NEW YORK CITY — Greysteel has hired Drew McWilliams to lead affordable housing advisory and transaction efforts in New York and other regional markets. He will provide investment sales, debt and structured finance services as well as preservation and tax-credit syndication counsel to owners, developers and institutional investors. McWilliams joins Greysteel from New York City-based Ariel Property Advisors where he served as associate director.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — JLL has arranged approximately $26 million in construction financing for Heritage Point, a mixed-use development in Buffalo that includes 61 apartments. The capital stack consists of a $14.8 million construction loan from lender X-Caliber and $11.2 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing from CastleGreen Finance. Locally based Sinatra & Co. is the developer and will pursue LEED certification. Located at 120 Main St., Heritage Point will include two six-story properties. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2027. The JLL Capital Markets team …
NEW YORK CITY — The Moinian Group has begun leasing at ARIA 7 Platt, a 38-story luxury apartment tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. Construction was led by AECOM Tishman, Hill West was the architect, and Rockwell Group provided interior design services. The 250,000-square-foot, 38-story glass-clad tower features 250 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and penthouse residences with a dedicated lounge area. Amenities include a fitness center, library, work areas, lounges, private dining spaces with outdoor terrace access, a gaming area, laundry facilities and a communal …
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Affinius Capital has originated a $300 million refinancing loan for 102 Fleet, a 495-unit, 30-story development with 3,700 square feet of ground floor retail space in Brooklyn. The Jay Group is the borrower, using funds to complete construction and lease the property to stabilization. The development site was acquired in 2024. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the financing. The building is comprised of 108 studios, 97 one-bedrooms, 262 two-bedrooms and 28 three-bedrooms. Amenities include a rooftop pool offering skyline views, a gym and spa with steam …
NEW YORK CITY — Jonathan Rose Cos. has acquired The Caroline Apartments, a 126-unit Section 8 community in New York, for $53 million. This sale marks the eighth transaction under the $660 million Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI earmarked for preserving existing affordable and mixed-income housing. Locally based Jonathan Rose is planning a $19.7 million renovation that will upgrade The Caroline’s building systems and unit interiors, targeting Enterprise Green Communities certification, an energy-efficiency program specifically for affordable housing properties. The Caroline was built in 1980 and renovated in 2008. …
QUEENS, N.Y. — Avison Young has arranged a $75 million construction loan on behalf of Cord Meyer Development for Residences at Bay Terrace. The lender was New York Life Investment Management’s Real Estate Advisors. The community will be comprised of 145 units across two five-story buildings on-site at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center in Queens. Avison Young’s team was led by Scott Singer, Andy Singer, Kevin Swartz, Kathleen McSharry and David Brucker. Floor plans will be available in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, many with private terraces or balconies, and …
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $370 million refinancing loan for Society Brooklyn, a 517-unit, two-tower community along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The lender was Brookfield Asset Management, and the borrower was Property Markets Group (PMG), a Miami-based developer that opened the property in May 2025. Society Brooklyn is comprised of 385 market-rate units and 132 units reserved for households earning between 40 and 130 percent of area median income. The development also includes 57,288 square feet of retail and commercial space. The property offers fitness centers, yoga …
NEW YORK CITY — Slate Property Group and Avenue Realty Capital have partnered to acquire 45 White Street, a seven-story multifamily building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. Benchmark Real Estate Group, represented by JLL, sold the asset for $32 million. Financing was provided by lender White Oak Real Estate Capital. The 16-unit building was originally constructed in 1868 as a commercial office building before being converted to residential use in 2009. The property is part of the Tribeca East Historic District and features a cast iron façade as well as two …
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, an affiliate of Inland Real Estate Group of Cos., has acquired The Arboretum for $190 million from BRP Cos. Located at 20 Maple Lane in Farmingville, The Arboretum sits on 62 acres. The 292-unit community was developed in 2024 and offers a mix of single-family homes, townhomes and garden-style apartments in two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include an outdoor heated pool with cabanas, a fitness center with yoga studios, tennis and bocce courts, a putting green, a playground and a 7-acre park …
NEW YORK CITY — R.A. Cohen has sold a 16-unit mixed-use building at 259 East Broadway in Manhattan’s Lower East Side for approximately $7.8 million. Marcus & Millichap’s Joe Koicim, Logan Markley and Matt Berger represented the seller and procured the buyer, an unnamed private out-of-state investor. The 12,076-square-foot building includes ground-floor retail leased to Ernesto’s, a Basque restaurant, through April 2028. The two-bedroom apartments are a mix of free-market and rent-stabilized units. The building was developed in 1900.
