New York

TODAY’S DEALS: Dwight Capital Funds $41.5M in HUD Loans

Dwight Capital closes out 2014 with a trio of HUD loans; a Canadian investment firm nabs a REO condo parcel in Illinois; and Meridian Capital arranges a five-year, $10.5 million acquisition loan for a Queens, N.Y., property.

TODAY’S DEALS: Marcus & Millichap Brokers $15.5M Sale of NYC Building

Marcus & Millichap arranges the sale of 974 Saint Nicholas Ave., a six-story elevator building in the up-and-coming Washington Heights neighborhood; and Hunt Mortgage advances a seven-year ARM for a property in a “solid” market.

TODAY’S DEALS: Greystone Closes $43.7M Affordable Transaction in Alabama

Greystone has closed a $43.7 million affordable housing transaction in Alabama; NorthMarq secures $103.7 million for a Texas portfolio; and Berkadia structures $55 million for the construction of a multifamily property located in a master-planned community.

Jersey City’s Multifamily Boom: Q&A with Mayor Steven Fulop

Jersey City currently has 5,000 residential units under construction with another 18,000 that have been planned or approved. MHN recently had the chance to catch up with Mayor Steven Fulop to get the scoop on Jersey City’s multifamily boom.

Harlem’s Abandoned P.S. 186 Coming Back to Life as $48.6 Million Mixed-Income, Mixed-Use Building

A development team is breathing new life into the dilapidated Public School 186 building, one of Harlem’s architectural beauties that has been sitting vacant for nearly four decades.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Case for Queens

Everyone is trying to get a piece of Queens these days. A panel at Massey Knakal’s Multifamily Summit explains why.

TODAY’S DEALS: Forest City Buys Out Equity Partner in Modular Brooklyn High-Rise

Forest City buys out its equity partner in a modular Brooklyn high-rise amid a construction dispute; Ivanhoé Cambridge partners with Black Creek on a Mexico City development; and NorthMarq Capital completes a $15.75 million Freddie Mac refinance with forward lock.

TODAY’S DEALS: Forum Sells Denver Apartment, Achieves Record Price Per Square Foot

ARA brokers Forum Real Estate Sale of a 57-unit apartment in Denver; Titan SenQuest grabs a seniors housing community in Grand Rapids; and Meridian Capital Group arranges a $2.3 million loan with a below-market interest rate.

Growth Markets for 2015: Upstate New York

Secondary cities in the South and Northwest grab the headlines, but upstate New York is beginning to be recognized for stable recovery and urban reinvention.

TODAY’S DEALS: Cohen Financial Secures $167.6M Construction Loan for Miami Development

Cohen Financial secures a $167.6 million construction loan for Muse in Sunny Isles located at 17141 Collins Avenue; and Meridian Capital arranges $32 million for two mixed-use properties in New York.