PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between National Real Estate Development (NRED) and New Jersey-based Kushner Real Estate Group has broken ground on 200 Spring Garden, a 360-unit multifamily project in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood. Designed by Handel Architects, the 13-story building will house Class A amenities, including a pool and a two-story fitness center, as well as retail and public green space. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
WILTON, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 161,222-square-foot office building in Wilton, located in Fairfield County. The property, which is located within a larger, four-building office park, was 42 percent leased at the time of sale. Amenities include a fitness center, basketball and tennis courts, café and a conference center. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Wilton 40/60 LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an entity managed by Northpath Investments, which acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
REVERE, MASS. — A joint venture between two locally based firms, Helge Capital and Gansett Ventures, has broken ground on SORA, a 114-unit multifamily project located east of Boston in Revere. The seven-story building will house one- and two-bedroom units as well as ground-floor retail space. Embarc Design is the project architect, and Rubicon is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for fall 2024.
TEANECK, N.J. — The Alpert Group, along with its nonprofit partner Geriatric Services Inc., has begun construction on a 40-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. The site of the five-story building, which will primarily offer one-bedroom units for renters over age 62 that meet certain income requirements, currently houses a vacant municipal facility. Completion is slated for late 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — A&E Real Estate has acquired 14 multifamily buildings in Brooklyn’s Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay neighborhoods for $248.7 million. The LeFrak Organization, which developed the buildings between 1957 and 1961, also sold the portfolio, which spans 1,212 apartments, 306 parking spaces and five commercial units. Since 2015, LeFrak has invested more than $18 million in capital improvements throughout the portfolio. The largest buildings in the portfolio include 2750 Homecrest Avenue and 2775 East 12th Street, each of which consist of 189 apartments, and 2375 East 3rd Street, which comprises 134 apartments. The acquisition was financed in part through a $170 million fixed-rate loan from Signature Bank, which Jonathan Estreich and Jason Boxer of Estreich & Co. arranged. This transaction marks the latest in A&E’s recent series of major New York City multifamily acquisitions. Over the past 12 months, the company has acquired 3,284 apartments across 43 buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
By Dino A. Christophilis, Senior Vice President, CBRE; Daniel Tibeau, Associate, CBRE; and Parker Ksidakis, Associate, CBRE Few sectors were as disrupted by the pandemic as retail. While 2020 proved to be a tumultuous year, the last year and a half have demonstrated the resiliency of retail — both in Seattle and nationally. The Seattle economy is performing well for a recovering retail sector, with continued employment growth and increasing retail spending. The Puget Sound is notorious for its lack of new retail development, and the recent years have been no exception. The environment of increasing demand with a flat level of supply results in positive conditions for existing retail space. Like much of the nation, concerns persist in Seattle around inflation, increasing debt costs and a potential slowing in the global economy. However, the situation in Seattle is more positive and nuanced. Growing Investment Activity Year to date, Seattle is poised to outperform the prior year in terms of total investment dollars. The second quarter of 2022 experienced 65 percent greater investment volume relative to the same quarter in 2021. This figure is particularly notable as 2021 was an exceptional year. Investors deployed pent-up capital that was held during the height of the pandemic. Total retail …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve last Wednesday raised the benchmark short-term borrowing rate by another 0.75 percentage point to a target range of 3.75 to 4 percent. The move by the central bank marked the sixth time this year that it has raised the fed funds rate, which now stands at its highest level since January 2008. The series of rate hikes is part of an aggressive effort by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation, which reached a 40-year high of 9.1 percent in June on a year-over-year basis and has held at elevated levels in the ensuing months. Inflation came in at 8.2 percent in September. The high interest rates have had a notably negative impact on the multifamily sector, according to the data from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), based out of Washington, D.C. Four indices in the trade association’s latest Quarterly Survey of Apartment Conditions came in below the breakeven level, loosely defined as the point at which there is no change in market conditions. The latest findings were based on the responses of 268 CEOs and other senior executives of apartment-related firms nationwide. The survey was conducted Oct. 17-24. “The Fed’s continued interest rate hikes have resulted in …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. has delivered Parke West, a 15-story mixed-use project located in the West End neighborhood of Nashville. Parke West features 210 residential units, 11,000 square feet of retail space and a nine-story Hilton hotel. Occupancy in the residential tower, which began leasing this summer, is approaching 15 percent. The tower features apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include a dog run and washing station, coffee bar, fitness center, game room, club room and a rooftop pool. Monthly rents begin at $1,865. Current retail leases on the ground floor include Stride Fitness and Complexion, an aesthetics and skincare boutique. Both concepts will open in spring 2023 and occupy 2,611 square feet and 3,030 square feet, respectively. Opened in October of this year, the hotel is dual-branded, with 103 Hilton Garden Inn keys and 69 Home2Suites by Hilton keys. Shared amenities comprise a lobby bar and restaurant, rooftop pool deck and 4,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
NEW ORLEANS — Servio Capital has purchased the California Building, a luxury condominium property at the corner of Tulane Avenue and Rampart Street in New Orleans, for $40 million. Designed in 1949 and built in 1950, the property is one of the oldest standing international-style buildings in the city. Previously home to the Hibernia Bank operation center, the building has since been converted to multifamily housing and features amenities including a media room, fitness center, business center and a game room. The seller was not disclosed.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Hughes Commercial Property is underway on its I-26 Logistics Center, a 226,800-square-foot industrial facility located in Spartanburg. Scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2023, the facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 60 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 53 trailer parking spaces and 225 car parking spaces. Other industrial and distribution companies located in the park include Walmart Return Center, Master Gardener and Yusen Logistics. Harper General Contractors is coordinating construction, and Lee & Associates will manage leasing at the property.
