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Perlman of Largo secures $2.4m permanent loan for Rochester portfolio

Rochester, NY Ned Perlman of Largo Capital’s Buffalo office arranged a $2.4 million permanent loan for a portfolio of multifamily properties.  Perlman negotiated 80% acquisition financing

Bloorian and Herskowitz of Greyhill Group negotiate $1.2m acquisition

Troy, NY Greyhill Group has acquired a mixed-use property at 150 4th St. for $1.2 million.  The property has 15 residential units, primarily rented by local Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students

Cleaning house in co-ops and condominiums with legal counsel - by C. Jaye Berger

The COVID Pandemic has created some extra time for people to handle projects they might not otherwise have time for. A good example of this is reviewing your building’s  co-op and condominium formation documents, such as house rules, proprietary 

Bortz and Sweetwood of Kislak broker $2.1m sale

Poughkeepsie, NY The Kislak Co., Inc. completed the sale of a fully-approved multifamily development site on over seven acres at 31-35 Violet Ave., in Dutchess County. The property traded for $2.1 million.

Bestreich, Reynolds, Reynolds and Davila of BRG facilitate $4.25 million development site sale

Brooklyn, NY Bestreich Realty Group (BRG) closed the sale of 176 Central Ave., located in the Bushwick neighborhood, for $4.25 million.  This development site’s lot dimensions of 73.5 ft. x 150.33 ft.

New York City development tools: Inclusionary air rights part 2 - by Patrick O’Sullivan and Michael Smith

Part 1 of this four-part series appeared in the December 1st edition. The generation of inclusionary air rights provides owners with an opportunity to improve a development project’s economics. This second part of our series

A tale of Two Bridges: How did 4 towers get approved without the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure? - by Christopher Wright

A zoning saga is unfolding at the Two Bridges Development site located on five blocks abutting the East River between the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges. At question is how zoning applications filed by developers to expand the permitted heights of four buildings

Victory Capital facilitates four loans: $9.5 million total

New York, NY Victory Capital closed the following:  • A $2.4 million loan with a 3.75% interest rate: Victory Capital delivered on a refinance for two collateralized properties located between Maclay Ave. and Castle Hill Ave.

Flexibility is key to completing deals in today’s difficult market - by Grant Greenspan

Over the last eight months, New York City’s (NYC) vibrance has been a bit dimmer given the effects from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Many companies continue to move out of their office spaces or have made the decision to work from home well into 2021

Sparks of GFI Realty Services arranges $5.85m sale

Manhattan, NY GFI Realty Services, LLC arranged the $5.85 million sale of 1314 St. Nicholas Ave., a  vacant 6,753 s/f NNN lease property with 15,866 s/f of air rights in the Washington Heights neighborhood.