Madison International to Acquire 51 Percent Interest in 2.1 MSF Retail Portfolio in NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Madison International Realty and Forest City Realty Trust have signed definitive agreements for Madison’s acquisition of Forest City’s 51 percent interest in a 2.1 million-square-foot retail portfolio. The transaction is valued at $1 billion. Scattered across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Northern New Jersey, the 12-property portfolio is 95 percent leased. Madison plans to engage Cushman & Wakefield as the third-party property management and leasing team for the portfolio. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.