Category: The Real Deal

David Werner, Metro Loft land $90M for latest office-to-resi

David Werner Real Estate, Metro Loft Management and the Northwind Group are banding together for another office-to-residential conversion. Ran Eliasaf’s Northwind provided $90 million to David Werner and Metro Loft for a conversion of 675 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, Bisnow reported. The financing covers the acquisition and predevelopment of the soon-to-be residential property. READ… Read more »

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Year of the conversion: Top project filings of 2024

A Stanley Kubrick movie about the year in New York City development might be called “How Developers Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Conversions.” In TRD Data’s tally of the biggest project filings of 2024, office-to-residential conversions took four of the top five spots. The trend, fueled by an office glut and housing shortage, may… Read more »

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GFP, Metro Loft’s 25 Water Street leads pack of NYC’s largest office-to-resi conversions

There’s been plenty of chatter around office-to-residential conversions in New York, but also questions about who is actually pulling it off. The Real Deal crunched the data to find all the properties scheduled for such overhauls. TRD‘s analysis of alteration permits filed between 2022-2023 revealed the five biggest office-to-residential projects. Here’s a look. Read the… Read more »

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GFP, Metro Loft close on $536M loan at 25 Water Street

The three partners planning a 1,300-unit conversion of 25 Water Street closed the $536 million loan that’s been in the works for months. Michael Dell’s MSD Partners and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance provided the loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of the Financial District property, Newmark announced Thursday.   Read the full story here.

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New York’s top 10 residential sales of 2017

Price matters. That’s the takeaway from a look at the 10 priciest residential sales of 2017. Like years past, the list was dominated by new developments. But 2017’s most expensive deals also included several resales with major price chops. Take the Pierre’s triplex penthouse that finally sold for $44 million after asking $125 million, and… Read more »

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