New York

TODAY’S DEALS: Hunt Mortgage Group Refinances Two Houston Assets

Hunt Mortgage Group (formerly Centerline) provides $12.5 million to refinance two Houston apartment assets; Walker & Dunlop structures $56 million in HUD financing for a Louisiana portfolio; and Meridian Capital arranges a $31.6 million financing with cash-out and reduced prepay penalty.

TODAY’S DEALS: Colliers’ Cooke Team Brokers $168.5M Phoenix Portfolio Sale

Colliers’ Cooke Team completes the largest Phoenix multifamily portfolio sale year-to-date; Charles Dunn Company brokers a $6.9 million sale in California’s San Fernando Valley; and Besen & Associates brokers the sales of two Manhattan buildings.

TODAY’S DEALS: NorthMarq Dallas Office Arranges Refinances Totaling $78.49M for Borrower

NorthMarq Capital negotiates refinancing of two properties in Colorado and Georgia; and Madison Realty sells a Manhattan portfolio for $23.4 million following the doubling of property values.

PROFILE: Corporate Housing Firm Connects Luxury Condo Owners to Extended-Stay Market in New York City

Companies today are eager to hire temporary workers. And that is a boon for the corporate housing sector, says Suzanne Miller, president of Empire State Properties.

MHN Interview: Peter Febo of Taconic Investment Partners

MHN catches up with Taconic Investment Partners’ Peter Febo — who was recently promoted to the newly created COO spot — about the company’s growth and development pipeline.

Sherwood Equities Debuts First-Ever Manhattan Ground-Up Sales Gallery

Sherwood Equities has boldly gone where no other Manhattan developer has ventured before, unveiling the first-ever, ground-up-construction, free-standing, Manhattan sales gallery.

The Marketing Directors to Provide Leasing and Marketing Services at NYC Community

CBSK Ironstate selects The Marketing Directors as the marketing and leasing consultant for a luxury community to be built at 200 East 39th Street in Manhattan.

Luxury Gold Coast Community Opens in Weehawken, N.J.

Hartz Mountain Industries and Roseland officially open Estuary at Lincoln Harbor, the newest luxury waterfront rental on New Jersey’s Gold Coast.

Long Island City Condos Sell Out in Less Than Year

The Bindery, a condo development by NY Lions Group and Craig Axelrod at 47-34 11th St. in the Long Island City submarket of Queens, has completely sold out.

RFR, Vanke Break Ground on Luxury Condo Tower in Manhattan

RFR Holding and Vanke, China’s largest residential developer, broke ground Tuesday on 610 Lexington Ave., a luxury residential condominium on East 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.