Mid-Atlantic

Meridian Arranges $135M in Financing for World’s Tallest Holiday Inn

Meridian Capital Group has facilitated a $135 million mortgage for the refinancing of the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District, on behalf of Sam Chang and Jubao Xie.

Toll Bros. Buys NYC Non-Profit Building for $135M

Toll Brothers can move ahead with development of another urban condo project now that it has closed on its purchase of 122 E. 23rd St., owned by United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.

PANYNJ Report: Sell Assets, Limit CRE Investment Not ‘Integral’ to Transportation

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages a real estate portfolio with more than 12,000 acres of land as well as 45 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space. But unless those assets move people or cargo, they are soon likely to have a for sale sign slapped on them.

Federal Partners Closes on 400 KSF Northern Virginia Office Complex

Federal Partners, a co-investment joint venture with Spaulding & Slye Investments and the California State Teachers Retirement System, has added 400,000 square feet of suburban Washington, D.C., office space to its portfolio with the acquisition of Liberty Center.

Broad Street Development JV Buys M-F Portfolio Throughout Manhattan

A joint venture between Broad Street Development and Crow Holdings has acquired a two-property residential portfolio located between Manhattan’s SoHo and NoHo neighborhoods for $178 million.

Another Big One: Vornado Sells Manhattan’s 1740 Broadway for $605M

Manhattan continues to lead the pack as the town with the biggest big-ticket office transactions in the U.S., as the 600,000-square-foot building at 1740 Broadway fetches roughly $1,000 per square foot. Vornado Realty Trust was the seller.

APF Takes Full Ownership of Building on Manhattan’s ‘Club Row’

APF Properties has taken 100 percent ownership of The Club Row Building at 28 W. 44th St., buying out the 80 percent equity stake previously held by its joint venture partner, Prudential Real Estate Investors.

INTERNATIONAL: W.P. Carey Buys Build-to-Suit Distribution Facility in Poland

Global net-lease real estate investment trust W.P. Carey Inc. has acquired a new, 362,000-square-foot build-to-suit, light-industrial and distribution center in Opole, Poland.

DLC Purchases 518 KSF Power Center in Poughkeepsie, NY

DLC Management Corp. has acquired the Shoppes at South Hills, a 518,000-square-foot grocery-anchored power center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., from Vornado Realty Trust.

JEMB Leases Store at Manhattan’s Herald Center to Verizon Wireless

JEMB Realty continues leasing up its revitalized Herald Center, a 10-story retail and office property at 34th Street and Broadway, with Verizon Wireless taking 4,500 square feet for its new flagship Manhattan store.