Brooklyn High-Rise Trades for $154M
Completed in 2011, The Addison includes both a 26-story tower and a 15-story tower.
New York—The Addison, a 271-unit, high-rise apartment property in downtown Brooklyn, has sold for $154.25 million. Waterton Associates LLC was the seller of the property at 225 Schermerhorn St., while Bentall Kennedy U.S. LP was the buyer, on behalf of Multi-Employer Property Trust.
The property has a history going back to the recession. The seller took control of the asset in late 2010 via the acquisition of a $110 million construction loan from iStar Financial and a $24.5 million mezz note held by Archstone. For its part, Bentall Kennedy purchased the property free and clear of existing debt.
Completed in 2011, The Addison comprises two buildings: a 26-story and 15-story tower. All together the buildings feature 65 studio, 117 one-bedroom and 89 two-bedroom units, a small portion of which are designated affordable rate. The property also has three fully leased ground-floor retail storefronts totaling 6,610 square feet and a 109-space, below-grade parking garage.
The property is located directly above the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station (A, C, G lines) midway between Hoyt and Bond Streets. Common amenities include laundry facilities, 24-hour doorman, lounge with fireplace, fitness center and unobstructed southward views of Boerum Hill.
The property encompasses four tax lots. The largest two lots are the beneficiary of a 15-year 421-a tax abatement with about nine years remaining, while the smaller two are subject to a 25-year 421-a tax abatement with about 19 years remaining. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Andrew Scandalios and managing directors Rob Hinckley and Jeff Julien, along with executive managing director Matthew Lawton.
Brooklyn’s apartment market isn’t ailing, but it has cooled off somewhat in recent months, according to MNS. In its latest report on the borough’s market, the company said that over the last month, rents have decreased across the borough by 2.25 percent, from an average of about $2,771 to $2,709. On average, rents decreased in all Brooklyn neighborhoods in November except for Bay Ridge (up 0.4 percent) and in Cobble Hill (up 0.2 percent), and the decreases ranged from 5.7 percent to 0.6 percent.
