Mid-Atlantic

Clarion Scoops Up NYC’s 100-104 Fifth Ave. for $230M

The hot Midtown South office market in Manhattan saw a trophy property change hands this week with Clarion Partners acquiring 100-104 Fifth Ave., a 17-story, 277,412-square-foot building, from the Kaufman Organization and Invesco Real Estate for $230 million.

JLL Secures $112M in Non-Recourse Financing for Office Complex in Suburban DC

With the assistance of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets division, the California State Teachers Retirement System has landed $112 million in financing for Lincoln Place, a 503,800-square-foot office complex in Arlington, Va.

HFF Secures $581M Refi for 16-Property Blackstone Hotel Portfolio

The Blackstone Group has refinanced a 16-property, 4,798-room hotel portfolio and golf course/tennis club with a $581 million loan obtained from GE Capital Real Estate.

$1.4B Sale of Share in GM Building is NYC’s Biggest in Years

In a truly international deal, a 40 percent stake in Manhattan’s iconic General Motors Building traded hands last Friday for a reported $1.4 billion.

Natixis Provides $128M for Chetrit M-F Redevelopment Project in NYC

Natixis Real Estate Capital has come through for Chetrit Group once again. The direct lender recently provided Chetrit–along with partners Clipper Equity and Robert Wolf of Read Property Group–with a $128 million loan for the purchase and predevelopment of the former Cabrini Medical Center complex on E. 19th St., in Manhattan.

CDT Buys Ocean Towers in Coney Island, Area Hit Hard by Sandy

Community Development Trust and Proto Property Services have teamed up on a $52 million project to buy and rehabilitate a 19-story, 380,000-square-foot apartment building in Coney Island, an area in Brooklyn hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

Liberty Property Buys 291 KSF Office Building in DC for $133M

Liberty Property Trust acquired 2100 M St., N.W., Class B-plus, 291,000-square-office building in Washington, D.C., that has the potential to add more than 100,000 square feet, for $133 million from Hines.

MAA Buys 260-Unit M-F Property in Virginia

Apartment REIT MAA has increased its presence in Fredericksburg, Va., with the purchase of the Haven at Cosner’s Corner, an upscale, 260-unit multi-family community located roughly 50 miles south of Washington, D.C.

Mill Creek Breaks Ground on M-F Project in Morristown, NJ

Mill Creek Residential Trust is holding a groundbreaking ceremony in Morristown, N.J., today for the 268-unit first phase of Latitude, a luxury apartment development.

Silverstein Secures Financing for Four Seasons Hotel, Condo Project in Lower Manhattan

Backed by a $660 million loan from a London investment fund, Silverstein Properties will begin construction this fall on a $950 million project, one of the tallest skyscrapers in downtown Manhattan, comprised of a 185-room Four Seasons hotel and 157 luxury condos.