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Marcus & Millichap closes $41 million mixed-use portfolio sale

Manhattan, NY Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, has completed the $41.15 million sale of a five-building, 79-unit mixed-use portfolio

McGrath of GFP Real Estate signs Cohen Fashion Optical to five-year lease extension at 767 Lexington Ave.

Manhattan, NY According to GFP Real Estate, LLC, Cohen Fashion Optical, an optical retailer headquartered in New York City featuring fashion products such as eyeglasses, frames and sunglasses, lenses, contact lenses and accessories, signed a five-year lease

JLL arranges $395M in financing for 70 Pine St.

Manhattan, NY JLL’s Capital Markets group has secured the $395 million refinancing of 70 Pine St., a 66-story, mixed-use property with luxury multi-housing rental, retail and hotel space located in the Financial District. The property was built in 1932 originally for office use, and at the time

Cushman & Wakefield arranges $75m in const. financing for 255 East 39th St. on behalf of Brause and Lonicera

Manhattan, NY Cushman & Wakefield served as the exclusive advisor to Brause Realty Inc. and Lonicera Partners LLC in the procurement of $75 million in construction financing for 255 East 39th St., a Class A mixed-use development located in Murray Hill

JLL Capital Markets arranges $27 million loan to refinance 53 Broadway

Brooklyn, NY JLL Capital Markets has closed on a $27 million loan to refinance 53 Broadway, a 74-unit multi-housing property in the Williamsburg neighborhood. JLL represented Broadway Brooklyn Acquisition, LLC, securing a five-year

GFP Real Estate signs Incubeta US Corp to 2,133 s/f lease

Manhattan, NY According to GFP Real Estate, LLC, Incubeta US Corp. (Incubeta), an international marketing and advertising agency, has signed a five-year lease for 2,133 s/f on the eighth floor of 200 Varick St. in Hudson Sq.

Marcus & Millichap brokers $13.8 million sale of historic buildings

Brooklyn, NY Marcus & Millichap completed the sale of two historic buildings. The assets sold for $13.8 million. "This sale is an example of the tremendous demand of vacant, free market redevelopment properties in North Brooklyn,” said Michael

JLL completes full floor lease at 71 Fifth Ave.

Manhattan, NY JLL has completed a full floor lease at 71 Fifth Ave., the repositioned 11-story office building in Manhattan’s Union Square and Flatiron neighborhood owned by Madison Capital and Lubert Adler Partners

Ariel Property Advisors arranges $15.875 million
sale of development site

Manhattan, NY Ariel Property Advisors (Ariel) has negotiated the sale of a development site offering nearly 50,000 buildable s/f at 250 West 30th St. in the Chelsea neighborhood. The property traded for $15.875 million. An Ariel team comprised of founding partner Victor Sozio; director Howard Raber

Duncan, Coudert and Bermingham of George Comfort & Sons lease 31,000 s/f to Taylor Dance Co.

Manhattan, NY The Paul Taylor Dance Company and George Comfort & Sons finalized an agreement for the dance organization to relocate its headquarters to George Comfort & Sons’ 307 West 38th St. tower in Midtown’s Times