
Central Islip, NY ERG Commercial Real Estate, through an affiliate, is funding a $2.1 million refinance loan secured by two commercial strip shopping centers.
The single-story buildings at 861 & 889 Lowell Ave. contain eight stores that include a daycare center, meat market, liquor store, pizzeria, grill, Dominos, a deli and a cycle shop.
The borrower, who purchased 861 Lowell Ave. in 2001 and 889 Lowell Ave. in 2005, needed the capital to refinance a maturing loan. The new loan at 70% LTV, offers a 5% fixed rate for the first five years of the 10 year loan.
This transaction was negotiated by ERG’s Mary Guarino and Anthony Flaccomio.
When Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) were first part of commercial real estate risk management, it was the lenders driving this requirement. When a borrower wanted a loan on a property, banks would utilize a list of “Approved Consultants” to order the report on both refinances and purchases.