SALES
The McSam Hotel Group has sold a 7,000 s/f, three-story building at 152 West 24th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues (pictured top) for $7.68 million.
Joe Genovese of
Lee Odell Real Estate represented the seller.
Savills represented the buyer, Bideawee animal welfare and pet adoption organization. The nonprofit will re-locate from its Midtown East location and, following a comprehensive renovation of the building, the property will serve as a state-of-the-art pet adoption center. Bideawee projects a move in date of fall 2021. The current Manhattan location, at 410 East 38 Street, is expected to be listed for sale in Spring 2021. In the adjacent open-air lot that Bideawee also purchased, the organization will launch an Animal Enrichment and Training Center, which will be home to a dog play and exercise area for resident dogs. The project’s architect of record is TMA, Ted Moudis & Associates, and planning and design are being imagined and implemented by RFA, Rauhau
SALES
CBRE announced the sale of a religious facility located at 108 Washington Place in Passaic, NJ. The former Presbyterian church was acquired by the Church of God Prophecy for $750,000.
Charles Berger and
Samuel Bernhaut and
Nicole Nannola of CBRE’s Retail Services, represented the seller, Trustees First Presbyterian Society of Passaic, and procured the buyer, another religious institution that will continue to cater to the neighborhood. Built in 1927 to serve the Jewish congregation B’nai Benjamin, 108 Washington Place is a 12,790 s/f, two-story house of worship that can accommodate up to 400 people in the main sanctuary and balcony. The lower level contains additional meeting rooms, offices and a full industrial kitchen. The property is near multiple bus lines and is two blocks away from Main Avenue, Passaic’s main commercial thoroughfare.