{"id":51,"date":"2017-02-13T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/?p=51"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:57:56","slug":"asia-top-office-investor-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/asia-top-office-investor-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia &#8211; Top NYC Office Investor of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Foreign Capital &#8211; Foreign Confidence<\/h2>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-real-estate\/us\/ny\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> New York City commercial market<\/a> remained active and attractive, through a year of new political and economic uncertainty. At the beginning of last year, it was forecast that NYC markets would attract even more foreign investors. So with 2016 now in the bag, we had a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyshark.com\/mason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PropertyShark<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yardi Matrix<\/a> data to see how much clout foreign capital had over the top commercial office sales closed and recorded between January and December of 2016. We did not leave out partial interest purchases or building portfolios.<\/p>\n<h2>NYC&#8217;s Top Office Foreign Investors in 2016<\/h2>\n<p>We compiled a list of top 20 NYC office sales of 2016, which you can review below, in full. Over half of these sales involved\u00a0foreign capital, either partially or exclusively.<\/p>\n<p>China- and Canada-based investors confidently placed capital in billion dollar assets. In all, foreign investors accounted for 11 of the 16 deals of over $400 million each, last year. Asian buyers alone accounted for 7 of them. Let&#8217;s take a look at what they were shopping for:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1.<\/strong><em>\u00a01285-1297 Avenue of the Americas &#8211; $1,649,000,000<\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_5066\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5066\" class=\"wp-image-5066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/02.1285-1297_Avenue_of_the_AmericasPSRK193x300.jpg\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/02.1285-1297_Avenue_of_the_AmericasPSRK193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/02.1285-1297_Avenue_of_the_AmericasPSRK193x300.jpg?resize=97,150 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>6 Ave AXA Tower (PropertyShark)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RXR Realty partnered with Brooklyn\u2019s \u201cone man buying machine\u201d David Werner and Beijing-based China Life Insurance Group to acquire the massive office tower.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s biggest life insurer has made other sizeable real estate investments in the U.S., but this is its first major Manhattan deal. The pricy, yet undisclosed, stake in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue office tower is part of the firm\u2019s stated intention to significantly increase its overseas investments.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2.<\/strong><em>\u00a01095 Avenue of the Americas &#8211; $1,152,970,000<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Real Summit Investment, the RE investment branch of Hong Kong Monetary Authority\u2019s exchange fund (HKMA) bought a 49% stake in the building. The sellers, Canadian investment firm Ivanhoe Cambridge and its long term Chicago-based venture partner, retain majority stake. The partnership bought the 41-story building for $2.2 billion in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Since Brexit has sent more investors across the ocean, the Hong Kong-based fund may take more opportunities to place capital in the NYC market. HKMA controls the value of the Hong Kong dollar versus U.S. dollar by holding U.S. dollar denominated assets in reserve.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12841\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/05.1095AveofAmericasPSRK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12841\" class=\"wp-image-12841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/05.1095AveofAmericasPSRK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/05.1095AveofAmericasPSRK.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/05.1095AveofAmericasPSRK.jpg?resize=100,150 100w, https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/02\/05.1095AveofAmericasPSRK.jpg?resize=199,300 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>1095 6 Ave (PropertyShark)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>3.<\/strong> &amp; <strong>4.<\/strong><em>\u00a01221 Avenue of the Americas <strong>&amp;<\/strong> One\u00a0New York Plaza &#8211; $1,730,000,000<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Two partial stake deals by the same buyer both entered\u00a0our Top 20. The sizable investment also marks the company\u2019s first venture into the U.S. market, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/outbound-investment\/chinas-cic-buys-cppib-stake-in-rockefeller-center-tower-for-1-03b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Mingtiandi<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sold its 45% stake in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue tower to Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation, for $1.03 billion. CPPIB had acquired the interest for $576 million from SL Green Realty, in 2010. CIC made this acquisition in December through Dallas-based investment manager INVESCO.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockefeller Group retains its 55% majority stake and continues to manage the property at 1221 6th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>But CIC&#8217;s 2016 spending spree began in May, when the Corporation\u00a0paid $700 million for the minority stake in the office building\u00a0at 1 New York Plaza. Toronto-based Brookfield Property Partners retains its 51% majority interest in the 50-story Financial District tower and continues to handle leasing and management.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5.<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>7 West 34 Street &#8211; $561,000,000<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This 1901 Penn Plaza building got a much needed renovation in 2014. Vornado Realty Trust contracted Moed de Armas &amp; Shannon Architects to convert it into a fully modernized office building, dedicated to the tenant that almost fully occupies the 477k SF space &#8211; retailer giant Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Vornado decided to market a 47% minority stake in the property. The buyer was Korea Post Savings, a division of South Korea&#8217;s state-run postal service. As the main tenant occupies the space under a 16 year lease, the Korean investor expects stable rental incomes from this asset.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, Korea Post declared that this will be its last North American equity investment for now. It is looking to European markets, where prices have not yet returned to pre-crisis levels.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0<em>850 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Avenue &#8211; $463,000,000<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/office-spaces-for-lease\/us\/ny\/manhattan\/turtle-bay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turtle Bay<\/a> deal is the second joint venture of Murray Hill Properties and Chinese conglomerate HNA Property Holdings &#8211; the New York-based commercial real estate arm of HNA Group. The partners bought this building from San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties.<\/p>\n<p>MHP is the operating partner of the venture, while HNA retains majority, as equity owner and plans to establish U.S. headquarters in the 21-story, 600k SF office building. At the time of the sale, Media firm Discovery Communications was the largest tenant, occupying over 165k SF.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7.<\/strong>\u00a0<em>885 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Avenue &#8211; $453,000,000<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The third U.S.-foreign partnership asset on our list is the iconic \u201cLipstick Building.\u201d NYC-based Ceruzzi Properties partnered with Shanghai Municipal Investment. SMI-USA is the American branch of the Shanghai-based corporation.<br \/>\nThe partnership purchased a 67-year lease of the ground beneath the building, from major NYC property owner SL Green Realty.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2010,\u00a0SL Green paid $39.3 million for its 45%\u00a0interest in the leased fee (ground) of the property.