NEW YORK CITY — HFF has brokered the sale of a fully leased retail property and parking garage located at 325 Fifth Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. HUBB NYC Properties acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $38 million. Completed in 2005, the 35,262-square-foot features a 5,972-square-foot ground-floor retail condominium leased to Bonchon Chicken, I Love Souvenirs and Hanmi Bank, and a 174-space, 29,290-square-foot below-grade parking garage leased to GGMC Parking. Andrew Scandalios and Rob Rizzi of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Michael Gigliotti and Scott Aiese, also of HFF, arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Allianz Real Estate of America for the acquisition of the property.
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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $19 million in construction take-out financing for the refinance of a mixed-use property located at 1122 Chestnut Ave. in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. The seven-year loan, provided by a local balance sheet lender, features a fixed rate of 4.00 percent. Blake Orman of Meridian negotiated the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The seven-story building features 57 residential rental units and 12,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Building amenities include high-speed elevators, parking with optional valet service, a laundry facility and a bicycle storage room.
Fantini & Gorga Negotiates $14.2M Loan for 183-Unit Multifamily Property in Nashua, New Hampshire
by Amy Works
NASHUA, N.H. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $14.2 million in permanent financing for Clocktower Place II, a multifamily property located in downtown Nashua. Jason Cunnane and Tim O’Donnell of Fantini & Gorga arranged the loan, which was placed through a national Fannie Mae lender, for an undisclosed borrower. Clocktower Place II is a five-story rehabilitated mill building that is contiguous with Clocktower Place I. The two phases function as a single rental property comprising one long continuous structure that was built and expanded throughout the 19th century. The property was converted to its current use in the late 1980s. Clocktower Place II features 128 market-rate and 55 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Additionally, the property features a fitness center, indoor pool, common room and surface and underground parking.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 101-unit condominium property in Chicago for $16.2 million. The sale of the property is a deconversion to rental units. The building, which consists of 63 one-bedroom units and 38 studio units, is located at 732 W. Bittersweet Place in the Buena Park neighborhood. The purchase price amounts to $160,742 per unit. Patrick Kennelly, Joe Smazal and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the buyer, Skiritai Bittersweet LLC. Kennelly and Waterloo, along with Interra’s Jon Morgan and David Goss, represented the condominium association. The deconversion occurred because of the high percentage of rentals in the building and the rising rental rates in Chicago, according to Interra. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, unit owners can elect to sell a condo property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. Owners then have the option to either move out or to leaseback from the new owner.
MENTOR, OHIO — Round 1, a family entertainment center, has signed a 50,000-square-foot retail lease at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, about 25 miles northeast of Cleveland. Washington Prime Group Inc. owns the mall. Round 1 will anchor the $15 million redevelopment project and replace a former Dillard’s Men’s store. Earlier this year, Dillard’s consolidated its department stores at the mall into one space. This will be the first Round 1 location in Ohio. Round 1 offers bowling, karaoke, ping-pong, arcade games and dining. Washington Prime Group also plans to create a restaurant space adjacent to Round 1.
BELLEVUE, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $7.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Summit South Apartments in Bellevue, a southern suburb of Omaha. The apartment property, constructed in late 2016, consists of 75 units. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan.
OMAHA, NEB. — Medical Solutions has signed a 49,983-square-foot office lease renewal at Westroads Business Park in Omaha. As part of the renewal, Medical Solutions expanded its office space, located at 1010 N. 102nd Court, by 8,902 square feet. Steven Edlefsen and Johnny Dorn of Cresa represented the national healthcare staffing provider in the lease transaction. Dale Scott of CBRE-Mega represented the landlord, Westplex Limited Partnership IV.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — WoodSpring Hotels has partnered with Holladay Properties to develop its third hotel in the Chicago market. The four-story, 123-room hotel will be located in Tinley Park, near the intersection of I-80 and Harlem Avenue. The extended-stay hotel will feature in-room kitchens, high-speed Internet, guest laundry and a fitness room. Completion is slated for February 2018. Holladay Properties currently owns and operates two WoodSpring Suites hotels in Romeoville and Darien, Illinois.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Skanska USA has broken ground on a $49.3 million renovation of the Las Olas Boulevard Corridor, Fort Lauderdale’s premiere thoroughfare for high-end shopping and dining. The project will include the addition of a 258,000-square-foot parking garage with 670 spaces, new canopy, public spaces, interactive water features, public beachfront park, architecturally designed landscaping and streetscape improvements. Designed by EDSA Inc., the parking facility will also feature stainless steel and aluminum wrap with LED lights and a partial amenity deck with views of downtown Fort Lauderdale and the Intracoastal Waterway. The project is slated for completion in August 2019.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in partnership with Meadow Partners, has acquired an 80 percent condominium interest in the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Building in Washington, D.C. Located at 888 16th St., the building sits adjacent to the Hay Adams Hotel and one block from the White House. TCC plans to transform the 50-year old property into a 150,000-square-foot office building featuring a rooftop lounge, fitness center and a terrace with views of the Washington Monument. The MPAA represents the six major Hollywood studios and administers the motion picture rating system. The organization retained a 20 percent condominium interest in the building and will occupy two of the eight floors upon completion of the renovation. The MPAA floors will feature modernized offices and a new theater and event space. Completed in 1969, the MPAA Building was designed by Vastimil Koubeck. Savills Studley brokered the transaction. Renovation on the property is slated for completion in summer 2019.