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Progress Capital Arranges Construction Debt on Bronx Mixed-Use

Abe Mann, managing director at Progress Capital, arranged a $16-million construction loan to complete a 60,000-square-foot mixed-use property at 653-66 Mace Ave. in the Bronx’s Allerton neighborhood.

The borrower, Abraham Wieder, founder of Supreme Equities, is developing 53 residential units, 30% of which will be deemed affordable, plus 16,000 square feet of commercial space.

Mann worked with Acres Capital, which provided financing at nearly 80% LTC, non-recourse with carve-outs and a competitive floating rate over Libor.

Among the challenges Mann faced during the loan process was the ongoing impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. With the volatility in the markets, difficulties in underwriting credit risk and disruption of construction projects, he nonetheless managed to get to the closing table.

“We had the loan fully approved pre-COVID-19 and we thank Acres for holding the same structure, rate and terms in place,” said Mann.

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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).

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