Maddd Equities Plans Mixed-Use Residential Developments with Acquisition of Bronx Parking Lots and Brooklyn Self-Storage Site

BRONX and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- $51,000,000, in two separate loans, was arranged by Brad Domenico, Partner at Progress Capital, for Jorge Madruga of Maddd Equities and Eli Weiss of Joy Construction to complete two borough acquisitions.  The acquisitions include 77,675 sf of paved parking along River Road at the intersection of McClellan Street in the Bronx and the 115,000 sf American Self Storage Building located at 202-208 Tillary Street in Brooklyn.   

"Parking lots and self-storage facilities are an often-misunderstood asset class, and as such securing a mortgage when acquiring such properties can be challenging with the difficulty in forecasting future projections and potential uses while navigating zoning and height restrictions for future development. Working with Domenico we were able to not only secure financing quickly, but also increase the leverage of both borrowings with flexible prepayment terms," mentioned Jorge Madruga of Maddd Equities.

The River Avenue parcel will be the eventual site of two affordable housing towers which will include 172,000 sf of residential space, ground level retail and sub-grade parking. Ownership will continue to operate the Tillary site as self-storage until they finalize their plans to convert it into a 235,000 sf residential building.  The project will operate under the city's mandatory inclusionary housing policy with 25% of its units to be permanently affordable.   

Both loans are interest only bridge loans to provide time for ownership to execute their development plans.   Domenico negotiated the amount and terms of the loans with Jared Zimmel of Natixis.  Neal Sroka of Douglas Elliman brokered both sides of the sale transaction. 

About Progress Capital
Progress Capital Advisors is a leading Commercial Mortgage Banking firm specializing in arranging debt for commercial real estate owners and residential developers.  Since 1990, Progress has successfully closed in excess of $40 Billion in commercial loans and deployed over $100 Million through their direct lending platform.

About Maddd Equities
Maddd Equities is a real estate development and investment firm based in New York.  Jorge Madruga has over twenty years experience in acquisitions, construction, asset repositioning and development across a broad spectrum of property types.  Maddd Equities manages a portfolio of over 2,000 multifamily units as well as roughly 500,000 sf of commercial space.

About Joy Construction
Joy Construction is a full-service general contracting and development firm primarily focused on multifamily and commercial projects throughout New York City.  Formed in 1995, Joy Construction has built or developed over 70 buildings in New York including approximately 6,500 apartment units.

CONTACT: Matthew Sadler, 732-720-6313, [email protected]

SOURCE Progress Capital

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