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One-Five-One_New-York-City

NEW YORK CITY — The Durst Organization, a family-owned real estate owner and development firm based in New York City, has received $1.3 billion in CMBS financing for One Five One, a 48-story building located at 151 W. 42nd St. in the Times Square area of Midtown Manhattan.  A consortium of Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America provided the loan. The debt, which was structured with a five-year term and an interest rate of 5.86 percent, reflects a loan-to-value ratio based on an estimated property valuation of approximately $2.3 billion. The Durst Organization will use the proceeds to fund tenant improvements, closing costs and other capital expenditures, as well as to return equity to Durst. At the time of the loan closing, One Five One was 92 percent leased to tenants such as TikTok, NASDAQ Inc., BMO Capital Markets and law firm Venable LLP.  According to Wikipedia, The Durst Organization developed the building in the late 1990s. Formerly known as 4 Times Square, the 1.8 million-square-foot building includes 72,000 square feet of retail space and underwent a $150 million repositioning in the 2010s, following the departures of publishing firm Condé Nast and law firm Skadden Arps.   Law …

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HOUSTON — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has acquired a portfolio of three industrial flex properties totaling 228,597 square feet in Houston. The HTX Service Center Portfolio comprises Lakes at 610 Service Center, Willowbend Service Center and Wilcrest Green Service Center and consists of five buildings on a combined 14 acres. The portfolio was 68.5 percent leased at the time of sale. Michael Martin of Avison Young represented Partners Capital in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

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ADDISON, TEXAS — New York Life Real Estate Investors has begun the renovation of One Hanover, an eight-story, 196,656-square-foot office building located in the northern Dallas metro of Addison. Renovations will entail a reimagining of the lobby and upgrades to amenity spaces, including the fitness center, tenant lounge and boardroom. New York Life took ownership of One Hanover in late 2023 and subsequently built out and leased several speculative suites. The company has tapped Stream Realty Partners as the leasing agent.

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RHOME, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial has arranged the sale of a 150,000-square-foot industrial flex building in Rhome, located north of Fort Worth in Wise County. The building at 138 Leopard Road is located within 114 Industrial Park, which is also home to tenants such as Valor Steel, Texas Truck Doctor, HASA, Northwest ISD, Bulldog Services, Red River Tea and Spartan Group. Mark Boone and Sarah LanCarte of LanCarte Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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BEDFORD, MASS. — Lantheus has signed a 41,000-square-foot office and life sciences lease in Bedford, a northwestern suburb of Boston.The provider of diagnostic and therapeutic products and services is taking space at The Core @ Crosby, a nine-building, 592,000-square-foot campus. Cushman & Wakefield represented Lantheus in the lease negotiations. The landlord is a partnership between Boston-based investment firm Anchor Line Partners and Alloy Properties, the national life sciences platform of TPG Real Estate.

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MARINETTE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Dunlap Square, a multifamily and office building in Marinette, a city in northeast Wisconsin. Built in 1920 and located at 1655 Ludington St., the property features 97 apartment units and 21 office suites. Dan Bowar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions, and procured the buyer, Ruesch Management Inc. The buyer plans to renovate the unoccupied street-level retail space.

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ALLEN, TEXAS — KONE Inc. has signed a 30,973-square-foot office lease renewal in Allen, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The elevator and escalator provider will continue to occupy space on the third floor of Allen Place I, a 102,471-square-foot building that was completed in 2015, for another 10 years. Richmond Collinsworth and Jared Laake of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Melissa Holland and Gregg Raus of JLL represented the tenant.

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NEW YORK CITY — The Boys’ Club of New York has signed a 25-year, 33,000-square-foot lease in The Bronx. The nonprofit organization will occupy the entire building at 565 Morris Ave., which previously housed an early education center for Sheltering Arms. The space will be retrofitted to feature classrooms for music, arts and media, as well as audio engineering and computer labs and spaces that support athletics and gaming. The new clubhouse will also include a cooking and a hydroponics area. Stephen Powers, Lindsay Ornstein, Alexander Smith, and Chloe Holder of OPEN Impact Real Estate represented The Boys’ Club in the negotiations for the 25-year lease. Jordan Kaplan, Dean Rosenzweig, Jeremy Scholder and Jojo Lewis of CBRE represented the landlord, Bronx Realty Group.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — Herbein + Co. Inc. has opened a 14,000-square-foot office in Wilmington. The accounting firm relocated and expanded from a 6,000-square-foot space to Wells Fargo Tower, which according to LoopNet Inc. is a 15-story building that was originally constructed in 1980 and renovated in 2002. The new office is open as of July 21. No third-party brokers were named as being involved in the lease negotiations.

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5435-5445-Balboa-Blvd-Encino-CA

ENCINO, CALIF. — Elysian Housing and Capstone Equities have acquired an office building located at 5435-5445 Balboa Blvd. in Encino from 5435 Balboa LLC for $20.6 million. The buyers will convert the 74,947-square-foot office building into The Oaks on Balboa, an affordable housing community offering 117 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Darren Casamassima and Scott Romick of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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