Buffalo, NY Jack Phillips, principal of the Largo Group of Companies, arranged an $11.25 million permanent first mortgage to refinance the existing debt secured by a multifamily/commercial portfolio. The portfolio features seven multifamily properties with a combined 168 units and 13,000 s/f of commercial space. All the properties are in Western NY, including Buffalo, Tonawanda, and North Tonawanda.
Phillips arranged a five-year with I/O and 30-year amortization on behalf of the borrower, at a competitive fixed rate.
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,