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Construction Wraps on Brooklyn Affordable Housing Development

by Lynn Peisner

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.

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Fannie, Freddie Authorized to Double Yearly LIHTC Investments

by Lynn Peisner

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has raised the yearly amount of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can invest in affordable housing. Effective Aug. 5, the decision authorizes each GSE to invest $2 billion in affordable housing development. The previous cap was $1 billion. The move complements some of the affordable housing expansions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including a 12 percent increase in states’ LIHTC allocations. “This step by FHFA is great news for housing providers seeking to use …

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Elme Communities Agrees to Sell Portfolio to Cortland for $1.6 Billion as Part of Liquidation Plan

by Lynn Peisner

BETHESDA, MD. AND ATLANTA — Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME), a Maryland-based multifamily owner-operator that previously operated as WashREIT, has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an affiliate of Cortland Partners, an Atlanta-based multifamily investment and management firm. Under the terms of the transaction, Elme would sell 19 apartment communities to Cortland for $1.6 billion in an all-cash deal. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Cortland that recognizes the greater value of these 19 Elme communities and their long-term potential when coupled with Cortland’s economies of …

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Fairstead, Invesco to Rehab Two New York Section 8 Properties

by Lynn Peisner

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 …

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Barings Sells Manhattan High-Rise for $243.5 Million 

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $243.5 million sale of Riverbank, a 44-story community at 560 West 43rd St. in Manhattan’s Midtown West submarket. JLL represented the seller, Barings, and procured the buyer, an unnamed institutional investor for whom JLL also arranged a $128.3 million acquisition loan. Originally developed in the late 1980s as a condominium project, Riverbank’s 418 units are comprised of 43 studios, 270 one-bedrooms, 62 two-bedrooms and 43 three-bedrooms. The property features a parking garage and about 18,000 square feet of retail that …

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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $7 Million Sale South of Boston

by Lynn Peisner

HOLBROOK, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7 Million sale of Johns Avenue Apartments, a 34-unit building in Holbrook, 17 miles south of Boston. Marcus & Millichap’s Tony Pepdjonovic and Evan Griffith represented the seller and procured the buyer. Neither party was identified. The property was built in 1965 and totals 26,164 square feet on about a 1-acre lot. Floor plans are mix of four studios and 30 one-bedrooms.

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Sky Equity Group Secures $340 Million Loan to Complete Brooklyn Project

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has funded a $340 million loan for Sky Equity Group. The financing will be used to retire existing debt, complete construction and to pay expenses related to leasing 313 Bond in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. The loan was arranged by Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital. The 603-unit, two-building property, still under construction, also has 51,600 square feet of retail space. The developer broke ground in 2023. Full completion is expected before the end of this year. 313 Bond will offer 149 studios, 313 …

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Merchants Bank Provides $60 Million for Queens Affordable Housing Preservation, Redevelopment

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Bank has provided a loan totaling approximately $60 million for Tredway, a Manhattan-based affordable housing investment and development firm, to renovate and to preserve affordability at Ocean Park Apartments in the Queens’ neighborhood of Far Rockaway. Merchants Capital arranged the financing. Tredway acquired the asset earlier this year, at which time the company entered into a new regulatory agreement with New York’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development to rent stabilize the property and set rent caps for tenants earning no more than 60 to …

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NRP Group Opens Jersey City Project

by Lynn Peisner

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The NRP Group and its partners, G&S Investors and Rockwood Capital, have completed development of Oliver on the Hudson and have opened the property. Oliver on the Hudson is a 401-unit community in the Port Liberté neighborhood of Jersey City, where Manhattan is about a 15-minute ferry ride away. KTGY Architecture and Planning served as the lead architect for the five-story building, with Bergmeyer overseeing interior design. Financing for the project includes senior construction loans from Citizens and Fifth Third Bank, with Rockwood Capital providing joint …

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PGIM Funds $132 Million Loan for Abbey Group’s Viridian in Boston

by Lynn Peisner

BOSTON — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $132 million, floating-rate refinancing loan for The Abbey Group’s Viridian project in Boston. Amy Lousararian, managing director at JLL Capital Markets, arranged the financing. The Abbey Group opened the 342-unit, 20-story community in 2015. Apartments are offered as studios or in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts as well as penthouse units. According to the property website, asking monthly rents for studios start at $3,015, and three-bedrooms start at $6,250. Amenities include a two-story atrium with 24-hour concierge service, two rooftop decks with …

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