Northeast

Tucker Secures $218M in Financing for Phase I of 1 MSF M-U Development in Fort Lee, NJ

A JV of Tucker Development, Ares Management and Kushner Real Estate has secured $218 million in financing for the initial phase of Hudson Lights, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment of an eight-acre site located at the base of the entrance to the George Washington Bridge in the heart of downtown Fort Lee, N.J.

Orbach Buys 33-Building M-F Portfolio in Manhattan for $250M

In a two-part transaction, The Orbach Group has purchased a 33-building, 1,031-unit high-end multi-family portfolio on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for about $250 million.

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.

Connected Vehicle Research Center Planned on Old GM Industrial Site

The RACER Trust, Devon Industrial Group and Walbridge Development are teaming up to transform the former Willow Run Powertrain plant in Ypsilanti Township, Mich., into a technologically advanced connected vehicle research center.

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.

Hines Picks Up Vacant 175 KSF Office Building in Metro Phoenix

Hines has just increased its ownership footprint in metropolitan Phoenix with the acquisition of Kierland One, a 175,400-square-foot office building in Scottsdale.

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.