Legion Investment Group, SMA Equities Pair on 300K-SF UES Resi Project
Why this matters
Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. New York continues to bifurcate sharply: trophy office leasing at record rents, commodity Class B in conversion discussions or court-supervised processes. Rent-stabilized multifamily remains supply-constrained and tightly held. For LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.
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Legion Investment Group and SMA Equities have teamed on a 300,000-square-foot residential development rising on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The new partnership secured a $99 million construction loan for the 37-story…
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