SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged $38 million in refinancing for a fully leased office building in Parsippany. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Evan Kleppe of CBRE secured a 10-year loan at a 5 percent interest rate through Relius Financial on behalf of the borrower, Jeffroad Green LLC. The loan was secured by a 206,155-square-foot suburban office building located at 399 Jefferson Road.
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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of 17 East 47th Street in New York City for $18 million. The Center for Fiction — which has owned and operated out of the historic library since 1933 — sold the eight-story building to Sun Acre's LLC. Steven Zimmerman, associate director, Marion Jones, director, and David Schechtman, principal and executive managing director of Eastern Consolidated, represented the seller and procured the buyer. Designed by architect Henry Otis Chapman, the white marble structure features frontage along the north side of East 47th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues. The Center for Fiction signed a short-term, lease-back arrangement with the new owner to remain in the space as the nonprofit looks to purchase a new headquarters space. Brad Lavender of Haynes and Boone LLP was the attorney for the seller. Russell Guba was the attorney for the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Avant Capital Partners has originated a $3.1 million bridge loan secured by a 25- by 100-foot lot located at 308 E. 59th St. in the Sutton Place neighborhood of New York City. The interest-only, one-year loan carries an interest rate of 10 percent, refinances the first mortgage and provides predevelopment funding for the project sponsor. The borrower plans to begin a condo development on the property, which includes 27,500 square feet of air rights.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — A new five-story parking garage is nearing completion at Eisenhower Corporate Campus and Conference Center in Livingston. The new structure will provide 600 additional parking spaces for tenants and guests at the 380,000-square-foot, Class A office complex. Eastman Cos. and its joint venture partner Long Wharf Real Estate Partners owns and manages Eisenhower Corporate Campus. The new parking structure will offer LED lighting and enhanced security features, according to Michael Schofel, co-managing partner at Eastman Cos.
BOSTON — Growing freight shipping and delivery services firm Skema Courier Inc., has leased 13,947 square feet of warehouse and office space at 370 McClellan Highway in East Boston. Richard McKinnon, director of brokerage services for The Grossman Cos. Inc., represented the owner, 370 McClellan Highway LLC, in the transaction. Steve Nohrden, vice president of Burgess Properties, represented the tenant. Skema relocated from its long-time Chelsea facility to take up residence at one of the closest air freight facilities to Boston’s Logan International Airport.
NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has arranged the $23.8 million sale of The Albert Goodman Plaza Apartments, an affordable housing complex in the Morrisania section of The Bronx. The sales price equates to $94,450 price per unit, $81 per square foot and a 6.5 percent capitalization rate. Preservation Development Partners purchased the multifamily property. The complex includes four elevator apartment buildings that include 250 apartments and two commercial units. Constructed in 1982, the apartment community spans 292,925 square feet. The buildings are operated under a Project Based Section 8 HUD contract, which requires the apartments to remain affordable for another 20 years. Amit Doshi, Lynda Blumberg and Shallini Mehra of Besen & Associates brokered the deal. The properties are located at 970 Boston Road and 665 E. 163rd St.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the $18.5 million sale of a five-story, 25,000-square-foot mixed-use building located at 131 Duane St. in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. Ben Tapper, senior director, and Marion Jones, director at Eastern Consolidated, represented the seller, Duane Street Realty, in the transaction. The property includes eight residential units on floors two through five, as well as a ground floor and lower level retail space occupied by the City Hall Restaurant. The buyer was Duane 131 LLC. The attorney for the seller was Myron Cohen of Dornbush, Schaeffer, Strongin & Venaglia LLP. The buyer’s attorney was Francisco Augspach of Augspach Law PLLC.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — New Boston Fund has sold 71 George Street, a 53,000-square-foot industrial and office facility located in East Hartford to Nixon Uniform Services.The building includes 8,000 square feet of office space and 45,000 square feet of 28-foot clear warehouse space. The building also features five loading docks, two drive-in doors and 51 parking spaces. Mark Duclos, president of Sentry Commercial, represented New Boston in the transaction. Christopher Metcalfe, first vice president at CBRE, represented the buyer.
EDISON, N.J. — Sitar Co. has arranged the sale of a 332,000-square-foot industrial building in Edison to 45 Brunswick Ave LLC for an undisclosed price. NJIND Brunswick, Avenue LLC previously owned the property, which is located at 45 Brunswick Ave. Built in 1974, the building features 25-foot ceilings and 34 loading positions and is situated on 14.8 acres. Tom Monte and Bill Sitar Jr. brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has purchased 331 Hicks St., a 7,888-square-foot mixed-use building in Brooklyn Heights for $3 million. Built in 1910, the building includes two stores and four apartments and is located across the street from Long Island College Hospital. The seller was a long-term owner. No brokers were involved in the deal.