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quick buyers roundup:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-10\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-10\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Address<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Buyer<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><strong>Stake<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/1285-avenue-of-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\">1285-1297 Avenue Of The Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">China Life Insurance Group, David Werner, RXR Realty<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,649,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/3-bryant-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">1095 Avenue of the Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">HKMA<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,152,970,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">49%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/1221-avenue-of-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\">1221 Avenue of the Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">China investment Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,030,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">45%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/one-new-york-plaza\/\" target=\"_blank\">1 New York Plaza<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">China investment Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$700,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">49%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/7-west-34th-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 W 34 Street<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Korea Post<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$561,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">47%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/850-third-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">850 3 Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">HNA Group, MHP<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$463,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/the-lipstick-building\/\" target=\"_blank\">885 3 Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">SMI-USA, Ceruzzi Properties<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$453,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">purchased ground lease<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See the complete list of sales in the table below. Read more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/top-nyc-office-deals-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 20 NYC Office Sales of 2016.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-7\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-7\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Address<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Buyer<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><strong>Stake<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/787-seventh-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">787 7 Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,932,900,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/390-greenwich-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">390 Greenwich Street<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,767,913,114<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/1285-avenue-of-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\">1285-1297 Avenue Of The Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S. &amp; China<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,649,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/550-madison-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">550 Madison Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Middle East<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,400,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/3-bryant-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">1095 Avenue of the Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">China<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,152,970,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">49%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/63-madison-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">63<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/200-madison-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">200 Madison Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,150,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">49%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/1221-avenue-of-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\">1221 Avenue of the Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">China<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$1,030,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">45%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/news-corporation-building\/\" target=\"_blank\">1211 Avenue of the Americas<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canada<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$913,623,081<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">49%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/one-new-york-plaza\/\" target=\"_blank\">1 New York Plaza<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">China<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$700,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">49%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/1250-broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\">1240-1254 Broadway<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$565,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/7-west-34th-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 W 34 Street<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">South Korea<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$561,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">47%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/693-fifth-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">693-695 5 Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$525,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/11-madison-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">11 Madison Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$480,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">40%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/850-third-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">850 3 Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S. &amp; China<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$463,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/the-lipstick-building\/\" target=\"_blank\">885 3 Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S. &amp; China<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$453,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">purchased ground lease<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/10-hudson-yards\/\" target=\"_blank\">501 W 30 Street<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$420,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">44%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/brooklyn\/watchtower\/\" target=\"_blank\">51-65 Furman Street; 25-30, 50 &amp; 58 Columbia Heights<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$340,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/285-madison-avenue\/\" target=\"_blank\">279-293 Madison Avenue<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$334,068,741<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">85%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">433-447 9 Avenue<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$330,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">100%<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/commercial-property\/us\/ny\/new-york\/1700-broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\">1690 Broadway<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">U.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">$280,000,000<\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><div style=\"text-align:right\">purchased ground lease<\/div><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Capital &#8211; Foreign Confidence The New York City commercial market remained active and attractive, through a year of new political and economic uncertainty. At the beginning of last year, it was forecast that NYC markets would attract even more foreign investors. 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