STONEHAM, MASS. — Rockport Mortgage Corp. has arranged a $32.8 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Mountain View Terrace Apartments, a 194-unit community located in the northern Boston suburb of Stoneham. Built in 1981 and renovated in 2011, the property sits on 8.2 acres and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as three- and four-bedroom townhomes. A portion of the proceeds will be used to fund capital improvements. The owner of the property is 7th AP Co. LP.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Prism Capital Partners has begun leasing the final phase of The Residences at Edison Lofts, a 300-unit apartment complex in West Orange, about 20 miles west of New York City. The property is part of the 21-acre Edison Village, which is a redevelopment of Thomas Edison’s historic Invention Factory and Commerce Center. Residential amenities include a 5,000-square-foot fitness center, heated indoor pool, 12,000-square-foot rooftop lounge, a café and concierge services.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — The Stro Companies, a New Jersey-based investment firm, has acquired a 78,000-square-foot industrial building in Fairfield, about 25 miles west of New York City. The property was fully leased at the time of sale and features 21-foot ceiling heights, proximity to several interstates and additional land for trailer parking. Robert Nathin of Sheldon Gross Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Reading International (NASDAQ: RDI), an international cinema and real estate firm, has unveiled the redevelopment of the historic Tammany Hall Building at 44 Union Square in Manhattan. The former 19th-century political hub is now a Class A building with 73,095 square feet of space that can be utilized for either office or retail usage. BKSK Architects designed the project, which included a restoration of the façade and the addition of a three-story glass and steel dome with 19-foot ceilings and views overlooking Union Square.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: XHR), a Florida-based REIT, has sold the 221-room Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Cambridge hotel for $107.5 million, or approximately $486,000 per key. The property is located near Harvard University and Kendall Square. The undisclosed buyer acquired the asset at a capitalization rate of 7.8 percent. Xenia will use the $46 million in net proceeds from the sale to repay outstanding debt and for other general corporate purposes.
EXETER, N.H. — New Hampshire-based Monahan Cos. will develop a 116,288-square-foot warehouse within Garrison Glen Corporate Park in Exeter, located east of Manchester. The property will feature 40-foot clear heights and proximity to Interstate 95 and State Route 101. Approvals are in place, and construction is expected to last about nine months. Monahan also recently completed a 110,000-square-foot build-to-suit project for Gourmet Gift Baskets on an adjacent lot. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the development.
QUINCY, MASS. — MassHousing has provided a $28.9 million loan for the refinancing of Town Brook House, a 151-unit multifamily community in Quincy, a southern suburb of Boston. The owner and borrower, Wollaston Lutheran Housing Corp., rents the property to senior citizens that qualify for affordable housing status. A portion of the funds will be used for capital improvements. The building was constructed in 1980 and consists of 136 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a lounge, common activities area and a communal kitchen. Law firm Nixon Peabody advised the borrower in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.2 million sale of The Prospect Slope Portfolio, a collection of five buildings in Brooklyn that total 18 market-rate apartments and seven commercial spaces. The buildings were originally constructed in 1915. Andrew Bronsteen, Joe Koicim, Mark Zarrella, Peter Von Der Ahe and Shaun Riney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Barclays has provided a $483 million senior loan for the refinancing of the headquarters building of auction house Sotheby’s, which is located at 1334 York Ave. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Sotheby’s has operated out of the 10-story, 506,000-square-foot building since 1980. After redeveloping the property in 2000, Sotheby’s entered into a sale-leaseback agreement with RFR Holdings in 2003, but regained ownership of the property in 2009. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer, Nick Scribani and Dominick Calisto of Newmark Knight Frank placed the five-year loan on behalf of Sotheby’s.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 301-unit CubeSmart self-storage facility in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The property features 19,776 square feet of net rentable climate-controlled space. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Joseph French Jr. of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was also an undisclosed limited liability company.