NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $29 million sale of a portfolio of three multifamily buildings totaling 59 units in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. The buildings at 129 Second Ave. and 36 Saint Marks Place all rise six stories and house 10 retail spaces between them. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley, Zan Colin and Matt Berger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Jonis Realty, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Ryco Capital. Both parties are locally based.
MILLSTONE, N.J. — Soligent has signed an industrial lease in the Central New Jersey community of Millstone. The distributor of clean energy products and services will occupy just under half of a 132,930-square-foot building. The space features a clear height of 32 feet, 4,000 square feet of office space and battery charging stations inside the warehouse for electric forklifts. Peak Construction Corp. is handling the build-out of the space. Boston-based Cabot Properties owns the building.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Ziegler has arranged $42.5 million in bond financing for the acquisition of Applewood, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Freehold, an eastern suburb of Trenton. Located on approximately 44 acres, Applewood opened in 1990 and offers 300 independent living units, 37 assisted living units, 11 memory care units and 60 skilled nursing units. The acquisition was completed utilizing a mix of tax-exempt and taxable debt. The borrower is FellowshipLIFE, a nonprofit owner-operator of CCRCs in New Jersey.
BUCKS COUNTY, PA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of a 146-unit seniors housing property in Bucks County. The unnamed property, which was developed in 2022 and is located about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The buyer was a public healthcare REIT. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers and Brett Gardner led the Walker & Dunlop team on the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 75,825-square-foot office lease at 245 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ: TW), will occupy the entire 29th and 30th floors of the 1.8 million-square-foot building. David Kleiner, Michael Berg, Will McGarry and Finley Burger of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Patrick Murphy, Bruce Mosler, Tara Stacom, Harry Blair, Ron LoRusso, Justin Royce, Pierce Hance and Will Yeatman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, SL Green.
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — Bohler Engineering has signed a 20,000-square-foot office lease for its new regional headquarters in the central Massachusetts city of Westborough. The 92,600-square-foot building at 50 Washington St. includes a fitness center and a cafeteria. Steve Woelfel and Kevin Brawley of Colliers represented the tenant in lease negotiations. Bob McGuire and Alison Powers of JLL represented the locally based landlord, Carruth Capital.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM) has inked a 6,000-square-foot office lease expansion at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The deal raises the firm’s footprint within the 34-story building at 1 Rockefeller Plaza from 16,000 to 22,000 square feet. Zev Holzman of Savills and Paul Revson of Emerald Realty represented ECBAWM in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Tishman Speyer, was represented internally.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The Feil Organization has completed the renovation of Garden City Center, a 200,000-square-foot office building on Long Island. The building was originally constructed in 1990 and is leased to a mix of firms in the legal, insurance and professional services industries. Designed by MdeAS Architects, the project featured a full redevelopment of the common areas and entryways, as well as new landscaping, seating areas and art installations. Additional amenities include a fitness center, conference facility and a full-service restaurant.
BEACON FALLS, CONN. — New Jersey-based investment firm Devli Real Estate has acquired a 176,000-square-foot distribution center in Beacon Falls, a northwestern suburb of New Haven. The site spans 32 acres at 158 Pines Bridge Road. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant facility was constructed in 1966 and renovated in 1992 and features a clear height of 16 feet, two dock-high loading doors and two grade-level doors. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has signed a 15-year, 144,312-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm will continue to occupy six floors at 51W52, a 38-story, 900,000-square-foot building. Howard Fiddle, Scott Gottlieb, Andrew Sussman, Evan Haskell, Evan Fiddle and Caroline Merck of CBRE represented the landlord, Harbor Group International, in the lease negotiations. Mary Ann Tighe, Craig Reicher, Ramneek Rikhy and Elliot Bok, also with CBRE, represented the tenant.