Matters

KABR Group – $120 Joint Venture for 600 Columbus Avenue

Represented KABR Group in the $120 million joint venture to acquire 600 Columbus Avenue, a 14-story multifamily building plus additional air rights on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The property, spanning the block between 89th and 90th Streets, features 166 apartments, 27,500 square feet of retail space, and 100 parking spots. The acquisition is the largest single multifamily purchase in New York City in 2023. 

Phoenix Insurance – $78 Million Construction Loan – Brooklyn, NY

Represented Phoenix Insurance Company in acquiring a $55.5 million senior participation interest in a $78 million construction loan to finance the development of a Class A, 27-story multifamily rental building in Brooklyn, New York.

Lender – Luxury Hotel in New York City

Representing mezzanine lender in connection with defaults under the mezzanine financing for a luxury hotel in New York City, including advising the lender on a potential UCC foreclosure of the hotel or a potential sale of the lender’s mezzanine loan to a third party.

Michman Basad – Hotel Financing

Represented Michman Basad, an Israel-based financial services company, in a proposed loan to an international hospitality company and hotel developer.

$27.5 Million Refinancing of Multifamily – Long Island

Represented a BVI corporation listed on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in the $27.5 million refinancing of multifamily project in Long Island, NY.

Repayment of Series C Debentures

Represented a BVI corporation listed on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in the repayment of Series C debentures.

$27.5 Million Refinancing of Multifamily – Long Island, NY

Represented a BVI corporation listed on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in the $27.5 million refinancing of multifamily project in Long Island, NY.

BVI Corporation – Repayment of Series C Debentures

Represented a BVI corporation listed on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in the repayment of Series C debentures.

Brasseria Family Hospitality – Large Manhattan Restaurant Lease

Represented Brasseria Family Hospitality in the lease for more than 8,000 square feet at 85 10th Avenue in Manhattan for their first restaurant in the United States.

Preferred Bank – $26 Million Construction Loan – Brooklyn, NY

Represented Preferred Bank in connection with a $26 million construction loan for a project located at 170 Freeman Street, Brooklyn consisting of an eight-story, mixed-use building containing 67 apartments, 21 of which are projected to be affordable, and a street-level retail space comprising around 59,000 square feet of gross building area.

Hotel Acquisition & Operation Agreements – Lenox, MA

Represented a group of private investors on the acquisition of the an inn in Lenox, MA and related operational agreements, including hotel management agreements.

Niagara Falls Hotel – Acquisition & Operation Agreements

Represented a foreign investor in the acquisition and financing and operational and managerial aspects of a brand name located in Niagara Falls, NY.

Summit Real Estate – Two Boutique Hotels NYC – Operations and Management Agreements

Represented Summit Real Estate Ltd. in the acquisition of the Gallivant Times Square New York and the Shoreham Hotel, two boutique hotels located in Manhattan, in partnership with a New York real estate operator, on operational agreements including hotel management agreements.

Preferred Bank – $22 Million Loan for Affordable Housing – Jamaica, Queens

Represented Preferred Bank in a $22 million mortgage loan for a commercial condo retail unit in an affordable housing complex with a community center and parking facility in Jamaica, Queens.

Preferred Bank – $15 Million Refinance – Bronx, NY

Represented Preferred Bank in a $15 million refinance of a loan to an entity controlled by Namdar Realty Group, H Holding Group and Klosed Properties in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx, NY.

Global Provider of Cloud Based Software – Acquisition of Cyber Threat Detection Company

Advised Datto Holding Corp. (NYSE:MSP), the leading global provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions purpose-built for managed service providers (MSPs), as lead counsel in connection with its acquisition of BitDam Ltd. (“BitDam”), an Israel-based cyber threat detection company. BitDam’s cyber-defense platform secures collaboration tools, such as M365 and Google Workspace, from ransomware, malware, and phishing.

Northwind Group – $56 Million Manhattan Mortgage Loan

Represented affiliates of Northwind Group in connection with a $56 million mortgage loan secured by a newly-constructed, thirteen-story, 86,000+ square-foot residential apartment building located on Central Park North.

NYLO Boutique Hotels – Financings & Operations

Represented the owners of NYLO boutique hotels in connection with financing, operations and addition to the Tapestry Collection by Hilton.

KABR Group – Canopy by Hilton Jersey City

Represented the KABR Group in connection with its participation in the development of the Canopy by Hilton Jersey City in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey.

Hyatt Place Flushing – $32 Million Mortgage Loan

Represented a major New York City developer in connection with a $32 million mortgage loan for the Hyatt Place Flushing/LaGuardia Airport hotel.

Arch Real Estate Companies – Development & Financing of SoHo Property

Represented a venture that included Arch Real Estate Companies in connection with the development and financing of a planned six-story, mixed-use residential building at 11 Greene Street in Soho.

Arch Real Estate Companies – North Carolina Acquisition

Represented Arch Real Estate Companies in connection with the $63 million acquisition and financing of the Cambridge Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Israeli Pension Fund Manager – Syndicated Loan

Represented an Israeli pension fund manager in connection with its acquisition of a 50% interest as co-lender with a major international bank in a $81.9 million syndicated loan secured by a hotel located in downtown Washington DC.

Israeli Pension Fund Manager – Syndicated Construction Loan

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. 

Israeli Pension Fund Manager – Acquisition Administration of $58.6 Million Inventory Loan

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.

F&T Land Group – Tangram Development, Flushing, Queens

Represented F&T Group in the financing, development and construction of the Tangram development, an approximately 1.2-million-sq.-ft. mixed use project located in Flushing, Queens. Herrick assisted in the $230 million construction loan as well as in the filing of a condominium offering plan for a 48-unit office building, hotel, open air mail, movie theatre, restaurants and two residential buildings totaling 324 units.

CoreNet Global – ProBono Outside Counsel

Herrick acts as pro bono outside corporate counsel to the New York City Chapter of CoreNet Global, a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.), representing more than 10,000 executives in 50 countries with strategic responsibility for the real estate assets of large corporations.