
Manhattan, NY JLL Capital Markets brokered the sale of 175-177 East 3rd St., two contiguous, five-story, walk-up buildings located between avenues A and B in the East Village neighborhood. The primarily free-market properties were sold for $10.8 million, or $802 per s/f.
JLL represented the seller, a long-term private investor who had owned the properties for more than 30 years. The buyer was Lockhill Properties.
Comprised of 13,461 s/f of above grade space, the buildings are configured as 20 one-bedrooms, two of which have been duplexed with the basement.
The JLL team that arranged the transaction was led by managing directors Hall Oster, Teddy Galligan and Guthrie Garvin.
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,