
Manhattan, NY Jim Mann and Wells Newell of Friedman-Roth Realty Services have brokered the sale of 405 West 45th St. The building has 30 apartments with 20 free market and 10 rent stabilized units. The deal closed at a price of $8.5 million or $400 per s/f, with an approximate 6% cap rate and a gross rent multiple of 10. The seller purchased the property in 1998 and the purchaser is a long time client of the brokers.
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,