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| The planned 24-story, 540,000-sf Archer Towers is located at the corner of Archer Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Queens, Jamaica, NY |
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| Rob Hinckley |
NEW YORK, NY, May 15, 2020 — JLL Capital
Markets was selected by BRP
Companies to arrange joint venture equity financing for the
construction of the $286 million Archer Towers project.
The
residential development is located at 163-05 Archer Avenue in the rapidly
evolving Jamaica submarket of Queens, N.Y.
The 24-story Archer Towers is located at the corner of
Archer Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard.
The
540,000-square-foot project will offer a total of 605 residential units,
including 424 market-rate apartments and 181 mixed-income units.
The
development includes approximately 20,000 square feet of amenities that include
a movie screening room, a lounge, a children’s playroom, bicycle storage, a pet
spa, attended parking, a fully equipped rooftop and finished outdoor space, a
yoga studio, a basketball court, a pickleball court, a landscaped rear yard and
a golf simulator.
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| Jeff Julien |
The Archer Towers project is located within an opportunity
zone, providing significant post-tax savings over a 10-year hold for a
qualified opportunity fund investor.
The 10-year investment horizon will allow for
the submarket to further develop, resulting in significant rent appreciation
and value capture on reversion.
It will also be the beneficiary of a 35-year
tax abatement under the Affordable New York program.
Archer Towers is positioned adjacent to Jamaica Avenue’s retail
corridor with national brands such as Home Depot, Dollar Tree, Blink Fitness
and Old Navy within walking distance.
It is located within a three-minute walk of
the Jamaica Ave/Parsons Ave subway stop (E, J, Z) and a short 10-minute walk to
the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Subway Station and Jamaica LIRR.
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| Andrew Scandalios |
This
provides residents express access to employment hubs throughout Queens, as well
as an approximate 20-minute LIRR ride to Penn Station and Atlantic Terminal.
BRP has completed demolition of the existing buildings on
the site, has 100% of construction drawings and can execute a Guaranteed
Maximum Price construction contract imminently.
The
firm will begin construction of Archer Towers immediately upon closing of the
joint venture equity financing and securing debt financing with their capital
partner.
It is expected that an investor will also consider
participating in the second phase of Archer Towers.
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| Roland Merchant |
This
future addition will add 432 units to the overall project, including 130
additional affordable-housing units and further expanding the commanding
presence of the development along Archer Avenue. Phase two is expected to begin
construction in the summer of 2021.
The JLL Capital Markets professionals handling the joint
venture equity raise for BRP are being led by Rob Hinckley and Jeff
Julien.
The
JLL team also includes senior team members Andrew Scandalios and Roland
Merchant; core team members Stephen Palmese and Steven Rutman;
and support associates Nicco Lupo and Rob Root.
“Archer Towers represents the largest shovel-ready
residential rental construction site in New York City,” said Hinckley.
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| Stephen Palmese |
“We are
excited to discuss this investment with opportunity zone and traditional
investors alike.
"Over
the past several years, BRP has painstakingly designed, value-engineered and
removed risk from this development, which will provide much-needed housing for
city-dwellers.
"This
is on the heels of BRP’s nearby highly-anticipated 669-unit, The Crossing at
Jamaica Station, a public-private partnership development that is delivering soon.
"The
multi-phase Archer Tower residential development, which includes a large
portion of needed mixed-income regulated housing, is deemed ‘essential,’
allowing for the partnership to create much needed near-term jobs as
construction will begin immediately, even within current market conditions.”
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| Steven Rutman |
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global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers.
The
firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the
best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment advisory, debt
placement, equity placement or a recapitalization.
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About BRP Companies
BRP Companies is a New York-based real estate firm that is at the
forefront of mixed-use development and acquisition of urban, multi-family
properties.
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| Nicco Lupo |
The
firm offers a full complement of development, acquisition, construction,
property, and investment management.
With
an experienced staff of 70, a track record of over 2.5 million square feet of
completed real estate projects and over 9.5 million square feet currently in
development, BRP is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of urban housing
consumers.
The
firm is an innovator in developing mixed-use, mixed-income, “walkable"
urban housing with high-quality, and energy efficient properties throughout the
city of New York and beyond.
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| Rob Root |
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