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Partnership Buys Midtown Manhattan Hotel for $255M, Plans Affordable Housing Conversion

Taylor Williams — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:27:22 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between local owner-operator Slate Property Group and nonprofit supportive housing developer Breaking Ground has acquired the Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan for $255 million with plans to implement an affordable housing conversion. Slate will develop the project, which will convert the 611-room hotel into a 579-unit apartment complex, and Breaking Ground will own and operate the property upon completion. The 31-story hotel, which is located across from Penn Station and closed in 2022, also features a 100-space underground parking garage, 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 3,500 square feet of ballroom space. All units will be reserved for low-income households and/or formerly homeless individuals, with rents to range from $1,385 to $1,731 per month. Construction is scheduled to begin late next year. As part of the redevelopment, the project team will replace all major utility and mechanical systems, upgrade lighting and merge adjacent hotel rooms into living spaces as needed. New office space will be constructed for onsite social services, and the building will also have full-time security and maintenance staff.

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Berkadia Provides $32.4M in Agency Financing for Bronx Apartment Building

Taylor Williams — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:06:14 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has provided $32.4 million in Freddie Mac financing for The Riverdale Tower, an 89-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The 18-story building was completed in 2024 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 400 to 900 square feet, 27 of which are earmarked as affordable housing. Amenities include a fitness center, community room, two patios and a pickleball court. Matt Nihan of Berkadia originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which retires existing construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, Stagg Group. The building was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing.

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HKS Real Estate Arranges $31.7M Loan for Refinancing of Brooklyn Apartment Building

Taylor Williams — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:08:41 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based financial intermediary HKS Real Estate Advisors has arranged a $31.7 million loan for the refinancing of a 53-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The newly constructed, six-story building at 36 India St. includes two commercial spaces and 27 parking spaces. Andrew Pilchick and Alex Dobosh of HKS arranged the debt through 360 Capital Funding on behalf of the borrower, Navistone Development.

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EQT Partners Signs 38,358 SF Office Lease Expansion in Midtown Manhattan

Taylor Williams — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:18:00 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — EQT Partners has signed a 38,358-square-foot office lease expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The global investment organization now occupies 114,562 square feet across the 32nd, 33rd and 34th floors of 245 Park Avenue, a 44-story, 1.8 million-square-foot. Michael Movshovich and Ethan Silverstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Bruce Mosler, Harry Blair, Ron LoRusso, Justin Royce and Pierce Hance, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, SL Green.

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $867M Financing Package for Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in Lower Manhattan

John Nelson — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged an $867 million financing package for 111 Wall Street, a 24-story, waterfront office building in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. The development team, led by borrower InterVest capital partners, a global alternative investment manager based in New York City, plans to convert the fully vacant office building into a 30-story luxury apartment building housing 1,568 rental units. Approximately 25 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing for residents earning an average of 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), qualifying the project for New York City’s Affordable Housing Conversion Program. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Adam Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Sean Reimer and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged a $778.6 million construction loan through Apollo Global Management, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and TYKO Capital. The closing of this financing marks the largest single-building office-to-residential conversion loan in New York City history as well as the country, according to Walker & Dunlop. Walker & Dunlop also advised on the extension of an existing $88.4 million C-PACE loan from Petros that remained in the capitalization, bringing the total financing package to $867 million. “With office vacancies…

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Ariel Property Advisors Arranges $6.5M Acquisition Loan for Brooklyn Retail Building

Taylor Williams — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:45:19 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $6.5 million acquisition loan for a 12,500-square-foot retail building in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. The building formerly housed a Rite Aid store. Matthew Dzbanek and Matt Swerdlow of Ariel arranged the five-year bank loan, which carried an interest rate of 6.25 percent. The borrower is an owner and operator of stores of regional grocer Foodtown.

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $163.4M Loan for Refinancing of Manhattan Office Building

Taylor Williams — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:35:32 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $163.4 million loan for the refinancing of 122 Fifth Avenue, a 278,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Microsoft and Chime anchor the building, which recently underwent a $107 million capital improvement program, under long-term leases. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella, Christopher de Raet and Jack Krentzman of Walker & Dunlop arranged the fixed-rate, interest-only financing through Helaba Bank and Deka-Bank. The borrower is Bromley Cos.

