NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18.2 million sale of The Hudson River Hotel, a 15-story, 56-room hotel located at 442 W. 36th St. in Midtown Manhattan. According to LoopNet Inc., the hotel was originally constructed in 1999 and renovated in 2013. Jerry Swon, Robert Hunter and Leo Reilly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investment firm, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Hudson West Hospitality.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged an $11 million loan for the refinancing of a 223,000-square-foot shopping center located at 750 Dowd Ave. in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Wesley Wilcox and Albert Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the loan, which carries a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule, through a correspondent life insurance company. The borrower was locally based firm Elberon Development Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Dice Career Solutions, which provides networking opportunities for the technology industry, has signed a 12,007-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The company will remain at 1040 Avenue of the Americas, a 24-story building, for the next 10 years. Billy Cohen, J.D. Cohen and Ariel Harwood of Newmark represented the owner, Skyline Developers, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
ARMONK, N.Y. — Basis Industrial has received $39.6 million in financing for 100 Business Park Drive, a mixed-use property in Armonk, located north of New York City in Westchester County. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt on a 60,000-square-foot warehouse building on the site and to fund construction of a 117,000-square-foot mixed-use building. The new building will house an 82,400-square-foot Extra Space Storage facility, a 26,550-square-foot Sportime pickleball complex and an additional 8,000 square foot of industrial space for Jan-Tile, the primary tenant at the existing warehouse. Basis originally purchased the site in spring 2023. Construction of the new building is slated to begin in July and to be complete in the third quarter of 2025. Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group arranged the debt through Beach Point Capital Management.
NEW YORK CITY — S3 Capital Partners, a locally based private lender, has provided a $32 million construction loan for the ground-up development of a mixed-use project that will be located in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The project at 2700 Church Ave. will consist of 69 residential rental units, 9,796 square feet of retail space and 13,446 square feet of community facility space. Pinchas Vogel and Leah Paskus of Landstone Capital Group arranged the debt through S3 Capital Partners on behalf of the sponsor, Triple C Builders.
MILTON, PA. — The Prestige Group Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of Rockwell Center, a 220-bed former assisted living community in Milton, a borough in Central Pennsylvania. In the early 1980s, a local real estate entrepreneur purchased a former Milton high school and repositioned the property for seniors housing usage. The founder’s family made the decision to close the facility in June 2023. The buyer was a local real estate entrepreneur who plans to reopen the facility.
DREXEL HILL, PA. — MCB Real Estate, a Baltimore-based development and investment firm, has broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Drexel Hill, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The three-story structure will be known as Drexeline Medical Office Building and is fully preleased to Delaware County Human Services (45,000 square feet) and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (15,000 square feet). Delivery is slated for the second quarter of 2025. Scott Williams of JLL represented MCB in both deals.
NEW YORK CITY — Atlanta-based fast food chain Chick-fil-A and dog daycare concept Hounds Town USA have signed leases at 809 Atlantic Ave., a 60,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn. Chick-fil-A will occupy 5,000 square feet within the building, while Hounds Town USA will occupy 6,000 square feet. The building also houses residential and healthcare space. David Alani and Michael Friedman of Inline Realty represented Chick-fil-A in the lease negotiations, and JLL represented the landlord, Hope Street Capital.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Colony Hills Capital has acquired Mount Laurel Crossing, a 296-unit apartment community in Southern New Jersey, for $79 million. The 14-building property was originally constructed in 1999 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 944 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, dog park and an outdoor lounge. Mount Laurel Crossing was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Aaron Graves and John Spreitzer of Cushman & Wakefield arranged equity investments with Heitman (preferred) and Balfour Beatty Communities (common) on behalf of Colony Hills Capital. Fran Coyne, Carl Fiebig, Jose Cruz, Mike Oliver, Samantha Kupersmith and Tyler Margraf of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate REIT of New York City-based Dwight Capital, has provided a $67.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Elements at Saratoga Lake, a 260-unit multifamily property located north of Albany in Saratoga Springs. The property consists of 26 residential buildings and a clubhouse. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center, private lounge, community kitchen, business center, walking trails, a clubroom, grilling stations and a golf simulator. David Scheer and Joshua Klein of Dwight originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Blue Iron Development.