Yonkers, NY Brick Capital Partners, through an affiliate entity, funded a $6.5 million first mortgage to a 119-unit cooperative apartment building. The co-op intends to utilize nearly $3 million of the loan proceeds to make major capital improvements within the buildings.
According to Brick’s Eric Roth, “We were able to close the loan within two weeks of application in order to allow the cooperative to take full advantage of a year-end prepayment waiver that was offered by the prior lender.”
Raphael Fink of Midtown Financial was the broker in the transaction.
New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,