New York

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.

TODAY’S DEALS: Inland Acquires Newly Constructed Indianapolis Community

Inland Real Estate Picks up a 384-unit asset from Milhaus in an HFF-brokered sale; Gebroe-Hammer closes 13 multifamily sales in July and August; and Meridian Capital brokers $29 million in creative acquisition and construction financing for a boutique condominium project.

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TODAY’S NEWS: Cohen Financial Secures $64M for a Colorado Development

Cohen Financial secures financing for a 312-unit development between Denver and Boulder; Equicap arranges a $12.5 million mortgage for a portfolio in New York’s East Village; and Grandbridge Real Estate Capital obtains a $8.35 million life insurance company loan for a portfolio of properties located in the Twin Cities.

TODAY’S DEALS: Mack-Cali, Ironstate Land $192M via NorthMarq for Jersey City Apartment Tower

NorthMarq arranges $192 million for a 763-unit development; CBRE Global Investors acquires 432 units in The Woodlands; and Everbank funds a $2 million acquisition loan for a mixed-use property in Chicago.

TODAY’S DEALS: Greystar Nabs Oregon Community from Invesco

Greystar acquires a 264-unit community in the Silicon Forest; NorthMarq Capital finalizes a $13 million bridge loan for a Manhattan High Line condo project; and Smith Equities arranges the sale of two student housing assets that serve the University of South Florida.