WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — GHP Office Realty, a division of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, has received a $4.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 35,000-square-foot office building in White Plains, a northern suburb of New York City. A local bank provided the 15-year loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate for the first 10 years and a 30-year amortization schedule. GHP has owned the four-story building, which recently underwent a capital improvement program, since 1999.
NEW YORK CITY — The Rudin Family, a locally based owner-operator, has launched a multimillion-dollar capital improvement program at 3 Times Square, a 30-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan. The program will include the creation of a new three-story lobby, touchless entry mechanisms, upgraded elevator systems and dedicated amenity space on the 16th floor. The new amenity deck will feature a coffee bar, fitness center with locker rooms, outdoor dining spaces and a conference and event center that can hold up to 220 people. The 885,000-square-foot building was originally completed in 2001 as the North American headquarters of Reuters Group PLC. Rudin has tapped FXCollaborative, which originally designed the building, as the project architect. Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing of the redeveloped building. An expected completion date was not released.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Boston-based Berkeley Investments has purchased two light industrial buildings totaling 340,000 square feet at 246 and 250 Canal St. in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston. Andrea Management sold the assets, which were originally built as commercial mills, to Berkeley Investments for an undisclosed price.
DARIEN, CONN. — Boston-based mortgage banking firm EagleBridge Capital has arranged $14.7 million in mortgage financing for Darien Crossing, a 77,000-square-foot office complex in Darien, located in the southern coastal part of the state. Darien Crossing consists of three buildings on 5.2 acres that were recently renovated to offer a new café with indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a new fitness center and conference facility. Brian Walsh of EagleBridge Capital arranged the loan through an undisclosed national lender. The borrower was also undisclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has negotiated a 44,000-square-foot life sciences headquarters lease for biotechnology firm Biomeme at 401 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia. The new headquarters includes space for lab, office and manufacturing uses. Christian Dyer of CBRE represented the landlord, Netrality Data Centers, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed. Since acquiring the 11-story building in 2014, Netrality Data Centers has invested for more than $50 million in capital improvements.
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3 million sale of a 13,222-square-foot retail asset net leased to Advance Auto Parts in North Plainfield, about 30 miles southwest of New York City. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the transaction. The trio also secured a limited liability company as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Prism Capital Partners has received an undisclosed amount of permanent financing for The Residences at Edison Lofts, a 300-unit apartment complex in West Orange, located outside of Newark. The property is a redevelopment of Thomas Edison’s historic invention factory and commerce center and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a 5,000-square-foot fitness center, heated indoor pool, a 12,000-square-foot rooftop lounge and a self-serve café. The lender was not disclosed.
BOSTON — Newmark has arranged the sale of a 52,337-square-foot medical office building located at 147 Milk St. in downtown Boston. The 10-story property was fully leased at the time of sale to Atrius Health/Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, the largest independent physicians’ group in New England. Robert Griffin, Frank Nelson and Michael Greeley of Newmark represented the seller, New York City-based institutional investment firm BentallGreenOak, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, KanAm Grund, an investment firm based in Frankfurt, Germany.
CANONSBURG, PA. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) division has provided $23 million in financing for the construction of an affordable seniors housing project in Canonsburg, located about 20 miles south of Pittsburgh. The financing consisted of an $11 million construction loan and $12 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency also provided a $1.3 million permanent loan. The borrower is a partnership between Ohio-based developer MVAH Partners LLC and nonprofit operator Blueprints. David Lacki and Laura Janosko of KeyBank’s CDLI team structured the debt, while Ryan Olman, also with the CDLI team, structured the equity. The property will consist of 50 units, approximately 85 percent of which will be reserved for seniors earning between 20 and 60 percent of the area median income. The remaining eight units will be rented at market rates. Completion is scheduled for spring 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 42-unit apartment building located at 653 Cauldwell Ave. in The Bronx. The sales price equates to roughly $107,000 per unit. Michael Fusco, Seth Glasser, Joe Koicim, Peter Von Der Ahe and Bryan Jimenez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer, both of which were private individual investors, in the transaction. John Krueger, regional manager of the firm’s Manhattan office, also assisted in closing the deal.