Urban areas close to public transportation, shopping, and entertainment have high potential for price appreciation, and neighborhoods with
successful condo conversions are prime candidates for future apartment rental shortages.
While condo conversions benefit multifamily owners by shrinking the supply of apartments, condo buyers are typically renters, so conversions won't necessarily lead to a jump in occupancy rates.
Luxury
condo conversion of drug rehab center in NYC's Upper West Side priced for $ 61 million sellout
Joe Moore (49th) agreed that more needs to be done to counteract the negative effects of
condo conversions in his ward, but he added that such development also has stimulated the local economy.
Tom K. Wilson is a 5 decade real estate investing veteran who has bought and sold over 4,000 units and over $ 450M of real estate in 6 states, including three
condo conversion projects, 17 syndications, 8 multifamily, 13 commercial, and over 600 residential properties.
«You have a very strong
condo conversion market and a strong desirability from a lifestyle perspective to be in downtown,» says Smith.
Previously, Witkoff had engaged in
condo conversions at 150 Charles Street, which was met with protest by West Village residents who claimed that Witkoff had violated zoning rules during the conversions.
After working in commercial real estate
doing condo conversions for many years, Jillian started a firm that specializes in securities transactional legal matters such as Private Placement Memorandums, SEC compliance, Regulation A filings, Direct Public Offerings, and Intrastate Offerings.
And Compass, which was tapped to sell CL Investment's $ 300.2 million
luxury condo conversion at 287 Park Avenue South, lost out when the developers shelved the plans in November.
«There's hardly any major or quasi-major market
where condo conversions — even downtown loft - type of conversions — haven't caught on,» says Arthur Nevid, managing director of investment and lending for Charlotte, N.C. - based Mountain Funding.
The company established itself as the largest
condo conversion company, and has a strong presence in markets such as Florida, Las Vegas and Chicago.
Rainbow Lofts: A 21 -
unit condo conversion took the Rainbow Auto Garage and expanded it into a luxury condominium building.
A 21 - unit
condo conversion took the Rainbow Auto Garage and expanded it into a luxury condominium building.
Although condo conversions signal buyers» confidence in their neighborhoods, the report's authors argue there are not enough safeguards to keep developers from displacing the city's working poor.
UPDATED, 5:47 p.m., March 28: New details are emerging on the shady agreement that led to the $ 116 million purchase and
planned condo conversion of Rivington House — a former nonprofit AIDS - care facility — by Slate Property Group, Adam American Real Estate Group and China Vanke.
In addition to these proposed updates to the current Condominium Act, the new amendments will also enable unit owners of
condo conversion access to Tarion's new home warranty program for eligible limited coverage.
Case in point: Last year bridge and mezz loan provider Mountain Funding of Charlotte, N.C., took over four
failed condo conversions in Florida from Boca Raton - based Bay Communities Real Estate.
We are wrapping up a 3 -
family condo conversion in Dorchester, MA (near JFK / UMass) and will be hosting an open house on Saturday, December 13 for anyone local who wants to see our work, network, etc..
Chicago: Partially
completed condo conversions are selling off to experienced apartment landlords, but «you have to sift through the unrealistic bottom feeders to find the legitimate buyers.»
WE»LL NEED THE MULTIFAMILY MARKET TO WEAKEN FIRST SO APT SELLERS ARE INCENTED TO SELL TO
CONDO CONVERSION INVESTORS BECAUSE THERE»S NO ONE ELSE TO SELL TO.
I sold them that unit for $ 350k, and later this year I will be
finalzing condo conversion on that property and their condo unit will be worth $ 650k, so it turned out a sweet deal, and now my dad plans to give it to my sisters, so they have some security in their lives.
Since then he has bought and sold over $ 100M of real estate, including 7 apartment buildings, 3
condo conversion projects, 3 syndications, 1700 total units and has flipped over 260 houses.
The effect has been a diminishing pool of quality rental housing in the area, particularly for larger families needing the more spacious apartments often targeted
for condo conversions, said John Fitzgerald, executive director of the Howard Area Community Center in Rogers Park.
He also participated (and still selectively to date) in
doing condo conversions (multi family homes to condos) and «raise the roof» projects (converting single family ranches to colonials in growth neighborhoods).
In April, Corcoran replaced Elliman at Magnum's 100 Barclay, the $ 915 million
condo conversion of the Verizon Building.
A two -
bedroom condo conversion could cost you around $ 169,000 in the area, and fully renovated colonial homes range from approximately $ 100,000 to $ 400,000.
With less than 6 month's supply, we are technically no longer in a «buyer's market» and certainly in the under $ 100k condo bracket, we've been in a strong seller's market for nearly a year now, particularly in areas like Orlando's MetroWest
where condo conversions are increasingly tough units to acquire with a dozen contracts for every foreclosure.
Alternately, if the condo market is thriving in the area, capture the condominium resale value of the property by converting it to condos or by selling it to another investor or
condo conversion company.
At the time of
condo conversion in the early «70s, the rehabbed units sold at prices ranging from $ 40,000 to more than $ 50,000.
In January, Madison Equities, Building and Land Technology and Thor Equities removed Town from 212 Fifth Avenue, a $ 523 million
condo conversion in Midtown South.
Magnum shopped the site for $ 73 million and then $ 80 million in 2015, but ultimately plowed ahead with
a condo conversion.
Harry Macklowe is including three stories of retail in
his condo conversion at One Wall Street and nearly 30,000 square feet of retail at his ground - up condo skyscraper at 432 Park Avenue.
The new ownership is planning a $ 290 million
condo conversion, featuring 145 units, in collaboration with a Morgan Stanley real estate fund.
An abandoned $ 300 million
condo conversion, 19 New Developments Along The Second Avenue subway line, and 12 billionaires who could buy all of Manhattan...
With a vast real estate empire and a billion - dollar art collection to divide, one of the more salacious details to emerge from their split was that Harry's then - girlfriend (and now fiancée) was living at 737 Park Avenue —
his condo conversion several years in the making that's only now -LSB-...]... [more]
Slate Property Group, which is spearheading
the condo conversion, filed applications with the DOB on Feb. 9 to convert the site into condos.
«It does not allow [the owners] to make any alterations and the stop work order for
the condo conversion project remains in effect,» he said.