Category : Debt & Equity

Debt & Equity

Sam Chang closes $83M refi for Times Square Holiday Inn

Christian Brazil Bautista
Sam Chang’s McSam Hotel Group has secured an $83 million Deutsche Bank loan for the Holiday Inn NYC Times Square South, according to records filed with the city. The property, located at at 585 Eighth Avenue, is a 271-key hotel that Chang developed with Philadelphia-based REIT Hersha Hospitality Trust. Chang...
Black Spruce secures $75M loan for 13-building Chelsea portfolio
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Black Spruce secures $75M loan for 13-building Chelsea portfolio

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Black Spruce Management has secured a $75 million loan for a 13-building Chelsea multifamily portfolio, according to property records. The firm went into contract to buy a package of 14 buildings from Tempo Management last year. The loan was provided by Cantor Commercial Real Estate Funding. The addresses covered in...
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WeWork rival UrWork raises $178M in funding round

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Chinese co-working firm UrWork has raised $178 million in pre-C funding. The funding round was led by Chinese investors Beijing Capital, Star Group, Beijing Aikang Group and Prosperity Holdings. The firm, which recently announced plans to open its first location at 28 Liberty Street in the Financial District, will use...
Developer Yoel Goldman scores $22.1M loan for 12-building Brooklyn portfolio
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Developer Yoel Goldman scores $22.1M loan for 12-building Brooklyn portfolio

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Greystone has provided $22,134,000 in Freddie Mac financing on a 12-property portfolio in Brooklyn, NY. The loans were originated by Anthony Cristi of Greystone’s New York office. The refinanced properties, which all contain between five and 12 units, all received five-year fixed rate Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans which include...
Vornado secures $500M loan for 330 Madison Avenue
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Vornado secures $500M loan for 330 Madison Avenue

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Vornado Realty Trust has secured a $500 million mortgage for 330 Madison Avenue in Midtown. The seven-year loan matures in August 2024 and has a fixed rate of 3.475 percent. It replaces a $150 million mortgage from German bank Landesbank Baden Wurttemberg. Vornado did not disclose the lenders on the...
W&D arranges $23M loan for age-restricted NJ housing community
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W&D arranges $23M loan for age-restricted NJ housing community

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. structured a $23,530,000 Fannie Mae loan for Clearwater Village, a Class A manufactured housing community in Spotswood, New Jersey that caters to residents aged 55 and over. Managing Director, Will Baker, led the origination team in arranging the 10-year, interest-only acquisition loan with a minimum 1.25x...
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Meridian arranges $19M takeout for Midwood property

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Meridian Capital Group arranged $19 million in construction take-out financing for the refinance of a mixed-use property located in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The seven-year loan, provided by a local balance sheet lender, features a fixed rate of four percent. The transaction was negotiated by Meridian associate Blake...
TRANSACTIONS: Knighthead funds $27M construction loan for Forest Hills project
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TRANSACTIONS: Knighthead funds $27M construction loan for Forest Hills project

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GCP Capital Group arranged mortgage financing in the aggregate amount of $49,720,000 for the following properties: • $15,600,000 for a five-story mixed-use building containing 19 apartments and approximately 2,850 square feet of retail space, located on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Alan Perlmutter, Managing Member of GCP Capital Group, arranged the financing...
Savanna secures $83.45M loan for 31 West 27th in Chelsea
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Savanna secures $83.45M loan for 31 West 27th in Chelsea

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Savanna has secured an $83.45 million loan for its acquisition of 31 west 27th Street in Chelsea. According to documents filed with the Department of Finance, Aareal Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of German firm Aareal Bank Group, was the lender. TD Bank, which provided a $69 million loan to the...
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LIHC, Belveron, Camber JV close $127M housing preservation deal in the Bronx

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LIHC Investment Group, Belveron Partners, and Camber Property Group have announced plans to rehabilitate and preserve 948 units of affordable housing at Stevenson Commons in the Bronx. Belveron reached an agreement to purchase the property from longtime owner Michael Fischer and immediately brought in LIHC and Camber as joint venture partners....