Articles by Max Gillespie

Existing Sears facility, via Google Maps

Construction Loan Secured For 2366 Bedford Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn

A $140 million construction loan has been issued for a new seven-story residential development located at 2366 Bedford Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The loan was issued by SCALE Lending to Clipper Equity, the project’s developer. It marks a continuation of SCALE Lending’s aggressive financing strategy and pushes its 2024 transaction volume to over $400 million in loans provided.

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Rendering of 737 4th Avenue, courtesy of Marino PR

Construction Financing Secured For 737 4th Avenue In Sunset Park, Brooklyn

BEB Capital and Totem, in partnership with Ofer Cohen and SK Development, have secured financing for a new residential development at 737 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The structure will yield 187 residential units with 46 designated as permanently affordable homes with a target average price of 48 percent of the area median income, as well as a ground-level retail space. Walker & Dunlop facilitated the $143 million loan for the 193,000-square-foot, 14-story project.

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17 Battery Place, via vts.com

Whitehall Building Completes Exterior Renovations at 17 Battery Place In Manhattan’s Financial District

Renovation work is complete on the Whitehall Building, a 31-story mixed-use building at 17 Battery Place in Manhattan‘s Financial District. Designed by GACE and Thornton Tomasetti and developed by the Moinian Group, the two-year project focused on the restoration of the building’s Renaissance Revival exterior to the historical conditions of its completion in 1910. Yates Exterior Restoration Services was the contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Battery Place and West Street.

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83-85 Chambers Street, via Google Maps

LPC Reviewing Façade Renovation Proposal For 83-85 Chambers Street In Tribeca, Manhattan

The New York City Landmark Preservation Commission is reviewing a proposal for façade renovations and and alterations to 83 and 85 Chambers Street, adjoining five-story residential buildings in Tribeca, Manhattan. Both buildings feature eight units and extend from Chambers Street to Reade Street, on the other side of the block. The proposal was assembled by GreenbergFarrow for United American Land LLC, and was presented to the LPC on March 5, 2024.

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