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BALA CYNWYD, PA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) and CBG Building Co. have begun leasing Blayr, a 217-unit multifamily redevelopment project in Bala Cynwyd, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The project, which represents the second phase of a larger redevelopment known as Bala Cynwyd on City Avenue, is a conversion of the former 120,000-square-foot Lord & Taylor department store into an apartment complex with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a golf and multisport simulator and a courtyard with grills and gathering spaces. Federal Realty received zoning approval for the project in February 2024, broke ground a few months later and topped off the project this spring. The first move-ins are scheduled for March.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — FM Capital, a financial intermediary based in South Florida, has arranged $32.5 million in bridge financing for a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 385 units in the Rochester area. The portfolio consists of Community Manor Apartments, Hamlet Court Apartments, Lakewood Manor Apartments and Valley Brook Townhomes, which collectively span about 32 acres. Noam Temchin of FM Capital arranged the floating-rate financing through Sheridan Capital. The borrower was not disclosed.

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PATERSON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.2 million sale of a 12,892-square-foot retail strip center in the Northern New Jersey community of Paterson. The center at 385 McLean Blvd. was fully leased at the time of sale to Bank of America, Wingstop, Krauszer’s, Tony’s Bagels, Mina Place and Crispy Beauty. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Kinderhook Industries has signed an office lease expansion at 505 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The private investment firm inked a 10-year deal for the entire 24th floor, which brings its footprint at the 26-story building to 21,752 square feet across two full floors. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti and Harrison Potter of JLL represented the landlord, Stawski Partners, in the lease negotiation. Alexander Chudnoff and Kate Roush, also with JLL, represented Kinderhook Industries.

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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cleveland-based brokerage firm Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the sale of a medtail clinic in Cheektowaga, located just east of Buffalo, that is occupied by cannabis dispenser Verilife. According to LoopNet Inc., the facility at 3760 Union Road was built in 1989 and spans 3,606 square feet. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the undisclosed, New York-based seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.

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Rob Finlay AI CRE quote from article

Commercial real estate is in the middle of one of its biggest transitions. For years, the challenge was finding data. Now the challenge is knowing what to do with it. Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to change that. The conversation has shifted from if we should be using AI to how we can use it in a way that actually improves business outcomes. REBusiness recently spoke with Rob Finlay, founder and CEO of Defease With Ease | Thirty Capital, and Trevor Albarran, VP of product at Lobby AI, about how AI is changing decision-making in commercial real estate (CRE), what early adopters have learned and what leaders should be focusing on next. REBusinessOnline (REBO): What’s the biggest opportunity facing CRE executives today? Rob Finlay: It depends on the context, but right now, AI is the most powerful tool a real estate executive can have in their arsenal. AI finally gives principals — the people paid to think — the space to actually do that. When I started in real estate, I was paid to do. But as my role evolved, my value shifted to thinking —  being strategic, motivating teams, and making high-level decisions. AI amplifies that ability. It takes …

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NEW YORK CITY — French investment bank Natixis has provided a $260 million loan for the refinancing of AIRE, a 43-story apartment tower located at 200 W. 67th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Completed in 2010, AIRE offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a fitness center, private elevated park, event deck with a catering pavilion, children’s playroom and coworking space. AIRE also features nearly 37,000 square feet of commercial space that is predominantly leased to medical users. Lawrence Britvan and Michael Straw of CBRE arranged the floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint between an undisclosed global investment firm and Gotham Organization.

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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union has arranged a $33.4 million acquisition loan for a 144,263-square-foot medical office building in Brooklyn. The four-story building at 6201 15th Ave. is located in the Borough Park neighborhood and was most recently renovated in 2010. Alex Jaffa and Ben Halpern of Eastern Union arranged the loan, which was structured with an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, an interest rate of 5.55 percent over a five-year term based on a 25-year amortization schedule. The direct lender was Webster Bank. The borrower was not disclosed.

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — Florida-based development and investment firm Basis Industrial has received a $27 million construction loan for a self-storage project that will be located in the Long Island community of Rockville Centre. Public Storage will operate the facility, which will comprise 121,500 gross square feet of space across 957 units. NexBank is the senior lender on the project, and NexPoint is the mezzanine lender. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete in early 2027.

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WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Regional brokerage firm BlueGate Partners has negotiated the sale of Stonehill at West Orange, a 423-unit multifamily property located in Northern New Jersey. Completed in 2024 by BNE Real Estate, the property is a recent redevelopment of a former office campus and offers one- and two-bedroom units along with 44,000 square feet of amenity space. Mark DeLillo, Marc Schulder, Lee Spiegelman, Felipe Marin, Eli Zaoutis and Jeremy Silber of BlueGate Partners brokered the deal. The buyer was not disclosed.

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