PHILADELPHIA — Kawa Capital Management, a Florida-based financial planning and advisory firm, has arranged a $25 million construction loan for a 146-unit multifamily project in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. Developed by Arts + Crafts Holdings and designed by JKRP Architects, the seven-story building will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and include 3,459 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Completion is slated for February 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Union Square Events, a locally based catering company, has opened a 70,000-square-foot headquarters space at Industry City, a 35-acre mixed-use development in Brooklyn. The new headquarters will include a 33,000-square-foot commissary kitchen, a 120-seat dining room for employees and traditional office space. A partnership between Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon owns Industry City.
NEW YORK CITY — Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors (NREA) will develop a 33-story multifamily building at 312 W. 43rd St. in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. Designed by Handel Architects, the project will consist of 330 rental units, 40,000 square feet of retail space and 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. The amenity package will include a pool, rooftop terrace, workspaces and private gardens. Avison Young arranged $204 million in construction financing through The Union Labor Life Insurance Co. for the project, completion of which is slated for mid-2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $55.5 million sale of the 531-room Martinique New York hotel, located at the corner of Broadway and 32nd Street in Manhattan. Eric Anton and Nelson Lee led a Marcus & Millichap team that represented the seller, New York-based Herald Hotel Associates LP, in the transaction. The buyer was Oklahoma City-based Burnett Equities. Marcus & Millichap also represented the new ownership in negotiations for several retail leases that were recently signed at the property.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $160 million loan for the refinancing of Sawyer Place, a 438-unit multifamily property located outside of New York City in Yonkers. Built in 2020, the two-building complex features 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 553-space parking garage and amenities such as a landscaped terrace, fitness center and an indoor theater. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Michael Ianno and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate, nonrecourse financing, which retires the original construction loan, through Mesa West Capital. The borrower was locally based development and investment firm RXR Realty.
ALTOONA, PA. — Axiom Realty has acquired Orchard Plaza, an 82,438-square-foot shopping center in Altoona, located east of Pittsburgh in Blair County. Built in 1986, the center was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Big Lots, The American Red Cross and CosmoProf. MSC Retail represented the seller, Cincinnati-based shopping center REIT Phillips Edison, in the transaction.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm R.J. Brunelli & Co. has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail property in East Brunswick, located in Middlesex County. A Jersey Strong health club occupies the freestanding building. R.J. Brunelli represented the seller, WOW Plaza III LLC, in the transaction. Ellen Quentzel of Jordan Baris Inc. Realtors represented the buyer, New York-based KHC Development Inc.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of 9/90 Corporate Center, a 400,000-square-foot office and laboratory campus located in the western Boston suburb of Framingham. The three-building property was roughly 80 percent leased to 12 tenants at the time of sale. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a partnership between Outshine Properties and Jadian Capital, in the transaction.
GARWOOD, N.J. — Locally based firm Russo Development has begun leasing Vermella at Garwood Station, a 296-unit apartment community located in the Northern New Jersey community of Garwood. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and feature 9-foot ceilings, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios in select units. The transit-served property offers 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space that houses a clubroom with game tables and media center, multi-sport simulator, business and coworking center, fitness center with yoga and spin studios, a juice bar and private dining space. Vermella at Garwood Station also houses 19,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Rents start at approximately $2,300 per month for a studio apartment.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has negotiated the sale of Red Lion Plaza, a 236,277-square-foot shopping center in Philadelphia. Built in 1962 and expanded in 2021, the property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Pep Boys, Planet Fitness, Mattress Firm, Panera Bread, Aspen Dental and Tropical Smoothie Café. Jim Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Finmarc Management Inc. and New York City-based KPR, in the deal. Michael Pagniucci of JLL arranged acquisition financing through a regional bank on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a 12-year term and a fixed interest rate.