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Bloomberg Signs 495,753 SF Office Lease Extension in Midtown Manhattan

Taylor Williams — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:17:21 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Bloomberg LP has signed an 11-year, 495,753-square-foot office lease extension at 120 Park Avenue, a 26-story building in Midtown Manhattan. The business media giant, which has been a tenant at 120 Park Avenue since 2011, has committed to occupying 20 floors, as well as lower-level spaces, through 2040. Howard Fiddle, Chris Mansfield and Zachary Weil of CBRE represented Bloomberg in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman and Diana Biasotti of JLL, along with internal agents Chris Roth, Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.

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McGuireWoods Extends, Expands Office Lease in Midtown Manhattan

Taylor Williams — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:12:10 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — McGuireWoods has extended and expanded its office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The national law firm now occupies 75,000 square feet across the 20th and 21st floors at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, a 54-story tower that recently underwent a repositioning. David Falk, Pete Shimkin, Eric Cagner and Claire Koeppel of Newmark represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., in lease negotiations. McGuireWoods was self-represented.

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Breaking Ground, Douglaston Development Finalize $242M Phase I of Affordable Housing Project in Brooklyn

Hayden Spiess — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between nonprofit Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corp. and New York City-based Douglaston Development has finalized plans for the first phase of Sparrow Square, a $1 billion affordable housing development project in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The $242 million phase will comprise two 10-story residential buildings. Totaling 262 units of affordable housing, the buildings will feature 117 units designated as supportive housing. Amenities at the property will include a fully equipped gym, bike storage and private terraces. Supportive services will also be available onsite. Additionally, Phase I will features an 8,000-square-foot community facility for the Brooklyn Ballet, which will support arts programming and community engagement. Project work will also include the addition of a new private drive (dubbed Sparrow Way) to integrate the residential buildings and community facility into the surrounding street grid. Each building in Phase I will be designed to Passive House standards and offer all-electric utilities. The development will also feature electric vehicle charging, sustainable stormwater management practices, solar panels and green roofing. Financing for Phase I includes state tax-exempt bonds, a subsidy from New York State’s (NYS) Supportive Housing Opportunity Program and 4 percent low-income housing tax…

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Maine Course Hospitality Buys 113-Room Hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York

Taylor Williams — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:59:22 +0000

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Regional owner-operator Maine Course Hospitality Group has purchased the 113-room Homewood Suites Saratoga Springs hotel, located north of Albany. The extended-stay hotel was built in 2017 and offers amenities such as a fitness center, business center, indoor pool and a sport court. Denny Meikleham and John Kluh of Berkadia represented the seller, a joint venture between DelMonte Hotel Group and XSS Hotels, in the transaction.

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Trust Co. of the West Renews, Expands Office Lease in Midtown Manhattan

Taylor Williams — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:57:07 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Trust Co. of the West has renewed and expanded its office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The Los Angeles-based asset management firm now occupies 80,200 square feet across the 47th and 48th floors at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, a 54-story tower that recently underwent a repositioning. David Falk, Pete Shimkin, Eric Cagner and Claire Koeppel of Newmark represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., in lease negotiations. CBRE represented the tenant.

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BioLabs Opens 46,000 SF Life Sciences Space in Queens

Taylor Williams — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:51:15 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — BioLabs, a Boston-based biotechnology incubator and operator of shared lab facilities, has opened a 46,000-square-foot life sciences space in the Long Island City area of Queens. The leased space is located within Innolabs, a 267,000-square-foot facility anchored by NYU Langone Health, and the facility will be known as Biolabs@NYU Langone. A partnership between Boston-based King Street Properties and New York City-based GFP Real Estate owns Innolabs.

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Affinius Capital Provides $200M Construction Loan for Brooklyn Multifamily Project

Taylor Williams — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:14:02 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has provided a $200 million construction loan for 200 Douglass, a 276-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The 21-story building will house studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be furnished with in-unit washers and dryers and oversized floor-to-ceiling windows. Amenities will include an outdoor lap pool with cabanas, multiple rooftop terraces, fire pits and grilling areas, fitness and yoga studios, a dedicated coworking space, half-court basketball court, children’s playroom, dog washing station and a multi-sport simulator. Scott Aiese and Lauren Kaufman of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Midwood Investment & Development.

