NEW YORK CITY — Invictus Real Estate Partners has provided a $69 million bridge loan for Mason Gray, a 158-unit apartment complex in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The seven-story building houses 110 market-rate units, most of which are one-bedroom residences, and 48 affordable housing units as well as a 9,000-square-foot community facility space. Mike Diaz and Aaron Appel of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Hope Street Capital, which will use the proceeds to complete construction and fund leasing costs.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $56 million loan for the refinancing of a 138-unit apartment building located at 230 Classon Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. The building houses one- and two-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a private landscaped park, coworking lounge, gaming terrace, fitness center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Gideon Gil, Zach Kraft and Sebastian Sanchez of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the fixed-rate loan through QuadReal Property Group on behalf of the borrower, Quinlan Development Group.
NEW YORK CITY — The Hakimian Organization, a locally based development and investment firm, has begun leasing SOLA, a 364-unit apartment community in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects with interiors by Durukan Design, the property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 350 to 1,200 square feet. Amenities include a soundproof music room, art studio, children’s playroom, fitness center, coworking lounge, dog park, zen garden and a golf simulator. Rents start at approximately $3,000 per month for a studio apartment.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Regional owner-operator WinnCos. has purchased Bedford Gardens Apartments, an 84-unit affordable housing complex in Hartford, with plans to implement an $18.7 million renovation. The 10-building complex was built in the 1920s, and its residences are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Two Massachusetts-based firms, The Architectural Team and Keith Construction, are providing design and general contracting services for the project, respectively.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Morgan Properties, a development and investment firm based in metro Philadelphia, has acquired a portfolio of 11 multifamily properties totaling 3,434 units in Pennsylvania. Morgan purchased the properties from their original developer, DePaul Management Co. The price was not disclosed. Matt Stefanski and Zachary Pierce of Berkadia brokered the transaction. The portfolio consists of: The new ownership plans to invest more than $80 million in capital improvements to the portfolio. Renovations will feature upgrades to units’ kitchens and bathrooms, as well as the installation of in-unit washers and dryers. Morgan will update lighting, landscaping, roofing and parking areas at all properties and install high-efficiency heating systems. Amenity and common area enhancements will also be undertaken throughout the portfolio. These initiatives will include fitness center upgrades and expansions; construction of exterior dog parks and pet wash stations; and additions of new amenities like Amazon package hubs, playgrounds, pickleball courts and outdoor grilling and dining stations. “The DePaul acquisition directly supports our strategic goal of acquiring large multifamily portfolios with high barriers to entry where our market concentration will enable us to achieve operational efficiencies and capitalize on economies of scale,” says Jonathan Morgan, president of Morgan Properties. — …
CAMBRDIGE, MASS. — Locally based investment and development firm The Davis Cos. has completed a 161,616-square-foot life sciences facility in Cambridge. The facility at 101 Smith Place is one of four buildings within The Quad, a life sciences campus that is home to tenants such as Ginko Bioworks, Civetta Therapeutics, Invaio Sciences, Hyperion and Samsung Electronics. The facility features high-efficiency HVAC systems, surface and below-grade parking, a fitness center and indoor bike storage space. Davis developed 101 Smith Place in partnership with Invesco Real Estate. CBRE is marketing the property for lease.
AVON, CONN. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $24 million permanent loan for Avon Marketplace, a 78,687-square-foot shopping center located on the western outskirts of Hartford. The center was built on 17.3 acres in 1994 and is home to tenants such as ULTA Beauty, Athleta, LensCrafters, GAP Factory, New Balance, Starbucks and Verizon Wireless. Dev Morris, Andrew Stewart and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim arranged the loan, which carried two years of interest-only payments and a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Colliers has brokered the $11.1 million sale of 900 on Nine, a 112,705-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge. The building was 54 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as NIP Group, Onyx Equities and Toshiba. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris, Philippe Jomphe and Matthew Cohen of Colliers marketed the property in conjunction with auction platform Ten-X on behalf of the seller, TFE Properties. The buyer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Hines will open a 63,000-square-foot flexible workspace in Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood under its proprietary coworking brand, The Square. The space at 205 Hudson St. formerly housed a WeWork facility and will be the brand’s first in New York City. The space will feature a variety of private suites, group meeting areas and amenity spaces. The opening is scheduled for later this summer.
NEW YORK CITY — XR Extreme Reach has signed a 13,400-square-foot office lease at The Spiral in Midtown Manhattan. The digital marketing firm is relocating its headquarters from 1633 Broadway to the 21st floor of the 66-story tower. Greg Conen and Sam Brodsky internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer, in the lease negotiations. Joe Messina and Seth Hecht of JLL represented the tenant.