Manhattan, NY Kevin Darouvar and Roy Oskar of Venture Capital Properties represented both parties in the $9.6 million sale of a 60,000 s/f development site in East Harlem. The buyers, Certes Partners and Hakimian Organization, acquired 212-214 East 125th St. last year which now completes their block-through assemblage with over 130,000 buildable s/f and frontage along East 125th St.
The $9.6 million purchase price, the metrics come out to $214 per buildable s/f on base FAR and $161 per buildable s/f with inclusionary bonus. The developers plan to build over 100 apartments with a retail component.
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,