NEW YORK CITY — New York University (NYU) has signed a long-term lease for more than 1 million square feet at 770 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The 1.1 million-square-foot building is adjacent to the university’s campus and is currently home to a number of tenants that occupy about half the space, and NYU plans to assume the existing leases of these users. Grocer Wegman’s will remain a tenant within the building’s retail space. The first stage of NYU’s programming for 770 Broadway will involve the conversion of vacant floors to science and technology uses, including laboratories, classrooms and workstations, as a means of consolidating faculty and research initiatives under a single collaboration hub. Law firm Fried Frank advised NYU on the transaction, which the academic institution estimates will reduce rental expenses by more than $800 million over the first 30 years.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vango Development has broken ground on The Parker East, an 86-unit multifamily project located outside of New York City in East Rutherford. The Parker East will offer one- and two-bedroom units that will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a fitness center, lounge and clubroom, breakout work areas, a dog spa, rooftop terrace and a central courtyard. MHS Architecture designed the project, and Coli Construction is the general contractor. ConnectOneBank provided a $25 million loan for the construction of The Parker East, which is expected to be complete next summer.
NEW YORK CITY — Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners has topped out a 45-unit apartment building at 288 E. 88th St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Hill West Architects, the 24-story, 350-foot building will ultimately house 45 residences and offer amenities such as a fitness center, a multipurpose sports court, children’s playroom, media/gaming room, coworking space and a rooftop terrace. Leeding Builders Group is serving as the general contractor for the project, which is expected to open to residents next year.
SWEDESBORO, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 10,193-square-foot medical office building in the Southern New Jersey community of Swedesboro. Completed in 2008, the building at 100 Lexington Road was fully leased at the time of sale, with Inspira Health serving as the anchor. Mark Krantz and Derrick Dougherty of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were locally based entities that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 20,000-square-foot office lease at 10 Grand Central, a 35-story building in Midtown Manhattan that was originally constructed in the early 1930s. The lease term is 10 years, and the tenant, business advisory firm Riveron, will relocate from 461 Fifth Avenue. Mitchell Konsker, Carlee Palmer, Thomas Swartz and Nicole Danyi of JLL represented the landlord, Marx Realty, in the lease negotiations. Peter Trivelas of Cushman & Wakefield represented Riveron.
NEW YORK CITY — Innovo Property Group (IPG) has topped out Review Avenue Complex, a 736,000-square-foot industrial project in Queens. IPG is developing the facility in partnership with the Urban Investment Group (UIG) at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Located in New York City’s Borden Innovation District, Review Avenue Complex is situated off of the Long Island Expressway. Completion is scheduled for the fall. Totaling six stories, the development will feature flexible floor plates, with suites starting at 31,000 square feet. Each floor is designed to accommodate up to two tenants, with truck access at each level via a 35-foot-wide ramp. The facility will offer clear heights up to 32 feet, four freight elevators, heavy power and is photovoltaic and electric vehicle ready. Each level will also feature loading docks and parking. In total, the development will accommodate 116 cars and 118 oversized vehicles. In June 2023, IPG received $354 million in financing for the project, including construction financing from Axos Bank and Cerberus Capital Management and equity from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. New York City-based IPG acquires and manages assets in metro New York City. The company recently completed the Borden Complex, a 1 million-square-foot industrial development also located in New …
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — BRP Cos. has completed Arboretum at Farmingville, a 292-unit multifamily project on Long Island. The 62-acre site at 20 Maple Lane is located within the Town of Brookhaven and includes a public park with walking trails and picnic areas. The development consists of 82 two-bedroom flats, 82 lofts, 63 two-bedroom townhomes, 14 three-bedroom townhomes and 51 three-bedroom single-family houses, with 30 units reserved for workforce housing. The amenity package comprises a fitness center with a yoga room, pool and cabana area, clubhouse with an entertainment kitchen, courts for tennis, pickleball and bocce ball, a putting green, playground, dog run and a business center with conference rooms. Santander Bank financed construction of the project, which began in summer 2022, and Basis Investment Group was the preferred equity investor. Rents start at $3,495 per month for a two-bedroom, market-rate apartment.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the $27 million sale of a multifamily development site in White Plains, located north of New York City. The site at 60 S. Broadway spans 3.6 acres on the eastern edge of the downtown area and is approved for the development of two high-rise buildings totaling 814 units. Jeffrey Dunne, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, Quarterra Multifamily Communities, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of New York-based investment and development firm Stagg Group. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $9.2 million bridge loan for Ridge Avenue Apartments, a 32-unit multifamily project in Philadelphia. The five-story building includes 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and offers amenities such as a fitness center and a rooftop terrace, as well as off-street parking. The borrower, an affiliate of local development and management firm Vich Properties LLC, will use the proceeds from the two-year, interest-only loan to retire existing debt and complete construction of the project.
WETHERSFIELD, CONN. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $7.5 million in financing for a 55,000-square-foot medical office building in Wethersfield, located just south of Hartford. The building at 1260 Silas Deane Highway was completed in 1960 and renovated in 1999 and is leased to affiliates of Starling Physicians and Hartford HealthCare Medical Group. Brandon Szwalbenest, Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the loan through an undisclosed local lender. The sponsor is an affiliate of Connecticut-based Phoenix Realty Management.