NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Brax Realty has arranged the $8 million sale of a 37-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. Michael Ferrara and Alan Stenson of Brax Realty represented the seller, a long-term owner, in the transaction and procured the purchaser, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. The property was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC and J.P. Morgan have provided a $193 million senior construction loan to East End Studios for the ground-up development of Sunnyside Campus, a media and content production studio in Queens. Construction is underway, and completion is slated for the first quarter of 2025. Sunnyside Campus will total 275,000 square feet and feature three full-service, ground-floor sound stages spanning 75,000 square feet. The stages will feature clear heights of 37 feet and may be subdivided. Plans additionally call for a 15,000-square-foot rooftop flex stage with views of the Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines along with ample outdoor gathering space. The stages will be supported by 125,000 square feet of production, office and mill spaces, 225 below-grade parking spaces, and eight enclosed loading bays for full-size trucks. Mill space can be utilized for set construction, welding, props, special effects and more. Like all East End Studios projects, the Sunnyside facility will be fully integrated with extended reality and virtual reality infrastructure. Positioned on a full city block between Queens Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway, the Sunnyside campus offers cast and crew members convenient public transportation options. The New York City Industrial Development …
MANCHESTER, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Place at Catherine’s Way, a 303-unit apartment community located in Manchester, an eastern suburb of Hartford. Built in 1998-1999, the property consists of 13 two- and three-story buildings. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, have an average size of 1,043 square feet and are furnished with full-size washers and dryers and walk-in closets. Amenities include an indoor pool, sauna, fitness center, tennis courts and movie theater. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, Beachwold Residential, in the transaction. Afton Properties purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
YORK, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the back-to-back sale of a 100,232-square-foot industrial property located at 350 N. Sherman St. in York, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The property sits on 5.7 acres and features 14 dock doors, a clear height of 32 feet, 43 auto parking spaces and 10 trailer parking spaces. In the first deal, locally based firm Inch & Co. sold the asset to Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial for $12.7 million. That same day, Dalfen sold the property to New York-based furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan for $16.9 million. Gerry Blinebury and Collin Potter of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the first transaction, and the firm collaborated with Newmark to facilitate the second sale.
NEW YORK CITY — A subsidiary of locally based lender Naftali Group has provided $48 million in financing for 8 Carlisle Street, a 64-story, 400-unit multifamily project that will be located in Manhattan’s Financial District. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt on the land and fund various predevelopment costs. The borrower is North Carolina-based developer Grubb Properties. Construction of the building, which will include ground-floor retail space, is slated for a 2026 completion.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Locally based developer RISE is nearing completion of a multifamily redevelopment project at 86 Essex St. in Haverhill, a northern suburb of Boston. The project is converting a seven-story former industrial building in the downtown area that was originally constructed in 1910 into a 42-unit apartment complex that will be known as Essex Street Lofts. Full completion is scheduled for October.
NEW YORK CITY — The Center for Reproductive Rights has signed a 35,995-square-foot office lease renewal at One Seaport Plaza in downtown Manhattan, where the global human rights organization has operated its headquarters for the past 10 years. The new lease term is 15 years. The 1.1 million-square-foot building was constructed in 1984. Adam Rappaport and Brett Greenberg internally represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations. Daniel Horowitz, Jeffrey Peck, Ira Schuman and Stephan Steiner of Savills represented The Center for Reproductive Rights.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A partnership between Alexander Development Group, The Bluestone Organization and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives has completed 42 Broad, a 249-unit apartment complex in Mount Vernon, located north of New York City. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the 16-story building houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, walk-in showers and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchens, game room, lobby lounge, coworking spaces, library and a zen garden, as well as ground-floor retail space. Rents start at $2,100 for a studio apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14 million sale of the 16,267-square-foot elementary school building of The Calhoun School, located at 160 W. 74th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The five-story building houses a theater, gym, playground and conference room in addition to classrooms and administrative offices. Craig Waggner, John Ciraulo, Andrew Berry, Charlie Gravina, Mike Kavanagh and Jack Stephen of Cushman & Wakefield represented The Calhoun School in the transaction. The buyer was Bayrock Capital. Ownership recently invested in upgrades to the building’s mechanical systems, windows and façade.
BOSTON — A partnership between nonprofit owner-operator Beacon Communities and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England Inc. (CCBA) has broken ground on Pok Oi, an 85-unit affordable housing project in Boston’s Chinatown district. The complex will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Nine units will be specifically set aside for citizens experiencing homelessness. Citizens Bank provided construction financing for the project, and MassDevelopment issued tax-exempt bonds. Completion is slated for late 2024.