
Manhattan, NY ERG Commercial Real Estate arranged a $3 million refinance of 79 Ave. A, a four- story mixed-use property located on Ave. A between E Fifth and E Sixth St. in Alphabet City on the city’s Lower East Side.
The 5,443 s/f building is equipped with six apartments and two commercial units, with long-term tenants that have occupied the retail spaces for over 25 years.
“We were able to use our strong banking relationships to secure the borrower a five-year fixed traditional loan that allowed them to refinance their current mortgage and give them an additional cash out,” said ERG’s managing director Ryan Lewis.
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,