Walker & Dunlop

NEWARK, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $250 million in financing for 22 Fulton, a 396-unit multifamily project in the Military Park neighborhood of Newark. The financing includes nearly $119 million from the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives across a construction loan, 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity and a LIHTC bridge loan. The package also includes a $20 million preferred equity investment from an unnamed institutional capital provider and a $100 million forward commitment for a permanent loan by Barings. Barings has also committed additional funds to the project via the purchase of tax credits from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s Aspire program, which supports transit-oriented development. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella, Michael Ianno and Jackson Irwin of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between SK Development and the Berger Organization. The 21-story building will house 315 market-rate apartments and 80 affordable housing units that will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, as well as one staff residence and 4,700 square feet of retail space. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom floor …

NEWARK, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $250 million financing package for 22 Fulton Street, a multifamily project that will be located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in Newark’s Military Park neighborhood. The package consists of nearly $119 million in financing that comprises a construction loan, 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity and LIHTC bridge loan that was provided by the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The package also includes $20 million in preferred equity and a $100 million forward commitment for a permanent loan, both of which were provided by undisclosed institutional lenders. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella, Michael Ianno and Jackson Irwin of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower and developer, a partnership between SK Development and Berger Organization. The 21-story building will have 396 units, 20 percent of which (80 residences) will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, as well as 4,700 square feet of retail space. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Construction is expected to commence in the coming months and to be complete in 2028.