Category: Finance

Manhattan, NY Sumaida + Khurana and LENY have closed on a $155 million construction loan for the development of 611 West 56th St., the highly anticipated residential development designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. 611 West 56th St. signifies Siza’s first building in the United States and is being co-developed by Sumaida + Khurana and LENY.

New York, NY Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. has appointed Bill O’Brien as senior vice president, agency production.

New York, NY GCP Capital Group LLC has arranged mortgage financing totaling $52.976 million for the following six deals:

Brooklyn, NY According to Largo and Mission Capital Advisors, Mission Capital’s Debt and Equity Finance Group has structured a joint venture between Largo and First Atlantic Real Estate for the $25 million acquisition of 215 North 10th St., an 18,000 s/f corner development site in the North Williamsburg section.

New York, NY National Cooperative Bank (NCB) has originated $84 million in new loans during April for 17 N.Y. area housing co-ops, according to Edward Howe III, managing director. 

New York, NY GCP Capital Group LLC has arranged mortgage financing totaling $85.68 million for the following 10 deals:

Manhattan, NY Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has completed $86 million in financing for The Lewis, a newly completed, 186-unit apartment building in the Hudson Yards neighborhood.

Brooklyn, NY Meridian Capital Group has arranged $23.5 million in financing for the refinance of The Box House Hotel.

Brooklyn, NY The Singer & Bassuk Organization LLC (SBO), a finance intermediary, has arranged an $8 million long-term fixed-rate loan for Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates – a Williamsburg-based commercial and industrial owner, developer, and real estate services provider – to refinance 33 Nassau Ave.

Queens, NY KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated $30 million in Freddie Mac, first mortgage financing for The Lanes, located in Long Island City. The seven-story, 57-unit, class A apartment complex was built in mid-2017 and totals 83,000 s/f with 11,000 s/fof ground floor retail space and 43 underground parking spaces.