NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7 million sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial property in North Attleborough, located outside of Providence in the southern part of the Bay State. The property was built on seven acres in 2006 and features clear heights of 19 to 21 feet, 16 drive-in doors and 68 car parking spots. At the time of sale, the property was leased to tenants such as Tri-Alpha Gymnastics, Fastenal Co., Autopart International and Red Herring Motion Picture Lighting Inc. Harrison Klein and James Manning of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based social services organization Rising Ground has signed a 29,566-square-foot office headquarters lease at 1333 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. Rising Ground will occupy the entire eighth floor of the 12-story, 295,530-square-foot building, which recently underwent a capital improvement program. Lindsay Ornstein, Stephen Powers, Arthur Skelskie, Alexander Smith and Kendall Elliott of OPEN Impact Real Estate represented Rising Ground, which will take occupancy next year, in the lease negotiations. Robert Lowe and Ron Lo Russo of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agent Shanae Ursini, represented the landlord, Empire State Realty Trust.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $150 million sale of the Sea Park Affordable Housing Portfolio, a collection of three mixed-income residential properties totaling 818 units on Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Benjamin Vago and Remi Mandell of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, Arker Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between Tredway, Gilbane Development Co. and ELH Management. The sale included a 89,357-square-foot parcel that can support 153 units of new development.
NEW YORK CITY — Long Island-based investment firm Bayrock Capital has acquired a 381-room Holiday Inn hotel located in the Long Island City area of Queens for $76.5 million. The 114,000-square-foot hotel, which is located at 37-10 10th St., opened in 2022 and offers a business center, fitness center and a convenience mart. Jake Blatter of KFIR Capital represented Bayrock Capital in the off-market transaction. The seller was New York-based owner-operator McSam Hotel Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Rockledge CRE has purchased two apartment buildings in Harlem totaling 66 units for $11.3 million. The five-story buildings were both constructed in 1920 and are situated on contiguous tracts at 401-405 Edgecombe Ave. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of local brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group represented Rockledge CRE, which plans to renovate the units, in the transaction. Brian Ezratty of Newmark represented the seller. The deal traded at a cap rate of 5.9 percent.
LODI, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 24,500-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Lodi. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 80 Hancock St. was built on 1.8 acres in 1965 and features six dock doors and one drive-in door. Elli Klapper, Jeremy Wernick, Mark Silverman, Charles Berger, Kevin Dudley, Nick Klacik and Chad Hillyer of CBRE represented the buyer, Prologis, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. CBRE has also been retained to market the property for lease.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Newmark has arranged a 7,397-square-foot office and life sciences lease in Burlington, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The tenant, medical imaging services provider UII America Inc., has committed to leasing space at Blue Sky Center, a 158-acre campus. Matt Malatesta, Tyler McGrail, Michael Frisoli and Margaret Fee of Newmark represented the owner, Nordblom Co., in the lease negotiations. Malatesta and Dave Townsend, also with Newmark, represented the tenant. Amenities at Blue Sky Center include a fitness center, café, basketball court, gaming area and a golf simulator.
NEW YORK CITY — Douglaston Development has started construction of a $320 million multifamily project in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The 474,000-square-foot development is located at 1057 Atlantic Ave. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Upon completion, the community will rise 17 stories and offer 456 units of mixed-income housing. The units, 137 of which will be affordable housing, will be offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. A partnership between BEB Capital and Totem began assembling the site in 2019. Douglaston recently acquired the site for $66 million from the partnership, retaining both parties as co-developers for the project. TerraCRG brokered the transaction. Shared amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, golf simulator, game room, screening room, children’s playroom and a landscaped rooftop deck with views of Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline. In addition to the residential portion of the community, the development will also feature 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Greystone Capital Advisors arranged funding for the project, which includes $185 million in construction financing placed through Wells Fargo Bank, M&T Bank and BankUnited. Funds managed by Ares Real Estate have also acquired preferred interest in the development, which is slated for completion in late 2025. New …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based investment firm Slate Property Group, KABR Group and Avenue Realty Capital has acquired 600 Columbus, a 166-unit apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The sales price was $120 million. The 14-story building, which occupies an entire city block between 89th and 90th streets, houses 27,500 square feet of retail space that is leased to ACE Hardware, Atmosphere Kitchen & Bath, Round Star Soccer and Columbus Pre-School. Apollo Global Management provided a $68 million acquisition loan for the deal. The name of the seller and original developer of the property was not disclosed. Bob Knakal of JLL brokered the deal. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Texas-based Crow Holdings has begun vertical construction on a 206,826-square-foot industrial project in Elmwood Park, located in Northern New Jersey’s Bergen County, that is a redevelopment of the former Marcal Paper factory site. Crow Holdings acquired the 11.8-acre site in 2022, three years after a fire destroyed the majority of the historic structure. The new building will house a clear height of 40 feet, 32 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 56 trailers and 198 cars. Construction is slated for a third-quarter completion. JLL is marketing the facility for lease.