BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.9 million sale of three retail buildings totaling 20,924 square feet in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that are leased to automotive services provider Town Fair Tire. The Massachusetts buildings are located in Billerica and Brockton, and the New Hampshire property is located in Nashua. Jim Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Orion Buying Corp., in the deal. Ryan Wilmer, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer of the Massachusetts buildings. Robert Rohrer Jr. of Colliers represented the buyer of the New Hampshire asset.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE will open a 64,350-square-foot “global financial headquarters” office at 390 Park Avenue in Manhattan. The space spans six floors within the building, which is known locally as Lever House and recently underwent a $100 million capital improvement program. Coworking concept Industrious, which CBRE recently agreed to acquire, designed and will operate the space. Occupancy is slated for the fourth quarter. A partnership between WatermanClark and Brookfield Properties owns 390 Park Avenue.
NEW YORK CITY — Benefit Street Partners (BSP) has provided $135 million in financing for the 427-room Empire Hotel in Manhattan. The financing consists of a $120 million senior loan and a $15 million mezzanine loan. Specific loan terms were not disclosed. The name of the borrower and hotel owner was also not released, but multiple media outlets report that the Chetrit Group owns the hotel. BSP allocated the loans across its commercial real estate platform, including a portion to Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc. Completed in 1901 and renovated in 2013, the hotel is located at 44 W. 63rd St., about two miles from the Empire State Building and at the nexus of the borough’s Midtown and Upper West Side districts. The pet-friendly hotel offers a mix of traditional accommodations, including two- and three-bedroom suites, that are furnished with flatscreen TVs and mini refrigerators. Amenities include a rooftop pool and bar/lounge, as well as a fitness center. “The Empire Hotel represents a strategic addition to our commercial real estate portfolio, showcasing the flexibility and value that our platform delivers to borrowers,” says Brian Buffone, head of real estate operations at BSP. BSP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, …
NEW YORK CITY — S3 Capital, the lending arm of locally based investment firm Spruce Capital Partners, has provided a $79 million construction loan for a multifamily project in Midtown Manhattan. The building at 250 W. 49th St. will rise 28 stories and house 138 units and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include an art room, music room, golf simulator, library, screening room, fitness center, tenant lounge, billiards area, outdoor lounge, bocce court, zen garden, rooftop lounge and an outdoor cinema. The borrower and developer is Chess Builders.
NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has broken ground on a 339-unit affordable housing residential project in The Bronx. The eight-story building will be located at the former site of the Visitation Church and School in the Kingsbridge neighborhood and will house studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The majority (285) of residences will be reserved for renters earning between 40 and 105 percent of the area median income, and the remaining apartments will provide supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals. Amenities will include two recreation rooms, a fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Completion is slated for 2027.
PITTSBURGH — Florida-based investment firm Driftwood Capital has received a $34 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the 399-room Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. The full-service hotel is located along the Monongahela River in the Mount Washington area and includes 29,000 square feet of meeting and event space, as well as an onsite restaurant. Starwood Mortgage Capital and Greystone Commercial Mortgage Capital provided the financing. Driftwood purchased the asset several years ago and renovated it.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — NAI Summit has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial and research and development (R&D) facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The facility features 32 clean rooms, warehouse space, an office area and a machine shop. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the seller and former occupant, semiconductor manufacturer IQE, in the transaction. The buyer, German pharmaceutical company GfM Bremen, will also occupy the building.
YORK, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot medical office building in York, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The building at 1550 Rodney Road was fully leased at the time of sale to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Spencer Koch, Scott Gould, Rory Shelby and Christopher Biuso of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Domain Cos. has received $218.6 million in financing for Estela, a two-building, 544-unit multifamily project in The Bronx. Located at 414-445 Gerard Ave. in the Mott Haven area, Estela comprises 380 market-rate and 164 affordable apartments, as well as 10,000 square feet of retail space. Residents have access to more than 35,000 square feet of amenities, including a lounge, game room, shared workspace, fitness center with a yoga room, children’s playroom and a dog park. JLL originated the Freddie Mac debt component of the financing, and The Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives provided the equity component. Estela was 90 percent occupied at the time of closing.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $94.5 million sale of a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties totaling 147 units in Manhattan. Known as The Chelsea Collection by virtue of its submarket location, the buildings total 98,000 square feet and are located on the west side of the neighborhood between West 19th and West 29th streets. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley, Chris Dintrone and Kory Barbanel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, BlackSpruce Management, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.