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Finance & Accounting By REW •   April 26, 2017 Eastern Union Funding arranged the following transactions: A $36.9 million first lien mortgage for the acquisition of an 11- building multifamily portfolio in Bronx, NY. This transaction was arranged by Jonathan Singer and David Metzger. A $10,500,000 first lien mortgage for the acquisition of a 197- unit multifamily in Pennsville, NJ. This transaction was arranged by David Singer. A $5,000,000 first lien mortgage for the refinance of a 61- unit multifamily on 40th St. in Sunnyside, NY. This transaction was arranged by Michael Muller. A $2,200,000 first lien mortgage for the acquisition of a 6, 800 sf industrial property on Route 114 in East Hampton, NY. This transaction was arranged by Marc Tropp. A $1,450,000 first lien mortgage for the refinance of a 3- unit multifamily on South Lakeshore Dr . in Browns Mills, NJ. This transaction was arranged by Jeffrey Seidenfeld and Jonathan Singer. ••• Meridian Capital announced t...

Kushner Companies hit with rent-stabilization lawsuit in Brooklyn Heights "Ignorance, indifference or utter disregard of the law." From left: Jared Kushner, Laurent Morali and 89 Hicks Street (Credit: Getty Images, CUNY TV and Google Maps) Kushner Companies violated rent -stabilization laws at a building the company owns in Brooklyn Heights , a new lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit, which seeks class action status , comes at a time when the company is already facing scrutiny over its ownership and management of a massive multifamily portfolio with hundreds of rent-stabilized units across the city, and puts a further spotlight on Jared Kushner, the former CEO of the firm and top White House adviser who continues to hold a stake in the Brooklyn Heights property . For years, the 48- unit apartment building at 89 Hicks Street was a servant to institutions. It was first converted to religious housing for the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1989, and later became a dorm for Brooklyn Law Schoo...

Gebroe-Hammer Associates Coveted apartment  complex fetches $40M An apartment community in tony West Orange , NJ,  has been sold for $40.5 million. Gebroe- Hammer Associates brokered the sale of the 178- unit Crest Ridge Apartments complex . The team of Greg Pine and Adam Zweibel exclusively represented the original developer , Rockledge Realty, LLC, and procured the buyer, Sela Realty Investments , in the transaction. Located at 200 Mt. Pleasant Ave. at the base of an 80 ft. cliff, the 16-building, historically well- occupied complex posed an extremely rare acquisition opportunity within the Northern New Jersey metro. “Situated in the Town Center section of West Orange, Crest Ridge Apartments is at the heart of one of the most expensive, in- demand local neighborhoods as well as the transit- filled greater West Essex County submarket ,” said Pine. “In a township where apartment rentals make up only about one-third of the housing stock, Crest Ridge Apartments is a gem favored...

CLOSE North Korea threat; Fatal Rehoboth Beach house fire ; Bruce Springsteen on Broadway 8/10/17 1303 Delaware Avenue was purchased by Capano Management . (Photo: Courtesy of Capano Management ) Capano Management continues to bolster its residential portfolio with the acquisition of 1303 Delaware Apartment Homes in Wilmington's fashionable Trolley Square neighborhood . A sales price was not disclosed. Capano financed the purchase with a fixed-rate loan from Fannie Mae.  The privately-held Wilmington-based developer's multifamily division, Capano Residential , purchased the 231- unit high rise from Merion Realty Partners , a Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, real estate investment firm . Jeffrey Shumaker, vice president responsible for Merion's multifamily division, declined to comment on the transaction. "That's not public information," Shumaker said of the sale.  Upon acquisition, Capano Residential , which is headed by Louis J. Capano, renamed the property Par...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. , Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco area based Praxis Capital , Inc . is pleased to announce that it has acquired the 198-unit Class B Birch Run Apartments in Clarkston, Georgia . This is the company's first acquisition in the Atlanta metro. Praxis plans to build a portfolio of approximately 2,000 units in this market. Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful 198-unit Class B Value-add property in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta" src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/547731/Praxis_Capital_Inc_Birch_Run_Atlanta.jpg?w=800" alt=" Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful 198-unit Class B Value-add property in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta" class="img-responsive" /> Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful...

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $ 15 million sale of The Jefferson-MacDonough Collection, a multifamily portfolio with 53 rent-stabilized units, located in Brooklyn. The portfolio consists of five multifamily apartment buildings located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area, at 39 and 44 MacDonough Street between Marcy Avenue and Tompkins Avenue. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office along with Peter Von Der Ahe and Joseph Koicim of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured the buyer, a developer. Tagged more_sales_and_leases

Grand Rapids, Mich.—One of Michigan’s largest apartment communities has changed hands for $100.4 million. Atlanta-based full- service multifamily investor Cocke Finkelstein made its first acquisition in Grand Rapids with the purchase of Ramblewood Apartments. At 1,710-units, the new owners will certainly be busy with upgrades, as Cocke Finkelstein plans to make significant capital investments into the property. CFLane, the management subsidiary of Cocke Finkelstein , will handle daily operations at the community, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Why Grand Rapids? Well the city sees significant job growth , low unemployment, and average apartment occupancy of 98 percent and limited new construction, according to the new owner. Ramblewood was built in phases from 1972 and 1985. There are two campuses that stretch across 188 acres. Amenities include an indoor pool, business center, 55,000-square-foot tennis and health club facility , a 24- hour fitness center , ba...

Funny how your tastes change. There once was a time – back when Coolio actually was cool – when I desperately wanted to live in a town with an Applebee’s . I now reside in a metro area with five, and I’m more concerned that a hole-in-the-wall joint like Silla Cafe is closing. The Broad Street eatery , whose teriyaki chicken has been beloved by downtown denizens for more than two decades, is calling it quits next month. Owned and operated by Felton and Tae Mitchell , the literal “mom-and-pop” restaurant serves its last dish at 855 Broad St. on Sept. 14. “We had fun, but we’re ready to retire now,” Tae said. “We’ve been talking about retiring for a couple years now.” She said that decision to retire was hastened, however, by a steep increase in their rent. “It’s almost double,” she said in a phone interview. Last year the building was purchased by Rafik “Rafi” Bassali , a young real estate investor who is becoming somewhat of a downtown property mogul . The owner of The Swank Company...