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Cronheim Mortgage Arranges Financing for Retail Strip Center in Cobleskill, New York

Taylor Williams — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:56:19 +0000

COBLESKILL, N.Y. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for a 24,506-square-foot retail strip center in Cobleskill, located west of Albany. Shadow-anchored by Walmart, the center was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dollar Tree, AT&T, Rent-A-Center, Cutting Crew Hair Salon and The Shoe Dept. Brandon Szwalbenest, Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the 15-year loan through an undisclosed, Oregon-based life insurance company. The borrower is National Realty & Development Corp.

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AmTrustRE Completes Acquisition of Midtown Manhattan Office Building for $211M

Taylor Williams — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:48:40 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment and development firm AmTrustRE has completed the acquisition of 260 Madison Avenue, a 22-story office building in Midtown Manhattan, for roughly $211 million. The approximately 570,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1952 and was roughly 68 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Hanesbrands, MGM, Regus, McLaughlin & Stern and Marcus & Millichap. AmTrust plans to invest “significant capital” into interior and exterior improvements to the building. Darcy Stacom and William Herring of Stacom CRE, along with David Ash of Prince Realty Advisors, represented the seller, The Sapir Organization, in the transaction.

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Cushman & Wakefield, Pyramid Arrange $31.8M Sale of Multifamily Assets in Cheektowaga, New York

Taylor Williams — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:38:46 +0000

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield and Pyramid Brokerage Co. have arranged the $31.8 million sale of U-Crest and Belvedere Manor, two multifamily assets totaling 340 units in Cheektowaga, located just outside of Buffalo. Pillar Real Estate Investors sold the properties to Chopp Holdings. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Peter Welch, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Russo Ebers of Cushman & Wakefield, in collaboration with Pyramid’s Jonathan Weinstein and Robert Stewart, brokered the deal on behalf of both parties. John Alascio, Brad Domenico, Brian Anderson and Chuck Kohaut of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing for the deal.

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Partnership Receives $213M in Financing for Brooklyn Mixed-Use Project

Taylor Williams — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:53:00 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between national development firm Landau Properties, Third Millennium Group and Midtown Equities has received $213 million in financing for a mixed-use project in Brooklyn that represents Phase I of a larger, $500 million development. The predevelopment financing consists of a $113 million senior loan from Northwind Group and $100 million in equity (including $25 million in preferred equity) from Atlas Capital Group. Acting on behalf of the partnership, Raffi Landau of Estreich & Co. arranged the debt component, while Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group secured the equity investment. “This financing milestone marks a major step forward for our team and underscores our long-term commitment to delivering design-driven, landmark properties in the country’s most competitive markets,” says Jonathan Landau, founder and CEO of Landau Properties. The development site at 205 Montague St. is located within the borough’s Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Plans currently call for 46 condo residences, 90 rental residences and 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Demolitions and preliminary construction work are expected to begin early next year. — Taylor Williams

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Partnership Acquires 607-Room InterContinental New York Times Square Hotel

Taylor Williams — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:11:51 +0000

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two hospitality owner-operators, Gencom and Highgate, as well as New York City-based investment firm Argent Ventures, has acquired the 607-room InterContinental New York Times Square hotel in Midtown Manhattan. According to Hospitality Investor and The New York Business Journal, the sales price was $230 million. The 34-story hotel offers approximately 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space, multiple onsite food-and-beverage options and a 24-hour fitness center. The new ownership plans to renovate guestrooms, public spaces and dining venues. Eastdil Secured represented the seller, a joint venture between Tishman Realty and MetLife Investment Management, in the transaction and arranged acquisition financing for the deal through Monroe Capital.

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Cushman & Wakefield, Pyramid Arrange $36.7M Sale of Upstate New York Apartment Community

Taylor Williams — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:55:00 +0000

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield and Pyramid Brokerage Co. have arranged the $36.7 million sale of Country Glenn, a 336-unit apartment community in Grand Island, located just outside of Buffalo. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1974 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 425 to 1,340 square feet. Berkley Properties sold Country Glenn to NBM Equities. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Peter Welch, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Russo Ebers, in collaboration with Pyramid’s Jonathan Weinstein and Robert Stewart, brokered the deal on behalf of both parties. John Alascio, Brad Domenico, Brian Anderson and Chuck Kohaut of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing for the transaction.

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