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NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has provided a $24 million construction loan for the development of a 60-unit apartment building in East Harlem. The property also includes 6,500 square feet of retail space. The building is part of NYC Fresh, a program that allows developers to construct or renovate retail space that will be leased by a minimum 6,000-square-foot grocery store operator. Equicap provided the non-recourse loan to the borrower, a developer. The financing was secured at 475 basis points above the 30-day LIBOR.