NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $10 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of the fee position in a multifamily property in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The borrower, Fine Times Inc., has purchased the fee position beneath a 20-story, 96-unit multifamily property located at 1080 Amsterdam Ave. The 10-year loan, provided by a local balance sheet lender, features a 3.7 percent fixed rate and interest-only payments for the full term. Shamir Seidman of Meridian’s New York City office negotiated the financing on behalf of the borrower.
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DEVON, PA. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the sale of a commercial property located at 91 Lancaster Ave. in Devon. Devon Land Holdings LLC sold the 25,000-square-foot building to Provco Devon II LLC for $4.1 million. Situated on 1.4 acres, the property was 62 percent occupied at the time of sale by Raymond James & Associates and Long & Foster Real Estate, whose leases were negotiated as part of the sale/leaseback. The building is zoned commercial, which allows for retail, office or medical uses. Neil Shupak, Justin Bell and Mike Maloney of NGKF represented the seller, while Rob Shirley of Della Porta Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
TROY, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged a 6,994-square-foot office lease in Troy, a northern suburb of Detroit. Guardian Mortgage Co., a mortgage lending company focused on residential home loans, will occupy the space located at 900 Wilshire Drive. West Huron Joint Venture owns the property, Wilshire Plaza North. Steve Eisenshtadt and Keith Grebinski of Friedman represented the landlord in this transaction.
PRINCETON, LINDEN AND HAZLET, N.J. — Sitar Realty Co. has arranged three sales in New Jersey. In the first transaction, Princeton McKinley LLC acquired a 60-story apartment complex located at 200 McKinley Court in Princeton from M&G McKinley Investments for an undisclosed price. Giorgio Vasilis, Joseph Allegro, Doug Sitar and William Sitar Jr. of Sitar Realty Co. negotiated the transaction. In the second deal, RTM Realty sold a 5,500-square-foot industrial building, located at 1818 E. Elizabeth Ave., in Linden to M. Lazurus for an undisclosed sum. Brian Murphy of Sitar Realty Co. handled the transaction. In the final transaction, Gold Group LLC acquired a 4,000-square-foot retail building, located at 3201 State Route 25 in Hazlet, from 35 Hazlet LLC for an undisclosed price. Vasilis of Sitar Realty Co. brokered the deal.
CORONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of an 8,000-square-foot retail property located at 4180 Green River Road in Corona. A private investor purchased the property from Olympic Barrington Partnership for $2.1 million, or $263 per square foot. As part of the 120,000-square-foot Green River Promenade, the property is fully leased to St. Christopher Adult Health Care Center. Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Keith Wichner of Star Real Estate represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange.
WOODSTOCK, GA. — Transwestern’s Southeast investment services group has arranged the $13 million sale of East Cherokee Village Shoppes, a Publix-anchored shopping center located at 6236 Holly Springs Parkway in Woodstock, a northern suburb of Atlanta. New Orleans-based PMAT Cos. acquired the 128,667-square-foot property for roughly $101 per square foot from a private seller. The asset was developed in 2003. Fred Victor and Kevin Markwordt of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction.
TAMPA, FLA. — JLL has completed a 66,000-square-foot office lease at Meridian Premier Center, a 103,521-square-foot, Class A office center in Tampa’s affluent Carollwood neighborhood. The tenant is Comprehensive Health Management Inc., a provider of administrative services for health maintenance organizations. Jim Moler and Deana Beer of JLL represented the landlord, Meridian Development Group, in the lease deal. David Johnson, Liz Osborne and Jimmy Garvey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Built in 1997 and renovated in 2014, Meridian Premier Center was 96 percent leased following Comprehensive Health Management’s lease.
PAINTED POST AND CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Morgan Acquisitions LLC has acquired two multifamily properties in New York for a total of $33 million. Erastus LLC and Archimedes Associates LLC sold the 286-unit Emerald Springs in Painted Post for $22 million, or $77,000 per unit; and the 146-unit Steeplechase Apartments in Camillus for $11 million, or $75,000 per unit. Located at 12 Pond View Court in Painted Post, Emerald Springs features 38 residential buildings, a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, playground, grilling and picnic areas, 150 carports and 48 garages. Located at 5625 W. Genesee St. in Camillus, Steeplechase Apartments features 17 two-story buildings, a clubhouse, a swimming pool, tennis courts, 48 carports and 23 garages. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten and Still Hunter represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. J.D. Parker, also of Marcus & Millichap, served as broker of record for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of two properties located at 126-128 E. 13th St. and 123 E. 12th St. in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. Ultimate Realty sold the properties to an undisclosed buyer for a total of $21.5 million. The 15,600-square-foot property on 13th Street is currently leased by Peridance, a dance studio, until March 2028 with a five-year option, while the 4,804-square-foot property on 12th Street features ground-floor retail space and a three-bedroom duplex apartment with a private rooftop on the upper floor. James Nelson and Matthew Nickerson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of Delwood Station Apartments, a 74-unit multifamily community located in Austin. Andrew Shih of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Curtis Capital Group, in the transaction. GVA, a local company, purchased the property at 99 percent occupancy. Constructed in 1969, Delwood Station is a recently remodeled, garden-style apartment community with a pool, fitness center, bike racks and rentable storage units.