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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $44.5 million refinancing loan for locally based Benchmark Realty Group’s 61-unit property at 194 East 2nd St. in Manhattan’s East Village. Citi was the lender, while Michael Zaremski, John Flynn and Clayton Ross headed up JLL’s team. Located at the corner of East 2nd Street and Avenue B, the six-story property includes 15,450 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 10,000 of which is anchored by Duane Reade under a long-term lease. Benchmark acquired the property in 2024 and has since completed a renovation that upgraded residential units, common areas, the lobby and amenity spaces.