Parkview Financial announced today it has provided a $66 million construction loan to 57 Caton Place, LLC for the development of a nine-story 131-unit apartment project located at 57 Caton Place in Brooklyn, NY. With this loan in place, construction has now commenced with completion anticipated for January 2024.
The borrower is utilizing the local 421-A tax Abatement program which will freeze the taxes for 25 years and then will limit the taxes for an additional 10 years. As part of that program, 98 units will be market rate while 33 will be reserved for affordable housing.
The fully entitled project will total 130,569 square feet (sf) and is situated on a 23,702-sf (.54-acre) site. The unit mix includes 14 studios (8 affordable), 55 one-bedroom units (8 affordable), 57 two-bedroom units (17 affordable), and five market rate three-bedroom units. The project will include a 24-hour concierge, co-working space, fitness center, game room, and roof deck.
“Parkview is pleased to finance yet another project in the New York City area with an experienced developer,” said Paul Rahimian, CEO and Founder of Parkview Financial. “This project is in a prime location close to Prospect Park and is next door to the historic Prospect Park Stables/Kensington Stables. This location is a very unique area of Brooklyn that has become a highly coveted place for New Yorkers to live.”
The developer, 57 Caton Place, LLC, an affiliate of Aview Equities which has a proven track record and a number of other completed projects in the Brooklyn submarket.
The project is located close to the 526-acre Prospect Park, a major amenity in the Brooklyn area that includes tennis courts, baseball fields, a lake, and bike/walking paths. The project is also well serviced by mass transit, with the F line providing access to Manhattan.
The project architect is Gene Kaufman Architect, PC and the general contractor is Jun’s Construction, Inc.
About Parkview Financial
Parkview Financial is a direct private lender specializing in ground up commercial and residential real estate financing. Through a private real estate debt fund, we provide short-term bridge and construction loans secured by first trust deeds to developers throughout the United States. Since launching the Fund in 2015, Parkview has successfully executed more than $3 billion in financing for multifamily, retail, office, industrial and mixed-use projects with executed loans ranging from $5 million to $200 million.
With offices in Los Angeles (headquarters), New York (opening Q1 2022), Denver and Atlanta, our firm has grown exponentially since it was founded in 2009 by Paul Rahimian, its CEO. Parkview has earned an unparalleled reputation within the commercial real estate industry as one of the most respected private construction lenders in the nation. This has been accomplished through our proven ability to provide fast, creative financing solutions to borrowers who need more leverage and certainty of execution. Fortified with an experienced team of in-house experts, Parkview is able to be nimble and creative even when it comes to some of the most challenging projects.
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