ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Aptitude Development has broken ground on The Marshall at Rochester, a 494-bed student housing community located near the Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York. The six-building property will offer units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a pool and hot tubs, individual and group study areas, an e-sports gaming lounge and a fitness center. Lecesse Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is set for completion in summer 2023. Landmark Properties will manage the community.
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TORRINGTON, CONN. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has acquired Woodland Hills Apartments, a 176-unit affordable housing community in Torrington, located west of Hartford. The property comprises 14 buildings on a 19-acre site. Units are reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. The seller was not disclosed. Between acquisition and costs of executing a 10-month capital improvement program, CPP’s total investment is nearly $40 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has negotiated the $42.5 million sale of a multifamily development site located at 575 Grand St. in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site spans 27,500 square feet and half a city block and can support up to 110,000 buildable square feet. Daniel Lebor and Dan Marks of TerrraCRG represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.
MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of a 24,900-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Manahawkin. The two-building property was constructed in 2008. Joseph Belgiovine off MMCC originated the 12-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried an interest rate of roughly 3.6 percent, a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Marquis Health Consulting Services has completed a $4 million renovation project at Spring Grove Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in New Providence, about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The renovation included a retrofit of the facility’s dedicated subacute unit and enhancements throughout its long-term care accommodations. The work also centered on an expansion of the rehab therapy gym and the incorporation of an activities of daily living (ADL) suite.
NEW YORK CITY AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE Investment Management and facility operator William Warren Group have acquired a 64-property self-storage portfolio for $588 million. Austin-based World Class Holdings was the seller. The self-storage portfolio includes over 4.1 million rentable square feet across 10 states including Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana, New York and Nevada. The properties include a total of 28,601 units. The self-storage properties will now operate under the StorQuest brand. The facilities were previously operated by Great Value Storage. The assets are primarily single-story drive-up units. The portfolio was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. “We expect these assets to add significant value to our investment stack given the high demand for self-storage facilities across multiple markets and end-users amid the pandemic,” says Justin Shanahan, deputy portfolio manager for CBRE Investment Management. “This specific portfolio offered a unique opportunity to acquire a diverse collection of facilities in various states that have strong population demographics. We believe that the portfolio is well-positioned to continue its robust leasing momentum and yield long-term profitability.” With this transaction, CBRE Investment Management, a New York City-based global real estate assets investment management firm and affiliate of Dallas-based …
NORWALK, CONN. — A partnership between New York City-based Clarion Partners and Boston-based Marcus Partners is nearing completion of the renovation of Merritt 7, a 1.4 million-square-foot office campus in the southern Connecticut city of Norwalk. Following completion of the capital improvement program, the six-building campus will feature energy-efficient utility systems and upgraded amenities. Merritt 7 now houses two food halls with indoor and outdoor seating, 10,000 square feet of conference space, 60,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space, a fitness center, hair salon and car detailing service. The partnership has tapped JLL to provide leasing services for the upgraded building. Gensler served as the architect of the renovation program.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $13.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 63-unit multifamily property in the upstate New York city of Saratoga Springs. The unnamed property includes 5,423 square feet of commercial space. Axiom Capital arranged the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $10.5 million sale of a 15,540-square-foot office and retail building located at 206 Spring St. in Manhattan’s So District. The five-story building houses tenants such as Korean restaurant The Woo and cosmetic dentistry firm SoHo Smile. James Nelson, Brandon Polakoff, Eric Karmitz and Bradley Rothschild of Avison Young represented the seller, locally based investment firm Corigin, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.6 million sale of a 28,000-square-foot civic building located at 555 Remsen Ave. in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Jakub Nowak and Thomas Brennan represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Yossi Hackner of Sapphire Realty represented the buyer, a religious institution that also requested anonymity.