Northeast

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Slate Property Group has received an $86.2 million loan for the refinancing of Dutch House, a 186-unit apartment complex located in the Long Island City area of Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and completed in 2022, Dutch House features studio, one- and two-bedroom units and 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Roughly 30 percent (56) of the apartments are earmarked as affordable housing. Amenities include a lobby with concierge service, fitness center, recreation room with a pool table and a rooftop terrace. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan through Ares Capital Management on behalf of Slate, which owns the property in partnership with Avenue Realty Capital. The loan retires 2023 debt issued by Los Angeles-based PCCP.

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner-operator Timber Equities has received a $27.5 million loan for the refinancing of The Sophia, a 60-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The 11-story building was completed in fall 2025 and includes 1,700 square feet of retail space. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, package room and a rooftop deck. Max Hulsh of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, led the team that arranged the loan through LaSalle Investment Management on behalf of ownership.