HYANNIS, MASS. — Linchris Hotel Corp., a Massachusetts-based hospitality owner-operator, has acquired the 266-room Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis. The resort houses four food-and-beverage concepts, a waterpark, fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, a pickleball court and 18,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright of JLL represented the seller, Catania Hospitality Group, in the transaction. Greg LaBine and Amy Lousararian, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing through HarborOne Bank on behalf of the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $33.6 million sale of a portfolio of six South Bronx multifamily buildings totaling 297 units. The portfolio consists of 14 studios, 67 one-bedroom apartments, 196 two-bedroom units, 19 three-bedroom residences and one office space. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Daniel Mahfar and Jason Gold of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between PH Realty Capital & Rockledge.
BOSTON — Locally based REIT American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has signed a 40,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 116 Huntington Avenue in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The 15-story building spans 273,000 square feet and includes ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Michael Joyce and Lauria Brennan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP), in the lease negotiations. Kevin Kennedy and Tim Lahey of CBRE represented American Tower.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 16,637-square-foot office building located at 230 Second Ave. in Waltham, a western suburb of Boston. The sales price was $3.4 million. The property was fully leased to six tenants at the time of sale. Harrison Klein and Luigi Lessa of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Eastport 230 LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor that acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 14,375-square-foot office lease at 535 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Steve Siegel, Craig Reicher, Tim Dempsey, Ramneek Rikhy and Marlee Tepliztky of CBRE represented the tenant, locally based law firm Fried Frank, in the lease negotiations. The tenant, which has committed to a 15-year term, plans to relocate from The Seagram Building to the 37-story tower in early 2024. Brian Gell and Laurence Briody, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Park Tower Group.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — A joint venture between Maya Capital Partners and Artemis Real Estate Partners has purchased a 1,120-unit self-storage facility in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The newly constructed, four-story building totals 96,693 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark arranged the $300 million joint venture between the two East Coast-based firms, which will exclusively target self-storage properties in the Northeast.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Locally based developer Tulfra Real Estate has broken ground on The Delford, a 160-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Rochelle Park. The six-story building will offer one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor grilling stations, coworking space and a rooftop terrace. Michael Klein and Jon Mikula of JLL arranged $34.8 million in construction financing through Provident Bank on behalf of Tulfra Real Estate. Completion is slated for 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has provided an $11.7 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for Bronxview at Serviam, a newly constructed mixed-income complex located at 2885 Marion Ave. The eight-story building houses 26 one-bedroom units, 66 two-bedroom apartments and 22 three-bedroom residences. Jim Gillespie of Bellwether Enterprise originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Fordham Bedford Housing Corp. The loan carried a 30-year term and a fixed interest rate.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $11.2 million acquisition loan for Biotech Park Apartments, a 92-unit multifamily property located in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the seven-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and 5.89 percent fixed interest rate, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of the property.
PITTSBURGH — Law firm Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe has signed a 19,228-square-foot office lease at Four Gateway Center, a 22-story building in Pittsburgh. The locally based law firm will relocate from the Henry W. Oliver Building in summer 2023. Nick Francic and Reid Mauro of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jeremy Kronman, Adam Viccaro and Dominika Demantova of CBRE represented the landlord, Hertz Investment Group.