NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has hired Gordon Reynolds and Brian Myers, both with the title of senior managing director, and Vice President Conner Adkins. The three new hires will establish the Berkadia Strategic Capital Group, an international advisory team that will serve clients across multiple asset classes. The group will focus on asset-level equity financing and recapitalizations, portfolio-level equity financing and recapitalizations, and programmatic joint ventures. Reynolds, Myers and Conner will collaborate with Jeffries, a New York-based investment banking and capital markets firm, and Knight Frank, a property consultancy …
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged approximately $40 million in equity for Benchmark Real Estate Group, which will use the funds to buy and renovate a property on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Located about three blocks from Central Park at 250 W. 85th St., the building contains 121 units and 4,400 of fully leased retail space. The W&D Capital Markets team was led by Mo Beler, Jonathan Paine, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Jackson Irwin. An unnamed institutional investor provided the capital.
NEW YORK CITY — Alloy Development and The Vistria Group have closed on $535 million in construction financing for the development of One Third Avenue, a 583-unit mixed-income high-rise that comprises Phase II of the Alloy Block development in Brooklyn. The 62-story community will join buildings developed in the first phase of the project — 505 State Street, a mixed-use community, and 489 State Street, a public elementary school. Once complete, the Alloy Block will be home to a total of 1,000 residences, including approximately 200 affordable housing units. Vistria …
NEW YORK CITY — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has promoted Geraldine Borger Urgo to president of agency lending. Borger Urgo, who was a leader in NewPoint’s acquisition by Franklin BSP Realty Trust earlier this year, previously spent about 15 years at Freddie Mac and was most recently NewPoint’s head of originations for the past four years. Separately, Nick Gesue will depart his role as chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1. His position was transitioned as part of consolidating leadership following the acquisition. NewPoint leadership will remain under the existing executive …
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Capital has provided $25.2 million in financing for the recapitalization and redevelopment of Westbeth Artists Housing, a 384-unit, historic, mixed-use affordable housing development in New York City. A state-sponsored program, Homes and Community Renewal Multifamily Preservation (HCR), also contributed $63 million. Chase is also a financing partner, but details about the company’s contribution were not released. The rehab will replace roofing, elevators, windows and radiators; restore the building’s façade; renovate 32 apartments; and install energy-efficient updates, including green roofs. Westbeth Artists Housing is owned by …
NEW YORK CITY — Lendlease has launched pre-leasing at The Riverie, an 834-unit mixed-income development in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn that fronts the East River. Thirty percent of the units are designated affordable, but specific rent caps were not disclosed. Designed by Marvel Architects, The Riverie includes a 37-story and a 20-story tower with a connected mid-rise podium. The property also includes approximately 13,000 square feet of retail space, as well as an 18,000-square-foot public waterfront esplanade connecting to the India Street Pier, which is served by the NYC …
WATKINS GLEN AND MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Capriotti Properties has acquired a three-property portfolio, including 32 apartments and five commercial spaces, in Watkins Glen and Montour Falls, two villages located three miles apart near the southern tip of Seneca Lake in Upstate New York. Nelson Development was the seller, and CBRE arranged the sale with a team led by Richard Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, Zach McHale and Matthew Loscalzo. The residential portfolio includes Montour House, The Flats on Broadway and Water Works Center, all situated within a six-minute drive of one …
NEW YORK — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $10.4 million sale between two undisclosed parties of a 34-unit property on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Joe Koicim and Logan Markley represented the seller and procured the buyer. Built in 1920, the five-story building is located at 234-236 E. 88th St. in the Yorkville neighborhood. The unit mix includes studios and one-bedroom apartments with vintage architectural details and modern upgrades.
NEW YORK CITY — Slate, RiseBoro and Goldman Sachs have completed 326 Rockaway Avenue, a 216-unit affordable housing development in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. One hundred thirty units are supportive housing for tenants who formerly were homeless, and the remaining units are available for households earning no more than 60 percent of area median income. Amenities at the community include an outdoor recreation area with play structures and landscaped areas, a community room, fitness center and children’s playroom.
NEW YORK CITY — Fairstead and Invesco Real Estate will invest $20 million to renovate two affordable housing properties, Linden Apartments in Upper Manhattan and Locust Apartments in the Bronx. The joint venture team acquired the properties in 2021. All residences in the developments are protected by project-based Section 8 contracts that guarantee household rent caps at 50 percent of area median income. The Linden consists of 301 homes across 11 buildings while the Locust community is comprised of 409 homes across eight buildings. The two sites are part of …