NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has arranged a $4 million loan for the refinancing of a 110-room Wingate by Wyndham hotel in Niagara Falls. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the loan, which was structured with a 10-year term, fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. Katie Vivian of Largo Capital arranged the debt. The borrower was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 50,000-square-foot office lease at 277 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, global investment firm Sumitomo Corp. of the Americas, will occupy the entire 15th floor of the 1.8 million-square-foot building. Mark Boisi, Bryan Boisi and Stephen Bellwood of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, The Stahl Organization, in the lease negotiations. Marc Shapses and Eva Shih of Savills represented the tenant.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers has brokered the sale of Barclay Flats, a 24-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Arts North/Fairmount & Ridge neighborhood. The five-story building was originally constructed in 2018 and offers one-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. Jeff Algatt, Michael Barmash and Larry Steinberg of Colliers brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Chances for Children has signed a 10-year, 3,000-square-foot office lease in The Bronx. The nonprofit organization will relocate from 1178 Anderson Ave. to a custom-built space on the fourth floor of the building at 412-424 E. 147th St. Alexander Smith and Kate Whitman of OPEN Impact Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jesse Rubens of JLR Realty Inc. represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, has provided a $140 million construction loan for a 354-unit multifamily project that will be located at 2366 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. Designed by S. Wieder Architect PC, the seven-story building will feature ground-floor retail space, onsite parking and amenities such as a café/business lounge, wet and dry saunas, golf simulator and a cycling studio. Leah Paskus of Landstone Capital Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower and developer, Clipper Equity. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2025.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University will develop two new residence halls. The first community will be developed at 700 Ostrom Ave. and will offer 450 beds upon completion. An undisclosed architect has been selected for the project, with construction expected to begin this year. The university concurrently announced plans to demolish Marion Hall, Kimmel Hall and an existing dining center on the corner of Comstock and Waverly avenues to make way for a new residence hall. A timeline for the development was not disclosed.
WALTHAM, MASS. — General contractor J. Calnan & Associates has completed a 52,000-square-foot life sciences project in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. The facility at 880 Winter St. is a build-to-suit for biotechnology user Lyra Therapeutics and features a 5,000-square-foot manufacturing space, quality control labs, support labs and office space. Perkins & Will served as the project architect, with BR&A Engineers handling that aspect of development. Boston Properties owns the building.
WARWICK, R.I. — A joint venture between Boston-based Sendero Capital and alternative asset manager Angelo Gordon has purchased a 30,000-square-foot medical office building in Warwick, located just south of Providence. Neurology practice NeuroHealth serves as the building’s anchor tenant, occupying about 40 percent of the space, with the remainder fully leased to three different tenants. Mindy Berman, Anthony Sardo and Landon Weaver of JLL represented the joint venture in the transaction.
KINGSTON, PA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 25,545-square-foot retail and healthcare building in Kingston, about 20 miles southwest of Scranton. The building was fully leased at the time of sale, with Vive Health & Fitness serving as the anchor tenant. Other users include Dental Specialists of NEPA and Shine Salon. Jeff Algatt and John Susanin of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $109 million construction loan for a 247-unit multifamily project that will be located at 1034-1042 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood. The borrower is locally based developer EMP Capital Group. The development will consist of two adjoining buildings that will create a cross-block lot between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Levels of income restrictions for the affordable housing component of the property have not yet been fully determined. More specifically, the unit mix will comprise 45 studios, 11 studio alcoves, 95 one-bedroom apartments, 44 one-bedroom residences with home offices, 49 two-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units with home offices. Amenities will include a tenant lounge, business center, screening room, karaoke room, golf simulator, game room, multiple party rooms, kids’ playrooms, social lounges and a nearly 2,000-square-foot fitness center. The property will also feature ground-floor retail space. Keith Kurland, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop arranged the five-year, interest-only loan through QuadReal Property Group. Completion is scheduled for 2025. “Meticulously designed with floor plans that optimize all available square footage, …