NEW YORK CITY — HAP Investments has broken ground for the construction of a residential property in Washington Heights. Located at 655-667 West 187th St., the multi-story building will feature 47 apartment units. The property was designed by Karim Rashid and Karl Fischer will serve as the architect of record. The construction team will employ a modular building system developed by Deluxe Building Systems, which will result in 40 percent faster construction and reduced material waste.
HOPKINTON, MASS. — A joint venture between Wood Partners LLC and Bavin Inc. has sold Alta Legacy Farms, an apartment community in Hopkinton. An affiliate of The Praedium Group LLC acquired the 240-unit property for $59.5 million. Situated on 18 acres, the $45 million development features 156 one-bedroom units and 84 two-bedroom apartments, with 39 one-bedroom units and 21 two-bedroom units classified as affordable housing. Community amenities include a clubroom, billiard room, coffee bar, media room, business center and cyber café, theater, fitness center, outdoor lounge area with fire pit and built-in grilling stations, resort-style pool with sundeck, a dog park and walking trails. The community is part of the master-planned Legacy Farms project, a 730-acre mixed-use suburban community consisting of 940 single-family and attached homes, 450,000 square feet of commercial space and more than 500 acres of preserved and restored open space. Wood Partners served as general contractor on the project, which was designed by Cube3 Studios and completed in March 2014. CB Richard Ellis – N.E. Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Clarks Americas Inc., a subsidiary of Somerset, England-based C&J Clark Limited, plans to construct a new corporate headquarters facility in Waltham. The company has signed a 15-year lease for the to-be-built 120,000-square-foot property located at 1265 Main St. The four-story building will feature a roof deck, 5,200 square feet of private outdoor terrace space, and an employee retail store and employee fitness center. Additionally, the property will feature 10-foot high windows, 50-foot skylights, a three-story lobby and covered parking. Boston Properties is the lead developer for the project, which is being designed by Spagnolo Gisness & Associates Inc. and ADD Inc. now with Stantec. Clarks Americas Inc. plans to move into the new facility in phases starting in late fall 2016.
BOSTON — Moody National REIT I Inc. has entered into a contract to acquire Hampton Inn Boston for an aggregate purchase price of $57 million, excluding acquisition costs. The 227-room hotel is located within close proximity to Boston Logan International Airport and five miles from downtown Boston. The acquisition of the hotel is subject to substantial conditions to closing.
WESTPORT, CONN. — HK Group has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 44 Main St. in Westport. An affiliate of Westport-based Paragon Realty Group, in partnership with Clarion Partners, purchased the property for $22.5 million from 44 Main Street Inc. Built in 1909, the 22,873-square-foot three-story property is currently occupied by Banana Republic and The Nail Spa Bless Corp. The property is zoned BCD – Business Center District. Matthew Keefe, David Lindland and Franco Fellah of HK Group were the sole brokers in the transaction. Steven Siegelaub of Berkowitz, Trager & Trager and David Godfrey of Gunn Godfrey Allison provided legal counsel for the seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Sweden-based Akelius through its U.S. company, Akelius US LLC, has acquired an apartment building along East 21st St. in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 1930, the property features 196 apartment units. This is the company’s second acquisition in the United States. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
BOSTON — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $215 million in senior debt financing for Harbor Point in Boston. The multifamily property offers 1,284 affordable and market-rate apartment units. The 20-year loan, which was placed through Freddie Mac, features a 35-year amortization period, 10 years of interest-only payments and a sub-3.65 percent interest rate. Dirk Falardeau, Todd Goulet and Mathew Purtell of KeyBank originated the loan for the sponsors, Corcoran, Mullins, Jennison Inc.
NEPTUNE CITY, MATAWAN AND ABERDEEN, N.J., AND WILMINGTON, DEL. — HFF has secured $65 million in financing for a three-property, 974-unit multifamily portfolio in New Jersey and Delaware. The portfolio includes the 20-building, 428-unit Brighton Arms located on West Sylvania Ave. in Neptune City; the 24-building, 268-unit Tree Haven located at 120 and 130 Ravine Dr. in Matawan and 33 Aberdeen Road in Aberdeen; and the 28-building, 278-unit Valley Run at 2601 Carpenter Road in Wilmington. Jim Cadranell and Jon Mikula of HFF represented the borrower, PRC Group, to secure the fixed-rate financing for the portfolio in three separate transactions through Investors Bank.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the purchase of a development site located at 333 Johnson Ave. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Normandy Real Estate Partners, Royalton Capital LLC and Sciame Development purchased the site for $26.7 million. The buyers plan to develop a commercial complex on the site with retail, restaurant and office space. Additionally, the new property will feature 40,000 square feet of outdoor space and the restaurant space will be clustered on the White Street-facing courtyard with the opportunity for rooftop dining, as well as on-site artisanal food production space. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren, Dan Marks, Peter Matheos and Michael Hernandez of TerraCRG represented the buyers, while Sydney Blumstein of Corcoran represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. — Port Jefferson-based Rail Realty has broken ground for the development of an apartment complex in Port Jefferson. The two-building community will feature 74 one- and two-bedroom, market-rate apartment units. Additionally the community will feature full amenities and secure on-site parking. The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency provided economic incentives for the project, which is expected to create 69 construction jobs and five permanent positions.
