NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided two Fannie Mae acquisition loans totaling $17.5 million for a pair of affordable seniors housing properties totaling 151 units in the New York City area. In the first deal, Greystone originated a $12.4 million loan for Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, an 88-unit community in Yonkers that was built in 2008. In the second transaction, the company provided $5.1 million in acquisition financing for 2120 Hughes Avenue, a 63-unit property in The Bronx that was constructed in 1995. Dan Sacks and Ilan Bassali of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Heritage Affordable Communities LLC.
HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12 million sale of a 927,828-square-foot industrial property in Harrisburg. The complex consists of eight buildings on a 21.3-acre site that are leased to tenants including PP&L Electric Utilities Corp., Capital Building Supply, Martin Logistics and Midwest Transport Inc. Craig Dunkle, Chad Thomason and Mher Vartanian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the deal. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record.
EDISON, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 30,000-square-foot medical office building in Edison, located roughly midway between Newark and Trenton. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent leased to five tenants. Kim Kretowicz of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, private equity real estate firm Thomas Park, in the transaction.
By Taylor Williams For lenders and investors in New York City’s affordable housing market, accurately underwriting rent growth, operating costs and long-term asset appreciation can be a tricky proposition in today’s economic environment. To be fair, buyers and financiers of affordable housing properties in many U.S. markets are being forced to adjust and recalculate their metrics due to forces they can’t control. Yet macroeconomic factors like rising inflation, which puts heavy pressure on construction and operating costs, can often seem more acute in the Big Apple, where the cost of living and doing business is already higher than virtually anywhere else in the country. Economic Drivers The labor and materials costs for the renovations and rehabilitations that many affordable housing communities need are rising. According to Producer Price Index data supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the month of August, the latest report available at the time of this writing, the aggregate cost of construction materials had risen by 19 percent from August 2019. Much of this rise in materials costs is due to disruption of the global supply chain via COVID-19, causing developers of much-needed housing stock to incur heftier budgets and longer construction timelines on …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between investment management firm Arden Group and developer Spitzer Enterprises will build a $150 million multifamily project within one of Jersey City’s opportunity zones. The 26-story, 390-unit building will be located adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station and will include ground-floor retail space and onsite parking. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer and Nick Scribani arranged the equity partnership between the two firms. Completion of the project is scheduled for 2024.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Seven Springs, a 331-unit apartment community located in the northern Boston suburb of Burlington. The property was built on 37.8 acres in 2006. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, leasing office, resident lounge, outdoor patio and grilling area and walking trails. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Clarion Partners and National Development, and procured an undisclosed institutional investor as the buyer.
ASHLAND, MASS. — Boston-based global private equity firm Taurus Investment Holdings has purchased Chestnut Place, a 207-unit apartment community located in the western Boston suburb of Ashland, for $53.6 million. Built in 1971, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with recently upgraded cabinets and kitchens. According to Apartments.com, residences range in size from 373 to 1,000 square feet. Communal amenities include a pool, onsite laundry facilities, a pet play area and package handling service. The seller was not disclosed. Jamie Leachman, Jackie Meagher, and Sean O’Brien arranged acquisition financing through CBRE Global Investors on behalf of Taurus.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Locally based owner-operator The Procopio Cos. will develop The Beck, a 290-unit multifamily project that will be located in the northern Boston suburb of Haverhill. The Beck will consist of two five-story residential buildings, 6,750 square feet of retail space and 3.2 acres of public parks, playgrounds and hiking/jogging trails. Dellbrook | JKS is the construction manager of the project, and CUBE3 designed the project. Construction is scheduled to begin next spring and to be substantially complete by 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — Bathhouse, a provider of high-end spa services, has signed a 34,328-square-foot retail lease at 7 West 21st St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The location within Friedland Properties’ 289,809-square-foot residential building will be the company’s first in Manhattan to accompany its space in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg area. Jason Pruger and Lucas Kooyman of Newmark represented Friedland Properties in the lease negotiations. Ross Eisenberg of RDE Advisors Inc. represented Bathhouse.
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Lee & Associates Breaks Down Third-Quarter Economic Outlook by Sector
The calculus for which asset classes are likeliest to demonstrate strong growth continues to shift as the pandemic appears to be receding. Patterns in labor shortages, supply chain issues and material costs have managed to solidify through the third quarter of 2021. Lee & Associates’ newly released Q3 2021 North America Market Report dissects third-quarter 2021 industrial, office, retail and multifamily findings, with a focus on where demand is moving and the challenges facing each asset class. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available at this link (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city). Below is a bird’s-eye overview of four commercial real estate asset classes as general categories, broken down to frame each through the trends and complications they faced up to the fourth quarter, according to Lee & Associates’ research. Industrial: Q3 Posts More Record Demand Pandemic-fueled consumer spending drove up third-quarter demand for warehouse and distribution facilities that eclipsed previous records. And despite a nationwide surge in new construction, some metros can barely accommodate the pace of tenant expansion. Additionally, year-over-year rent growth is at a record 6.7 percent for the industrial property sector …