Central Islip, NY ERG Commercial Real Estate, through an affiliate, arranged the funding of a $2.1 million refinance loan secured by two commercial strip shopping centers on Long Island.
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.
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,