NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Boston-based investment firm The Davis Cos. and Eloise Capital has begun leasing 1975 Madison, a 97-unit apartment building in Harlem. The site is located within the newly formed Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District. Designed by DXA Studio and built by Broadway Construction Group, the building houses one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a wellness garden, coworking area, media room, fitness center, dog wash station and a penthouse lounge. Rents start at approximately $3,350 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
SEAFORD, DEL. — Patriot Aluminum has purchased a 45,000-square-foot industrial building in Seaford, located in the central part of Delaware. The fencing manufacturer plans to relocate from Maryland and to invest about $4.8 million in equipping and building out its new space on Whitehurst Drive, which is being upgraded to support production, assembly and distribution uses. The company, which also plans to fabricate its own products at the site, expects to hire 19 additional people in addition to the 20 jobs coming from Maryland.
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — New York-based brokerage firm Jacobson Properties has arranged the sale of a 25,648-square-foot healthcare property in Johnson City, located near the New York-Pennsylvania border. The building at 530 Columbia Drive houses medical office space and an ambulatory surgery center. Lisa Menin of Jacobson Properties represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was an institutional healthcare real estate investment firm. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of New York City-based Slate Property Group, has provided a $305 million construction loan for a new multifamily project in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx. The borrower is locally based development and investment firm The Beitel Group. The unnamed project will comprise two interconnected buildings that will rise 40 and 26 floors and house 755 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include an outdoor pool, large outdoor terrace, gym with sauna and steam room, pickleball court, golf simulator, coworking area, party room and children’s play room, as well as 11,500 square feet of retail space. Beitel Group bought the land at 355 Exterior St., which is situated along the Harlem River, last fall and subsequently demolished all existing structures. Prestige Construction NY is serving as the general contractor for the project, which has been vested into the city’s 421a program for inclusion of an affordable housing component. Landstone Capital Group arranged the construction loan, which carries an 18-month term with two six-month extension options, through SCALE Lending on behalf of Beitel Group. Construction is slated for a June 2026 completion. “The Mott Haven submarket of New York …
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A partnership between New York City-based owner-operator RXR and Korman Communities has begun leasing 5 Cottage, a 307-unit apartment building in White Plains. The building represents the second phase of a larger development known as AVE Hamilton Green that also features 515 underground parking spaces, 55,000 square feet of open space and 26,000 square feet of commercial space. Units are available in studio to three-bedroom floor plans, as well as in penthouses and live/work loft apartments. Specific residential amenities include indoor gaming areas, coworking spaces, a speakeasy bar, golf simulator, children’s playroom, private chef’s dining room, indoor pool and outdoor grilling and dining stations. RXR and Korman have also leased 85 percent of the 170 units at the first building within AVE Hamilton Green, 25 Cottage. Rents start at $2,366 per month for a studio apartment.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — New York City-based Kushner has broken ground on Livana Livingston, a 280-unit multifamily project in Northern New Jersey. Designed by Lessard Architecture, Livana Livingston will feature two buildings, one of which has been designed for renters age 55 and above, that will be developed on the adjacent sites of the former Westminster Hotel and Somerset Regal Bank. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom formats, and both unit types will offer floor plans that include dens. Amenities will include a fitness center, sauna and steam rooms, coworking space, a clubroom, private dining room, game room, rooftop terrace, pickleball courts, pet spa and a community garden lawn. Completion is slated for 2027.
BEVERLY, MASS. — A partnership between two nonprofit owner-operators, Beacon Communities ad Harborlight Homes, has completed a multifamily adaptive reuse project in Beverly, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Beverly Village for Living & The Arts is a redevelopment of the former Briscoe School, which was originally built in 1923 and closed in 2018, into an affordable seniors housing complex. Of the complex’s 91 units, 85 are subject to income restrictions, while the other six units will be rented as live-work studios at market rates. The conversion involved preserving historic elements of the building, such as the windows and façade, while also installing sustainable utility systems.
NEW YORK CITY — Pinterest has signed an 83,000-square-foot office lease at 11 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The visual discovery platform will occupy the entire 13th floor of the 30-story, 2.3 million-square-foot building. Evan Margolin, Justin Haber and Michael Berg of JLL represented Pinterest in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, Scott Klau, Erik Harris and Brent Ozarowski of Newmark represented the landlord, SL Green.
MAYNARD, MASS. — Tractor Supply Co. will open a 21,840-square-foot store in Maynard, about 25 miles west of Boston. Tractor Supply will be the first retailer to open at 17 Digital Way, the final building within Maynard Crossing, a mixed-use development that comprises 11 buildings across 56 acres. A tentative opening date was not disclosed. Locally based development and investment firm Capital Group Properties owns Maynard Crossing.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — Global investment management firm AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB) has provided a $120 million loan for the refinancing of Hampton Business District, a 50-acre industrial park located in the Long Island community of Westhampton Beach. Developed in 2014 by a partnership between New York-based Rechler Equity Partners and Suffolk County, Hampton Business District comprises five buildings totaling 385,002 square feet that feature clear heights of 18 to 22 feet. At the time of sale, the property was 94 percent leased to 24 tenants, including Iron Mountain and United Refrigeration Solutions. Peter Rotchford, Andrew Scandalios, Tyler Peck and Doug Omstrom of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of Rechler Equity Partners.