Avant Capital Partners originates $6.25 million in loans
Avant Capital Partners (Avant) has originated $6.25 million in bridge loans secured by mixed-use and commercial residential properties in Manhattan, N.Y. and Greenwich, Conn.
The first project is comprised of three contiguous mixed-use properties located in the Midtown West neighborhood of Manhattan. The property currently contains a total of 20 apartments and three ground floor retail units with a total gross building area of 16,916 s/f.
The Greenwich property consists of 4 luxury condominium units, which are under construction and 60% completed. Each unit will contain 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, and an average unit size of 3,650 s/f.
Avant Capital Partners creates and manages investments in commercial real estate debt. The firm focuses exclusively on first mortgage loans secured by commercial property, primarily in the New York metropolitan area, with a secondary focus on the Washington, D.C. to Boston corridor.
East Lyme, CT Newmark has arranged $115.6 million in financing on behalf of the sponsor to refinance The Cove at Gateway Commons and Sound at Gateway Commons. Newmark Capital Markets Strategies managing director Avi Kozlowski secured the financing through Freddie Mac.
Over the past several weeks, I have completed appraisal assignments for private clients. Interestingly, after submitting these appraisals, I received several phone calls – not to question the value, content, or any incorrect information, but rather to discuss the price per s/f compared to the comparable sales used in the report.
The purpose of this article is to address problematic or confusing issues which may help assessors and appraisers to better understand how to value real estate for tax assessment purposes.
Our current, highly competitive real estate market poses specific challenges for investors who are considering taking advantage of a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. In this market, investors will have no problem selling their current property if priced properly, but they may find it difficult to find a suitable replacement property
Attention to owners of real estate in the Commonwealth (and the title companies and other professionals who advise them), the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “DOR”) recently adopted a new “millionaire’s tax” via 830 CMR 62B.2.4