NEW YORK CITY — The Moinian Group has commenced vertical construction at 7 Platt Street, a 250-unit residential tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The community will comprise 170,000 square feet across 35 stories. Apartments will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Planned amenities include a fitness center, library, co-working pods, lounge spaces, private dining spaces with outdoor terrace access, a gaming area, rooftop deck, golf putting area, laundry facilities and a communal entertainment kitchen. Rockwell Group designed the project. Hill West Architects is leading architecture efforts for the …
NORWALK, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $12 million sale of a 2.3-acre development site located at 370 West Ave. in downtown Norwalk, a southern coastal city of Connecticut. RMS Cos. purchased the site from Norwalk Hospital. The property formerly housed a YMCA. Al Mirin, Kate Schwartz, Matthew Torrance, Jim Fagan, Gerry Lees and Maureen O’Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. The buyer plans to develop a six-story, 204-unit building on the site.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $150 million loan to facilitate the construction of RB3, a 426-unit development to be located across the Hudson River from Manhattan in West New York. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, Steven Klein and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Northwestern Mutual. The borrower was Canoe Brook Development. RB3 will rise 11 stories within the 200-acre Port Imperial master-planned development. The waterfront property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Planned amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, private …
BOSTON — WinnCos. has promoted three employees to vice president roles in its property management, sustainability and development functions. Michael Milko was promoted to the role of executive vice president at WinnResidential, a subsidiary of WinnCos. Milko joined the company in 1995. He now oversees the management operations of approximately 5,000 residential units across 40 properties in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Christina McPike was promoted to Vice President of Energy & Sustainability. In this role, she will oversee new construction, historic adaptive reuse and deep energy retrofit projects. According to WinnCos., McPike …
PHILADELPHIA, ATLANTA, RALEIGH AND ST. LOUIS — Equus Capital Partners (Equus) has acquired Project Big Timber, a portfolio that totals 1,249 units across six garden-style communities in the Atlanta, Philadelphia, Raleigh and St. Louis metropolitan areas. Equus purchased the portfolio for $220 million. Newmark’s Debt Capital Markets team of Steve Comly and Kippy Donovan assisted Equus in securing a ten-year fixed rate loan from Fannie Mae for the acquisition. The communities included in Project Big Timber have an average vintage of 1984 and an average unit size of 989 square-feet. …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally-based lending and investment company Derby Copeland Capital has provided two acquisition loans totaling $20.8 million for a pair of buildings in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The undisclosed borrower plans to use portions of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. In the first transaction, Derby Capital provided $17 million for a building comprising 31 units and ground-floor retail space in the East Village. In the second deal, the firm provided $3.8 million for a 20-unit building in Manhattan’s Rose Hill neighborhood.
NEW YORK CITY AND TORONTO — Affiliates of Blackstone (NYSE: BX) have entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian owner-operator Tricon Residential (NYSE: TCN) for $3.5 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter and will take Tricon Residential private. Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of Tricon’s common stock for $11.25 per share in cash. The per-share price represents a 30 percent premium over Tricon’s closing stock price on Thursday, Jan. 18 and a 42 percent premium over the weighted average share prices of the last 90 …
ORANGE, N.J. — The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $13.8 million sale of Wedgewood House, an 80-unit community in the New York City suburb of Orange. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller in the transaction. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. The garden-style complex was built on 1.8 acres in 1968 and was recently renovated. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates and Berkadia have negotiated the sale of The Metropolitan Lofts, a 59-unit community located at 11 DeHart Street in Morristown’s downtown area. Veris Residential and Woodmont Properties sold the asset to an unnamed investor. Gebroe-Hammer Associates and Berkadia represented the sellers in the deal. The Metropolitan Lofts was built in 2018. The property offers one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 679 to 1,203 square feet in size. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, spin studio, golf simulator with lounge seating, bike storage and an …
SHREWSBURY, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $21 million in financing for The Pointe at Hills Farm, a 93-unit mixed-income community in Shrewsbury. The financing consists of a $10.3 million permanent loan, $7.9 million in tax credit equity and $2.8 million from the agency’s workforce housing initiative. WinnCos. is the borrower and developer. The Pointe at Hills Farm will comprise two three-story buildings. Of the total unit count, 56 will be reserved for households earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income, and 21 units will be designated as …