Transitional housing property owned by Fundamental Advisors, via fundamental.com

Slate Property Group Closes $210 Million Refinancing Package For Transitional And Affordable Housing Portfolio

Slate Property Group and Fundamental Advisors have closed on a $210 million refinancing package for their joint venture’s transitional and affordable housing portfolio. The transaction, designated as a social bond, was made possible by Freddie Mac in a first-of-its-kind engagement to provide liquidity to social impact financial institutions that bring affordable housing to low-income communities and underserved populations.
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Housing Lottery Launches for 14-09 31st Avenue in Astoria, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 14-09 31st Avenue, a five-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Carusone & Cherres Architects and developed under the 1409 Astoria LLC, the structure yields seven residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $87,429 to $181,740.

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Rendering of completely repurposed 25 Water Street, New York City, from office to residential, courtesy of CetraRuddy.

25 Water Street’s Residential Conversion and Expansion Progresses in Financial District, Manhattan

Construction progressing on 25 Water Street, a 32-story office-to-residential conversion and expansion in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management, and Rockwood Capital, the project involves the replacement of the building’s brick façade with a modern fenestration featuring more expansive windows, a gut renovation of its 1.1 million square feet of interiors, and the construction of ten new stories above its former parapet. The overhaul will yield 1,300 apartments, making it the largest office-to-residential conversion in US history by unit count, surpassing the 566-unit redevelopment of One Wall Street a few streets to the north. The property is bound by Water Street to the north, 2 New York Plaza to the south, the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the east, and Broad Street to the west.

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Rendering of Birch House, courtesy of Halpern Real Estate Ventures

New Renderings Revealed For The Birch House At 49 Fisk Street In Jersey City, New Jersey

New renderings have been revealed for Birch House, a new rental development located at 49 Fisk Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. The new renderings are being released in tandem with the completion of the project’s amenities, and comes amid a surge in summer lease activity at the property. The property is being developed by Halpern Real Estate Ventures.
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