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Bassuk inks $1b in deals for Moinian developments.


With the closing of the $155 million in permanent credit enhancement Credit Enhancement

A method whereby a company attempts to improve its debt or credit worthiness.

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Credit enhancements take many different forms. An example of a credit enhancement would be conversion rights added on to a debt instrument in order to lower the issuing
 and mezzanine financing Mezzanine Financing

A hybrid of debt and equity financing. Mezzanine financing is typically used to finance the expansion of existing companies, and it is basically debt capital that gives the lender the rights to convert to an ownership or equity interest in the company if the
 for the Marc at 260 West 54th Street, Richard Bassuk, president of The Singer and Bassuk Organization completed over $1 billion in financing transactions on behalf of developer Joseph Moinian within a short span of time.

"I am honored to serve Joe Moinian as real estate finance advisor for projects which have added more than 1800 luxury apartments and half a million square feet of prime office space to the Manhattan market," said Bassuk, whose mortgage brokerage and real estate advisory firm serves a select group of New York New York, state, United States
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 City's most prominent developers and investors.

"Joe is a visionary developer whose work is transforming the skyline and setting a benchmark for quality. We have augmented his creativity by structuring some of the most complex and advantageous financing transactions to help The Moinian Group realize its plans."

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 has arranged bridge, construction and permanent financing Permanent financing

Long-term financing using either debt or equity.


permanent financing

The long-term financing that supports a long-term asset.
 transactions--in combination or individually--for a number of Moinian Group developments, including: Renaissance at 100 and 90 John Street; 17 Battery; Ocean at 1 West Street; 90W at 90 Washington Street; The Heisman Trophy Building at 20 West Street; 123 Washington Street; and the Marc at Eighth Avenue and 54th Street.

Some of the properties utilized Liberty Bond and 80/20 Programs, making available low-cost financing. The financing transactions also introduced a diverse universe of lenders to The Moinian Group. Lenders include: Wachovia, Key Bank, GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation
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, JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, ARCS Commercial Mortgage Co., L.P.

"The Moinian Group has been single-minded in our goal to add luxury housing and office space to the Manhattan market, building properties of great quality that are hallmarks of excellence in this city," Moinian said.

"I congratulate Richard Bassuk on his accomplishments on our behalf, and appreciate his personal commitment, professionalism and expertise in arranging financing transactions that have helped us achieve our goals. He has continually used his ingenuity, sophistication so·phis·ti·cate  
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1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly.

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 and tenacity to make complex and difficult structures work for both our firm and for the lending community."
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Title Annotation:Richard Bassuk
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 18, 2006
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