NEW YORK CITY — Locally-based lending and investment company Derby Copeland Capital has provided two acquisition loans totaling $20.8 million for a pair of buildings in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The undisclosed borrower plans to use portions of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. In the first transaction, Derby Capital provided $17 million for a building comprising 31 units and ground-floor retail space in the East Village. In the second deal, the firm provided $3.8 million for a 20-unit building in Manhattan’s Rose Hill neighborhood.
NEW YORK CITY AND TORONTO — Affiliates of Blackstone (NYSE: BX) have entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian owner-operator Tricon Residential (NYSE: TCN) for $3.5 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter and will take Tricon Residential private. Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of Tricon’s common stock for $11.25 per share in cash. The per-share price represents a 30 percent premium over Tricon’s closing stock price on Thursday, Jan. 18 and a 42 percent premium over the weighted average share prices of the last 90 …
Across the United States, real estate markets are in a recession for dealmakers. The run-up in interest rates over an 18-month period has choked off transactions. Potential buyers and sellers are deadlocked over price. Vulture investors are waiting for owners who paid too much for properties during boom years to be forced to sell. New York City reflects all those trends — only more so. Many investors spent billions of dollars to buy rent-stabilized buildings in the city with plans to eventually raise the rents. But in 2019, lawmakers made …
NEW YORK CITY — Lightstone has received a $165.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a property at 365 Bond Street in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Peter Rotchford, Michael Shmuely, Nicco Lupo, Jeffrey Julien, Rob Hinckley, Steven Rutman, Jonathan Hageman and Hall Oster of JLL originated the five-year, fixed-rate loan. The community was built in 2016 and offers 430 apartment units, as well as 40,000 square feet of amenity space and 30,000 square feet of open green space. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, has arranged a $46 million bridge loan for Arris Grand, a nine-story apartment building in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. The borrower will use the financing to pay off the existing construction loan and support the lease-up of the community. Arris Grand comprises 113 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The property offers 10,000 square feet of amenities — including a fitness center, roof deck, terrace, and lounges — as well as 7,154 square feet of street-level …
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a community at 533 Bergen Street in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. Andrew Bronsteen, Shaun Riney and Jason Farese of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller. The buyer was an individual/personal trust. Built in 1930, the community comprises eight units across four stories and 7,000 square feet. Units come in two- and three-bedroom floor plans.
NEW YORK CITY — The Davis Cos. has broken ground on a 97-unit project located at 1975 Madison Ave. in Harlem. The building will rise eight stories and offer one- and two-bedroom units. Of the total unit count, 30 percent will be set aside as affordable housing. Income restrictions on these units were not disclosed. Planned amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, co-working space, pet spa and a rooftop terrace. DXA Studio designed the project. Broadway Construction Group is the general contractor. The project is slated to deliver in …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership consisting of Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership has purchased the 350-room JFK Hilton Hotel in New York City’s Queens borough. The partnership plans to convert the property, which was originally built in 1987, into a 318-unit affordable housing complex. The new complex will be called Baisley Pond Park Residences. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Planned amenities include a fitness center, computer lounge and multiple common rooms. As part of the conversion, the development team will replace all major …
NEW YORK CITY — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has provided $100 million in bridge financing for a property located at 224 W. 124th St. in New York City’s West Harlem neighborhood. The borrower and developer, Carthage Real Estate Advisors, will use the proceeds to refinance existing construction debt and fund lease-up of the property and other capital expenditures. The 19-story building was completed earlier this year and comprises 168 units. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as townhomes and penthouse suites. …
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $48 million sale of Fannwood Estates, a 312-unit community in the New York City borough of Queens. Shaun Riney, Seth Glasser, Joe Koicim, Louis Zarif and Sean Fopeano of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity. Fannwood Estates rises six stories within the borough’s Rego Park neighborhood. The rent-stabilized building occupies a full city block.