BROCKPORT, N.Y. — Greystone has provided a $20.6 million Fannie Mae DUS loan for the refinancing of Autumn Woods Community in Brockport. Located on more than 25 acres, Autumn Woods is a recently constructed multifamily property comprising 296 units. Brockport is approximately 19 miles west of Rochester. Brian Liske of Greystone arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate refinancing on behalf of borrower, Carl Grasta of Outlook Development LLC. The refinancing replaces an existing construction loan from Genesee Regional Bank.
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based art, fashion and collections storage company UOVO is set to open a 150,000-square-foot art storage facility in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Scheduled to open in fall 2019, the property will offer specialized climate-controlled storage designed to the standards of the world’s leading museums. The facility will be the largest of its kind in Brooklyn. UOVO: Brooklyn will be three stories tall and built entirely of reinforced concrete. The facility will also include four loading docks and two freight elevators.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a five-building, 31-unit, multifamily portfolio in Philadelphia. The asset sold for $5.6 million or $182,258 per unit. Dana Newton and Mike Maxwell of Marcus & Millichap represented both the undisclosed seller and the buyer, a New York-based firm, in the transaction. The portfolio consists of 2105-2107 Green St., 2034 and 2036 Mt. Vernon St., 321 South 12th St., and five scattered condominiums.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal has arranged the $925,000 sale of a mixed-use development site in Pawtucket. Thomas Sweeney of Sweeney Real Estate represented the seller, Ten Mile Associates LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Churchill & Banks Cos. Located at 1110 Central Ave., the property is currently an 83,000-square-foot industrial facility with three buildings.
NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has secured a $30 million bridge loan for the American Self Storage Building in Brooklyn. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital secured the interest-only bridge loan for Jorge Madruga of Maddd Equities and Eli Weiss of Joy Construction. The lender was Nataxis. Located at 202-208 Tillary St., the 115,000-square-foot property will continue to be operated as a self-storage facility until plans to convert it into a residential building are finalized.
BOSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of the 120-room Residence Inn Boston Downtown Seaport located in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. The sales price was undisclosed. Denny Meikleham, Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright of HFF represented the seller, Norwich Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Claremont Cos. The property was built in 1901 as the Stillings Building by the Boston Wharf Co. In 2013, the building was redeveloped into a Residence Inn and was honored as the “Best Custom Project” in 2014 by Marriott International. The guest rooms at the hotel feature 12-foot ceilings, exposed brick walls, wooden beams and fully equipped kitchens. Amenities include meeting space, a business center, fitness center and two restaurants.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14.3 million sale of a five-story, mixed-use building in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Hall Oster, Guthrie Garvin, Michael Gembecki and Teddy Galligan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Located at 228 Thompson St., the building has recently undergone a complete renovation and includes ground-floor retail space as well as four large apartments above. The property features stainless steel appliances, private outdoor spaces and a curated common roof deck.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.6 million sale of a six-story apartment building in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 528-530 Bergen St., the property consists of 21 residential units and 11 onsite parking spaces. Matt Fotis and Dylan Renicker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. The buyer, a local private investor, purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. — Nauset Construction has finished building Port Healthcare Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility in Newburyport, located in the very northeastern corner of the state. Whittier Health Network, a family-owned healthcare organization with operations in Massachusetts and New York, owns and operates the facility. The new center is a replacement property, more than doubling the bed count of the original asset. Designed by longtime Whittier architect Ranere Associates Inc., the two-story, steel-and-concrete building totals 62,000 square feet.
As the e-commerce industry continues to grow and evolve, demand for industrial warehouse product located in dense urban areas situated with access to transit infrastructure, particularly air transit, has grown. The industrial sector has been experiencing multiple years of record rent growth, both locally in New York City and nationally, with average asking rents reaching nearly $30 per square foot in western Brooklyn and parts of Queens. This rapid rise in rents is driving property values higher and generating robust investor demand for this asset class. By way of example, the newly constructed FedEx warehouse in Maspeth, Queens recently sold for nearly $750 per square foot. Simultaneously, we are seeing the evolution and realignment of the supply chain to match a changing retail landscape. E-commerce sales have caused a 300 percent increase in the demand for logistics and distribution spaces, as opposed to traditional brick-and-mortar retail locations. The impact of e-commerce will only continue to accelerate, and the need for new industrial product will grow along with it. For every $1 billion increase in e-commerce sales, an additional 1 million square feet of distribution space will be required. And it’s not solely e-commerce companies that are starting to think about …