NEW YORK CITY — Three private investors, JD Broadway Realty, JE Broadway Realty and 90-31 Whitney Broad, have acquired a multifamily building located at 90-31 Whitney Ave. in the Elmhurst section of Queens. Whitney LLC sold the six-story property for $17 million. Built in 1936, the 67,200-square-foot building features 60 apartments. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the seller, while Michael Guttman, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Brookhill Properties has purchased a five-story residential and commercial building located at 332 E. 9th St. in Manhattan East Village. Tabak Family Realty Co. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 1920, the 9,546-square-foot property features 20 residential units and two commercial spaces. Paradigm Commercial Real Estate assisted Brookhill in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 250 Sherman Ave. in Manhattan’s Inwood section. Lewis Barbanel of Barberry Rose Management acquired the property from a local investor for $4.3 million. The five-story, 17,350-square-foot building features 20 residential units. Daniel Shragaei of GFI represented the seller, while Sasha Berg, also of GFI, represented the buyer in the transaction.
DARIEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of a 3.7-acre land parcel located at 131 Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Darien. John Hertz and Robert Wood acquired the property for $3.7 million. The seller was Karen Park, as authorized by the Superior Court of the Judicial District of Hartford, Conn. The buyers plan to develop a 100,000-square-foot storage facility on the site. Phil Marshall of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, while Halstead Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
HOUSTON — Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital has arranged permanent financing for the acquisition and refinancing of three garden-style apartment complexes and one shopping center in the Houston area. In the first transaction, Mullin originated a 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan for a 200-unit asset in southeast Houston. The first mortgage loan featured a three-year, interest-only period and proceeds were for 75 percent of the purchase price. In the second transaction, Mullin arranged a refinancing loan for a 390-unit asset in the Alief submarket. The $11.4 million, 10-year Fannie Mae financing included a 3.9 percent interest rate with a three-year, interest-only period. The capital provided the borrower with over $2.5 million in cash out proceeds, which will be used for future acquisitions. In the third transaction, Mullin placed a $10 million, 10-year CMBS loan for a 60,000-square-foot shopping center located in southwest Houston. The loan featured one year of interest-only payments, minimal closing costs, a 4.4 percent interest rate and returned over $3 million of equity back to the borrower. Subsequent to their acquisition nine years ago, the owners spent over $3.5 million improving the center. The final transaction was a refinancing loan placed with a national bank for a 120-unit …
DALLAS — Sealy & Co. has acquired a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio located in four submarkets in Dallas. The industrial portfolio is comprised of 18 buildings occupied by a diverse tenant base. The assets were acquired as part of the Sealy Strategic Equity Partners LP portfolio. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 120,483-square-foot industrial building located at 2425 Camp Ave. in Carrollton. Nathan Denton, Adam Graham and Corbin Blount of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the seller, Evergreen Properties. Ryan Boozer and Todd Poticny of Stream Realty Partners LP represented the buyer, UT Vehicle.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has brokered leases for 11 Spirit Halloween stores totaling 118,914 square feet. Most of the stores are located in the Dallas area, including locations in Allen, Arlington, Dallas, Desoto, Garland and Lewisville. Two of the stores are in Tyler, one is in Wichita Falls and one is in Oklahoma. The leases range in size from a 5,437 square-foot store in Fort Worth to a 30,000-square-foot store in Lewisville. Timothy McNutt and Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented Spirit Halloween in the transactions.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Quail Hollow, a 176-unit multifamily property in Bryan. Joe James and Kent Myers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. Built in 1982, the property is located at 3535 Plainsman Lane in Bryan, two miles from Texas A&M University. The university’s shuttle bus stops at the property every 20 minutes. Blinn College, a two-year academic institution, is within 1.5 miles of the property. Apartments at Quail Hollow average 842 square feet and feature high-speed Internet, extended cable in every room and screened-in patios and balconies. Both parties in the transaction were undisclosed.
BETHESDA, MD. — Pacific Life Insurance Co. has provided a $60 million construction loan to the Donohoe Cos. Inc. for Phase II of Gallery Bethesda, a luxury high-rise apartment tower located at 4850 Rugby Ave. in downtown Bethesda. The 240,000-square-foot, 17-story tower will feature 219 residential units and 12,425 square feet of retail space, including a café and restaurant opportunities. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and outdoor lounge, outdoor kitchen, indoor sky lounge and a fitness center. Delivery is scheduled for fall 2018. The project is a partnership between The Donohoe Cos. and MPM Investment Co. Donohoe Development Co. is the developer, and Donohoe Construction Co. will serve as the general contractor for the project. Miller and Long Concrete Construction is the concrete contractor. Donohoe Real Estate is the retail broker, and Vantage Management will manage the property upon completion. Gallery Bethesda Phase II is the second of three buildings that Donohoe is developing in Bethesda, collectively known as Woodmont Central. At completion, the entire project will measure more than 580,000 square feet.
