NEW YORK CITY — Developer JCS Realty is underway on construction of Bruckner House, a 365-unit multifamily project in The Bronx. The site is located at 40 Bruckner Blvd. in the Mott Haven neighborhood on the borough’s south side. Bruckner House offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, coworking areas, a movie theater and a rooftop pool and lounge area. Project partners include S9 Architecture and EP Engineering.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.2 million sale of The Shoppes at Flemington, a 130,613-square-foot shopping center in Central New Jersey. Home Goods and Ulta Beauty anchor the center as part of a roster of 26 national and local tenants. Alan Cafiero and Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
PITTSBURGH — JLL has brokered the sale of the 127-room Hyatt Place Pittsburgh Airport Robinson Mall hotel. The hotel offers an indoor pool, fitness center and onsite dining options, as well as proximity to destinations such as Acrisure Stadium, the Pittsburgh Zoo, Settlers Cabin Park, S&T Bank Music Park, PPG Arena and the Pittsburgh Botanical Gardens. Philip White led the JLL team that represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — CoreWeave, a provider of cloud infrastructure services, has signed a 17,421-square-foot office lease at 33 Whitehall St. in Manhattan’s Financial District. CoreWeave will occupy the top floor of the 30-story building, which is known locally as Broad Financial Center. Jonathan Cope and Edward Goldman of CBRE represented the landlord, Stawski Partners, in the lease negotiations. Dan Posy and Ian Lipman of JLL represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 13,671-square-foot office lease at 300 Park Avenue South in Midtown Manhattan. Rockrose Development owns the 14-story building, which was originally constructed in 1910. Josh Kuriloff, Matthias Li, Drew Braver, Remy Liebersohn and Heather Thomas of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agent Rob Fink, represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Greg Wang, Christine Colley and Thomas Swartz of JLL represented the tenant, e-commerce firm 1stDibs.
BELLEVUE, KIRKLAND, SEATAC AND SEATTLE, WASH. — JLL Capital Markets and JLL Public Institutions have arranged $139.6 million in financings from The Amazon Housing Equity Fund over the last six months. The loans are for the development and preservation of 11 affordable housing communities, totaling 1,970 units, spread across the Puget Sound region of Washington State. JLL acted as the credit underwriter for Amazon, which provided long-term, fixed-rate loans for nine separate borrowers. Through Amazon Housing Equity Fund, Seattle-based tech giant Amazon provided low-rate subordinate financing to carry out the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of the properties and assure that the properties will deliver high-quality housing and 99-year income rent restrictions. The properties included in the financing are: C.W. Early, Mary Davis and David Lott of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory worked with Amazon to underwrite and structure the transactions, while Martine Combal and Eileen Tumalad of JLL’s Public Institutions will focus on program management for Amazon.
DENVER — Berkadia has arranged $81.2 million in joint venture equity for Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) for the development of Alexan Pena Station, a multifamily development project in Denver. Cody Kirkpatrick, Chinmay Bhatt and Noam Franklin of Berkadia JV Equity & Structured Capital represented the sponsor, TCR, to arrange the joint venture equity partnership. Berkadia secured the equity through MBK Rental Living, a privately held real estate investment and development firm. Located on the northeast side of Denver, Alexan Pena Station will feature 578 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with an average unit size of 976 square feet, spread across 12 buildings. The community will offer 46 affordable units for individuals earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Alexan Pena Station will be built over two phases on a 20-acre site with more than 725 parking spaces.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Hadley North Scottsdale, a midrise apartment property in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. Completed in 2014, The Hadley North Scottsdale features 240 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, wood-style plank flooring, full-size washers/dryers, large walk-in closets and private patio or balconies. The average unit size is more than 1,000 square feet. Community amenities include a resort-style heated pool and a clubhouse with a conference room and workstations. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.
ARTESIA, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged $8.8 million in financing for the acquisition of Hampton Inn & Suites Artesia, a hotel located at 2501 S. Permian Pavilion Ave. in Artesia, located in the southeast corner of the state. Tyler Waller of MMCC’s Phoenix office secured the 10-year loan, which includes three years of fixed interest with a 25-year amortization schedule and 70 percent loan-to-value ratio, on behalf of a private client. Josh Tammen of Marcus & Millichap represented the both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2016, the Hampton Inn & Suites Artesia features 81 guest rooms and provides direct access to downtown Artesia and Artesia Municipal Airport.
PLACENTIA, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has acquired a retail building within Placentia Town Center, a 142,666-square-foot shopping center in the Orange County city of Placentia, for an undisclosed price. CVS/pharmacy occupies the 28,800-square-foot retail building. With the acquisition of the CVS building, NewMark Merrill now owns the entire shopping center. Additional tenants include Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Massage Envy, Philly’s Best, KC Nails, Avalon Bagels, Courtesy Cleaners, Mr. D’s Diner & Bar, Uptown Cheapskate and Beauty Avenue. Greg Giacopuzzi of NewMark Merrill, along with Tony Veiller of Pegasus Investments, represented NewMark Merrill in the transaction.
