NEW YORK CITY — Sunrise Senior Living has opened Sunrise of New Dorp, its second seniors housing community on Staten Island. The 85,000-square-foot, four-story property features 130 units of assisted living and memory care and proximity to the Staten Island Expressway and some of the borough’s various shops, restaurants and beaches. Moseley Architects designed the project. Other partners included KBE Building Corp. and PWC Cos.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Hunter Hotel Advisors, an Atlanta-based hospitality brokerage firm, has arranged the $11.2 million sale of the 107-room Courtyard Ithaca Airport Hotel in upstate New York. The select-service property is situated adjacent to Ithaca Tompkins International Airport and Cornell University’s campus. Rochester, N.Y.-based owner-operator DelMonte Hotel Group sold the property to Skyline Investments Inc. Mayank Patel of Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the deal.
WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — Greystone has provided a $7 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 137-bed assisted living facility in Wellsville, located in the southwestern part of the Empire State. The financing retires the acquisition debt of the borrower, Willow Ridge Senior Living LLC, which acquired the facility in August 2021. Formerly known as Manor Hills, the property also includes 22 memory care beds in a separate wing. Greystone intends to pursue HUD-insured financing as a long-term permanent exit of the bridge financing. The nonrecourse, interest-only bridge loan includes an initial 24-month term with two six-month extensions.
HOPEWELL, N.J. — A partnership between two regional investment firms, The Birch Group and Lionstone Capital, has acquired a three-building office complex in the Central New Jersey community of Hopewell for $70 million. Princeton Place at Hopewell spans 307,510 square feet and was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Merrill Lynch, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Janssen R&D. Amenities include multiple cafeterias, a fitness center, indoor basketball court, conference center and a central plaza with water features and outdoor dining space. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox has arranged a $60 million permanent loan for Print House, a 271-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Hackensack. Print House, which will be the first phase of a larger, 20-acre development along the Hackensack River, will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool with a sundeck, fitness center with a yoga studio, clubroom with TVs and gaming areas, a bar area, private conference room and a dog walk. Gretchen Wilcox, David Fryer and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Russo Development, Hampshire Management and Fourth Edition Inc., which recently launched its leasing campaign. The direct lender was not disclosed.
HARTFORD, CONN. — The Fremont Group has sold Riverview Plaza, a 325,000-square-foot waterfront office complex located on the east side of Hartford. The two-building complex was sold in conjunction with a 50,000-square-foot office building and two adjacent parking lots, all of which are situated within Founders Plaza Business Park, for $50 million. The buyer was an entity doing business as Milton East Hartford Investments LLC. At the time of sale, the properties had a collective occupancy rate of 90 percent, with tenants including Bank of America and the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. Patrick Mulready and John McCormick of CBRE, along with Cory Gubner and Alex Haendler of Newmark, represented The Fremont Group in the transaction.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Dallas-based Hall Structured Finance has provided a $45.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of MC Hotel, a 159-room boutique lodging property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Montclair. The hotel, which is part of the Autograph Collection by Marriott family of brands, opened in the downtown area in 2019 and features multiple meeting and event spaces, as well as a rooftop bar and lounge. Jay Miller, A.J. Felberbaum and Spencer Miller of BayBridge Real Estate Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the buyer, a partnership between The Hampshire Cos. and The Pinnacle Cos.
QUINCY, MASS. — Locally based development and management firm FoxRock Properties will develop Center & Stone, a 201-unit apartment complex that will be located in the southern Boston suburb of Quincy. The complex will feature 9,500 square feet of retail space and 10,500 square feet of amenity space comprising a pool, rooftop deck, resident lounge and 165 parking spaces. Jonathan Schneider of JLL arranged construction financing for the project through Citizens Bank on behalf of FoxRock.
By Mike Oliver, managing director, JLL Capital Markets Fundamentals remain strong within the multifamily markets of Northern New Jersey and the greater metro New York City area, though the dynamics have continued to shift since the onset of the pandemic. During COVID-19, there was movement away from urban areas toward the suburbs, creating a “tale of two cities” market dynamic. The suburban multifamily market became red-hot while urban markets cooled. Vacancies dipped below 80 percent in some instances, with heavy concessions being offered and flat to negative gross rent growth. Today, while the suburban markets remain very strong, urban markets are also now red-hot. This is attributable to more and more people heading back to urban centers in anticipation of returning to the office or simply wanting to be back in the excitement of downtown living and its dining, shopping and entertainment options. Additionally, many renters are being priced out of and fleeing Manhattan, Brooklyn and other New York City neighborhoods. Jersey City and the Hudson Waterfront provide attractive rental options with incredible access into Manhattan. Jersey City, for example, is demonstrating healthy fundamentals, as occupancy rates are back over 95 percent with strong growth on lease trade-outs. There …
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — LMC has begun preleasing The Mitchell, a high-rise apartment community in White Plains, located north of New York City. The property comprises 434 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances. The Mitchell also includes amenities such as a fitness center, club lounge, outdoor lounge, children’s playroom, conference room and bike storage, as well as 8,145 square feet of retail space, including mezzanine-level coworking space and a rooftop deck. The first move-ins are scheduled for August. Rents start at $2,590 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
