Mid-Atlantic
Boston Properties to Sell Ownership Interest in Times Square Tower for $684M
Boston Properties has entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement to sell a 45 percent interest in the ground leasehold interest and related tax credits in New York City’s Times Square Tower to an affiliate of Norges Bank for a purchase price of $684 million in cash.
Clarion Gets $150M in Financing for 1.3 MSF Office Park in Norwalk, Conn.
An ownership entity managed by Clarion Partners has secured $150 million in financing for the 1.4 million-square-foot Merritt 7, an office park in Norwalk, Conn.
Pelli to Design M-U Building for Wall Street Church
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects will design a 296,000-square-foot mixed-use development for Trinity Wall Street, the historic Episcopal parish in Lower Manhattan.
H&M Takes 63 KSF Flagship Spot at Re-Envisioned Herald Center in NYC
JEMB Realty’s long-held vision for Herald Center, its 250,000-square-foot office and retail property at the intersection of 34th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, is coming to fruition. The 10-story tower has landed fashion retailer H&M for occupancy of a prominent 63,000-square-foot wraparound retail space under a 25-year lease agreement.
Time Equities Gets $398M to Start Manhattan High-Rise
Time Equities, of New York, has secured $288 million in construction financing for 50 West St., a 63-story residential condominium tower that will start construction in Lower Manhattan this fall.
Beech Street Closes $55M in FHA Loans for Indiana Skilled Nursing Portfolio
Infinity Healthcare Management wanted to refinance an 808-bed portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in Indiana, and Beech Street Capital has made it happen with the closing of $55.3 million in FHA 232/223(a)(7) loans.
Savanna Fund II REIT Sells Manhattan’s 5 Hanover Sq. for $104M
CIM Group has acquired 5 Hanover Square, a 25-story building in Manhattan’s Financial District, from Savanna Fund II REIT for $104 million.
Northwood Investors Buys Landmark Building in Lower Manhattan
Northwood Investors has purchased 100 Broadway, a 117-year-old, 24-story, 360,000-square-foot office building at Broadway and Pine Street in Lower Manhattan.
JLL to Manage 640 KSF at Suburban DC Headquarters Campus
Jones Lang LaSalle’s management responsibilities in suburban Washington, D.C., just grew by 640,000 square feet. The commercial real estate services firm has been tapped by The Meridian Group to manage three buildings at the 18-acre Solutions Plaza corporate headquarters campus in Tysons, Va.
What Vornado’s 655 Fifth Ave. Buy Means for Manhattan’s CRE
Vornado Realty Trust has grabbed another prime Fifth Avenue location just as the retail rents there are passing $3,000 per square foot, paying $278 million for a majority stake in 655 Fifth Ave., a retail and office property with 50 feet of frontage on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.