NEW YORK CITY-Normandy Real Estate Partners, a national real estate investment manager/operator based in Morristown, NJ, has made its second major buy in Manhattan, acquiring 575 Lexington Ave. for a purchase price of $360 million, GlobeSt.com has confirmed with the company.
The acquisition was made by a 50/50 joint venture between New York Life Insurance Co. and an investor group led by Normandy Real Estate Fund III, which includes a German institutional investor advised by Prudential Real Estate Investors. Adam Spies and Douglas Harmon of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, Metro Fund, a joint venture between Silverstein Properties and an institutional investor.