NEW YORK CITY — Ofer Cohen of New York City-based brokerage firm TerraCRG, as well as Tucker Reed and Vivian Liao of Brooklyn-based developer Totem Brooklyn, have launched Ailanthus, a platform that aims to create 10,000 apartments in New York City over the next five years. The platform is named after the Ailanthus tree, a common street tree in New York City and a reference to Betty Smith’s 1943 novel “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” As of May 13, Ailanthus has approximately 1,500 apartments in its pipeline, including a 456-unit mixed-income development at 1057 …
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture consisting of nonprofit developer Community Access, neighborhood preservation organization Cooper Square Committee and affordable housing developers Spatial Equity and Duvernay + Brooks, has purchased the site of the former St. Emeric church in Manhattan’s East Village. The joint venture plans build more than 500 affordable housing units on the site. Some units will be set aside for seniors and homeless individuals, as well as those with special needs who qualify for supportive services. The development team expects to break ground on the first …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based investment firm The Dermot Co. and Dutch pension fund PGGM has acquired 20 Exchange Place, a 57-story high-rise community in Manhattan’s Financial District, in an off-market transaction. The seller was a partnership led by DTH Capital, a New York City-based owner-operator focused on converting office buildings into residential complexes. The property was originally built in 1931 as the headquarters of City Bank Farmers Trust Co., a national bank which later became Citibank. Approximately 20 years ago, the building was converted into …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer BRP Cos. has completed The Monarch, a 605-unit community in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The project broke ground in January 2021. The building rises 25 stories and spans 542,000 square feet. The Monarch comprises 498 one-bedroom and 107 two-bedroom apartments. Of the total unit count, 182 are reserved for households earning between 80 and 130 percent of the area median income. Units feature individual washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. The property also includes 14,000 square feet of retail …
NEW YORK CITY — Douglaston Development has secured construction financing for a $190 million affordable housing project located in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. Once completed, the 12-story building will offer 277 apartment units to households earning up to 70 percent of the area median income. Sixty units will be set aside as supportive units. Located at 2868 Webster Ave., the property will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include laundry facilities, a fitness center, green roofs and on-site parking. The Jericho project …
NEW YORK CITY — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated $173 million in bridge financing for Lorimer House, a 270-unit community in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. JLL worked on behalf of the borrowers — a joint venture between The Loketch Group, The Joyland Group and Meral Property Group — to secure the financing through TPG Real Estate Credit. Aaron Niedermayer and Ethan Stanton led the JLL Capital Markets team. Lorimer House rises eight stories at 28 Boerum St. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Select units feature …
NEW YORK CITY — American Lions, a joint venture between locally based developers Fetner Properties and Lions Group, has begun leasing The Bold. The building rises 28 stories and is located at 2701 Jackson Ave. in the Long Island City area of Queens. The Bold comprises 164 apartments in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Of the total unit count, 50 have been set aside as affordable housing. Income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities include a coworking lounge, gym with a climbing wall, party room with a …
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Group Inc. and Greystone Capital Advisors have arranged $560 million in floating-rate debt for the refinancing of 3ELEVEN, a 60-story high-rise community located just south of Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. Ares Management and Douglaston Development were the borrowers. Jordan Roeschlaub and Nick Scribani of Newmark, in collaboration with Jonathan Firestone, Drew Fletcher, Paul Fried and Bryan Grover of Greystone Capital Advisors, arranged the debt. The financing will repay the HSBC construction loan. 3ELEVEN comprises 938 apartments in studio through three-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include a pool with cabanas, …
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged the $148 million refinancing of The Victoria, a mixed-use property in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. The project was constructed around the neighborhood’s historic Victoria Theater. According to Walker & Dunlop, The Victoria is the tallest building in Harlem. The Victoria comprises 191 apartments, as well as 23,000 square feet of retail space, a 211-room Marriott-branded hotel and 52 below-grade parking spaces. The 30-story building was completed in the third quarter of 2023. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan …
YONKERS, N.Y. — Redwood Realty Advisors has arranged the $2.6 million sale of an 18-unit portfolio in Yonkers. The portfolio comprises eighteen units across multiple buildings at 53 & 74-76 Glenwood Ave. Michael Scrima and Thomas Gorman of Redwood Realty Advisors represented both the buyer and seller in the deal. Neither party’s name was disclosed.