$22,900,000 New Construction Mixed-use Rental Equity Raise – Flemington, NJ

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for an 89,572 SF new construction mixed-use rental building in Flemington, NJ Featuring 122 units with a total project cost of $22.9 million.

$37,730,000 Multifamily Value-Add Equity Raise – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for a 205-Unit Multifamily Value-Add Opportunity in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Arlington, TX.

4 Mixed-use Loft Buildings Portfolio Preferred Equity Raise – Tribeca, NYC

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for the re-positioning of a 4 mixed-use loft buildings portfolio in Tribeca, NYC.

$23,326,927 Cold Storage Facility Equity Raise – Columbus, OH

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for a 105,191 SF Cold Storage Facility Value Add Acquisition in Columbus, Ohio.

$79,264,361 New Construction Luxury Rental Equity – New Rochelle, NY

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for a 168,000 SF new construction luxury rental building featuring 144 units in New Rochelle, New York.

$49,875,000 Residential Condo Development Equity Raise – Gravesend, Brooklyn

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for a 33,000 SF 12-unit luxury residential condo development in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn.    

$42,600,000 Residential Condo Equity Raise -Gravesend Brooklyn

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised equity for a 33,000 SF 16-unit luxury residential condo development in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn.    

Luxury Mixed-Use Preferred Equity Raise – Miami, FL

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised Preferred equity for a New Construction Luxury Mixed-Use Building. Miami’s First Lifestyle Hotel, Condominium & Office Building consisting of 402,296 SF new construction luxury mixed-use building. The Legacy will be Miami’s first lifestyle hotel, condominium, and office building.

$165,000,000 Lifestyle Hotel Development Equity Raise – Scottsdale, AZ

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised LP equity for a 247,000 net SF development featuring 265 Rooms incl. Penthouse & luxury suites, 7,000 SF high-end conference center, premiere rooftop pool experience & 2 restaurants in Scottsdale, Arizona.

$121,000,000 Multifamily Development Equity Raise – Dania Beach, FL

Berko & Associates/Astor Realty Capital successfully raised LP equity for a 243,089 SF new construction multifamily rental building featuring 293 units over 8 stories in Dania Beach, Florida.  

As markets remain uncertain, institutional investors are confident in real estate investments & turning to local private equity firms for maximum returns

Published January 17, 2023 – New York Real Estate Journal Institutional investors, such as insurance companies and pension funds, are weighing their options in the real estate market when making key decisions about allocating investments. In today’s climate of uncertainty around economic recovery rates, inflation levels, and interest rates––real assets offer an attractive potential for

Women are making strides in commercial real estate

Published September 7th, 2022 on RealTrends.com In recent years, more women have been making serious strides in commercial real estate, and women-owned businesses are on the rise. According to a 2020 Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) report, women made up just 36% of the industry, while women holding executive positions only amounted to 9%. Additionally, a number of

Commercial Real Estate Investing Trends

FEBRUARY 22, 2022 –  Published in AZ Big Media   Commercial real estate (CRE) is regarded as one of the most reliable performers in regard to investing, stability consistency, and a profitable market. However, the pandemic has brought on a slew of challenges resulting in volatility in the commercial real estate market. From rising interest

Offshore capital taking over traditional real estate financing – by Joe Berko

November 21, 2017 – NYREJ The Israeli Bond market is booming. To date, 27 US real estate entities have gone to the Israeli public debt markets, bringing back approximately $6 billion to the shores of the U.S. Initially seen as a financing fad limited to the those operating in the metro-NYC market, US issuers from

2018: Year in Review, Michael Korine

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? In 2018, we at Berko & Associates have significantly enhanced our brokerage business model. After launching a new debt platform in 2017, we expanded our focus in our new company, Astor Realty Capital, to equity investments in major markets across the US.

$4,000,000 Cash Out Loan – Miami, FL

Alena Grummons & Michael Korine, Director of the Finance & Capital Markets Team at Berko & Associates, completed a financing transaction of $4M for a portfolio of four Miami investment properties.

Joe Berko

Joe (Yossi) Berko is a nationally recognized, inspirational entrepreneur with over 25 years of success predicated on profitable investments, ethics, and generosity. A great believer in giving back, Joe serves on the board of several non-profit organizations and has been invited to speak at professional conferences. Companies: –Astor Realty Capital – Private Equity, Co-Founder and

Andrew Milbank

Andrew Milbank is a Partner at Berko & Associates and Director in the Finance & Capital Markets Group. Since joining Berko in 2014, Andrew has applied his unique ability to balance complex negotiations with creative problem solving, leading to the execution of over $300 million in successful transactions. In addition, he has underwritten in excess

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Alan Simonowitz

In his 29 year real estate career, Alan Simonowitz has functioned as a commercial mortgage & sales broker, developer and lender. He has been involved in over a $1,000,000,000 of real estate transactions that has encompassed virtually every property type. Alan comes to Berko & Associates after a seven year tenure at Homes For America