EFTA00875320.pdf
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From: Richard Kahn
To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Real Estate Daily Beat 2.23.18
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 01:42:03 +0000
W hotel on 49th and Lex selling for 273k per key...
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Story that's Driving the Day
Capstone Equities + Highgate are in contract to acquire the W Hotel New York at 541
Lexington Avenue from Host Hotels & Resorts for $190 million. The hotel is located
between East 49th and 50th streets.
• Dig Deeper: The hotel contains 697 rooms so the price works out to $272,597 per
key. At $598 per square foot, Capstone's Josh Zamir and Daniel Ghadamian did
well.
Be Smart: The price is reflective of the sluggish hotel market. With increased
supply and less demand (Thanks Airbnb), now is a good time to buy for those
bullish on the future of the hospitality industry.
How to beat Airbnb: Lightstone's Mitchell Hochberg explained that hoteliers must
focus on how to simplify the choice for consumers. If a millennial is presented with
either using Airbnb or a traditional hotel, he will choose the latter if the additional
cost is commensurate with the value provided. The job of a hotelier is to make that
decision a no brainer! Even Airbnb's most loyal fans will concede that staying at
stranger is not ideal. Adapt or die! (REAlert+TRD+CO)
Deal that's Driving the Day
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Bistricer Lands Refi
David Bistricer's Clipper Realty has secured a 10-year, $246 million loan to refinance its
debt on Flatbush Gardens. Bistricer also secured a a 10-year, $360 million loan to
refinance its debt on Tribeca House. The lender in both deals was New York Community
Bank.
• Dig Deeper: The Flatbush Gardens loan has a 3.5 percent annual fixed interest
rate, while the Tribeca House loan has a roughly 4.5 percent fixed interest rate.
(TRD)
Real Estate Meets Politics
Stop Fighting — Fix the Subway!
Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo love a good fight, but they should be focused on
fixing problems, not exacerbating them. Yesterday, they blamed each other for our failing
subways.
• Reminder: New York's Subway has the worst on-time performance of any major
rapid transit system in the world.... Just 65 percent of weekday trains reach their
destinations on time. Stop focusing on 2020 presidential aspirations -- fix the
subway!
• Quotable: Mary Rose from Astoria: "Stop the personal gripe between the both of
you. Sit down... resolve it. Let's get it done. We pay you enough, it's time." True
words. (CBS)
Real Estate Meets Tech
Fannie Mae now allows borrowers to use rental income eamed from Airbnb as part of the
income qualification to refinance their home loans.
• How it works: Borrowers are required to have 12 months of history of Airbnb
earnings and the home must be their primary residence. Airbnb provides
documentation on the mortgage application. Nice to see that lenders are slowly
adapting to the 21st century.
• Quotable: Vishal Garg of Better Mortgage: "Because of the sharing economy, the
way people use their homes has changed ... and now finally the mortgage industry
has caught up." (CNBC)
Deal Roundup
1) Mack-Cali has acquired 25 Christopher Columbus Drive in Jersey City from L-FM
Development Partners for $53 million. Upon completion, the project will contain 718
luxury rental units, ground floor retail, a school, and a possible daycare center. It will span
approximately 600,000 square feet.
2) Nothing will stop HubbNYC's Johnny McCarthy from adding retail assets. He acquired
the retail condo at the base of 2021 Broadway for $39 million.
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Financing Roundup
1) Madigan Development has secured a $73 million construction loan for its development
project at 111 Varick Street. The lenders are PGIM Real Estate Finance + TriState
inital Bank + Valley National Bank.
• Plans: The project will span 105,696 square feet of residential space (100 units),
plus a 1,785 square feet retail component. Great location.
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