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Posted: June 14, 2022
Ferrara and Stenson of Brax Realty sell 3-building package for $13.5m
Manhattan, NY Michael Ferrara and Alan Stenson of investment sales brokerage firm Brax Realty completed the sale of a three-building package located in the East Village and Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods.
The properties, 14 1st Ave., 445 West 46th St. and 215 East 5th St. sold for $13.5 million. Brax Realty exclusively represented the seller, Nesor Associates, and also procured the buyer, a private investor. This was the first time these buildings have traded hands in over 45 years.
The three-building portfolio consisted of 50 apartments and two retail units with a total of 33,490 s/f. All three buildings were walk-up properties and the package had an additional 15,309 s/f of available air rights. The properties were 94% occupied at the time of the sale.
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