BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pennrose has broken ground on North Aud Block, a $225 million mixed-use project in Buffalo’s historic Canalside district. Plans call for 251 affordable and market-rate apartments, 18,000 square feet of commercial space, 20,000 square feet of open community space and 137 parking spaces. Developed in partnership with New York State Homes and Community Renewal, the multifamily component will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 75 percent (187 units) of the residences to be reserved for households earning 80 percent of less of the area median income. The 20,000-square-foot public plaza will include event space with seating, as well as landscaped features, and will connect to KeyBank Center, home to the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bandits. Tentative completion dates for various phases of development were not announced.
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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $26.3 million loan for the refinancing of The Bridgeline, a 91-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The 12-story building was completed in 2018 and offers amenities such as a fitness center, a resident lounge and a rooftop terrace. Brad Domenico, Frank Stanislaski and Ethan Thompson of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the two-year, fixed-rate loan through Webster Bank on behalf of the borrower, JCAL Development.
NEW YORK CITY — Nashville-based brokerage firm Matthews has negotiated the $15.2 million sale of a 19,873-square-foot mixed-use building in Lower Manhattan. The five-story building at 158 Lafayette St., which was originally constructed in 1915 and renovated in 2017, was vacant at the time of sale and is zoned to support residential redevelopment. Stephen Dadourian, Brock Emmetsberger and Matthew Gavin of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — HDR has signed a 74,500-square-foot office lease at 7 Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The architecture and engineering firm will occupy the 15th, 16th and 17th floors of the 18-story, 357,000-square-foot building, which is located at 370 Seventh Ave. Andrew Wiener and Kyle Young represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $228.9 million loan for the refinancing of the Textile Building, a 19-story, 707,181-square-foot office building located at 295 Fifth Ave. in the Midtown South submarket of Manhattan. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Michael Brown, Christopher de Raet and Jack Krentzman of Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Institutional Advisory arranged the financing on behalf of the owners, a joint venture between PGIM, Tribeca Investment Group and Meadow Partners. A joint venture between Rialto Capital Management LLC and Hines provided the floating-rate, interest-only bridge loan. The Textile Building is more than 100 years old and was originally the heart of New York City’s textile district. In 2019, the building was purchased by the joint venture of PGIM, Tribeca Investment Group and Meadow Partners, which then invested approximately $350 million to convert it into an office building. The redevelopment included adding new 40,000-square-foot flexible floor plates, renovating the lobby, inserting an additional five elevators while modernizing the existing 10, placing a two-story penthouse on top of the original 17 stories and integrating amenities such as a coffee bar, fitness center and bike parking. The Textile Building reopened in 2023 and has since …
NEW YORK CITY — Investment management firm Axonic Capital has arranged a $72 million senior loan for the refinancing of the leasehold interest of 430 Park Avenue, a 19-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. The floating-rate loan was funded through Axonic’s affiliated insurance business. The 295,000-square-foot building occupies a full city block between 55th and 56th streets and was 99 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Oestreicher Properties, Midwood Investment & Development and Marx Realty. Ownership will use a portion of the proceeds to fund future tenant rollover and repositioning costs and renovate the lobby.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Regional affordable housing owner-operator WinnCos. has begun the $33 million renovation of Garden Court Apartments, a 177-unit affordable housing property in Atlantic City. WinnCos. acquired the 20-building property, which houses 135 one-bedroom units and 42 two-bedroom apartments, in February in partnership with New Jersey-based nonprofit organization Gateway Community Action Partnership. Capital improvements will include upgraded kitchens, bathrooms and flooring in all apartments; new windows, siding, balconies and roofs for all buildings; the installation of new energy-efficient HVAC systems and electrical panels; and new security features. All common areas and amenity spaces will also be upgraded. Completion is slated for next fall.
WHITEHALL, PA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Whitehall Plaza, a 365,071-square-foot shopping center located in the Lehigh Valley. Tenants at the open-air center include Floor & Décor, Wawa, The Gravity Vault, Community Bank, Saladworks, Philly Pretzel Factory, Pizza Hut, Health Network Labs, Five Guys and FedEx. Jim Galbally, Patrick Higgins and JP Colussi of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, Mishorim Gold Group, which plans to invest in capital improvements to the property, was self-represented.
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS — Owner-operator Onyx Partners has welcomed several new tenants to Springfield Crossing, a 34-acre open-air retail center in western Massachusetts that is a redevelopment of the former Eastfield Mall. Joining the tenant roster this summer are Target, which will anchor the second and latest phase of the redevelopment, as well as Chase Bank, Playa Bowls, Be Young Day Spa and Beyond Oishi. Onyx Partners acquired the property in 2023 following the departure of anchor tenants J.C. Penney and Sears.
NEW YORK CITY AND TORONTO — A partnership between Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) and the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board has agreed to acquire LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) in an all-cash transaction valued at $5.2 billion. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. The price tag includes LXP’s net debt and preferred equity. In addition, the terms of the deal call for LXP shareholders to receive $61.20 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 12.3 percent over the REIT’s 30-day volume weighted average share price (VWAP) and a 19.8 percent premium over the company’s 90-day VWAP. Both figures are based on time frames that ended Friday, July 17. LXP has agreed to suspend payment of common share dividends until the earlier of the closing of the transaction or the termination of the definitive agreement. The agreement also includes a 40-day “go-shop” period that expires on August 28 at 11:59 p.m. EST, during which time LXP and its advisors may actively solicit and consider alternative acquisition proposals and engage in discussions with third parties. “LXP has assembled a high-quality industrial portfolio with modern logistics assets in attractive markets,” said Lowell Baron, CEO of …
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