Cornerstone Realty Consultants arranges $8.85 million for Heiam Corp.
Cornerstone Realty Consultants arranged an $8.85 million loan for its client Heiam Corp. allowing for the consolidation of existing debt encumbering 56-58 Queensberry St. in the city's Fenway neighborhood. Assessed as condominiums, Heiam Corporation's ownership of all 47 units allowed for the restructure of the property into apartment buildings making the debt even more attractive to prospective lenders.
The two adjoining brick buildings, situated in one of Boston's most prominent residential neighborhoods, offers tenants easy access to all of the city's amenities as well as ample parking, a rarity in the neighborhood.
The borrower's strong operating history along with Cornerstone's ability to negotiate loan terms on its client's behalf allowed Cornerstone to obtain a loan amount of over $188,000 per unit. The 10 year fixed rate loan was priced at an attractive 5.50% with a 30 year amortization.
Cornerstone specializes in structuring and sourcing innovative financing for all property types. In addition, Cornerstone provides 1031 exchange consulting and acquisition services.
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.
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
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.
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.
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