Buffalo, NY Tim Finiki, vice president of originations at Largo Capital, secured $5 million in preferred equity financing for the construction of a boutique hotel development in Austin, TX.
The full-service hotel will be located in the Mueller Development, an award-winning, 700-acre master-planned community in the city.
Finiki secured the preferred equity investment from a New York-based family office.
Construction has begun with completion expected in 2022.
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,