NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of two properties located at 126-128 E. 13th St. and 123 E. 12th St. in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. Ultimate Realty sold the properties to an undisclosed buyer for a total of $21.5 million. The 15,600-square-foot property on 13th Street is currently leased by Peridance, a dance studio, until March 2028 with a five-year option, while the 4,804-square-foot property on 12th Street features ground-floor retail space and a three-bedroom duplex apartment with a private rooftop on the upper floor. James Nelson and Matthew Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Colliers International’s Savannah office has brokered the $7.9 million sale of the iconic Realty Building in historic downtown Savannah. Built in 1921, the 10-story, 55,560-square-foot building is located at 24 Drayton St. The mixed-use property features ground-floor retail space leased to Rivers & Glen Trading Co. and Ameris Bank, as well as office space throughout the remainder of the building. The Realty Building was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Ashley Smith of Colliers represented the seller, SCG II-Drayton LLC, in the transaction. Smith also leased the building on behalf of the previous owner. The buyer, 24 Drayton Street Properties LLC, was self-represented.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired a 55,000-square-foot mixed-use property located at 556-566 W. 126th St. in Harlem for an undisclosed price. The six-story property features 58 apartments and five commercial units with more than 100 feet of retail frontage. Additionally, the property is adjacent to the new $7 billion, 17-acre expansion of Columbia University and in close proximity to Morningside Park, Barnard College, Teachers College and Columbia’s main campus. The name of the seller was not released.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $1.3 million sale of a mixed-use building in Grayslake, approximately 48 miles northwest of Chicago. The 33,544-square-foot building consists of 24,239 square feet of retail space on the first floor and 9,305 square feet of office space on the second floor. Tenants of the building, which is 70 percent occupied, include Kawa Japanese Restaurant, Tropical Tan and State Farm Insurance. A Canada-based money center bank sold the asset, located at 100 S. Atkinson Road, to a private investor based in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 507 Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. Klosed Properties acquired the property from 507 Myrtle LLC for $3.2 million. The three-story, 3,762-square-foot property consists of two retail stores and four apartments. Additionally, the property offers 10,000 square feet of buildable square feet for future development. Akil Rossi of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and buyer in the off-market deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 109-111 Franklin St. in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. An international investor acquired the 10,394-square-foot property from a longtime owner for $7.1 million, or $683 per square foot. The four-story walk-up features 12 two-bedroom, rent-stabilized apartments and four fully leased retail units. Jonathan Schwartz of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and buyer in the off-market transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a development site at 570 Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn. The 4,550-square-foot site sold for $4.5 million, or $246 per buildable square foot. Jakub Nowak and Jason Grunberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a developer, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Kor Group has purchased land for the future home of Austin Proper Hotel and Residences. The development will be a 32-story mixed-use building containing 99 for-sale residences, 244 hotel guest rooms, four food and beverage outlets, 11,500 square feet of meeting space, a spa, fitness center and two outdoor swimming pools. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2016 and end in early 2018. In addition to the land acquisition, the Austin Proper Residences sales gallery, located nearby at 208 Colorado St., debuted on Jan. 21, 2016, with a grand opening celebration scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6. Will Steakley of DEN Property Group will manage sales for the Austin Proper Residences, which will begin taking contracts this month. Proper Hospitality will operate the Austin Proper Hotel as part of the Proper Hotels brand. Designer Kelly Wearstler is creating the interior design for the project, McGuire Moorman Hospitality is developing and operating the food and beverage concepts and Handel Architects is responsible for the design of the 32-story high-rise.
STAFFORD, TEXAS — Dallas-based StreetLevel Investments and joint venture partner Provident Realty Advisors have purchased 192 acres in Stafford, including the former Texas Instruments (TI) campus. The firms plan to create a mixed-use development at the site that will feature 350,000 square feet of destination retail space, 2,400 residential units, Class A office space, two hotels, a health club, entertainment and green space in a walkable urban center. The finished product will include parking garages as well as street parking. Portions of the original TI buildings will be preserved and repurposed. Houston-based Gensler and TBG are project consultants. The first phase of the $500 million, multi-phase project is slated to open summer 2017.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Hines has acquired 105 acres of land located at the intersection of I-295 and J.T. Butler Boulevard in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket. The Houston-based developer and investor will build a master-planned project on the site that will feature residential, office and retail space, as well as a central lake and green space. Along with Hines, the project team includes architect RTKL Associates and engineer ETM. Hines currently has $87 billion of assets under management and 104 developments underway. The firm’s current property and asset management portfolio includes 531 properties, representing more than 186 million square feet.