Brooklyn, NY Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of an 11,850 s/f industrial property at 30 Richards St. in the Red Hook for $5.65 million.
“At $565 per s/f on the building’s floor plate, this sale represents a record price for an industrial building in Red Hook. This outcome is the result of a comprehensive marketing campaign yielding over a dozen written offers,” said Jesse Kay in Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office.
Kay, along with Marcus & Millichap’s Jakub Nowak, exclusively marketed the property on behalf of the seller. The buyer was procured by Haritini Pandis of Compass.
Built in 1931, the 11,850 s/f building sits on a 100-ft.-by-100-ft. corner lot with frontage along Richards St. and Seabring St.. It includes high-ceiling ground-floor industrial space with two drive-in doors, mezzanine storage and second-floor office space.
The building was owner-occupied and was delivered vacant. It is minutes from the Brooklyn-Queens Expwy. and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, providing access to Manhattan, Queens and greater Brooklyn.
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,