NEW YORK CITY — KeyBank’s community lending and investment team has closed a $42 million Fannie Mae loan for the Phase II renovation of Twin Parks West, a 311-unit affordable housing property located in The Bronx. A portion of the proceeds will also be used to refinance existing debt on the asset. Tabare Borbon of KeyBank closed the loan, which carried a fixed interest rate, 15-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower was a joint venture between Gilbane Development Co., Kraus Management, Apex Building Group and Dantes Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $30 million loan for the development of a 17-story mixed-use project in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. Proceeds will be used to cover various pre-construction costs. The project, located at the former site of the RKO Keith’s Theater, will ultimately feature 269 residential units, 17,000 square feet of retail space, 15,000 square feet of additional communal space and 305 parking spaces. MRC provided the loan to Xinyuan Real Estate, which plans to demolish the existing structure by February 2020 and commence construction shortly thereafter.
WINSTED AND TORRINGTON, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group, an investment sales brokerage firm with offices throughout the Northeast, has brokered the $12.4 million sale of a portfolio of apartment properties located throughout Connecticut. The portfolio spans three properties totaling 187 units. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of the firm’s Shelton, Connecticut, office brokered the deal on behalf of the sellers and procured the buyer, Monsey, New York-based Yellowstone Property Group. The sale closed at a capitalization rate of 7.3 percent based on current net operating income.
Thus far in 2019, much of the growth and development in Rhode Island has been focused on downtown Providence. Much of this has to do with the colleges and hospitals, as well as the residential component in general. But Rhode Island continues to develop hotels, especially in downtown, due in part simply to having a vibrant, in-demand city. Officials want to create the ability for Providence to compete for and attract top-tier conventions. Hotel Development Wave With 1,000-plus hotel rooms coming on line over the next 18 to 24 months, along with another 1,000 residential units of new and redeveloped housing, the long sought-after downtown Providence residential market seems to be here. Examples of this hotel development include the following: • Procaccianti Group’s 176 room Marriott Residence Inn at the Convention Center, coming in the second half of 2019; • First Bristol & Paolino Properties’ 120-room Homewood Suites Extended Stay, which opened in April; • Hotel Beatrice, 28-32 Kennedy Plaza, 48 rooms, under construction; • Best Western Glo Hotel, 322 Washington Street, 76 rooms, commission/board review approved; • Aloft hotel, Innovation Complex, 170 rooms, commission/board review approved; • Holiday Inn, 371 Pine Street, 91 rooms, commission/board review approved; • Hotel …
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Chicago-based investment management firm Harrison Street has acquired Osborn Triangle, a 676,917-square-foot life sciences property situated adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge. The complex encompasses three buildings, all of which were either recently built or renovated. The sale included a 650-space parking garage. Harrison Street partnered with Bulfinch Cos., a subsidiary of MIT that retains a partial interest in the property, for the acquisition. Osborn Triangle was fully leased at the time of sale to seven tenants, including anchors Pfizer, Novartis International AG and LabCentral, an incubator for life science and biotech startups. MIT will retain long-term ownership of the land. The sales price was not disclosed.
BOSTON — American Street Capital (ASC), a Chicago-based intermediary specializing in balance sheet and CMBS deals, has arranged a $30.4 million loan for the refinancing of Barclay on Beacon, a 111-unit apartment building located in the Brookline neighborhood of Boston. Built in 1965, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,014 square feet. Amenities include a 92-space underground parking garage, rooftop pool with pavilion, onsite laundry facilities and tenant lounge. Igor Zhizhin and Alexander Rek of ASC placed the nonrecourse loan with an agency lender on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The loan, which was secured to transition the property out of floating-rate debt accrued in 2016, features a fixed interest rate for the 15-year term with an initial eight years of interest-only payments on a 30-year amortization schedule.
PELHAM MANOR, N.Y. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has placed $30 million in permanent financing for Post Road Plaza, a 257,593-square-foot regional shopping center in Pelham Manor, about 20 miles north of Manhattan. Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co. provided the 15-year loan, which amortizes over 30 years. Post Road Plaza, which was built in the early 1960s, comprises a two-story primary retail strip, a one-story secondary strip and three outparcel buildings. A 75,000-square-foot Fairway supermarket anchors the property, which also houses a Dave & Buster’s, 24 Hour Fitness, HomeGoods, Lane Bryant, Smashburger and Sally Beauty Supply. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Aries Capital LLC, a Chicago-based commercial mortgage and investment banking firm, has closed a $6.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 16,500-square-foot manufacturing facility in Brooklyn. The property is located at 413 20th St. in the borough’s Greenwood Heights neighborhood and was fully leased at the time of sale to Sedona Marble & Granite, which is also a part owner of the building. Neil Freeman and Brandon Perdeck of Aries Capital handled the transaction on behalf of the borrower, New York-based TKS Development Group. The nonrecourse loan carried a 10-year term, 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and 30-year amortization schedule.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 19,799-square-foot office sublease at 1 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan on behalf of Quontic Bank, a privately held financial institution. The company will occupy the ninth floor of the 36-story building for the next six years. Tishman Speyer owns the property. Alexander Chudnoff, Benjamin Bass and Harrison Potter of JLL represented Quontic Bank in the lease negotiations. Greg Taubin, Scott Bogetti and Sean Hoffman of Savills Inc. represented the sublandlord, Trammo, which distributes fertilizers and chemicals.
MAHWAH, N.J. — Dressbarn, a women’s apparel retailer, plans to eventually close all 650 of its stores nationwide. The New Jersey-based company is winding down its retail operations and plans to assist its 6,800 associates with transition support as individual stores close. “For more than 50 years, Dressbarn has served women’s fashion needs, and we thank all of our dedicated associates for their commitment to Dressbarn and our valued customers,” says Steven Taylor, Dressbarn’s chief financial officer. “This decision was difficult, but necessary, as the Dressbarn chain has not been operating at an acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” No information was made available about how the store closures will affect Dressbarn’s lease agreements in place with landlords, but the company has retained A&G Realty Partners to assist on all real estate-related matters during the wind down process. A&G Realty Partners is actively marketing Dressbarn’s available locations to interested tenants. According to A&G Realty’s marketing materials, Dressbarn’s available stores range in size from a 3,300-square-foot store in Michigan to a 15,000-square-foot location in Virginia Beach. Approximately 165 Dressbarn stores have leases that expire in 2020. In 2021, an additional 111 Dressbarn leases are expected to come due. The …