Eastern Consolidated Arranges $22M in Financing for Acquisition of Development Site in Brooklyn

NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged $22 million in bridge financing for developers Slate Property Group and Meadow Partners to acquire a development site at 570 Fulton St. in downtown Brooklyn. The financing package includes a $15 million first mortgage from Bank of the Ozarks and $7 million of mezzanine debt from RCG Longview. The developers plan to build a mixed-use project on the site, which is zoned for 72,000 buildable square feet as-of-right. Purchased from SCO Family Services, the site includes a 26,395-square-foot, three-story building with ground-floor retail and offices on the upper floors. The existing structure was delivered vacant. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated handled the financing.