Bronx, NY Rosewood Realty Group closed the $11.5 million sale of a six-story, 80-unit apartment building in the Fordham Heights neighborhood. The 74,580 s/f elevator building at 2055 Anthony Ave., sold for 10 times the current rent roll, at a CAP rate of 6%. The rent-stabilized building was built in 1920 and also features 30,800 s/f of air rights and a superintendent’s apartment in the basement.
Rosewood’s Aaron Jungreis represented both the seller, the Morgan Group and the undisclosed buyer.
“This sale marks our 10th sale in the Bronx so far this year,” said Jungreis, who added he is seeing a renewed interest in the Bronx. “This building was well maintained for the past 10 to 20 years so the buyer has very little capital improvements to do. Also the rents are relatively low to start with, so collections have been pretty strong, making it a good investment for the buyer.”
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,