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 Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Ari Hirt and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop’s New York capital markets team acted as exclusive advisors to the borrowers, Lam Group and Exact Capital. Aareal Capital provided the financing, which will support ongoing operations and future enhancements to the project.