Rosewood Realty closes 2012 with record sales totaling $1.6 billion; Completed 25 deals in December totaling $500 million

Rosewood Realty Group closed 2012 on a record high note. In December the company closed over 25 deals worth $500 million in mostly sales of multifamily buildings in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. And for the entire year, Rosewood founder Aaron Jungreis and his firm's brokers totaled 125 deals worth over $1.6 billion. "2012 was the best year and December was the busiest and best month we ever had," said Jungreis. "Going forward in 2013 we predict the multifamily sales market will be very strong, with activity as good as 2012." The firm's largest December deals included the $158 million sale of a 10 building portfolio sale in the West Village, Lower East Side and the Bronx; a $39.9 million eight building Manhattan portfolio sale; a $32.5 million four-building sale in Astoria, Queens and a $27.9 million three building package sale in Manhattan. Jungreis founded Rosewood Realty Group, a commercial real estate company that specializes in the sales of multifamily, retail and office properties largely in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in 2007. Some of Rosewood's noteworthy deals in December included: * $158 million: Ten building portfolio in the West Village, Lower East Side and the Bronx. (Jungreis represented the buyer) * $39.9 million - Eight building Manhattan package at 14 & 24 Thayer St., 95 Thayer St., * 615 West 173rd St., 115 East 116th St., 518 West 204th St., 87 Post Ave. and 4848 Broadway (Aaron Jungreis brokered this deal.) * $32.5 million: Four 21-80 & 21-81 38th St. in Astoria, Queens * $27.9 million: Three building package sale - 30 Sickles St., 370 Fort Washington Ave. and 121 Seaman Ave. in Manhattan (Jungreis) * $18 million: 157 Suffolk St., Manhattan (David Scheer and Jungreis) * $14.5 million note sale: 3052 Brighton First St., Brooklyn (Jungreis) * $11.5 million: Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn (Jungreis) * $ 9.4 million Four building package: 575,579,583 & 587 West 177th St. in Manhattan (Jungreis and Raphael Toledano of Weissman Realty.) * $ 9 million: Broadway Terrace, Manhattan (Jake Blatter and Ryan Perkoski) * $ 8.6 million: 711 Walton Ave., Bronx (Jungreis) * $ 7.2 million: 1384 First Ave., Manhattan (Devin Cohen and Jungreis) * $ 7 million: 74-78 Post Ave., Manhattan (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $ 6.9 million: 3940 Carpenter Ave., Bronx (Jungreis) * $ 6 million: 845 Gerard Avenue, Bronx (Jungreis) * $ 5.3 million: 106-108 Convent Ave., Manhattan (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $ 5.3 million: 175 Ludlow St., Manhattan (David Scheer) * $ 4.8 million: 449 West 206th St., Manhattan (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $ 4.8 million: 2766 Barnes Ave., Bronx (Jungreis) * $ 4.7 million: 2300 Kings Highway, Brooklyn (Aaron Jungreis and Raphael Toledano of Weissman Realty) * $ 4.5 million: 640-642- East 236th St., Bronx (Jungreis) * $ 3.6 million: Manhattan Ave., Manhattan (Samuel Kooris, Michael Kerwin & Ryan Perkoski) * $ 3.5 million: 459 West 43rd St., Manhattan (Billy Billitzer) * $3.2 million: 170 East 17th St., Brooklyn (Samuel Kooris, David Scheer and Jungreis) * $2.7 million: 720 West. 180th St. and $1.1 - 716 West. 180th St., Manhattan (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $2.6 million: 682-684- Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $2.4 million: 17 East 17th St., Brooklyn (Jungreis) * $2.4 million: 561 West 186th St., Manhattan (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $2.4 million: 620 West 182nd St., Manhattan (Michael Guttman and Jungreis) * $2.4 million: 3128 Villa Ave., Bronx (Michael Kerwin, Jonathan Birnbaum and Jungreis) * $2 million: 201 West 136th St., Manhattan (David Scheer and Ryan Perkoski brokered this transaction.) * $1.3 million: Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn (Samuel Kooris & David Scheer) * $850,000 1817 Ave. N, Brooklyn (Jake Blatter and Jonathan Birnbaum)