Real Estate Finance

Represented American Heritage Communities in the $78 million construction loan and mezzanine loan for the development of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Reading, PA ad the $49 million acquisition and financing of a senior housing age-restricted community in Teaneck, NJ.

Represented Maxx Properties in their acquisition, financing and 1031 exchange for Madison at Spring Valley, a 168-unit multifamily community in Las Vegas.

Represented Centennial Bank in a $62 million construction loan to be used for the development of approximately 141,500-sq.-ft. in retail space, 59,700-sq.-ft. in commercial space and a 716-space above-ground parking structure located in Denver, Colorado.

Represented the owner of the office condominium portion of the Woolworth Building, a joint venture between the Schron family and Steve Witkoff, in a $320 million refinancing from Blackstone.

Represented affiliates of Houlihan-Parnes and CLK Management in the $65 million acquisition and financing of a suburban office building located at One Old Country Road, Carle Place, NY, together with the assumption of the existing mortgage loan, in a 1031 like kind exchange transaction.                

Represented an investment bank in syndicating a $250 million construction loan originally held as a portfolio loan, and in converting a portion of the loan to mezzanine financing.

Represented Rabina Properties in the $175 million purchase and financing of a 640,000-sq.-ft. office building in Charlotte, North Carolina's downtown business district.

Represented affiliates of MAXX Properties in their $116 million refinancing of a portfolio of six multifamily properties located in Colorado. The refinancing was insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Represented the developer in a $108 million construction loan from Bank of the Ozarks for 615 10th Avenue — a former gas station to be converted to a seven-story, mixed-use property.

Represented Bank Leumi USA in a $90M construction loan to a subsidiary of ASRR Capital Ltd., a publicly-traded Israeli company, for the development of a 12-story luxury condominium tower in Surfside, Florida.

Represented FBE Limited LLC in the $84 million acquisition and financing of 1600 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, a HUD-subsidized low income housing property.

Represented an affiliate of LargaVista Companies in the $18 million acquisition from Zand Development, LLC of 29-00 Queens Plaza East (at the corner of Northern Blvd. & Queens Blvd.), Long Island City, NYC. Our work included a 1031 Exchange, financing, and is part of LargaVista's assemblage for future residential development.

Represent a joint venture between Marathon Real Estate Opportunity Fund and senior Reckson executives in six separate transactions in the multi-billion dollar merger between SL Green and Reckson Associates Realty Corp., including an asset acquisition, the formation of a joint venture, two acquisition financings, an asset sale, and a mezzanine financing.

Represented affiliates of R Squared LLC in the acquisition and financing of the final piece of the former Island Hills Golf Club located in Sayville, New York. R Squared plans to develop luxury rental apartments at the property under its Greybarn brand. 

Represented an Israeli pension fund manager in the acquisition and administration of $58.6 million inventory loan for a mixed used condominium in Harlem, New York. In addition to the administration of the loan, Herrick facilitated the closings for each of the condominium units.

Represented an Israeli pension fund manager in connection with its acquisition of a $60 million interest as co-lender in a $650 million syndicated senior construction loan for the development of a mixed use development on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 

Represented Bank Leumi in its $210 million mortgage financing to a joint venture between Israel-based IDB Holding Corp. and Midtown Holdings, for the purchase of the HSBC Tower located at 452 Fifth Avenue.

Represented The Witkoff Group in its purchase of the Random House headquarters at 1745 Broadway and in the closing of $340 million in loans.

Represented Centennial Bank in a $75 million financing secured by mortgages on eight properties in Brooklyn and Queens.

Represented an affiliate of G4 Capital Partners LLC in connection with a bridge loan with an option for a future construction loan secured by property located at 120-124 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.

Represented a group led by MAXX Properties in the joint venture, acquisition and construction financing of the company’s first development project, a mixed-use residential and retail property located in Mamaroneck, NY known as Grand Street Lofts.

Represented Youngwoo & Associates LLC in developing a 16-story condominium in New York's West Chelsea neighborhood. The building is designed to be an art gallery, and our work included an air rights acquisition and construction loan financing.

Represented Empire State Realty Trust in a $30 million refinancing of commercial property located in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Represented Garrison Special Opportunities Fund LP in the acquisition from a large investment bank of senior mezzanine and first mortgage loans encumbering a property on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Our work included negotiating financing for the loans with a European bank, and handling the restructure of a junior mezzanine loan, a senior mezzanine loan and a mortgage loan with the owner.