NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has provided $32.4 million in Freddie Mac financing for The Riverdale Tower, an 89-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The 18-story building was completed in 2024 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 400 to 900 square feet, 27 of which are earmarked as affordable housing. Amenities include a fitness center, community room, two patios and a pickleball court. Matt Nihan of Berkadia originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which retires existing construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, Stagg Group. The building was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.3 million sale of a 21,897-square-foot retail strip center in the Northern New Jersey community of Rutherford. The property at 308–314 Union Ave. was originally built in 1925 and most recently renovated in 2019. Tenants include Dunkin’, Kiddie Academy, Three Star News Stand, Next Big Coder, Master Park’s and Laundry Guy’s. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PENNINGTON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $3.3 million sale of a 30,375-square-foot industrial facility in Pennington, located just north of Trenton. The multi-building facility is known as Hopewell Valley Industrial Park and was originally built on 8.2 acres in 1988. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based financial intermediary HKS Real Estate Advisors has arranged a $31.7 million loan for the refinancing of a 53-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The newly constructed, six-story building at 36 India St. includes two commercial spaces and 27 parking spaces. Andrew Pilchick and Alex Dobosh of HKS arranged the debt through 360 Capital Funding on behalf of the borrower, Navistone Development.
ARLINGTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20.5 million sale of Mystic Grove Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily complex located on the northwestern outskirts of Boston. Built in phases between 1925 and 1963, Mystic Grove offers studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
UNION, N.J. — Brookfield Properties has completed a 151,676-square-foot industrial project in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. Known as Union Distribution Center, the development features a clear height of 36 feet, 28 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 4,000 square feet of office space and parking for 16 trailers and 123 cars. PREMIER Design + Build Group handled both the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of CenterPointe I, a 66,500-square-foot vacant office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. Allstate Insurance previously occupied the building, which according to LoopNet Inc. is part of a larger campus known as CenterPointe at Bridgewater. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris and Brittany Leventoff of Colliers represented the seller, Signature Acquisitions, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed nonprofit organization.
NEW YORK CITY — EQT Partners has signed a 38,358-square-foot office lease expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The global investment organization now occupies 114,562 square feet across the 32nd, 33rd and 34th floors of 245 Park Avenue, a 44-story, 1.8 million-square-foot. Michael Movshovich and Ethan Silverstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Bruce Mosler, Harry Blair, Ron LoRusso, Justin Royce and Pierce Hance, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, SL Green.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged an $867 million financing package for 111 Wall Street, a 24-story, waterfront office building in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. The development team, led by borrower InterVest capital partners, a global alternative investment manager based in New York City, plans to convert the fully vacant office building into a 30-story luxury apartment building housing 1,568 rental units. Approximately 25 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing for residents earning an average of 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), qualifying the project for New York City’s Affordable Housing Conversion Program. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Adam Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Sean Reimer and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged a $778.6 million construction loan through Apollo Global Management, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and TYKO Capital. The closing of this financing marks the largest single-building office-to-residential conversion loan in New York City history as well as the country, according to Walker & Dunlop. Walker & Dunlop also advised on the extension of an existing $88.4 million C-PACE loan from Petros that remained in the capitalization, bringing the total financing package to $867 million. “With office vacancies …
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the $132 million sale of 140 Kendrick Street, a 400,00-square-foot office property in Needham, located southwest of Boston. Wellington Management anchors the property, which comprises three interconnected buildings that are also home to tenants such as Clarks, CyberArk and Focus Partners Wealth. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, BXP (formerly known as Boston Properties), in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Cross Ocean Partners and Lincoln Property Co.