Building Owner Gets $97 Million Loan From New York Life Unit

By Betsy Kim

News August 29, 2018 at 01:46 AM

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2 Gansevoort St. in the Meatpacking District, New York City

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New York Life Real Estate Investors has originated a 20-year, $97 million secured loan for the William Kaufman Organization.

The loan was secured by a 212,560 square-foot building at 2 Gansevoort St. in Manhattan, in New York City.

The building, which was built in 1912, has housed a warehouse and trade school. It was one of the first buildings in the Meatpacking District converted to office space. The property is close to the Whitney Museum of American Art and the High Line.

The current tenants include Theory, Kobalt Music and Coronado Biosciences. New York Life Real Estate Investors is an arm of New York Life Insurance Company.

The lending operation originated the loan with the William Kaufman Organization and Sage Realty, WKO's leasing and management division.

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