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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based lender Lightstone Capital has provided a $52 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of two Manhattan office buildings totaling approximately 152,000 square feet. The buildings are located at 28 W. 36th St. and 32-36 W. 39th St. in the Midtown South neighborhood and respectively total 66,000 and 86,000 square feet. Both properties include ground-floor retail space, and the second building is being converted from an office rental to condo usage, with sales set to begin in the third quarter. The borrower was R&B Realty Group.