CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Morgan Properties has debuted its new, 70,100-square-foot office headquarters space at its Millennium Complex in Conshohocken, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The locally based multifamily developer relocated its headquarters from its Kingswood Apartments & Townhomes development in nearby King of Prussia. The new space can support about 200 people and features tech-enabled meeting rooms and training facilities, a dining area, recreational activities, fitness center, a 9,500-square-foot event space and direct walking access to the Schuylkill River Trail.
NEW YORK CITY — Loeb Enterprises has signed an 18,056-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The venture capital firm will continue to house its corporate headquarters across the sixth and seventh floors of 712 Fifth Avenue, a 52-story, 545,000-square-foot building. Anthony Dattoma of CBRE represented Loeb Enterprises in the lease negotiations. Paramount Group owns the building.
CHICAGO — Core Spaces has completed six student housing communities totaling 4,549 beds across the United States. All six communities have opened to residents ahead of the 2024-2025 school year. The communities are all located near the campuses of major universities, including UC Berkeley, University of Cincinnati, Penn State, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Clemson University. The six new properties include: The communities feature a variety of high-end, student-focused amenities. For example, ōLiv Madison boasts a spa, sauna, fitness center, coworking spaces, private study rooms and a sprawling rooftop sundeck with pool and hot tub. Each property offers a diverse mix of floor plans and unit types to appeal to a range of resident needs and price points. “After years of work to bring a project to life, welcoming new residents home is one of the best parts of what we do,” said Marc Lifshin, CEO of Core Spaces. Core Spaces is a residential developer, owner and operator headquartered in Chicago. The company currently owns or manages more than 38,600 beds. The developer currently has a pipeline of approximately 43,000 beds. The pipeline includes an 800-bed project in Knoxville, Tennessee; three developments in Madison totaling 4,000 beds; a 665-unit, 2,195-bed project in …
NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has provided a $98 million loan for the refinancing of The Northern I and II, a 193-unit multifamily complex located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Northern I is a nine-story structure with 64 units, and Northern II is a 10-story building with 129 units. Both properties offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, and the complex also houses 4,300 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a rooftop deck, fitness center with a yoga studio, private theater, onsite laundry facilities and a coworking lounge. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the loan through Affinius Capital on behalf of the borrower, Goose Property Management.
NEW YORK CITY — Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has purchased a portfolio of five industrial buildings totaling 435,000 square feet on Long Island. The buildings are scattered across the Suffolk County communities of Bayshore, Bayport and Ronkonkoma. Buildings range in size from 33,000 to 128,600 square feet and comprise single-story warehouse, cold storage and manufacturing facilities with clear heights ranging from 18 to 40 feet. Four of the buildings were fully leased to single tenants at the time of sale, and the fifth was recently vacated and will be redeveloped. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmitt, Ryan Larkin, Bill Baunack, Seth Zuidema and Tom DeLuca of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between Metropolitan Realty Associates and TPG Angelo Gordon, in the transaction.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $44.5 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of two multifamily properties in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. The names of the garden-style properties were not disclosed, but both assets are located in Bethlehem. The borrower, Larken Associates, will use the proceeds to cash out and allocate equity toward other projects. The direct lender was not disclosed. Larken made capital improvements to both properties during its ownership period, including the construction of 16 new townhomes at one property.
KINGSTON, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated the $36.5 million sale of two retail buildings in Kingston, about 100 miles north of New York City. The buildings are located within Hudson Valley Plaza and are leased to Lowe’s and Sam’s Club, both of which have been tenants at the 673,000-square-foot shopping center since 1996. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, United Hampshire REIT US, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed institutional investment firm as the buyer.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Rucker Investments has expanded its office footprint in the northeastern Boston suburb of Beverly. The family-owned firm has essentially doubled its commitment at 500 Cummings Center following a custom build-out that delivered a conference room and a full kitchen. Cummings Properties owns the property. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
MIDDLETOWN, PA. — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has purchased a 305,870-square-foot industrial building in Middletown, located on the southeastern outskirts of Harrisburg, for $45.5 million. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 50 dock doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. The building is leased to an undisclosed provider of e-commerce services. John Plower, John Huguenard, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire, Paul Torosian and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented the seller, Core5 Industrial Partners, which is also based in Atlanta, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based investment firm Alchemy Ventures and S & A Capital Group, which is a Hong Kong-based family office, has purchased a seven-unit apartment building in Manhattan for $12.5 million. The five-story building at 251 Church St. is located in the Tribeca neighborhood and consists of six four-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit, as well as two ground-floor restaurant spaces. Maurice Suede, Eric Roth and Brett Seigel of Newmark represented the partnership and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.