NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate (GSAM PRE) and DH Property Holdings plans to develop a three-story warehouse and distribution center located at 640 Columbia St. on the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn. The 370,000-square-foot facility will be one of the first industrial buildings in North America to feature multi-level distribution and warehousing. Designed by Ware Malcomb, the facility will feature Class A industrial specs, including 130-foot truck courts that can accommodate full-size tractor trailers on both the ground and second levels. The multi-level loading facility will also include 28-foot ceiling heights, 33 loading doors and an attached parking deck. Hollister Construction Services is the construction manager for the project.
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Cole Schotz PC Advises Procida Funding for $56M Loan to Restore Philadelphia Met Opera House
by Amy Works
PHILADELPHIA — Cole Schotz PC has advised Procida Funding on a $56 million loan for the restoration of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House, which originally opened in 1908 at 858 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia. Procida Funding provided the financing in conjunction with Fulton Bank, PIDC and an equity investment from New Orleans-based Enhanced Capital. The financing will help reopen the 39,200-square-foot theater as a Philadelphia concert venue for Live Nation. Developer Eric Blumenfield anticipates an opening as early as December. The restoration will include renovating the entire building, including the roof, ceilings, floorings, lighting, proscenium and exterior masonry. Leo Leyva, Rab Nalavala, Alan Rubin and Danielle Pasquariello of Cole Schotz advised on the financing.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan Acquires Former Church in Manhattan for $45M, to Relocate in 2021
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Children’s Museum of Manhattan has acquired a new property located at 361 Central Park W. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. 361 Central Park West LLC sold the property for $45 million. Children’s Museum of Manhattan plans to move its primary operations at 212 W. 83rd St. to the new location, which is a landmarked structure and a former church designed by Carrère & Hastings. The museum plans to open at the new location in 2021. Andrew Chonoles, Ross Yustein, Christopher Terry and Michael Scharpf of law firm Kleinberg Kaplan represented the museum in the acquisition.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a development site package located at 94 and 100 Lenox Road in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The 45,500-square-foot development site sold for $9.9 million, or $218 per buildable square foot. Zoned R74, plans for 100 Lenox Road call for for a seven-story, 31-unit apartment building. Alexander McGee, Shimon Shkury, Sean Kelly and Daniel Tropp of Ariel Property Advisors facilitated the sale for the undisclosed buyer and seller.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $1.7M Sale of Apartment Building in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
DREXEL HILL, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Yorkshire Court, an apartment building located at 740 Burmont Road in Drexel Hill. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $1.7 million. The 30-unit community features a mix of studio units and 24 one-bedroom/one-bath units. Clarke Talone, Daniel Bernard, Ridge MacLaren and Andrew Townsend of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. Matthew Rosenberg, also with Marcus & Millichap, arranged acquisition financing for the transaction. The non-recourse, seven-year loan was structured with a fixed 3.65 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
NEW ORLEANS — Citadel Builders, a Metairie, La.-based general contractor, has broken ground on Parkway Apartments, a 207-unit multifamily project located at 4650 Washington Ave. in New Orleans’ Mid-City district. The community is situated at the corner of South Jefferson Davis Parkway and Washington Avenue, across the street from Xavier University of Louisiana. Kailas Cos. is developing the $40 million project in conjunction with All Star Electric Inc. and Harry Baker Smith Architects II PLLC. Parkway Apartments will offer one- and two-bedroom units and will include 13,776 square feet of retail space. In addition, the community will feature a fitness center with CrossFit-style equipment, ballroom with catering kitchen, conference center, elevated gardens, swimming pool, picnic area, dog park and an observation deck. The project is slated for completion in spring 2019.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $35 million loan for the development of River Place, a mixed-use project located at 200 N. Water St. in downtown Wilmington. The Florida-based company is a joint venture between Palm Beach-based Forman Capital and Vancouver-based Trez Capital Group. Trez Forman Capital arranged the loan on behalf of developer East West Partners. The Chapel Hill, N.C.-based firm is developing the 13-story project, which will include 92 condominium residences, 79 apartment units and 32,000 square feet of retail space. The building will be the central component of a more than $70 million redevelopment of a municipal parking deck with a new 400-space parking garage. River Place will feature a rooftop pool, fitness center and a clubhouse. Individual units will feature open floor plans and balconies with views of the Cape Fear River.
ATLANTA — Capital One has provided a $23.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition, renovation and expansion of Edgewood Court Apartments, a 204-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta’s Edgewood neighborhood. Evan Williams of Capital One arranged the 16-year, fixed-rate loan with a 35-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Jonathan Rose Cos. In addition to renovating the existing units, the firm plans to build 18 new units and a new community center. As part of the transaction, the HUD Section 8 contract on the original units was renewed for 20 years. The project received an allocation of 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits issued by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and tax-exempt bonds issued by Invest Georgia. Constructed in 1950, Edgewood Court was last renovated more than 35 years ago. Jonathan Rose Cos. will add a fitness center and computer lab in the new community center, refresh building facades, replace roofs and gutters, update unit electrical and HVAC systems, renovate kitchens and baths and create a community garden and playground.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $20.3 million sale of Bay West, a 195,558-square-foot office park located at 5660 to 5840 W. Cypress St. in Tampa’s Westshore district. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners Ltd. Greenville, S.C.-based RealOP Investments acquired the asset. Bay West includes eight office buildings, constructed between 1983 and 1985. At the time of sale, the office park was 95 percent leased to tenants including Fidelity National Title, GEICO and Beef ‘O’ Brady’s. Paula Buffa and Lauren Coup of Cushman & Wakefield have been retained to handle the property’s leasing assignment.
NEWPORT, KY. — Albanese Cormier Holdings has acquired a two-property shopping center portfolio in Newport for an undisclosed price. The adjacent properties — Newport Plaza and Newport Shopping Center — are located at 82 Carothers Road and 1727 Monmouth St., respectively. Newport Plaza is home to tenants including Dollar Tree, Fresh Thyme, Planet Fitness and Verizon Wireless. The 264,196-square-foot Newport Shopping Center houses tenants such as Aaron’s, ACE Hardware, Defender Direct, Dollar General, Family Dollar and Taco Bell. Scott Katz of Midland Retail arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.