Manhattan, NY Cronheim Mortgage secured $5 million in financing for 32 East 31st St. The 20-year loan amortizes over a 30-year schedule for the borrower, 32 East 31st Street Corp. Cronheim acted as corresponding agent and servicer for CMFG Life Insurance Co.
32 East 31st St. is a 12-story, 52,000 s/f office building with first-floor retail. The subject is located at the corner of Madison Ave. and 31st St. in Midtown South, one of the most densely populated and heavily trafficked areas of the city, which is only three blocks east of Madison Square Garden and New York Penn Station.
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,