Boonton, NJ Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $11 million in permanent financing for a 62,740 s/f grocery-anchored shopping center. The 10-year financing amortizes over 30 years and was placed with RGA Reinsurance Company. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart represented the borrower, a wholly owned subsidiary of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., who acquired the asset in 2014.
The Subject is anchored by Acme Markets (owned by Albertson’s) and is home to a collection of service-oriented tenants, such as a nail salon, bagel shop, Dunkin Donuts and more. The Subject was 98% occupied when the loan closed. The property is located on a heavily trafficked commercial corridor just off of I-287 amidst other regional shopping centers.
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,