NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of a multifamily property located at 15-21 Crooke Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park South district. A local investor acquired the property for $14.2 million, or $264,000 per unit, in an off-market transaction from an undisclosed buyer. The six-story elevator building features 54 residential units. Erik Yankelovich of GFI Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — Press/Cuozzo Commercial Services has arranged the sale of a professional/medical building located at 100 Broadway in North Haven. 100 Broadway North Haven LLC purchased the 11,000-square-foot property for $1 million from Bass Inc. Stephen Press of Press/Cuozzo represented the buyer, while Susan Criscuolo, also of Press/Cuozzo, represented the seller in the transaction.
HANOVER, N.J. — A joint venture between Vision Real Estate Partners and Rubenstein Partners has broken ground for the construction of a global headquarters for MetLife Investments in Hanover. Situated on 14 acres within 67 Whippany Road’s South Campus component, the 185,000-square-foot property will feature an open floor plan with collaborative workspaces and breakout rooms, a town hall with technologically advanced conference facilities, a fitness center, employee food court with indoor and outdoor seating, and a café. Additionally, the property will offer 4.5 parking spaces per 1,000 feet of rentable area. The property is also designed to achieve LEED Gold Core and Shell and LEED Platinum Interiors certifications. Bruce Mosler, Ethan Silverstein, David Susoreny, Bill Brown and Andrew Merin of Cushman & Wakefield represented MetLife in the transaction. Robert Donnelly and Robert Donnelly Jr., also of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the property ownership in the lease transaction.
NEWTOWN, WARMINSTER AND NORTH WALES, PA. — HFF has brokered the sale of a three-property self-storage portfolio, totaling 191,000 rentable square feet, in suburban Philadelphia. A partnership between Metro Shelf Storage and LaSalle Investment Management purchased the assets for $29.2 million, or $153 per rentable square foot, from PFG Capital LP. The portfolio includes the 25,568-square-foot Newtown Storage in Newtown; the 89,210-square-foot StorageWORKs! Warminster in Warminster; and the 75,120-square-foot StorageWORKs! North Wales in North Wales. Richard Schontz, Barbara Guffey and Matthew Weckesser of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — Rittenhouse Capital Advisors has provided $8.2 million in long-term, fixed-rate financing for The Chestnut Street Lofts in West Chester. The loan features an 80 percent loan-to-value, a 10-year 3.95 percent fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower is StanAb LP, the project’s developer. Constructed in 2014, the 60-unit property features open floor plans, modern kitchens and bathrooms, and outdoor balconies. On-site community amenities include a community room, fitness center and on-site parking.
NEW YORK CITY — Colliers International has acquired Madison, Conn.-based Strategic Building Solutions (SBS), a project management firm. The company, which will rebrand to Colliers International, expands Colliers’ project management expertise in the Northeast and provides national best-in-class energy sustainability management, commissioning and retro-commissioning services. SBS currently manages $1 billion worth of projects and 10 million gross square feet of LEED-registered space within its commissioning and energy services group. The integration of SBS will add 70 multi-disciplined professionals to the Colliers team.
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — Sovereign Realty Group has brokered the sale of a freestanding Burger King property located at 942 West Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown. Situated on 2 acres, the 3,610-square-foot property sold for $2.5 million. The property was formerly occupied by a Wendy’s and sat vacant for many years until a local Burger King franchisee signed a long-term lease for the property. Frank Caporrino and Clem Cote of Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of buyer and seller were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a development site located at 319 Schermerhorn St. in downtown Brooklyn. Adam American Real Estate and Naveh Shuster LTD purchased the site for $33 million from SC Nevins LLC. The buyer plans to develop a 21-story building on the site, which totals 87,445 square feet. The building will feature 73 residential condominium units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, 3,100 square feet of retail space, a lounge, bike storage, a fitness center, a children’s playroom, a doorman and a courtyard. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren, Dan Marks, Peter Matheos and Michael Hernandez of TerraCRG represented the buyers and seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 975 Walton Ave. in the Bronx. Brooklyn-based investor Benzion Kohn purchased the property for $31 million from E&M Associates. The six-story property features 182 apartment units across 278,000 square feet and 1,000 square feet of commercial space. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
DANBURY, CONN. — An affiliate of Harbor Group International has sold Towne Brooke Apartments, a 102-unit apartment community in Danbury. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $17.6 million. Built in 2009, the property features a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center and an outdoor pool. Apartments feature nine-foot ceilings, GE appliances, full-size washer and dryers, walk-in closets, wood kitchen cabinetry, ceiling fans in bedrooms and balconies or patios. At the time of the sale the property was 93 percent occupied.
