Brooklyn, NY ERG Commercial Real Estate announced the sale of a six-unit multifamily building for $800,000.
The 7,308 s/f three-story building at 1251 Lincoln Pl. is a fully rent stabilized building built in 1908. It sold for a cap rate of 7.9%; $133,333 price per unit and $109 price per s/f.
ERG's Ryan Lewis represented both the buyer, an active Crown Heights investor who purchased this building to add to his portfolio and the seller, a local owner in the area.
"Due to the rising interest rates and issues surrounding rent stabilized buildings, we successfully executed a short sale to allow all parties to move forward during this tumultuous time," said Lewis, who added that the property also has a tax abatement for another seven years.
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,