RJ Capital refinances luxury rentals in Rego Park

December 9, 2025 / no comments

RJ Capital Holding has secured refinancing for a prized residential property in Queens’ Rego Park neighborhood, just nine months after opening its doors. Benefit Street Partners provided RJ Capital with an $84 million loan for the Trylon Tower at 98-81 Queens Boulevard, the Commercial Observer reported. Newmark’s Jordan Roeschlaub, Daniel Fromm and Sam Speciale arranged the debt. The 16-story, 170-unit development opened in March, featuring one- to three-bedroom apartments. The property has six units available, according to StreetEasy, ranging from a $3,200 one-bedroom unit to a $5,600 two-bedroom spread. There are 60 affordable units within the complex, built with the […]

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Jeff Sutton flips “Friends” building for $33M

December 9, 2025 / no comments

Rachel, Monica, Joey and Chandler have a new landlord. An international investor has snapped up the West Village apartment building used as the exterior for the TV show “Friends.” Jeff Sutton’s Wharton Properties sold the six-story building at 90 Bedford Street for $32.7 million in an off-market deal, The Real Deal has learned. Baseline Real Estate Advisors’ Michael Sherman brokered the transaction.  Sutton bought the building in February 2024 for $18.25 million, according to property records. He extensively renovated most of the 21 apartments, which are fully leased. A two-bedroom rented in July for $8,500, per StreetEasy. The famed property, […]

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Investors Steering Clear Of Maryland Suburbs Due To Regulatory Concerns

December 9, 2025 / no comments

Montgomery and Prince George’s counties together house more than 2 million residents — far greater than the population of neighboring Washington, D.C. — but these suburbs are falling behind the rest of the region in building new multifamily housing. 
Beyond the macroeconomic headwinds slowing construction and the local disruptions to the D.C. region this year, these counties are struggling to add new housing due to regulations that have scared away investors, several real estate executives said last week at Bisnow’s Multifamily Annual Conference East. 
“Maryland is actually the most constrained place we operate in America today,” AvalonBay Communities Chief Investment Officer Matt Birenbaum said on stage at the Bethesda North…

At closed-door meeting, Mamdani reassures developers, investors his door “will remain open”

December 9, 2025 / no comments

The complaint and suggestion departments are open. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a closed-door meeting Tuesday with members of the Association for a Better New York and the Partnership for New York City. There, he reassured developers, lenders and investors that he is always open to hearing from them.  “I [assured] that my door to their feedback, their concerns and into identifying areas of collaboration will always remain open,” he said during a press conference after the meeting.  The meeting was initiated by the mayor-elect’s transition team, which also scheduled a meeting with homeless advocates later on Tuesday. At the press […]

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