NEW YORK CITY — A developer doing business as Bronx 161 LLC has completed Bronx Vibe, a 155-unit mixed-income housing project in the borough’s Concourse Village area. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with 30 percent of the units reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, game roof and a rooftop terrace. IMC Architecture designed the project. Classic Image handled interior design, and Ray Builders served as the general contractor. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
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LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.5 million sale of a 34,599-square-foot medical office building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. The three-story building at 315 E. Northfield Road is home to several medical practices across a variety of specialty fields. Alan Cafiero, Brian Kaplan, David Cafiero and Dean Matuszewicz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New Jersey-based partnership, in the transaction. Cafiero and Joe Koicim, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a New York-based limited liability company.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Locally based developer Larken Associates has broken ground on Flemington Junction Business Center II, a 50,000-square-foot industrial flex project that will be located about 60 miles southwest of Manhattan. The building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, and units can be subdivided to spaces as small as 3,125 square feet. Core Enterprises is providing construction management services for the project, which is slated for a fourth-quarter delivery.
NEW YORK CITY — Rooftop Hospitality Group has signed a 12-year retail lease extension at 230 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The tenant occupies the roof of the New York Market Center building, where it operates the 230 Fifth Avenue Rooftop Bar concept. The bar originally opened in 2006 and comprises 32,050 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. Jane Gural-Senders, David Kaye and Harvey Richer internally represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, which has owned the building since 1958, in the lease negotiations.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Affinius Capital has provided a $112.7 million loan for the refinancing of Alexander Crossing, a 440-unit apartment building located north of New York City in Yonkers. The newly built waterfront property offers 119 studios, 218 one-bedroom units, 90 two-bedroom residences and 13 three-bedroom apartments. Units are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include an outdoor heated pool, terraces with grills and outdoor games, a fitness center, resident lounge, coworking space, multi-sport simulator and a game room. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Sean Reimer, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Rose Associates and Battery Global Advisors.
BOSTON — Colliers has arranged a $62 million loan for the refinancing of Addison, a 230-unit apartment community in East Boston that was completed in late 2021. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, basketball court, outdoor grilling and dining stations, coworking lounge, industrial kitchen and a maker space equipped with 3D printers, a laser cutter for digital sewing/embroidery machines and art supplies. Jeffrey Black, Bryan Koop, Sean Burke, Kevin Phelan and Matthew Lombardi of Colliers arranged the loan through CrossHarbor Capital Partners. The borrower was a joint venture between Redgate Capital Partners, North River Co. and ELV Associates.
TAUNTON, MASS. — Ferguson Enterprises, a distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies, has opened a 234,282-square-foot warehouse in Taunton, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility houses a 5,743-square-foot retail store, 30,000 square feet of offices and training space for employees and a designated pick-up and will-call area. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, three exterior loading ramps and a floor-to-ceiling racking system. Ware Malcomb designed the project, and Connolly Brothers provided construction management services.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Avalon Hackensack at Riverside, a 226-unit multifamily property in Hackensack. Avalon Hackensack at Riverside was built in 2013 and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Select units feature balconies, patios, dens and loft-style layouts. Amenities include a pool with a grilling area, resident clubhouse, fitness center, tenant lounge and a dog run. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Elizabeth DeVesty and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Four new food-and-beverage (F&B) operators have signed leases at apartment buildings in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Breakfast café Eggs Up will open a restaurant in the 24-story Atlas high-rise building. MochiDough and BoberTea, both of which are Japanese concepts, have committed to Starling, a rental building with 39 units. Cheeky’s, a concept known for New Orleans-style sandwiches, will open at The Hazel, a 201-unit building. All openings are slated to occur before the end of the year. A partnership between between locally based developer Fields Grade and New York City-based Alpine Residential owns the buildings.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $148M Refinancing for The Victoria Mixed-Use Tower in Harlem
by Katie Sloan
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged the $148 million refinancing for The Victoria, a mixed-use property in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. At 30 stories, the property is the tallest building in Harlem. The Victoria is built around the neighborhood’s historic Victoria Theater and offers 191 luxury apartments, a 211-room Marriott-branded hotel and 23,000 square feet of retail space. The project was completed in the third quarter of 2023 and also features 52 below-grade parking spaces. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Ari Hirt and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop’s New York capital markets team acted as exclusive advisors to the borrowers, Lam Group and Exact Capital. Aareal Capital provided the financing, which will support ongoing operations and future enhancements to the project. “This transaction underscores the project’s significance as a transformative development in Upper Manhattan, combining luxury living, hospitality excellence and cultural preservation,” says Appel. Bethesda, Md.-based Walker & Dunlop is one of the largest commercial real estate finance and advisory firms in the United States. — Katie Sloan