Category : Debt & Equity

CPC continues to bolster agency lending business
Debt & Equity

CPC continues to bolster agency lending business

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The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a not-for-profit affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization finance company, has hired Louis Tiberio as Vice President, Mortgage Officer responsible for originating and sourcing business across all of CPC’s Agency products. Tiberio will cover the Mid-Atlantic region, which consists of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and...
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TRANSACTIONS: Meridian secures $11M Bronx loan, Cronheim inks $3M Jersey loan

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Meridian Capital announced the following transactions: • A new mortgage in the amount of $11,640,000 on a 74-unit multifamily property located on Kings College Place in the Bronx, NY. The loan features a rate of 3.50% and a five-year term. Judah Hammer and Daniel Neiss negotiated this transaction. • Two...
Mission Capital raises JV equity for Williamsburg development
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Mission Capital raises JV equity for Williamsburg development

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Largo and Mission Capital Advisors announced that Mission Capital’s Debt and Equity Finance Group has structured a joint venture between Largo and First Atlantic Real Estate for the $25 million acquisition of 215 North 10th Street, an 18,000 s/f corner development site in North Williamsburg. The deal is the first...
Meridian arranges $28M Brooklyn portfolio cash-out
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Meridian arranges $28M Brooklyn portfolio cash-out

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Meridian Capital Group arranged $28 million in financing for the cash-out refinance of seven commercial properties located in Brooklyn, NY. The seven-year loan, provided by a balance sheet lender, features a rate of 3.85 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. The financing for the transaction was negotiated by Meridian Associate,...
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Cape, Wainbridge secure $65M for Astoria purchase

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Cape Advisors and Wainbridge Capital have secured a $65 million first mortgage to finance their acquisition of a block-through waterfront development site in Astoria, Queens. Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies provided the loan for the site the partners purchased for $85 million from Criterion Group. The site at 30-77 Vernon...
Global CRE investment nears level highest in a decade
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Global CRE investment nears level highest in a decade

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Rising deal flow in Europe and record activity in the Asia-Pacific, powered notably by Hong Kong and Singapore, made 2017 the second-best year in the past decade for investment in income-generating commercial real estate, research by Real Capital Analytics (RCA) shows. Global volumes for completed sales of commercial properties settled...
German bank refinances 1 Hudson Yards
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German bank refinances 1 Hudson Yards

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German banking giant Landesbank Baden-Württemberg has funded a $225 million refinancing of Related Cos. One Hudson Yards. The new financing replaces existing acquisition, project and building facilities that were used by the owner to develop the 33-story luxury residential property. Located at 250 West 30th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh...
London beats NYC in foreign money race
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London beats NYC in foreign money race

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Among foreign investors, interest in New York has slipped and London has assumed first place as the number one global city for their real estate investments. For the first time, Los Angeles has tied New York as the number one city in the US, according to the results of a...
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Green lending blossoms among multifamily agency financing

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By Drew H. McCreery, Technical Director of Agency Services, Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced reduced multifamily lending caps by over four percent in 2018 versus 2017. Green Finance programs, however, are one of the cap-excluded categories. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have...
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Developers secure $65M loan to buy Astoria waterfront site for apartment project

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Cape Advisors and Wainbridge Capital have secured $65 million in financing to acquire 30-77 Vernon Boulevard to build 770 apartments. Zoned for 522,132 s/f of development, the site is a two-minute walk from the Astoria Ferry Terminal and at the heart of quickly-developing slice of the Queens neighborhood.