WILLIAMSPORT, PA. — New Jersey-based First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Loyal Plaza, a 289,000-square-foot shopping center in Williamsport, located in the northern-central part of the Keystone State. Anchored by a 67,000-square-foot Giant Food Store, the center was approximately 85 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, Rite Aid, Advance Auto Parts and BB&T. Colin Behr and Chris Munley of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — I-FE Apparel, the company behind clothing brands such as PJ Mark and Bleecker & Mercer, has signed a 36,165-square-foot industrial lease renewal in South Hackensack, located outside of Manhattan in Northern New Jersey. Stephen Jennings represented the landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
STORRS, CONN. — A joint venture between Georgia-based Landmark Properties and Manulife Investment Management will develop The Standard at Four Corners, an 890-bed student housing project that will be located near the University of Connecticut in Storrs. The project will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, study lounges, a fitness center, computer lab and gaming lounge. The community will also feature 14,500 square feet of ground floor retail space. Completion is slated for August 2025.
NEW YORK CITY — Bank of America has provided a $53 million permanent loan for Kent House, a 96-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s North Williamsburg area. The building, which houses one- and two-bedroom units, includes 140 parking spots and 31,000 square feet of retail space. Leah Paskus of Landstone Capital Group arranged the loan, which retires the property’s original construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, locally based developer CW Realty, which holds the leasehold interest in the property.
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Connecticut-based brokerage firm Choyce Peterson has negotiated a 39,649-square-foot office lease in Purchase, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. John Hannigan and Charlene O’Connell of Choyce Peterson represented the tenant, Triton International, a provider of intermodal container leasing services, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — GameChanger, a provider of livestreaming and communications services for youth sports, and its parent company, Dick’s Sporting Goods, have signed a 25,600-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The tenants will occupy the entire 17th and 18th floors at Zero Irving, a 176,000-square-foot building owned by RAL Development. Mitchell Konsker, Ben Bass, Dan Turkewitz, Kristen Morgan and Carlee Palmer of JLL represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Simon Landmann, also with JLL, represented GameChanger and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $535.8 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of 25 Water Street, a 1.1 million-square-foot office building in Lower Manhattan, New York City’s historic Financial District. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub and Chris Kramer of Newmark arranged the loan through MSD and Apollo. The seller was not disclosed, but multiple media outlets have reported that Edge Funds sold the asset. The borrowers, GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management and Rockwood Capital, will use the funds to convert the 22-story office building into a residential tower housing 1,300 apartments ranging in size from studios to four-bedroom units. The project represents the largest ever office-to-residential conversion in U.S. history, according to Newmark. The office building, formerly known as 4 New York Plaza, was once anchored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The financial giant recently unveiled plans for its newly revamped headquarters at 270 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Built in 1969, 25 Water Street features 12-foot, 4-inch slab-to-slab ceiling heights and 40,330-square-foot floor plates, which will give future residents direct views of the Lower Manhattan skyline and the New York Harbor from all floors. The property is situated on a double-wide street corridor with the widest …
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $107.5 million sale of a portfolio of four affordable housing properties totaling 477 units in The Bronx. The sale, which also included a 525,000-square-foot development site, involved properties in the Morrisania, High Bridge and Belmont neighborhoods. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Jason Gold, Daniel Mahfar and Evan Hirsch of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Systima Capital Management, Gilbane Development Co., ELH Management LLC and TerreAlto.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between National Real Estate Advisors and Taconic Partners has topped out a 33-story apartment building in Midtown Manhattan. The building at 312 W. 43rd St. is located at the confluence of the Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods and will house 330 apartments and 42,000 square feet of retail space. In addition, the property will offer 28,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. Handel Architects designed the building, and Triton Construction is serving as the general contractor. Full completion is slated for fall 2024.
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. — Northmarq has arranged an $11 million loan for the refinancing of Gilbert Manor Apartments, a 108-unit multifamily property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Little Ferry. Built in the 1960s, the garden-style property consists of seven two-story buildings on a 3.4-acre site. Robert Ranieri of Northmarq arranged the fixed-rate loan, which carried a five-year term with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The name of the direct lender, a regional bank, was also not disclosed.