Northeast

NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of two apartment buildings located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, for $61 million. Located at 201 W. 92nd St. and 200 W. 93rd St., the buildings contain 134 rental apartments and 11 retail stores that total more than 10,000 square feet of space. The property encompasses an entire block of Amsterdam Avenue frontage between 92nd and 93rd streets. The Manhattan-based buyer plans to upgrade and re-tenant the vacant apartments, and lease the eight vacant stores in the buildings. George Moss, Deborah Gutoff and Paul Nigido of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, a partnership involving Kent Swig of Swig Equities. Brian Ezratty, also of Eastern Consolidated, procured the buyer and negotiated the acquisition financing in a separate transaction with iStar Financial.

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NEW YORK CITY — Brooklyn, New York City-based Kalmon Dolgin has brokered the sale of a 42,000-square-foot development site located along North 3rd Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn for $22 million. The property consists of a block-long vacant parcel that encompasses the addresses 201 Berry St. to 248 Bedford Ave. The buyer, Henry Wollman of Quadriad Realty Partners, plans to develop the site into approximately 82,000 square feet of residential space with underground parking and a retail component. Joe Nicholas of Kalmon Dolgin represented Wollman, as well as the seller, Wydra Enterprises, in the transaction.

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GREENSBURG, PA. — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has brokered the sale of an 83,000-square-foot office building, located at 144 N. Main St. in Greensburg, for $15.15 million The property was constructed in 2007 as a build-to-suit for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, which currently occupies the entire building on a 15-year lease. Stephen Marzullo and Michael Blunt of CBRE’s Philadelphia office represented the seller, Hermitage, Pa.-based Hudson Holding Co. The buyer was undisclosed.

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RINDGE, N.H. — Bedford, N.H.-based Eckman Construction has completed the new Attilio and Beverly Petrocelli Hall at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge. The $4.3 million project consisted of the construction of a 23,000-square-foot facility, which will house the college’s arts, humanities and social sciences programs. Petrocelli Hall contains classrooms, a computer lab, design studios, a darkroom, a conference room and faculty offices. It will be open in time for the start of the fall semester.

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PENNDEL, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Glenview Plaza, a 15,060-square-foot shopping center located in Penndel, for $1.5 million. Adam Simon of the Philadelphia office of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based investment group, and procured the buyer, an individual investor from northern New Jersey. The buyer purchased the property as value-add opportunity and plans to re-tenant the vacant space.

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WYNNEWOOD, PA., AND WILMINGTON, DEL. — Green Park Financial has provided two multifamily loans totaling $12.1 million. In Wynnewood, the company provided $7.6 million for the refinancing of Brynwood Apartments, a 143-unit, Class B multifamily community. The property comprises eight two-story buildings and was 97 percent occupied at the time of closing. The loan carries a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. It was originated on behalf of the undisclosed borrower by Don Pettit of Carey, Kramer, Pettit & Panichelli (CKPP). Jay Thomas of Green Park Financial represented his company in the transaction. In Wilmington, Green Park provided a $4.5 million supplemental loan for Arbor Pointe Apartments, a 264-unit community located within a Wilmington residential subdivision. The property contains 11 three-story buildings and was 94 percent occupied at the time of closing. The loan carries a 5.66 percent fixed interest rate for a plus 1-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. It has a 71 percent loan-to-value ratio with a 1.25x debt-service coverage ratio and a 6.25 percent capitalization rate. Brad Johnson of CKPP originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Arbor Pointe Rental Co. Thomas represented Green Park in the transaction.

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NEW HAVEN, CONN. — The Milford, Conn., office of Turner Construction Co. has been selected to provide construction management services for Yale University’s new $97 million Health Services Center located in New Haven. The 140,000-square-foot outpatient medical facility will be applying for LEED-Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Completion is scheduled for 2010.

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HARTFORD, CONN. — The New Haven, Conn., office of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Morgan at the Park, a 10-story apartment building located in the central business district of Hartford, for $17 million. The 227,500-square-foot tower is situated on 1.27 acres at 600 Asylum Ave. It contains 270 residences comprising 128 studio units, 140 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units, in addition to 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Steven Witten and Victor Nolletti of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Capitol Garden LLC, and the undisclosed buyer.

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NEW YORK CITY — Philadelphia-based Hersha Hospitality Trust (HHT) has opened The Nu, a 93-room hotel located inside Boymelgreen Development’s condo project at the corner of Smith Street and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City. HHT purchased an interest in the building for $17.24 million, and has spent an additional $6 million completing the hotel. Rates are expected to range from $200 to $400 per room once the hotel is fully operational.

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STATE COLLEGE AND HARRISBURG, PA. — Calabasas Hills, Calif.-based PNC ARCS has secured two multifamily loans in Pennsylvania totaling $17.9 million. In State College, the firm provided $9.1 million for Cooper’s Pond Townhomes and Turtle Creek Apartments, two multifamily communities that total 297 units. The loans carry a 10-year term, interest-only, at a rate of 5.815 percent. The Princeton, N.J., office of PNC originated the loans through Fannie Mae. In Harrisburg, PNC’s Princeton office originated $8.8 million for Treeview Apartments, a 210-unit multifamily property located in Harrisburg. The loan carries a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule at an interest rate of 6.01 percent. PNC also originated this transaction through Fannie Mae. The borrowers in both transactions were undisclosed.

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