Adelaide Polsinelli, vice chairman, and Trystan Polsinelli, senior executive director of Compass Commercial, finalized the sale of a 16,000-square-foot retail condo with 160 feet of wraparound frontage located at 350 6th Ave., also known as 88 Washington Pl., on the northeast corner of Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.

The property was sold for $16.5 million to an NYU-affiliated community center and preschool operator. The sale included two separate condo units spanning the ground floor and second floor of the property.

The sale not only activated a prime thoroughfare that had remained vacant since the pandemic but also provided the purchaser with a premier location for educational use, according to Adelaide Polsinelli.

“This high-profile property’s location and features made it one of the most sought-after assets in the area,” said Adelaide Polsinelli. “Its versatility, paired with proximity to transportation and historic landmarks, offered an unparalleled opportunity for the buyer to expand their community presence.”

Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI) has signed a lease for approximately 23,000 square feet at Meridian’s recent medical office conversion, Broadway Medical Plaza in the Pill Hill area of Oakland. Sid P. Ewing of Colliers represented Meridian in the lease transaction, and Douglas Hubert and Steve Polito of Sabre Real Estate Group represented CEI for its sixth Bay Area location.

Located at 3901 Broadway, Broadway Medical Plaza was a former assembly hall within blocks of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Sutter Health, and Kaiser medical campuses. Meridian acquired the 1.25-acre site and building in 2022 to convert it into a 60,000-square-foot medical facility along with a new parking structure.

“As soon as we toured this building, we knew it had the bones to repurpose for medical space,” said Meridian CEO Mike Conn. “It had great zoning and infrastructure, including the ability to house an ambulatory surgery center as well as the footprint to construct a 220-stall parking garage. We recently wrapped up construction of the shell and are eager to complete the CEI buildout.”

The Trepp CMBS Special Servicing Rate ticked up slightly in June, rising two basis points to 8.23%. Although the monthly increase was minimal, Trepp noted that it represents the sixth consecutive monthly increase. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the last time the rate eclipsed this month’s 8.23% was January 2014, according to Trepp.

A few property types experienced more than modest change for good or bad in June. Mixed-use special servicing rose the most, up 40 bps in June to 9.34%. This is the first time the mixed-use rate has eclipsed 9.00% since July 2013. The office rate also rose in June, increasing 27 bps to 10.79% after its first decline of the year in May.

Two property types that saw material improvement were lodging and multifamily, with drops of 54 and 26 bps, respectively. Although the multifamily rate experienced some relief, it remains relatively high, still sitting above 5.00%. Retail continues to hold the highest special servicing rate at 10.82%, while at the other end of the spectrum sits industrial at 0.33%.