NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx that can support 77,750 buildable square feet. The site at 431-439 Concord Ave. comprises two contiguous lots in a Qualified Opportunity Zone that were recently rezoned to support affordable housing usage. Daniel Mahfar, Victor Sozio and Jason Gold of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Internet service provider Pilot Fiber NY LLC has signed an office lease expansion at One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The tenant now occupies 12,456 square feet on the 46th floor of the 3.1 million-square-foot skyscraper. Michael Thomas and Taylor Bell of Colliers represented Pilot Fiber in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Hal Stein, Jason Greenstein and Nathan Kropp of Newmark, along with internal agents Eric Engelhardt and Karen Rose represented the landlord, a partnership between The Durst Organization and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
As the pandemic lockdowns hammered offices and retail properties, investors abandoned those assets and plowed cash into apartments and warehouses, both of which witnessed robust rent growth and appreciation as the economy reopened. But in many cases, apartment investors tapped ultra-cheap, variable-rate financing to overpay for multifamily properties, expecting rental rates to continue to climb and help the deals pencil financially. While in large part rents have grown — albeit not at the same double-digit level seen during 2021 and early 2022 — buyers often made the deals with too much optimism and failed to account for potential risks or often, at least, underappreciated them. Now, not only has the debt on those multifamily assets become considerably more expensive in about a year’s time, but labor, insurance, taxes and other operating costs also have increased. As a result, financial cracks are emerging in the multifamily market, says Jeff Salladin, a managing director with Dallas-based private debt fund Revere Capital. What’s more, because of the typical 12-month apartment lease term, landlords are unable to pass those higher expenses onto tenants in a timely fashion, declares Salladin, leader of the firm’s real estate debt team. Even if multifamily owners could increase rents, …
DELRAN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Hartford Corners, a 214,896-square-foot shopping center in the Southern New Jersey community of Delran. Anchored by grocer ShopRite, the center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Planet Fitness, Five Below, Virtua Health, Five Guys and Mattress Firm. Jim Galbally, Christopher Munley, Colin Behr, James Graf and Patrick Higgins of JLL represented the seller, Principal Asset Management, in the transaction. Jim Cadranell, also with JLL, led the team that arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Haverford Properties.
BOSTON — MassHousing has provided $14.5 million in financing for Farnsworth House, a 76-unit affordable seniors housing complex in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The seven-story building was originally constructed in 1982 and consists of 69 one-bedroom units and seven two-bedroom apartments. The borrower, Charles H. Farnsworth Senior Housing Corp., will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt, fund capital improvements and preserve the property’s affordability status. Among the improvements planned for the property are roof replacement, parking lot refurbishment, the removal of an underground oil tank and upgrading of the various electrical and security systems and components.
WACHTUNG, N.J. — A joint venture between two regional investment firms, Agus Holdings and Treeco, has acquired a 10-screen Cinemark movie theater in the Northern New Jersey community of Wachtung. The theater was constructed in 2019 at the six-acre site of a former Sears store, spans 37,630 square feet and features luxury recliners and an XD auditorium. J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Ryan Robertson and Jose Cruz of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ALTOONA, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of a 5,290-square-foot retail property at 220 Park Hills Plaza in Altoona, located roughly midway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, that is net leased to Denny’s. Mark Taylor, Howard Levy and Brian Sy of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor that acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange, in the transaction. The seller was a REIT. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Fitness club 54D has opened a 7,000-square-foot gym on the ground floor of 125 West 25th Street, a 12-story building in Manhattan. Westbuilt Construction Managers and architecture firm THIRLWALL completed the $2.2 million renovation and build-out of the space. The project team also included Mija Architecture, Criterion Acoustics, NY Engineers and Stys Hospitality Initiative, the owner’s representative.
WINDSOR, CONN. — Regional investment firm WinStanley Enterprises has acquired a 1 million-square-foot industrial facility in Windsor, located north of Hartford, that is fully leased to Amazon. The sales price was $122.3 million. The facility was built on an 89.5-acre site in 2014 and features 32-foot clear heights. The seller was German investment firm Deka Immobilien.
VOORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Basis Industrial, a Florida-based owner-operator, will develop an 855-unit self-storage facility in Voorhees Township, located just outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The facility will span 113,000 gross square feet and feature climate-controlled space. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month and to be complete in fall 2024. WSFS Bank provided $12.1 million in construction financing for the project. Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of Basis Industrial. Public Storage will operate the facility.