MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. — Benchmark Senior Living will open Benchmark at Mount Pleasant, a community that will be located 25 miles north of Manhattan in Mount Pleasant. The community, slated for completion in spring 2024, will feature 74 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. Benchmark is partnering with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group LLC, a development and investment firm based in Wayne, Penn., on the project. Benchmark will serve as the sole operator.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 115,184-square-foot industrial lease at 158 Candlewood Road in the Long Island community of Bay Shore. Sean Duffy and Nicholas Gallipoli of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, paper and packaging products supplier Lindenmeyr Munroe, which is expanding its Long Island presence, in the lease negotiations. Leslie Lanne, Doug Omstrom and Max Omstrom of JLL represented the landlord, Rockefeller Group.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has arranged a $56.3 million acquisition loan for the 306-room Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel, located in the city’s Rittenhouse Square area. The luxury hotel offers a variety of room plans, including suites, as well as multiple onsite dining options. Mark Fisher and Ryan Ade of JLL arranged the loan through Square Mile Capital Management on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and Clearview Hotel Capital.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership that includes Sunrise Senior Living and Welltower is underway on construction of The Apsley, a 156-unit assisted living and memory care facility that will be located at 2330 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by SLCE Architects, The Apsley will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a spa, care center, landscaped outdoor terraces, a dining bistro, art studio, theater and a library curated by a local bookseller. Construction on the 19-story building is underway, and the opening is slated for next spring.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $34.5 million construction loan for the redevelopment of a 62,428-square-foot office building located at 132 W. 14th St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. The borrower, KPG Funds, plans to update the building’s structure, façades, lobby, windows and mechanical systems and reposition the property as a boutique office building. Marvel Architects is designing the redevelopment. Aaron Niedermayer led a JLL team that arranged the loan on behalf of KPG Funds.
PHILADELPHIA — Ace American Insurance Co. has signed a 140,585-square-foot office lease renewal at The Washington, a historic building located within Philadelphia’s Independence Mall. The owner, Keystone Development + Investment, purchased the 880,000-square-foot building in 2016 and implemented an adaptive reuse program. Brian Young, Jack Meyers, Howard Traul and Dan Brogan of Cushman & Wakefield represented Keystone in the lease negotiations.
LINDEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a portfolio of two industrial buildings totaling 73,277 square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. The portfolio consists of a 46,674-square-foot industrial facility and a 26,603-square-foot industrial lab. The sale also included an adjacent 2.1-acre land site used as laydown yard. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt and Seth Zuidema of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Hub Realty, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Modlo.
Rising interest rates, inflation and general economic uncertainty altered the patterns and outlooks for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors across the United States. As Lee & Associates’ recent Q2 2022 North America Market Report reveals, certain sectors like industrial and multifamily, that were white hot last year, have begun to cool slightly. Meanwhile, retail is making historic gains in the face of decreasing interest in ecommerce. The full Lee & Associates report is available (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city) here. The analysis below provides an overview of four major commercial real estate sectors alongside economic factors impacting each. Industrial Overview: Record Low Supply, Rent Growth Demand for industrial space eased slightly from its record-setting growth of last year but remained strong through for the first half of 2022 as annualized rent growth moved into double digits and the overall vacancy rate fell to 3.9 percent, a record low. Net absorption through June totaled 192.2 million square feet. It was the second highest two-quarter total on record and more than the 170 million square feet of tenant growth for all of 2019. It was exceeded only by 297.8 …
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. — MultiVersity Housing Partners (MVHP) has sold University Village at Slippery Rock, a student housing community located north of Pittsburgh. The community offers two- and four-bedroom fully furnished units alongside additional shared amenities including a fitness center, volleyball and basketball courts, fire pits and a dog park. The buyer was undisclosed. MVHP acquired the asset in August 2010 and implemented $3.5 million in capital expenditures over the course of the 12-year holding period, including renovations to units, the addition of a resort-style pool and enhancements to the clubhouse and other amenity spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — Boston-based investment and development firm The Davis Cos. has begun the renovation of a 156,792-square-foot industrial facility known as at The Pearl Building that is located in the Maspeth area of Queens. Capital improvements will include new dock doors, levelers, seals/bumpers, paving/coatings and building protection systems. In addition, Davis will restore the façade, upgrade the elevator and lobby and add new restrooms and security features. Cushman & Wakefield will lease the building upon completion of the program, which is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.
