
New York, NY Michael Ferrara, managing principal of Manhattan based Investment sales Brokerage firm Brax Realty has completed the sale of 286 West 137th St. for $1.775 million.
The building sold in an all-cash transaction and consisted of four free-market apartments. 286 West 137th St. is located in Harlem between Frederick Douglas Blvd. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and was fully gut renovated a few years ago. The 4,247 s/f building had 16’ of frontage, was tax class 2A and located just a short walk to the A,C & B Subway at 135th Street. Ferrara exclusively handled this transaction and this was the second building he has sold for this family. The property traded for a 5.3% Cap Rate, 11.6 x RR and $417 per s/f.
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,