NYC Spotlight

Check out the latest data from Property Shark and discover the priciest multifamily apartment deals in NYC recorded in May 2016. Find out the one borough which managed to put up a fight against Manhattan, who some of the top deal makers were, and what the kings of New York real estate are buying up now.   1. Sale Price: $75,400,000 Buyer: US-Dev Associates II LLC Seller: 85 East 10th and 112-120 East 11th Street LLC Part of a larger $127M deal which incorporates 6 East Village buildings, this property is slated for new development. New owners, Lightstone, are expected…

Trendy Brooklyn may have come out on top in this new data set, but overall recorded sales in April 2016 were dominated by transactions in Manhattan. Of special note is the continuing appetite for income producing properties in Washington Heights and Long Island City.   1. Sale Price: $79,672,500 Buyer: Eqr-North Ninth Ii LLC Seller: Em N9 LLC, Fpg 237-263 North 9TH Property LLC Despite rumors of shedding billions of dollars of apartments late last year and early in 2016, Sam Zell’s Equity Residential boldly picked up these Williamsburg apartment buildings last month.   2. 42-15 Crescent Street, Queens Sale…

March 2016 records reveal an active month for NYC multifamily deals. Dive into the data from PropertyShark and discover who the top deal-makers of March were, as well as discovering the premium being put on apartment buildings compared to just a few years ago.   1. 760-774 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Sale Price: $270,000,000 Buyer: 160 East 48th Street Owner II LLC Seller: Buchanan Apartments LLC The biggest deal of the month goes to a joint venture between Madison Realty and USAA Real Estate. The ‘Buchanan’ building houses 299 apartments, as well as office and retail space. Almost 200 of the…

February’s recorded sales show a strong demand for multifamily apartment buildings in New York. Manhattan led the pack, with multiple package deals that could promise exciting new redevelopments. Brooklyn, Queens and even the Bronx make appearances, too. Check out the most expensive transactions, and the latest data from PropertyShark.   1. 420-423 E. 54 St., Manhattan Sale Price: $390,000,000 Buyer: River Tower Owner, LLC Seller: EQR-River Tower A, LLC East Midtown’s RiverTower building tops February’s recorded sales at a healthy $390M. While it sold at significantly less than was predicted by The Real Deal, Sam Zell’s Equity Residential was rumored…

The data is in! New York City multifamily real estate rocketed into 2016, with numerous eight-figure-plus sales. Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx all jockeyed for the spotlight. Check out PropertyShark’s list of the top 10 most expensive multifamily deals recorded in NYC in January: 10. 4002-4004 & 4014-4016 Carpenter Ave., The Bronx Sale Price: $15,900,000 Buyer: Nysandy12 Cbp5 LLC Seller: Ecp Carpenter LLC The Real Deal reports that these two properties are part of a a much larger portfolio acquisition. In a partnership between Related and the New York City pension funds, a total of 737 Bronx apartments are being…