NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $19.1 million in financing for Melrose Concourse, a proposed 72-unit affordable housing project in The Bronx. The financing comprises a $6.3 million permanent loan commitment from Freddie Mac and a $12.8 million equity investment. Melrose Concourse will consist of a four-story building with eight units, a nine-story building with 34 apartments and a 10-story building with 30 residences. All units will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income, and 23 units will be set aside for seniors. John Gilmore and Ethan Waite of Walker & Dunlop led the debt financing process, and the firm’s Diego Benites and Ricky Figueroa led the equity placement efforts. The developer is a joint venture between Settlement Housing Fund and the Beechwood Organization.
Melrose Concourse, a new affordable housing project in The Bronx, will be developed across three vacant parcels at 404 Claremont Parkway, 1169 Washington Ave. and 12 Gouverneur Place.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $19.1M in Financing for Bronx Affordable Housing Project
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