NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of Mr. C Seaport, a 66-room boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Seaport District. The property reopened in 2018 following a renovation that converted the hotel from 72 rooms to 66. Jeffrey Davis, Stephany Chen and Harry Keeshan of JLL represented the seller, Atlantic Pearl Investments Inc., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Crate & Barrel has signed a 37,253-square-foot retail lease renewal in Westport, located in southern Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The furniture and home décor retailer will continue to occupy space at a 58,196-square-foot center at 1200 Post Road E. that was recently renovated. Adam Klimek and Jim Fagan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 1200 Post Road LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
NORTHAMPTON, PA. — New York City-based investment and development firm Rockefeller Group has sold a 453,600-square-foot warehouse located in the Lehigh Valley community of Northampton for $91 million. The site spans 36 acres and is located within the 1.8 million-square-foot Rockefeller Group Logistics Park. The cross-dock facility was completed in 2022 and features a clear height of 36 feet, four drive-in doors, 90 dock doors, 59 trailer stalls and 264 car parking spaces. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire, Paul Torosian and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented Rockefeller Group in the transaction. The buyer was New York City-based Link Logistics.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. has received a $20.6 million loan for the refinancing of a 25,673-square-foot retail property located along Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Ronnie Levine and Ben Jacobs of Meridian Capital Group arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Bank of Montreal on behalf of ownership.
MADISON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic Realty has negotiated the $14.7 million sale of Tudor House, a 26-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Madison. The sales price equates to roughly $565,000 per unit. The property was built in 2015, and units include private garages and individual washers and dryers. Adam Zweibel and Nicholas Favorito of Hudson Atlantic brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEPTUNE, N.J. — Hobby Lobby has signed a 58,952-square-foot retail lease at Neptune Plaza Shopping Center in coastal New Jersey. The Oklahoma-based retailer will backfill a space previously occupied by HomeGoods and Marshalls. Kevin Pelio of Azarian Realty Co. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Michael Testa of Jeffrey Realty represented Hobby Lobby, which plans to open in 2024. Neptune Plaza, which totals 215,000 square feet, is now 99.3 percent leased.
NEW YORK CITY — Boffi | DePadova, an Italian furniture provider, will open a 19,694-square-foot showroom at 99 Madison Avenue in Manhattan’s Nomad Design District. The space comprises the entire ground floor, mezzanine, second floor and lower level of the building. The opening is scheduled for spring 2024. Andrew Kahn, Fanny Fan and Adrienne Gallus of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Windsor Management, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: PDM), an Atlanta-based REIT, has launched a capital improvement program at 60 Broad Street, a 39-story office tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by local firm MA | Morris Adjmi Architects, which is also a tenant at the 1 million-square-foot building, the value-add program will primarily upgrade the entryway, lobby, elevators and amenity spaces. Completion is slated for this summer. JLL serves as the building’s leasing agent.
CARNEYS POINT, N.J. — An affiliate of regional investment firm D2 Organization has acquired a 48-acre industrial development site in Carneys Point, about 30 miles south of Philadelphia. The site, which was formerly known as Salem Business Center, comprises three vacant parcels totaling 35 acres, a 10-acre tract that houses a 78,000-square-foot building and an adjacent three-acre outparcel. Prior to closing, D2 Organization fully entitled the vacant land for the development of three buildings totaling 586,000 square feet. American Dream Realty represented D2 Organization in the land acquisition. The seller was The Delaware River & Bay Authority.
NEW YORK CITY — CI US Holdings, a Canadian wealth management firm, has signed a 50,000-square-foot office lease at 101 Park Avenue, a 1.3 million-square-foot building in Midtown Manhattan. John Cefaly and Nicholas Dysenchuck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, H.J. Kalikow & Co., in the lease negotiations. Mark Robbins and Evan Foley of Avison Young, along with Mitti Liebersohn of Savills, represented the tenant. Other users that have recently committed to 101 Park Avenue include Incline Equity Partners (18,000 square feet) and Five Iron Golf (30,000 square feet).