Northeast

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NEW CASTLE, PA. — Brick, N.J.-based Tryko Partners has acquired Crestview Garden Apartments, located at 1139 Pin Oak Dr. in New Castle, for an undisclosed price. The apartment community features 184 affordable residential units. Tryko plans to immediately invest $1 million in improvements to the property, including common area renovations, a new property-wide security system, and kitchen and bathroom improvements in individual units. CBRE Capital Market’s Philadelphia office arranged financing for the acquisition through TriState Capital Bank. Tryko Partners is a private equity real estate group that specializes in project-based Section 8 Homeowners Assistance Program transaction and property repositionings.

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SEYMOUR, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Maplewood Commons, a 50-unit apartment property located in Seymour. Built in 1970, the garden-style apartment community consists of four detached wood-frame buildings. The buyer plans enhance the property with modest kitchen, bath and hallway upgrades. Blake Barbarisi, Adam Mancinone and Gary Witten of Marcus & Millichap’s New Haven, Conn., office listed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company and secured the buyer, a private investor.

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ASTON, PA. — KarMar Realty Group has brokered the sale of a flex building, located at 2626 Market St. in Aston. Keenan Auto Body purchased the property from I&I Sling Inc. for an undisclosed price. Situated on 1.93 acres, the 24,000-square-foot property features 20-foot ceilings, two tailgate docks, heavy power, ample parking and gas heat. Donald Grimes of KarMar Realty Group represented the seller in the transaction.

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Lincoln-Towers

NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $18.4 million in refinancing for the residential cooperative portion of Lincoln Towers on West End Avenue in New York City. The 29-story property, which is part of the Lincoln Towers condo, totals 444 units and 32 parking spots. Meridian has arranged financing for six of the eight buildings that are part of the Lincoln Towers complex. The 30-year self-liquidating loan, which was provided by a life insurance company, features a 4.44 percent fixed rate. Steve Geller and Nicoletta Pagnotta of Meridian Capital Group’s New York City’s headquarters brokered the transaction.

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PEABODY, MASS. — NorthMarq Capital’s Boston office has secured $9.9 million in refinancing for an industrial property located at 3 Technology Way in Peabody. The property offers 160,000 square feet of Class A industrial space. The commercial mortgage was structured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Michael Chase of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a Guardian Life Insurance Company.

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NEW YORK CITY — Microsoft Corp. has signed a lease for its first Manhattan flagship store at 677 Fifth Ave. in New York City. Microsoft will occupy the entire ground through fourth floors, as well as a portion of the lower level of the building. Andrew Kahn, Jonathan Scibilia and Jesse Hutcher of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, 677 Fifth Avenue Corp., in the deal. Richard Hodos of CBRE represented Microsoft.

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NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of 1539 Park Place in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. 1539 Park Place LLC purchased the property, which was built in 1910, for $5.1 million. Located between Buffalo and Rochester avenues, the four-story, 34,975-square-foot building features 34 residential units. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer, while David Berger, also of Rosewood Realty, represented the seller, Park 1539 Realty LLC, in the transaction.

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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Wendel, a design and construction firm, has signed a lease to expand and relocate its Amherst, N.Y., corporate headquarters to Centerpointe Corporate Park in Williamsville. The design firm will occupy approximately 37,000 square feet at 375 Essjay Road in Centerpointe Corporate Park, Ciminelli’s flagship corporate park. Wendel expects to take occupancy in April 2015. This relocation will expand the firm’s office space by 10,000 square feet. Timothy Malchow of Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. represented the owner, Centerpointe Corporate Holdings LLC, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $228.5 million in construction financing for the condominium conversion of the former Flatotel hospitality property in New York City. A partnership between Chetrit Group and Clipper Equity plan to convert the asset, which is located at 135West 52th St., into a five-story boutique office condominium and a 37-floorluxury residential condominium property. The 55,000-square-foot office component will be located on floors two through seven and approximately 109residential units will span floors eight through 47. The total project is estimated to cost $300 million. Aaron Birnbaum and Emanuel Westfried of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the two-year, non-recourse, interest-only loan, which features a floating LIBOR-based interest rate and a one-year extension option.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Cornerstone at Bedford in Stamford. Delaware-based Cornerstone Apartments Property Owner LLC purchased the 368-unit apartment community for $75.1 million or $204,000 per unit. Located at 1425-1435 Bedford St., the 13-story property features a swimming pool with sundeck, a fitness center, a clubroom, a business center, a play area and a picnic area with gas grills. Steve Witten and Victor Nolleti of IPA, along with Eric Pentore of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Fairfield Bedford LLC, in the transaction.

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