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Debt & Equity

TRANSACTIONS: Meridian places $14.25M in new mortgages on four Bronx multifamily buildings

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Meridian Capital announced the following transactions: • A new mortgage in the amount of $1,800,000 on a five-story, 28-unit multifamily property located on East 165th Street in the Bronx, NY. The loan features an initial rate of 2.90% and a five-year term. Michael Farkovits negotiated this transaction. • New mortgages...
Avison Young arranges $34M loan for PA luxury mixed-use project
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Avison Young arranges $34M loan for PA luxury mixed-use project

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Jeffrey L. Heller, Avison Young, Principal and Managing Director of the company’s New Jersey office, announced that its Capital Markets Debt & Equity Group recently arranged a $34 million construction loan to build a luxury mixed-use development located in the Lehigh Valley, PA. The project will feature luxury rental residences...
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Landsea secures $102.3M loan for Avora condo project in Weehawken

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Developer Landsea closed on a $102.3 million construction loan for Avora, a 184-unit luxury condominium project on the Weehawken, NJ waterfront facing midtown Manhattan. The 11-story building, which also includes 6,000 s/f of ground-floor retail space, is under construction, with initial occupancy scheduled for first quarter, 2018. The financing was...
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AJ Capital secures $100M in financing for Graduate Hotel properties

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Mission Capital Advisors has arranged nearly $100 million in non-recourse acquisition financing for AJ Capital Partners to acquire and renovate two Graduate Hotel properties in Seattle and Minneapolis. The Graduate Hotels brand, launched by AJ Capital Partners in 2014, is a hotel collection in university-anchored cities across the country. AJ...
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BBAM investment firm sets stage for growth with flurry of new deals

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New York-based investment firm Black Bear Asset Management LLC (BBAM) announced a suite of new investments that signal the start of its ambitious 2017 strategy. BBAM, acting as advisor and principal investor, closed several significant deals in the final months of 2016. In December 2016, BBAM closed a $27 million...
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Transactions: Meridian’s $9.5M loan in Queens, GCP’s $18M in mortgage financing

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Meridian Capital announced the following transactions: A new mortgage in the amount of $9,500,000 on a 28-unit multifamily property located on 82nd Street in Queens, NY. The loan features a rate of 3.25% and a five-year term. Zev Feder negotiated this transaction. A new mortgage of $4,750,000 on three-story, 12-unit...
Lightstone REIT closes $28M CMBS financing
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Lightstone REIT closes $28M CMBS financing

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Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. closed on a $28.4 million round of CMBS financing secured by two hotels under the Home2Suites flag, Hilton’s all-suite, extended-stay product focused on upper midscale business and leisure travelers. Arranged by Citibank, the funding signifies the strength of LVPR III’s investment...
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Square Mile expands foothold in Brooklyn with $50M loan for Meadow Partners office purchase

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Square Mile Capital Management announced that it has originated a $50.2 million whole loan secured by 57 Willoughby Street, a six-story office building located in the center of Downtown Brooklyn, New York. The loan was made to Meadow Partners, a privately-owned real estate investment and asset management firm. The financing,...
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$45M bond deal will finance LI life care community expansion

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Frederick C. Braun, III, chairman of the Brookhaven Local Development Corp. (LDC), announced that the agency has closed on a $45 million bond financing that will allow the not-for-profit Jefferson’s Ferry life-care community in South Setauket to refinance high-interest rate bonds and begin a planned expansion. Jefferson’s Ferry, sponsored by...
Mortgage recording tax: Taking credit for projects
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Mortgage recording tax: Taking credit for projects

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By Marc Wieder, Co-Practice Leader, Anchin, Block & Anchin New York mortgage recording taxes can add significantly to the cost of financing a project, so it’s important for developers to ensure that they’re claiming all the tax credits they deserve. Here’s a brief overview of these taxes and the available...