WAREHAM, MASS. — Pennrose will develop a 93-unit affordable housing project in Wareham, located in southern Massachusetts near the base of Cape Cod. The development will consist of a 49-unit complex with a mix of workforce and affordable apartments and a 44-unit affordable development for seniors aged 62 and older. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 100 percent of the area median income. Completion is slated for summer 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Compensation Advisory Partners, a consulting firm that specializes in executive-level compensation, has signed a 10,000-square-foot office lease at 1180 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. The 398,937-square-foot building recently underwent a value-add program. Bryan Boisi, Michael Baraldi, Harry Blair and Mark Boisi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Northwood Investors, in the lease negotiations. Bert Rosenblatt of Cresa represented the tenant, which is taking space on the 20th floor.
NEW YORK CITY — TD Bank has provided a $72.5 million construction loan for a 133-unit multifamily project in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The property at 544 Carroll St. will be a 17-story building that will feature an average unit size of 973 square feet and amenities such as a rooftop lounge, fitness center and event space. A quarter of the units will be earmarked as affordable housing. Christopher Peck and Peter Rotchford of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Avery Hall, Declaration Partners and Bridge Investment Group. Delivery is slated for late 2025.
NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) has purchased two adjacent commercial buildings in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood for $26.4 million. The buildings total a combined 11,000 square feet across six market-rate apartments and 5,600 square feet of retail space. ESRT acquired the buildings, which were both fully occupied at the time of sale, via a 1031 exchange. The seller was not disclosed. Global law firm Fried Frank advised ESRT on the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Regus, a provider of coworking and flexible workspace solutions, has signed a 37,031-square-foot office lease renewal at 14 Wall St. in Manhattan’s Financial District. Regus will continue to occupy the entire 20th floor of the 1.1 million-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1910 for the Bankers Trust Co. Bradley Gerla, Jon Cope, Mike Rizzo and Masha Dudelzak of CBRE represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jon Pavone and Michael Cohen of Colliers represented Regus.
HANOVER, PA. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 12,500-square-foot medical office building in Hanover, located in the southern-central part of the Keystone State. According to LoopNet Inc., the two-story building at 100 Frederick St. was constructed in 1979. Conor Daly led the Blueprint team that represented the seller, a local owner-operator, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
WEST HAVEN, CONN. — Houlihan-Parnes has arranged a $2.6 million loan for the refinancing of Savin Rock Plaza, a 70,000-square-foot shopping center in West Haven, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The center was built in 1985 and is home to tenants such as Family Dollar, Peoples Bank and Dunkin’. New York Saving & Bank provided the 10-year loan to the borrower, an undisclosed investment firm based in White Plains, New York.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Locally based developer Garden Communities has begun leasing The Metropolitan, a 270-unit multifamily property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Springfield. The property consists of 223 one- and two-bedroom apartments, 47 two- and three-bedroom townhomes and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coffee bar, community room, coworking spaces and an outdoor kitchen with grilling and dining stations. Leasing for the townhomes is underway, with rents starting at $6,945 per month. Leasing of the apartments will commence early next year.
NEW YORK CITY — Delshah Capital, a locally based real estate private equity firm, has completed a multifamily adaptive reuse project at 30 Morningside Drive on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The project converted a former hospital complex that was originally constructed between 1896 and 1928 into a residential complex with 204 units across five buildings. CetraRuddy served as the architect for the project, and Titanium Construction Services was the general contractor.
LINDEN, N.J. — Fabuwood Cabinetry has signed a 197,072-square-foot industrial lease at Linden Logistics Center in Northern New Jersey. Tom Carragher led a Newmark team that represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Thomas Monahan, Larry Schiffenhaus, Stephen D’Amato and Brian Golden of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Advance Realty Investors, Greek Real Estate Partners and PGIM Real Estate. Linden Logistics Center will ultimately consist of eight buildings totaling 4.1 million square feet on a 350-acre site, and the development’s first three buildings are now complete.