Hauppauge, NY Ernest DesRochers, senior vice president/managing director and Charles Cotsalas, senior vice president/senior director of NorthMarq Capital’s Long Island-based regional office, arranged acquisition financing of $2 million for 20 Commerce Dr., a 94,757 s/f industrial property located in 20 Commerce Dr. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
“Our correspondent lender was happy to provide a $2 million financing recognizing the opportunity for quality, larger repeat financings in the immediate future. The balance sheet lender not only finances the $20 - $100 million dollar assets but also the $2 - $5 million assets,” said DesRochers. “The non-recourse, 10-year fixed-rate refinancing with a 25-year amortization schedule was locked at 3.90%. The property was constructed in 1980 and the loan was constructed to account for two leases that were maturing on or about closing date.”
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,