Manhattan, NY Alan Stenson of Brax Realty has completed the sale of 228 East 25th St. in Kips Bay for $4.4 million.
The 8,160 s/f apartment building was located between 2nd Ave. and 3rd Ave. and had a total of 12 units.
Stenson represented both the seller, a long-term owner and also procured the purchaser, a group of private investors. This was the first time the property traded hands in over 45 years.
The purchase price equated to a price per s/f of $539 and a price per unit of $366,000. The building was sold with nine of the 12 units vacant and was 75% free market.
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,