JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Merrill Lynch, now a division of Bank of America, has renewed its office lease at 95 Greene St. in Jersey City. The financial institution occupies all of the eight-story, 300,000-square-foot building. The building's landlord, SJP Properties, is currently pursuiing LEED for Existing Buildings certification for it.
BRYN MAWR, PA., AND NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Bryn Mawr-based WP Realty and New York City-based Angelo, Gordon & Co. has purchased The Shaw's Portfolio for an undisclosed amount. The eight-property portfolio contains 659,143 square feet of retail space. It consists of seven Shaw's anchored shopping centers and a freestanding property occupied by Hannaford Brothers. The properties range in size from 57,181 to 124,331 square feet. Five of the centers are located in Massachusetts, two are located in Maine and one is located in Rhode Island. Combined occupancy was 97 percent at the time of closing. The seller was not disclosed.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — The Hampshire Companies has held the grand opening for CENTRA, a new 110,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 186 Wood Ave. South in Woodbridge. The company purchased the building, formerly occupied by Siemens, in 2009 and completed a top-down renovation. Amenities include sunken gardens, a fitness center, a conference center and a café. The building is LEED-Gold certified. The project team include Tishman Construction and architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Newmark Knight Frank is serving as leasing agent.
NEW YORK CITY — Robert K. Futterman & Associates (RKF) has brokered the sale of a retail condominium in Midtown Manhattan for $16.25 million. The condo totals 6,183 square feet and is located at 750 Eighth Ave. in the ground floor of the 43-story The Platinum residential building. The condo was vacant at the time of the sale. The RKF team of Michael Worthman and Brandon Eisenman represented the seller, SJP Residential Properties, and procured the buyer, Hershel Torkian.
NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal Realty Services has completed the sale of a two-story, 5,025-square-foot commercial building located at 207 W. 75th St. on Manhattan's Upper West Side for $5.03 million. The deal included additional air rights. Massey Knakal's Paul Smadbeck arranged the deal between the two undisclosed parties.
NEW YORK CITY — ING Clarion has purchased a loft apartment building located in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood for $27 million. The property, 44 Berry Street, is a six-story, 54,000-square-foot former warehouse containing 42 units and six ground-floor retail spaces. Amenities include a fitness center, a laundry room and a 4,600-square-foot rooftop terrace. The property was fully leased at the time of closing. The seller's name was not released.
CLINTON, N.J. — Ikaria has signed a lease that will relocate its company headquarters to 101,641 square feet within Perryville III, a 288,566-square-foot, Class A office building located at 53 Frontage Road in Clinton. The Jones Lang LaSalle team of Tom Reilly, Dino Mattessich and Derek DeMartino represented the tenant in lease negotiations. The landlord was not disclosed.
SYOSSET, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $7.7 million in construction and permanent financing for a retail project in Syosset. The project, which is located at 240 Jericho Turnpike, consists of the conversion of a former car dealership into a 30,000-square-foot, high-end retail center. The financing includes a 2-year acquisition, construction and renovation financing component along with a non-recourse, permanent loan for up to 10 years. Ernest Des Rochers of NorthMarq's New York City office and Charles Cotsalas of the firm's Long Island office secured the financing through a regional bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 6,670-square-foot apartment and retail property located at 53 5th Ave. in Brooklyn for $1.1 million. Marcus & Millichap's Brooklyn office represented the seller, an estate. Matthew Fotis, within the Brooklyn office, represented the buyer, a partnership. The property traded at a 5.35 percent cap rate.
NEW YORK CITY AND BETHESDA, MD. — Brokerage giant Cushman & Wakefield and finance company Walker & Dunlop have formed a strategic alliance to focus on multifamily agency financing and investment sakes. The alliance seeks to leverage Cushman & Wakefield's investment sales platform, which expects to completed $3 billion in multifamily sales this year, with Walker & Dunlop's agency lending business, which is active with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD finance programs. Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman, the brokerage firm's debt and equity finance arm, will be responsible for directing multifamily agency finance transactions within Cushman & Wakefield.