High-rise commercial buildings

Sub Markets

Property Sectors

Topics

New York & Tri-State CRE News In Your Inbox.

Sign up for Connect emails to stay informed with CRE stories that are 150 words or less.

New York & Tri-State  + Downtown New York  + Finance  | 

Northwind Provides $95M Acquisition Loan for FiDi Office Tower

Northwind Group, a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager, provided a $95-million senior mortgage acquisition loan secured by 100 Wall St., a 29-story office property in the Financial District totaling more than 515,000 square feet.  The property was acquired by a joint venture between Lloyd Goldman’s BLDG and David Werner’s DWREI.

Northwind Group structured a competitive and quick financing solution. Since the beginning of 2024, Northwind has closed on more than $650 million in loans across New York City and other major gateway markets.

“Despite the challenges faced in today’s office market, the attractive basis, existing in place cash flow, strong top-floor WALT and tenancy, and potential for residential conversion give us confidence in a path towards stabilization in the building,” said Ran Eliasaf, founder and managing partner of Northwind Group. “We have underwritten many offices in NYC and elected to finance this project as it checks all the boxes with a clear and simple business plan.”

Northwind was represented by John Vavas of Polsinelli Law Firm.

Connect

Inside The Story

Northwind Group

About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

  • ◦Sale/Acquisition
  • ◦Financing