal were not released.
LANCASTER, PA. — Lancaster-based LMS Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of more than 30 assets, totaling two million square feet, to affiliates of Lakewood, N.J.-based Paramount Realty. With this transaction, Paramount Realty will have assets in excess of $1 billion, ownership of approximately 7.5 million square feet and leasing assignments in excess of 13 million square feet throughout Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Brandon Famous of CBRE|Fameco provided consulting services for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 68 Maujer St. in Brooklyn. The eight-unit building sold for $2.6 million. Shaun Riley, James Saros and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the 1031 exchange transaction.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — HFF has secured $65.5 million in financing for Park Place, an office park located in Florham Park. The firm worked on behalf of the borrower, Normandy Real Estate Partners, to secure the loan with First Niagara Bank and Principal Real Estate Investors. The borrower plans to use loan proceeds to retire existing debt, upgrade amenities and fund leasing costs for new tenants. Situated on 30 acres at 200-230 Park Ave., the four-building park offers 351,684 square feet of Class A office space. On-site amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center, 70-seat conference center and parking for 1,045 vehicles. The park is occupied by a variety of tenants, including Fairleigh Dickinson University, M&T Bank, Sun Bank and several law firms. Jon Mikula and Mike Lachs of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
SOMERS POINT, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Gates at Somers Point, a multifamily complex in Somers Point. The 202-unit, garden-style property sold for $11.4 million, or $56,436 per unit. Situated on five acres at 555 Shore Road, the five-building property features a mix apartment floorplans. Nat Gambuzza and John Veniero of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, WWW Associates, and the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
