New York
Avison Young Named Exclusive Sales Agent for 644 East 14th in Manhattan
A 10,106-square-foot corner parcel located at 644 East 14th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan is being marketed by Avison Young’s New York City-based investment sales team lead by principals Neil Helman and Charles Kingsley.
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.
$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.
Midtown Manhattan Hospitality Market Heating Up with New EVEN, SpringHill Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced it has decided on a second location for a new EVEN Hotels property in New York City, under an ownership group led by long time business partners Frank Chan and Lance Steinberg. Located at 321 West 35th Street in Midtown Manhattan, the new EVEN Hotels property will add 150 guest rooms over 25 guest rooms floors to the city’s ever-growing hospitality market.
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.
Yahoo’s New Home in Manhattan
Hot on the heels of the $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, the fast-growing social blogging platform, Yahoo! announced that the company’s New York City-based offices will move in a central location in Manhattan.
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.
ASA Leases 160 KSF at JEMB’s Herald Center in NYC
JEMB Realty has signed existing tenant ASA College to a lease extension and expansion that will see the higher-education institution more than double its space at JEMB’s Herald Center, a 10-story, 250,000-square-foot retail and office property at the southwest corner of 34th Street and Broadway.
Luxury Assisted Living Facility Opens in White Plains
A new luxury assisted living complex called The Bristal at White Plains celebrated its official grand opening last week during a ribbon-cutting ceremony that attracted over 200 Worcester County dignitaries, businesspersons and residents.