NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of an eight-building multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn and the South Bronx. BFC Partners and K&R Preservation acquired the portfolio from Black Spruce Management for $60 million. Totaling approximately 300,000 square feet, the five Bronx buildings and three Brooklyn properties feature 324 apartments. The apartments, which are fully occupied, are all part of the Section 8 housing program. The Bronx buildings sold for $38 million and the Brooklyn properties sold for $22 million. The buildings are located at 286-290 E. 91st St., 183-185 E. 92nd St. and 178-188 E. 93rd St. in Brooklyn, and 972-976 Leggett Ave., 820-822 Jackson Ave., 949 and 953-957 Anderson Ave. and 951 Woodycrest Ave. in the Bronx. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
Multifamily
ABJ Properties Acquires 100-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Central Harlem, Brooklyn for $21.1M
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — ABJ Properties has acquired a package of multifamily buildings located in Central Harlem and Brooklyn for $21.1 million. The buildings total 106,681 square feet and 100 units. The Lenox Avenue Portfolio is a package a three contiguous mixed-use walk-up buildings located at the corner of West 138th Street and Lenox Avenue in Central Harlem. The 59,835-square-foot portfolio contains 54 residential units and seven retail units. The remaining buildings are a 25,933-square-foot apartment building at 1848-1845 Eastern Parkway with 22 apartment units and a 20,913-square-foot building at 179 Mother Gaston Blvd. with five one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom apartments. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael Tortorici and Joshua Kwilecki of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
Ready Capital Closes $5.5M in Financing for Two Multifamily/Retail Properties in Brooklyn
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged $5.5 million in acquisition, renovation and stabilization financing for two mixed-use multifamily and retail properties located at 644 Manhattan Ave. and 730 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Upon acquisition, the borrower plans to renovate both buildings, extend the ground-floor retail to cater to national tenants, restaurants or boutique stores, and complete the residential lease-up of both properties. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only loan that features flexible pre-payment options with a two-year term as well as a one-year extension option, inclusive of a facility to provide for interest and carry reserves and future funding of capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
MESA AND APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZ. — Madison Realty Cos. has purchased two seniors housing communities in the Phoenix suburbs of Mesa and Apache Junction for $14.8 million. The real estate investment firm made the acquisitions on behalf of Delaware Statutory Trust investors. Madison plans to add levels of care and other value to the properties. The Mesa property was built in 2013 and Apache Junction in 2011. The specific names of the communities were not disclosed. The properties feature a loan-to-value ratio of 41.9 percent with 25-year amortization and a fixed rate of 4.75 percent for a seven-year, no-interest-only term.
LOS ANGELES — SCG America has acquired a 34,000-square-foot land parcel at 400 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. The company will develop a 34-story high-rise condominium on the site featuring 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and commercial space. The property is slated for groundbreaking in October and completion in 2020.
YPSILANTI AND HOLT, MICH. — UnitedHealthcare has invested $16.9 million in two new affordable multifamily projects in Michigan. The $17.2 million New Parkridge will offer 86 affordable apartment units, as well as on-site support services to help improve residents’ access to healthcare, education, job training and childcare. UnitedHealthcare is investing $8 million in the project, which is located in Ypsilanti, approximately 10 miles southeast of Ann Arbor. Ypsilanti Housing Commission and Chesapeake Community Advisors are the project developers. UnitedHealthcare is also investing $8.9 million in Prestwick Village, a 66-unit affordable housing project with support services in Holt, approximately 10 miles south of Lansing. Construction is currently underway on the $10.7 million project, which is slated to be complete by the end of the year. T.R. Hovey Construction LLC is the general contractor for Prestwick Village, and Gryphon Group is the developer.
Tahl Propp Equities Closes $135M Deal to Preserve, Renovate 549 Affordable Housing Units in Harlem
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Tahl Propp Equities, Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital and Enterprise Community Investment have announced the closing of a deal to finance the acquisition and renovation of five affordable housing communities in Harlem. The deal allows for the rehabilitation of all 18 buildings, totaling 549 units, keeping the apartments as affordable to low-income housing for the next 40 years. Additionally, all buildings have federal project-based Section 8 contracts, which will further preserve affordability through rental subsidies for the property owners. The five properties are Gladys Hampton Houses (2144 Frederick Douglas Blvd. and 400 St. Nicholas Ave.), New West I and II (8-56 W. 111th St.) and Riverside I and II (602-622 W. 135th St.). Costs, including acquisition and rehabilitation, total nearly $135 million. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development provided a $15.2 million loan and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits resulting in $35.9 million in equity; and New York City Housing Development Corp. provided $62.3 million in Tax Exempt Bonds for construction financing through Bellwether Enterprise. Other sources of funding include a seller note, transfer of existing reserves, deferred developer fee and income from operations. Enterprise Community Investment syndicated the tax credit equity to finance the …
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $4.8 million loan for the refinancing of a five-story, mixed-use brownstone in Tribeca. The borrowers are two private owners. Located at 78 Franklin St., the property has undergone a $2 million renovation, which gutted the 2,000-square-foot apartments, upgraded the lobby, hallways and façade, and new stairs, elevator, HVAC and roof. The property’s commercial tenant is Aqua Studio, an underwater cycling studio. David Betesh and Ted Matalon of Eastern Union arranged the financing, which was provided by First American International Bank.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Chozick Realty Inc. has arranged the sale of Main Place Apartments, a multifamily property located on West Main Street in New Britain. Allen-Main LLC sold the 72-unit property to 923 West Main St LLC for $4.7 million. Constructed in 1969, the property features 64 two-bedroom units and eight one-bedroom apartments. Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of a four-story apartment building located at 83-05 34th Ave. in the Jackson Heights section of Queens. Pd 34th LLC sold the property to a private investor for $3.6 million. Built in 1928, the 13,179-square-foot building features 16 apartment units. Michael Guttman of Rosewood represented the seller and buyer in the deal.