NEW YORK CITY — Tavros, a locally based private investor and developer, has acquired 250 Water Street, a 1-acre site in Manhattan’s Seaport neighborhood for $143 million. Tavros is planning to build a ground-up, 600-unit multifamily project on the land. Twenty-five percent of the units will be offered at to-be-announced affordable monthly rents. The community will be anchored by four floors of retail. Fogarty Finger is the architect. A construction timeline was not disclosed. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the deal and advised Tavros on a pre-development loan provided …
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NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has provided a $115 million refinancing loan to Ranco Capital and the Gilardian Family, the developers of a 22-story multifamily project in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. The borrower will use the financing to complete construction and stabilize occupancy. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the loan. The building is located at 162 East 36th St. and is comprised of 160 studio, one- and two-bedroom units and 3,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities feature a rooftop lounge, a fitness center and sauna, coworking …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fannie Mae closed 2025 with a 34 percent year-over-year increase in multifamily loan volume. The agency provided approximately $74 billion in financing last year (compared with $55 billion in 2024), the highest figure since 2020. More than $8.3 billion funded affordable housing transactions, a 31 percent increase from 2024. Forty percent of all deals in 2025 were executed under Fannie Mae’s delegated underwriting model. The top-five DUS lenders last year were Walker & Dunlop ($8.95 billion); Wells Fargo ($7.75 billion); CBRE ($7.47 billion); Berkadia ($7.04 billion); and …
NEW YORK CITY — GFP Real Estate has obtained a $191.5 million construction loan for the office-to-residential conversion of 40 Exchange Place, a historic 300,000-square-foot, 20-story building in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. 40 Exchange Place was completed in 1893 and served as the headquarters for the New York Stock Exchange from 1856 to 1865. Derby Lane was the lender, and Newmark’s Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer and Tim Polglase arranged the financing. Upon completion, the building will include 382 multifamily units in a mix of affordable and market-rate rents as well …
BEDFORD, N.H. — Northmarq has arranged the financing and sale of The Meridian at Bedford, an 85-unit community at 66 Hawthorne Ave. in Bedford. The seller was a private, New Hampshire-based investor, and the buyer was Arrowpoint Properties LLC. The asset traded for approximately $24 million. Northmarq’s debt and equity team arranged a $17.7 million Fannie Mae loan for Arrowpoint. The community, which was renovated in 2024, features a fitness center, laundry facilities, storage and a recreation room. Units are offered as studio, one- or two-bedroom floor plans.
JV Secures $100M Construction Loan, Breaks Ground on South Florida Transit-Oriented Project
BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture between South Florida-based developer 13th Floor Investments and Boston-based private equity firm Rockpoint has obtained a $100 million construction loan from Santander Bank for Link at Boca, a 340-unit property with 24,000 square feet of retail space in Boca Raton. The project was announced in 2025. Construction is expected to begin later this month. The developers estimate the project will be complete within two years. The project, located at 680 Yamato Road, is adjacent to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station, which is a …
SUNRISE, FLA. — David Schwadrom has sold Lakeside Villas, a 116-unit, build-to-rent property in Sunrise, 36 miles north or Miami, for $23 million. The buyer is a joint venture consisting of MAP Communities, Highline Real Estate and 340 Properties. JLL arranged a $15.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, while Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale on behalf of Schwadrom. The asset, built in 1984, had not traded during the past 30 years, approximately. The property sits on 14 acres and features single-family, two-bedroom, two-bathroom villas with private …
Mark IV Secures $86 Million Construction Loan to Launch Dell Campus Redevelopment in Metro Austin
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Newport Beach California-based Mark IV Capital has received an $86 million construction for the first phase of The District in Round Rock, a master-planned, mixed-use project in Round Rock approximately 20 miles north of Austin. The lenders were BDT & MSD Partners and an affiliate of Apollo (NYSE: APO). George Smith Partners arranged the financing. Mark IV acquired the site from Dell Technologies in 2016 and has since been finalizing planning and entitlements. Loan proceeds will fund vertical construction of Phase I, which consists of a …
AUGUSTA, GA. — Affordable housing finance firm Churchill Stateside Group has arranged and closed a $14 million FHA 223(f) loan for Lakeview Terrace, a recently completed, 200-unit community in Augusta restricted to households earning no more than 60 percent of area median income. The FHA 223(f) loan provides long-term, fixed-rate financing for existing multifamily properties, including newly constructed communities transitioning from construction to permanent financing. In addition to the loan, the project also was funded by 4 percent federal and state low-income housing tax credits. Details about the development team …
GLENDALE, CALIF, — IPA Capital Markets has arranged a $52 million refinancing loan for Arista Glendale, a 98-unit property in Glendale. Dwight Capital was the lender. IPA’s Stefen Chraghchian, based in Encino, California, arranged the five-year, interest-only loan. AHC Capital Holdings and Adept developed the property. Arista Glendale was a redevelopment of a former office building. Amenities include a resort-style pool with private cabanas, grills, an entertaining kitchen, coworking spaces, a package locker system, garage parking and a 24-hour fitness center.