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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $137.5M Loan for Refinancing of Brooklyn Apartment Building

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $137.5 million loan for 12 Halsey, 240-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Completed last fall, 12 Halsey occupies a full city block and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 30 percent of which are reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, rooftop terraces, coworking space and outdoor grilling and dining stations, and the building also houses 2,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer, Michael Diaz, Michael Ianno and Cole Grims of Walker & Dunlop arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through AllianceBernstein. The owner is a partnership between EJS Group and Hope Street Capital.

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Keystone Completes Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams

PHILADELPHIA — Local developer Keystone has completed an office-to-residential conversion project in Philadelphia’s Independence Mall district. Designed by Tantillo Architecture and built by Fasttrack Construction, the project transformed the historic, 12-story building at 400 Market St. into a 176-unit apartment complex known as 400 Market Flats. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include coworking space and a rooftop terrace. Keystone developed the project, which opened with 40 percent of the units preleased, in partnership with Lubert-Adler.

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Berkadia Brokers $8.7M Sale of Northern New Jersey Apartment Building

by Taylor Williams

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Berkadia has brokered the $8.7 million sale of Aberdeen Arms Apartments, a 52-unit building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Built in 1965, Aberdeen Arms offers 10 one-bedroom units and 42 two-bedroom units and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Nat Gambuzza, Trevor Fiebel and Nick Balancia of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Berkadia also arranged acquisition financing for the deal. The buyer and direct lender were also not disclosed.

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Autodesk Signs 72,000 SF Office Lease Renewal in Boston’s Seaport District

by Taylor Williams

BOSTON — Autodesk has signed a 72,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Boston’s Seaport District. The provider of 3D design, engineering and entertainment software will remain at the Innovation & Design Building, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use building that was originally constructed in 1918 as a waterside storehouse for the South Boston Army Base. Luke Wilson of Colliers represented Autodesk in the lease negotiations. A partnership between Related Beal and Jamestown owns the building.

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Savills Completes $1.1B Acquisition of Eastdil Secured

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — London-based real estate brokerage firm Savills has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of global advisory firm and real estate investment bank firm Eastdil Secured. The transaction was first announced in March, and the new company will be rebranded as Eastdil Secured Savills. Under the terms of the agreement, Savills purchased all of the equity of Eastdil, which has its U.S. headquarters in New York City. Eastdil Secured will continue to operate its existing business model within Savills Group, serving as the company’s global real estate investment bank and maintaining headquarters in New York City, Southern California and London. Eastdil’s other 21 offices will be rolled into the Savills network, which spans approximately 42,000 employees across 70 countries.

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Joint Venture Begins Leasing 43-Story Apartment Tower in Downtown Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between locally based developer Lonicera Partners, New York-based investment firm Rabina and Boston-based owner-operator The Davis Cos. has begun leasing a 43-story apartment tower at 55 Willoughby St. in downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Colberg Architecture and known as House 55, the building houses 295 residences — 206 market-rate apartments and 89 affordable housing units — as well as 3,500 square feet of retail space. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, lounge, media room and coworking space. The project was announced in June 2023. Rents start at $3,950 for a studio apartment.

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Partnership Underway on Renovation of 22-Story Office Building in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between A.M. Property Holding Corp., Axonic Capital and Platinum Properties is underway on the renovation of 11 Bryant Park Plaza, a 22-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by Spectorgroup, the renovation will involve the upgrading of existing office suites and the repositioning of upper-level floors to feature tenant amenities. The project team will also upgrade the lobby and elevators. Demolition work on the building’s top two floors is nearly complete, and renovations will be delivered in phases over of the second half of this year and early next year.

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Ariel Property Advisors Arranges $15.7M Sale of Multifamily Development Site in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $15.7 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The site is an assemblage of the parcels at 418 4th Ave., 416 4th Ave., 246 7th St. and 244A 7th St. and can support 57,640 buildable square feet of new product. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was private investor Abraham Waldman.

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Joint Venture to Undertake $269M Affordable Housing Renovation, Expansion Project in Syracuse

by Taylor Williams

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A joint venture between two New York-based firms, Brooklyn-based BFC Partners and SAA Canopy Group, will undertake the $269 million renovation and expansion of Parkside Commons, a 10-building affordable housing development in Syracuse. The project calls for upgrades to all 200 units that are housed within six buildings at Parkside Commons, as well as the ground-up development of two new buildings that will house 193 units. Information on income restrictions was not disclosed. Completion of the renovations and new buildings are slated for early and late 2028, respectively. To finance the project, the joint venture has received a $116 million construction loan from the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs. In addition, New York State Homes and Community Renewal has issued federal and state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for the project, which are expected to generate a combined $101.6 million in equity through sale to investors. The financing also includes “assortment of low-interest loans and subsidies.” “Parkside Commons has received the necessary subsidy and financing for the long-awaited redevelopment of the campus, which marks an important milestone for our community and for the residents of Parkside Commons,” says Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens. “This housing redevelopment investment addresses …

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CBRE Arranges $30.7M Loan for Refinancing of Apartment Building in West Caldwell, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — CBRE has arranged a $30.7 million loan for the refinancing of The Vail, a 92-unit apartment building in West Caldwell, about 25 miles outside of New York City. The Vail offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 20 percent of which are reserved as affordable housing, that feature individual washers and dryers in all units and private balconies in select residences. Amenities include a fitness center, community room and coworking spaces. Matthew Pizzolato, Josh Stein, Jason Gaccione, Shawn Rosenthal, Jake Salkovitz, Lauren Weinstein and Justin Helbling of CBRE arranged the loan through Principal Financial on behalf of the borrower, New Jersey-based developer Accordia.

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