


Manhattan, NY Michael Ferrara, managing principal of locally-based investment sales brokerage firm Brax Realty is pleased to announce the sale of a 65,000 s/f office building in a prime area of NoMad. The property, 260 5th Ave., located between 28th St. and 29th St. sold for $52.5 million.
Ferrara represented the seller, Five Points Development, in this transaction and Andrew Zang and Greg Albert of Savills represented the purchaser, 260 Fifth Ave LLC c/o Amir Loloi.
The 12-story office building is situated on 5th Ave. in a highly trafficked area three blocks north of Madison Square Park. With 50’ of frontage, the building provides floor plates of over +/- 5,000 s/f and high ceilings throughout. The building was sold mostly vacant and closed on May 7th 2021.
New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,