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 …
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BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an 11-unit property at 11 Schubert St. in Boston. The asset traded between two private parties for the sum of approximately $3.2 million. About half the units were vacant at the time of the sale, allowing the buyer to begin renovations immediately, according to Marcus & Millichap, whose Boston-based team was headed up by Tony Pepdjonovic and Evan Griffith. The asset, constructed circa 1970, sits on a 0.18-acre parcel and includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, seven off-street …
GLEN COVE, N.Y, — RXR and Chuo Nittochi America Corp. have broken ground on the 101-unit Arden, located within the Garvies Point mixed-use development in Glen Cove on the north shore of Long Island, about 34 miles south of Manhattan. The five-story project will include 2,400 square feet of retail and such amenities as an attended lobby, a lounge with a kitchenette, a package room, a wellness lounge with a sauna and massage rooms, a pool, fire pit, grilling stations with prep sinks, electric vehicle charging and a landscaped courtyard. …
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.
MCLEAN, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale Kingston at McLean Crossing, a 319-unit property in McLean that was developed in 2018. JLL Income Property Trust and LCOR were the sellers. Pantzer Properties was the buyer. The deal closed on Jan. 30, at which time the asset was 96 percent occupied. Berkadia’s Brian Crivella, Yalda Ghamarian, Bill Gribbin and Jack Canepa of Berkadia DC Metro represented the sellers. Since the acquisition, Pantzer has rebranded the asset The Point at McLean. Located at 7480 Birdwood Ave., Kingston at McLean Crossing comprises …
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Woodmont Properties and Canoe Brook Development have sold The Waverton in Secaucus, with Canoe Brook retaining its minority ownership. The asset, completed in 2022, traded for $47.8 million. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. A 30-Year PILOT agreement is in place at the property. Twenty percent of The Waverton’s 116 units are offered at affordable rents. Income restrictions were not disclosed. The property features a 191-space parking garage, a fitness center with a yoga studio and an outdoor lounge with grills, fire pits and an …
Tremont Development Partners Secures $67 Million in Funding for Massachusetts Affordable Housing Redevelopment
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ development finance agency and land bank, has issued a $38 million tax-exempt bond to Tremont Development Partners to finance the first phase of the redevelopment of the Worcester Housing Authority’s Lakeside Apartments community in Worcester. The site’s existing buildings that were originally built in 1949 will be demolished and replaced with two new buildings containing 116 units. Twenty-nine units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of area median income (AMI) and 87 units will be earmarked for households earning no more …
GY Properties Obtains $44 Million Fannie Mae Acquisition Loan for Philadelphia’s The Loft at 1835 Arch
PHILADELPHIA — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $44 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for GY Properties’ purchase of The Lofts at 1835 in Philadelphia. The sale was first announced in November. Originally built in 1928 and redeveloped in 2000, the 17-story, 191-unit building was sold by Brookfield Properties and acquired by an affiliate of locally based GY Properties, which owns a portfolio of assets concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the total acquisition cost was $60 million. The new ownership plans to add units to …