Great Neck, New York, July 7, 2007 -- BRT Realty Trust (NYSE:BRT) Great Neck, NY -- BRT Realty Trust, a national portfolio lender specializing in providing short-term loans with fast response, recently closed two loans for multifamily properties totaling $3,950,000 in uptown Manhattan, New York.
A $3,000,000 first mortgage loan was made for a retail/condo building in the Lincoln Center area of Manhattan’s popular Upper West Side. The borrower, a repeat client of BRT is using the funds to infuse revenue into renovation for a downtown project.
The second loan of $995,000 was a one-year, first mortgage for vacant land in Manhattan. The borrower plans on constructing a four story residential building on the site. The borrower is a repeat client of BRT.
BRT Realty Trust is a public mortgage REIT traded on the New York Stock Exchange (BRT). Founded in 1972, BRT provides first and second mortgage, short term bridge and participating loans. The company's financial resources, flexibility and expertise enable rapid turnaround on loan requests from $1,000,000 to $75,000,000 for income-producing retail, office, industrial and multifamily properties nationwide. Please visit us on the internet at www.brtrealty.com.
BRT is a New York-based Real Estate Investment Trust that specializes in the origination and holding for investment of senior and junior commercial mortgage loans secured by real property in the United States. For more information on BRT, please visit our Home Page.
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Contact: Simeon Brinberg, Senior Vice President - (516) 466-3100
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