NEW YORK CITY — Men’s apparel retailer DXL Big + Tall has signed an eight-year, 10,500-square-foot retail lease at 675 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan’s Chelsea district. The building was originally constructed in 1901 to house the Adams Dry Goods department store. Joanne Podell and Michael Shalom of Cushman & Wakefield represented DXL Big + Tall, which will relocate from 703 Avenue of the Americas this summer to a space previously occupied by Harmon Face Value, in the lease negotiations. Benjamin Birnbaum and Andrew Taub of Newmark, along with internal agent Jeffrey Gural, represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $25.3 million loan for the refinancing of an 82-unit apartment building located at 120-125 Riverside Drive on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. An undisclosed, out-of-state bank provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which was structured with two years of interest-only payments and a 60 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. Matt Dzbanek and Matt Swerdlow led the transaction for Ariel Property Advisors.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $17 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Wamsutta Apartments, a 144-unit affordable housing complex in New Bedford, located at the base of Cape Cod. The historic building was originally constructed in the 1870s and consists of 29 buildings that primarily house one-bedroom units. Residences are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The borrower, an affiliate of HallKeen Management, will use proceeds to fund capital improvements and preserve the property’s affordability status.
HORSHAM, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Elements Horsham, a 50,353-square-foot retail property located about 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks, MaGerk’s Pub & Grill, Aqua-Tots Swim School, TruMark Financial and Charles Schwab. James Galbally, Patrick Higgins, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Home and business security services provider Brink’s Inc. has signed an 8,036-square-foot office lease at 400 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The 22-story building was originally constructed in 1929 and recently underwent a capital improvement program that included a new lobby and amenity center. Harry Blair, Lauren Hale and Michelle Mean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Daishin America LLC, in the lease negotiations. Kyle Young of JLL represented Brink’s.
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Release Recovery, which provides counseling and treatment for substance abuse and mental health disorders, has opened a 7,698-square-foot outpatient healthcare clinic in Purchase, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. The space at 3020 Westchester Ave. is located within the 220,000-square-foot Purchase Professional Park and houses multiple treatment spaces and a yoga room. Simone Development Cos. owns Purchase Professional Park and was represented in the lease negotiations by in-house agent Sean Heneghan and Matthew Lisk of Cushman & Wakefield.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $135 million construction loan for a 328-unit multifamily project that will be located at 975 Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn. The site is at the intersection of the Crown Heights and Prospect Leffert Gardens neighborhoods. About 30 percent (99 units) of the nine-story building’s residences will be reserved as affordable housing, and the amenity package will feature a rooftop terrace, landscaped courtyard, fitness center, karaoke room and a pet spa. A 21,000-square-foot FRESH supermarket will anchor the project’s retail component, which will include an additional 4,200 square feet of small-shop space. Construction is slated for a fourth-quarter 2025 completion. Gideon Gil, Zachary Kraft and Sebastian Sanchez of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through Santander Bank and Related Cos. on behalf of the borrower, Hudson Cos.
ORLEANS, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $19.2 million in financing for an affordable housing redevelopment project in the Cape Cod community of Orleans. The financing consists of $15.4 million in tax credit equity bridge financing, $2.8 million in permanent financing and $1 million from the agency’s workforce housing initiative. The project will convert the former site of a Cape Cod Five Bank operations center that originally opened in 1977 into a 62-unit complex that will serve renters with a range of income restrictions. The borrower, Pennrose, will adaptively reuse part of the existing structure and also construct new units from the ground up. Amenities will include a fitness room, community room, resident services office and a package room.
TROY, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18 million sale of Hudson River Commons, a 129,059-square-foot shopping center in Troy, located just north of Albany. Big Lots anchors the center, which sits on a 12.2-acre site and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Friendly’s, Sonic, Subway, Starbucks, Family Dollar and Saratoga National Bank. Joseph French and Kodi Traver represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
YARDLEY, PA. — Regional grocer Wegmans has opened an 88,000-square-foot store in Yardley, about 30 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The site is located within the Prickett Preserve mixed-use development, and the store offers a selection of approximately 1,200 wines and 500 beers and ciders. The store, which will employ about 400 people on full- and part-time bases, is Wegmans’ second in Bucks County.