NEW YORK CITY — Dattner Architects has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease at 498 Seventh Avenue, a 25-story building in Midtown Manhattan. Recent capital improvements at 498 Seventh Avenue include new lobbies and entrances, new retail storefronts, upgraded destination dispatch elevators, new turnstiles with facial recognition software, a grab-and-go coffee kiosk by Ground Central Coffee and a dedicated lounge area for tenants. Robert Frost and Andy Weiss of Signature Partners LLC represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Andrew Conrad and Matt Coudert represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, on an internal basis.
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NEW YORK CITY — Brokerage firm TerraCRG has negotiated the $3.7 million sale of a 6,684-square-foot industrial building in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. ABC Collision, an auto repair shop that has operated in the area for more than 20 years, purchased the property from Advanced JAF Holding LLC. Brokers involved in the deal included Dan Marks, Daniel Lebor and Adam Tannenbaum of TerraCRG, as well as Jakub Nowak and Jake Torre of Marcus & Millichap and Thomas Cordasco.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $115 million construction loan for Highland Cross, a 360,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Rutherford. Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC provided the loan to the borrower, Lincoln Equities Group. A tentative completion date for the project, which is a build-to-suit for an undisclosed, investment-grade logistics user, was not disclosed. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Zachary Kraft of Cushman & Wakefield placed the debt.
POMONA, N.Y. — An affiliate of Harbor Group International LLC (HGI) has purchased The Henry, a 169-unit luxury apartment community in Pomona, about 40 miles north of New York City, for $54 million. Built in 2001 and recently renovated, the property’s units feature stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and granite countertops. Amenities include a resident clubroom, pool and sundeck, billiards room, fitness center and basketball courts. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Spirit Investment Partners and The Bascom Group, in the transaction, and procured the affiliate of HGI as the buyer.
BURLINGTON, PENNSAUKEN AND MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Southern NJ Logistics Portfolio, a collection of three buildings totaling 401,827 square feet in Southern New Jersey. The properties are located in Burlington, Pennsauken and Mount Laurel. High Street Logistics Properties purchased the portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale, from a private developer based in the region. Michael Hines, Brian Fiumara, Brad Ruppel, Joe Hill and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE brokered the transaction.
BENSALEM, PA. — Locally based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. has acquired the former Suez Water Technologies & Solutions Campus, a 46-acre industrial development in Bensalem, located in Bucks County. The namesake tenant will continue to lease 93,000 square feet of space at the 12-building campus, while RLS USA Inc., a former subsidiary of General Electric, will lease 20,000 square feet of R&D space. J.G. Petrucci will demolish and redevelop the remainder of the campus. Jon Mikula, Chad Orcutt and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged $13 million in acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of J.G. Petrucci.
HOOKSETT, N.H. — Horvath & Tremblay, an investment sales brokerage firm serving New England, has negotiated the $14.9 million sale of a two-unit retail condo in Hooksett, located just outside Manchester in Merrimack County. The property consists of a 153,430-square-foot building that was built on 25.2 acres in 2007 and is now occupied by Walmart and a 139,790-square-foot building that was constructed on 17 acres in 2008. The original occupant of the smaller of the two buildings, Lowe’s Home Improvement, has subleased the space to Bass Pro Shops since 2013. Bob Horvath of Horvath & Tremblay represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
By Lev Mavashev, founder and principal, Alpha Realty Last year in 2020 and even now well into 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has many New York City property owners feeling like deer in headlights. Should I push forward? Take a step back? Or should I just freeze and brace for impact from the worst disaster to strike the world in living memory? While little is certain in these uncertain times, for New York’s multifamily owners considering their future beyond 2021, values might drastically be impacted by the following factors. Rising Property Taxes New York will never move forward unless its real estate industry moves forward. Next to finance and, increasingly, big tech, the industry is the biggest driver of the state economy, and its 12-month enforced hiatus has cost the state $1.6 billion in lost tax revenue. The state can’t just print money to make up that shortfall, so it is doing one of the only things that is certain in life: issuing taxes. From hikes in property taxes to capital gains, personal income to corporate tax, both the city and state are creating a clear roadmap to recouping what’s been lost. Property taxes will definitely be going up for the …
MAINE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the JMC Self-Storage Portfolio, which consists of four properties totaling 793 units in southern Maine. Three of the four properties in the portfolio, which spans 92,275 net rentable square feet, are located within 20 miles of Portland. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. James Koury of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
BLOOMFIELD AND WINDSOR, CONN. — A joint venture between Vision Real Estate Partners and a fund managed by Miami-based Rialto Capital Management has purchased the Bloomfield Logistics Portfolio, a collection of 18 industrial buildings totaling 566,000 square feet in Bloomfield and Windsor, Connecticut. The seller was Sponzo Properties. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jason Emrani, Maria Betancourt and Art Ross of Newmark brokered the deal. Ari Schwartzbard, Cliff Welden and Tom Lubeck of Newmark arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed institutional lender on behalf of the buyer. The portfolio was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.