NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $204 million loan for the refinancing of The Axel, a 29-story apartment building in Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, The Axel features 284 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool with a sundeck, fitness center with yoga and Pilates studios, a golf simulator, dining and entertainment terrace, conference rooms, game lounge and an executive meeting room. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Michael Diaz and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan through MF1 Capital on behalf of the sponsor, Hope Street Capital.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Los Angeles-based CIT Group has provided a $34 million construction loan for Lionsgate Warburton Studio, a 73,000-square-foot entertainment production facility that will be located north of New York City in Yonkers. The facility represents the latest addition to the Great Point Studio Campus, which is anchored by film producer Lionsgate and houses support areas, a café, lounge and outdoor garden terraces. The borrower was a joint venture between i.Park and Great Point Media.
TRENTON, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Colonial Gardens and Grand Court Villas, two multifamily properties totaling 160 units in Trenton, for a combined price of $20.5 million. Colonial Gardens totals 97 units in primarily one- and two-bedroom formats. Grand Court Villas was constructed in the 1930s and offers 63 loft-style apartments. Rich Gatto, Fahri Ozturk and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, Metropolitan America, in the deals. The team also procured the separate buyers, both of which requested anonymity.
KINGS PARK, N.Y. — General contractor EW Howell Construction Group has completed St. Johnland Assisted Living, an 80-unit seniors housing project in Kings Park, located on Long Island’s North Shore. Designed by KDA Architects, the two-story, 68,000-square-foot facility totals 100 beds and is situated adjacent to the existing 100-acre St. Johnland Nursing Center complex. St. Johnland is a locally based provider with specialties in dementia, head injury rehabilitation, subacute care and adult day care.
CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 62,535-square-foot medical office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Darren Lizzack and Randy Horning of NAI Hanson represented the buyer, Rendina Healthcare Real Estate, in the transaction. First Equity Development Co. sold the property, which recently underwent a capital improvement program, for an undisclosed price.
LEBANON, N.H. — Colliers has arranged $79.9 million in construction debt and joint venture equity for The Marek at Lebanon, a 250-unit multifamily project that will be located near the Vermont-New Hampshire border. The property will comprise two residential buildings housing one- and two-bedroom units that will be connected by a 10,000-square-foot amenity building, all on a 17.7-acre site. The general contractor is DEW Construction Corp., with design by Market Square Architects and engineering by VHB Inc. A syndicate led by Brookline Bank provided the fixed-rate senior construction loan to the borrower, Massachusetts-based Saxon Partners. Jeff Black, Kevin Phelan, Sean Burke and Bryan Koop of Colliers placed the debt and arranged the joint venture equity partnership with Tritower Financial Group.
NEWARK, N.J. — Greystone has provided $39.1 million in Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans for the refinancing of a portfolio of 10 multifamily properties totaling 287 units in Northern New Jersey. Nine of the properties are located in Newark, and the 10th is located in nearby Irvington. Eight of the properties were refinanced with five-year, fixed-rate loans, and the existing debt on the other two properties was restructured with 10-year, fixed-rate loans that carried three years of interest-only payments. Hope Curtis of Greystone originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
CRANFORD, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic Realty has negotiated the $14.6 million sale of Riverside Gardens, a 46-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Cranford. The sales price equates to roughly $318,000 per unit. The property was originally constructed in the 1940s and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as onsite parking and laundry facilities. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
AVON, MASS. — DH Property Holdings has purchased a 70,337-square-foot industrial property located at 54 Bodwell St. in Avon, a southern suburb of Boston. Brockton Furnace & Duct Distributors Inc. formerly owned and occupied the facility, which sits on 4.6 acres and is currently vacant. Building features include a clear height of 16 feet, 13 loading docks, two drive-in doors and 85 parking spaces. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Maryland-based development and investment firm Realterm and the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) have completed a 65,000-square-foot, multi-tenant air cargo facility in Manchester, located in the southern part of the Granite State. Amazon Air has launched daily cargo service at the facility, which features three aircraft parking positions with the option to expand to a fourth.