MERIDIAN ARRANGES $53.2 MILLION APARTMENT ACQUISITION LOAN

MT. VERNON, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $53.2 million in acquisition financing for Westchester Plaza, an 850,000-square-foot residential community located in Mt. Vernon. The community consists of four residential buildings spread out over 8.9 acres, as well as a 75,000-square-foot shopping center. The property contains 698 apartment units; tenants in the retail portion include Washington Mutual Bank, Radio Shack and Eckerd. Elliot Treitel of Meridian’s New Jersey office secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, Urban American Management. Terms of the financing include a 5.5 percent fixed rate with interest-only payments for the first 3 years.