Madison Realty Capital buys Brooklyn factory site for $23.5M

Site, which allows for 110,000 buildable square feet, home to kosher Beigel's Bakery

From left: Madison Realty Capital’s Josh Zegen, 551 Waverly Avenue and Beigel’s challah
From left: Madison Realty Capital’s Josh Zegen, 551 Waverly Avenue and Beigel’s challah

UPDATED 12:45 p.m., November 5: Madison Realty Capital bought a bagel factory in Downtown Brooklyn for $23.5 million, according to property records filed with the city today. The site holds roughly 110,000 buildable square feet, and is currently zoned for residential use.

A Brooklyn-based entity called Broadway Equities R.E. LLC, headed by Martin Gordon, is selling the property, located at 551 Waverly Avenue. Beigel’s Bakery — a kosher, family-owned bakery that has been in business since 1948 — is the sole tenant at the three-story property, built in 1915.

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Madison Realty, headed by Josh Zegen, declined to comment on the transaction. It is an active player in both the real estate financing space and the small-to-mid-sized investment sales market. Earlier this year, it purchased two Chelsea buildings and sold an Upper Manhattan portfolio, and also helped finance Sharif El-Gamal’s 45 Park Place project.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Sharif El-Gamal’s project. It Is 45 Park Place.