PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.9 million sale of Shops at Red Lion, a 24,688-square foot retail property located in Philadelphia. Located at 10000-90 Roosevelt Blvd., the property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks, Verizon and Dunkin’. Derrick Dougherty, Mark Krantz and Scott Woodard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company affiliated with Abrams Realty Development, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company controlled by David Adam Realty.
SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK CITY AND MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — Prominent retailers Gap Inc., Macy’s Inc. and Kohl’s have announced separately that they’re planning to furlough a majority of employees at their stores and some distribution centers beginning this week in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Combined, the total number of affected employees is nearly 290,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. The three retailers have extended their temporary store closures indefinitely to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the United States has 140,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,405 related deaths as of Monday, March 30. Until stores begin to reopen, the companies will pause payments to a majority of their staff while still offering applicable benefits to those affected. Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is also reportedly furloughing most of its 14,000 employees. Gap (NYSE: GPS) has announced that its leadership team and board of directors will take a temporary reduction in pay. Gap’s brands, which include Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta, Hill City, Janie and Jack and Intermix, will still be available through the company’s online platform. “After taking the extraordinary measures of temporarily closing all …
NEW YORK CITY — The Four Seasons Hotel New York in Manhattan has made all of its 368 rooms available free of charge to medical workers including doctors, nurses and other personnel treating patients in the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, according to a statement by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The hotel industry has suffered a severe decline in demand due to “stay at home” orders and travel restrictions nationwide, according to recent data from CBRE. The Los Angeles-based real estate giant estimates that revenue per available room RevPAR, a key financial metric for the industry, will decline 37 percent in 2020, with a contraction of more than 60 percent in the second quarter. Prior to the spread of COVID-19 into the United States, CBRE had forecasted a 0.1 percent decline in RevPAR on a national basis in 2020. Several hotels in New York City and other major markets are temporary utilizing their vacant rooms to lodge medical personnel and some non-critical patients.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $16.7 million sale of a seven-story office building in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. The 13,667-square-foot building is located at 177 Franklin St., between Greenwich and Hudson streets and was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. The flagship store of watch retailer Shinola occupies the ground floor. James Nelson and Charles Kingsley led an Avison Young team that represented the seller, Bedrock Real Estate Partners. The buyer was undisclosed.
HARTFORD, CONN. — ABS Altman Warwick, a division of ABS Partners Real Estate, has arranged a $15.2 million permanent refinancing loan for Charter Oak Marketplace, a 309,800-square-foot shopping center located in Hartford. An undisclosed direct lender provided the seven-year, nonrecourse loan, which features a fixed interest rate of 3.5 percent. Walmart anchors the shopping center along with tenants including Marshall’s and Dollar Tree, as well as several restaurants. The borrower was Paramount Realty. Morris Dweck of ABS Altman Warwick originated the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Apollo Electric has acquired a 5,650-square-foot office condo in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan for $3.6 million. The suite includes the entire fifth floor of a seven-story building, which is located at 127 W. 24th St. The building was constructed in 1904. Brock Emmetsberger, Ryan Kossoy and Reed Waggoner of JLL represented the seller, a private owner. The team also procured Apollo as the buyer.
BURLINGTON, N.J. — Wolf Commercial Real Estate (WCRE) has negotiated a 3,400-square-foot office lease for Innovative Life of New Jersey LLC in Burlington, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The space is situated within Burlington Professional Campus, which is located at 1900 Mount Holly Road. The tenant is a regional division of Innovative Life Solutions Inc., a disability services organization based in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Ryan Barikian of WCRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Barikian also represented the landlord and developer of the property, Zaman International Development LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — The Elmhurst Hospital in Queens has dedicated all of its 545 beds to treatment of COVID-19 patients, according to a report by The New York Times. The building owner, NYC Health + Hospitals, has begun transferring patients who are not suffering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus to other medical facilities. Other efforts to increase the number of hospital beds in the city include FEMA’s ongoing conversion of Javits Convention Center into a field hospital and a 1,000-bed federal hospital ship scheduled to arrive in mid-April. As of March 27, The Wall Street Journal has tracked 39,140 cases of coronavirus in New York — nearly half the number of all cases in the country — and 461 confirmed deaths.
SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Muss Development has acquired The Glass House, a 51-unit multifamily building in Hartsdale, a northern suburb of New York City. Also known as GlassHouse 250, the property is located at 250 South Central Ave. and features one- and two-bedroom floor plans, a fitness center, two theater rooms and a 95-space parking facility. Itan Rahmani and Jacob Stavsky of Venture Capital Properties LLC represented Muss Development in the transaction. Elana Tsyganko, Max Kostikov and Richard Horowitz of Cooper Horowitz represented the undisclosed seller.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $17.5 million construction loan for the development of The Rail at Red Bank, a 57-unit, Class A apartment development in Red Bank, located approximately 45 miles southeast of New York City. Provident Bank provided the 30-month, floating-rate construction loan, as well as a 10-year permanent loan. The borrower, Denholtz Properties, is currently developing the property, which will include 6,500 square feet of retail space, a 147-space parking garage and a fitness center. The property is positioned at 116-118 Chestnut Street, adjacent to the Red Bank Train Station. Construction is slated for completion later this year. Jon Mikula, Michael Klein and Andrew Zilenziger arranged the loan.