NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has brokered the sale of two buildings at 110 West 111th Street and 247 West 113th Street located in Manhattan’s Central Harlem section. The pair sold for $12.6 million or $262,800 per unit, $291 per square foot. The properties total 43,344 square feet and offer 22 one-bedroom, 18 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom apartment units. Ronnie Shaban and Amit Doshi of Besen & Associates represented the seller and the buyer, a local private investor, in the transaction. Michael Coritsidis of Coritsidis & Lambros PLLC provided legal counsel to the seller, while Anthony Bottitta of Anthony S. Bottitta PC advised the buyer.
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Village Court, a 30-unit multifamily property located in South Orange. Village Court Apartments LLC purchased the property for $3.8 million from Village Court Inc. The property is located near the city’s downtown and within walking distance to Seton Hall University and the South Orange NJ Transit Station, which serves Manhattan. Thomas McConnell and Kevin McCrann of Marcus & Millichap’s National Multifamily Housing Group represented both parties in the transaction.
ISLIP, N.Y. — Rechler Equity Partners plans to develop three build-to-suit properties totaling 119,000 square feet of industrial/flex space within the Islip Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). The project will include a 54,000-square-foot property at 100 Trade Zone Dr., a 24,000-square-foot building at 101 Roebling Court, and a 41,000-square-foot structure at Two Roebling Court. The new buildings join a fourth, fully constructed Rechler-owned asset at 200 Trade Zone Dr. within the FTZ. Situated on 52 acres, Islip FTZ currently offers 435,000 square feet of prime warehouse and office space.
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP, BRIDGEWATER AND CLIFTON, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $13.8 million in financing for six office properties in New Jersey. The firm secured a $3 million loan for two medical/professional buildings totaling 27,919 square feet in Princeton Township. The 15-year loan was financed by a New Jersey bank. In Bridgewater, the firm arranged $5.2 million for two sister office buildings totaling 79,688 square feet on Route 22. Cronheim secured the 20-year, self-liquidating mortgage with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. The firm also secured a $5.6 million loan for a 64,511-square-foot medical office building in Clifton. The 10-year, non-recourse loan was funded by Members Capital Advisors. Janet Proscia and David Turley of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing for all three transactions.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — HFF, on behalf of Lincoln Property Company, has secured $10.5 million in refinancing for a two-building office property in Basking Ridge. Situated on 14.4 acres at 180-188 Mt. Airy Road, the office complex features two two-story multi-tenant buildings totaling 104,202 square feet of rentable space. 180 Mt. Airy Road was renovated in 2004, and 188 Mt. Airy Road was renovated in 2007. The properties are currently 95 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Montgomery Academy, The Learning Experience, Integrated Device Technology and Mt. Airy Associates. The five-year, floating-rate loan was placed with OceanFirst Bank. Michael Klein and Andrew Roland of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 536 East 96th Street, a 31-unit apartment building located in Brooklyn. The asset sold to a private investor for $3.8 million. Derek Bestreich and Lucien Sproviero of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the transaction.
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — A joint venture between Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate and ARC Property Trust has acquired a freestanding retail building in Morris Plains, which is approximately 30 miles east of New York City. The 32,450-square-foot asset was purchased for $2.6 million and is currently leased to ACME Supermarkets. Lawrence Anderson of Anderson Realty Services represented the seller in the transaction.
PINE HILL, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of Chalet Gardens, a multifamily property located in Pine Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia. The 95-percent occupied, 484-unit apartment complex sold for $26 million. The 31.58-acre gated community comprises 49 two-story buildings with 348 one-bedroom and 136 two-bedroom units. Each unit features central air conditioning, private entrances, patios or balconies, eat-in kitchens, oversized closets and separate laundry rooms with full-sized washer and dryer. Community amenities include a swimming pool, tennis court, fitness center, playground and recreation area. Chalet Gardens recently underwent a more than $3 million capital improvements program to renovate units and install new windows. Joseph Brecher and Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller and identified the buyer in the transaction. Richard Kelin of Livingston, N.J.-based Feinstein, Raiss, Kelin & Booker LLC provided legal counsel to the buyer.
EAST MORICHES, N.Y. — The New York office of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage has arranged a $34 million loan for Walden Pond Apartments, a multifamily property located in Long Island’s East Moriches. Situated on 38 acres, the property offers 324 one- and two-bedroom units, tennis courts, a pool and a fitness center. The property was 97 percent occupied at loan closing. John DiCrocco of Berkadia secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Berkadia’s Freddie Mac program.
HANOVER, N.H. — Capital One Specialty Healthcare Real Estate, part of Capital One Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group, has provided an $8.8 million HUD 232/223(a)(7) loan to refinance Wheelock Terrace in Hanover. Constructed in 2000, the assisted living facility consists of a three-story building on a well-landscaped, 11-acre site. The property is owned by Terrace Communities, which owns assisted living communities in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Florida. Carolyn Whatley of Capital One Bank originated the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan, which features a 35-year amortization schedule.