NEW YORK CITY — Terroir Wine Bar restaurant has opened a new location at 284 Fifth Ave. in the Park Slope area of New York City. The self-proclaimed “elitist wine bar for everyone” occupies 2,200 square feet at the property, next to the restaurant Blue Ribbon. The wine bar is open every day and is comprised of 1,100 square feet on the ground floor and lower level. Mark Tergesen of ABS Partners Real Estate represented the tenant in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Medidata Solutions, a clinical development solutions company, has signed a 10-year lease for 98,585 square feet at 350 Hudson St. in New York City. The company will occupy the 7th, 8th and 9th floors. Additional tenants at the building include Viacom, Horizon Media and Omnicom. The landlord, Trinity Real Estate, was self-represented by Marc Packman and Charles Laginestra. Lisa Kiell of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT has purchased a 19,960-square-foot office and retail building in Brooklyn's Homecrest neighborhood for $13.2 million. The four-story building was built in 2009 and is located at 1623 Kings Highway. The property is fully occupied by Verizon Wireless, a karate studio and Interborough Development and Consultation Center. Brian Hanson of Massey Knakal represented both parties in the transaction.
SHARON, MASS. — 1-800-PACK-RAT LLC has signed a lease for 40,000 square feet at 31 Commercial St., an office and warehouse facility in Sharon. The company is a portable storage container and moving company. Cathy Minnerly and Ovar Osvald of NAI Hunneman represented the landlord, Suffolk Advisors, in the transaction. Colliers International represented the tenant.
SIMSBURY, CONN. — St. Francis Hospital has opened its seventh access center, Saint Francis Care at Simsbury, which will provide medical services to 225,000 people within a 15-mile radius of the site. The 10,000-square-foot facility, located at 30 Dorset Crossing, will include physician offices, laboratory services, integrative medicine, behavioral health and health promotions programs. The facility also includes a community room for public lectures. New England Urgent Care, another tenant at the facility, will provide treatment for non-life threatening emergencies. Keystone Cos. is the developer of the project.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Diversified Equities Corp. has purchased the 10,205-square-foot AAA Mid-Atlantic Car Care Center in Toms River for $3.2 million. Gregory Panayoti of The Goldstein Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller, HNM Toms River LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Hersha Hospitality Trust has agreed to purchase the 205-room Hilton Garden Inn at 52nd Street in New York City for $74 million. The transaction is expected to close shortly after the developer completes the hotel's construction in the fourth quarter of 2013. Jay Shah, CEO of Hersha, says the hotel is expected to appeal to both corporate and leisure travelers. Hersha owns 64 hotels in New York City, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami and Los Angeles.
DAYVILLE, CONN. — Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust has acquired a majority interest in The Crossing at Killingly Commons, a 395,539-square-foot shopping center in Dayville. Inland purchased the property through a joint venture with Dayville Unit Investors, an affiliate of the seller, for $60.2 million. Completed in 2010, the center is anchored by Lowe's Home Improvement, which operates on a ground lease, as well as Stop & Shop and T.J. Maxx.
NEW YORK CITY — Bloomsbury Publishing, the publisher of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, has signed a long-term lease for 23,500 square feet at 1385 Broadway in New York City. The building is located between West 37th and West 38th streets, just south of Times Square. The publisher is scheduled to move into the new space in the first quarter of 2013. Leon Manoff of Colliers International represented the tenant in the transaction. Jonathan Serko and Diana Gaines of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — The City of New York has signed a 131,946-square-foot expansion lease at 100 Church St. in downtown Manhattan, expanding its occupancy at the 21-story building to 504,466 square feet. The lease renewal has a 20-year term. Michael Geoghegan and John Morrill of CBRE Group represented the tenant in the transaction. Brian Waterman, James Kuhn and Lance Korman of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, SL Green Realty Corp.