NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $28.7 million sale of a 22,563-square-foot retail condominium unit in the Yorkville neighborhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Located at 1683 Third Ave., the space is situated at the base of The Kent, a newly constructed, 30-story luxury condominium building. The condominium is split between a 12,796-square-foot retail space and a 9,767-square-foot lower level. The NYC School Construction Authority currently has a long-term lease at the property occupying 11,492 square feet on the ground floor, while the remaining 1,304 square feet of ground-floor space and entire 9,767-square-foot cellar were available for lease at the time of the sale. James Nelson, Vincent Carrega and Neil Helman led an Avison Young team that represented the owner and original developer, Extell Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
Northeast
BENSALEM, PA. — Velocity Ventures, a Philadelphia-based firm, has acquired a 51,181-square-foot industrial building in Bensalem, a southwestern suburb of Trenton. The sales price was $2.4 million. Located at 1296 Adams Road, the property features a roughly 18-foot clear height and offers quick access to Interstates 276 and 95. The building was approximately 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Jason Ostach and Chris Pennington of Binswanger Commercial Real Estate Services represented Velocity Ventures in the transaction. DM Ventures LLC was the seller.
Community Health Resources Signs 11,060 SF Office Lease Building in Willimantic, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
WILLIMANTIC, CONN. — Nonprofit healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) has signed an 11,060-square-foot office lease for an entire single-tenant building in Willimantic, located approximately 25 miles east of Hartford. The property is located at 1310 Main St. in the Tyler Square retail center. CHR offers a range of behavioral healthcare services pertaining to mental illness, addictions, trauma and homelessness. Bob Pagani of Colliers International represented CHR in the lease negotiations. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented the landlord, Norwich Realty Inc.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — R.J. Brunelli & Co. has brokered the sale of a one-acre retail development site in Woodbridge, a southwestern suburb of New York City. Bud’s Hut restaurant occupied the property, which is located at 906 Route 1, for the last 50 years. The buyer, local builder Suburban Development LLC, plans to redevelop the property by constructing a 2,200-square-foot restaurant building with a drive-thru and a separate 3,000-square-foot retail building. John Lenaz of R.J. Brunelli represented Suburban Development in the transaction. Lenaz also represented the seller. The sales price as undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Macy’s Inc. plans to reopen 68 of its approximately 775 stores Monday, after state and federal mandates forced the retailer to temporarily close its stores during the COVID-19 outbreak. The New York City-based retailer plans to open an additional 50 stores on May 11. The department store chain closed all of its stores and furloughed most of its storefront workforce on March 17. The closures also included the company’s subsidiary chains, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, but all three chains have maintained their online services. The newly opened Macy’s stores will offer touch-free consultations and demonstrations of beauty products and will only offer a few fitting rooms at a time, which will be frequently sanitized.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.4 million sale of a 5,029-square-foot office and retail asset in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 52 Greene St., the property features a ground-level retail space and two office units. Matt Fotis and Colton Traynham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private owner. The duo also procured the buyer, an international investor.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Elderwood at Riverside, a 57-bed skilled nursing facility in Providence. The property was constructed in 1962. The seller, an East Coast-based owner-operator, initially acquired the asset with the intent to move the licensed beds to a different county in Rhode Island. When regulatory obstacles prevented moving the licensed beds across county lines, the owner decided to exit the property through a sale at approximately $75,000 per bed. At the time of the sale, the property was 89 percent occupied. The buyer was an owner-operator based in the Southeast, and Elderwood is its first property in Rhode Island.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Family Dollar has expanded its retail lease to 10,000 square feet in Plainfield, a southwestern suburb of New York City. The retailer previously leased 6,000 square feet in a building located at 227 E. Front St. and will expand by an additional 4,000 square feet into the adjacent former furniture store. Family Dollar also plans to remodel its original space. Danielle Brunelli and Pete Nicholson of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented Family Dollar in the lease negotiations. The landlord was undisclosed.
Houlihan-Parnes Arranges $3.5M Refinancing Loan for Medical Office Building in The Bronx
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC has arranged a $3.5 million refinancing loan for a 10,302-square-foot medical office building in The Bronx. Located a 3440-3448 Boston Road, the single-tenant building is leased to a provider of dialysis services. An undisclosed lender provided the nonrecourse loan, which carries a 3.9 percent fixed interest rate for seven years and a 30-year amortization schedule. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold One Bridge Plaza, a 206,500-square-foot, Class A office building located in the northern New York City suburb of Fort Lee. The 10-story building was 69 percent leased at the time of the sale. The property offers direct access to the George Washington Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Jason Emran of Newmark Knight Frank represented Mack-Cali in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor. The sales price was undisclosed.