Finance.

Meridian Capital Group LLC announced the following transactions:

* Meridian Capital Group negotiated a new share loan of $12 million on 345 unsold coop apartments in Bayside, NY. The loan featured a rate of 5.375% and a 10 year term.

* Meridian negotiated a new mortgage in the amount of $9.3 million on a 272 unit, co-op complex on Brady Avenue in the Bronx. The co-op is 64% sold and the loan featured a 10 year fixed rate and 40 year amortization schedule. Joseph Taub negotiated this transaction.

* A new mortgage of $3.67 million was placed by Meridian on a 20 unit, 5 story apt. building on Ninth Avenue in New York City. The loan featured a rate of 6 % and a 7 year term. Alan Friedman & Michael Kesselman negotiated the transaction.

* Meridian negotiated a new mortgage in the amount of $3.55 million on a 95 unit, 6 story co-op building on Austin Street in Forest Hills, NY. The coop is 64% sold and the loan featured a rate of 5.4% with a 10 year term. Aaron M. Birnbaum and Carol Shelby arranged for financing.

* A new mortgage of $3 million was placed by Meridian on a 72 unit, 14 story apt. building on West 110th Street in Manhattan's Upper West Side. The loan featured a rate of 4.57% and a 10 year term. Allan Lieberman negotiated the transaction.

* Meridian placed a new mortgage of $2.7 million on a 28 unit, 5 story apt. building on Park Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The loan featured a rate of 4.64% and a 7 year term. Saul Piller negotiated the transaction.

* A new mortgage of $1.3 million was placed by Meridian on a 46 unit, 4 story apt. building on 18th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The loan featured a rate of 5.75% and a 10 year term. Scott Assouline negotiated the transaction.

GCP Capital Group announced the following transactions:

* A $5.36 million loan for three six-story apartment buildings in Brooklyn, N.Y.;

* A $2.16 million loan for a five-story apartment building on Naples Terrace in the Bronx;

* A $5.3 million loan for a three-story, 12,000 SF retail building on E. 170th St. in the Bronx;

* A $26 million loan for a to-be-built apartment complex in Holbrook, N.Y.;

* A $5.5 million loan for a 24,434 SF retail shopping center i.n Queens, N.Y.

Paul Greenbaum, Matthew Classi, and Adam Brostovksi arranged the financing for these transactions.

GCP Capital Group LLC announced the following transactions:

* A $1.4 million loan for a 12,020 SF drug store in Queens, N.Y.;

* A $1.35 million loan for a 9,500 SF drug store in Baldwin, N.Y.;

* A $1.75 million loan for a 9,500 SF drug store in Queens, N.Y.;

* A $1.65 million loan for a 9,800 SF drug store in Queens, N.Y.;

* An $85 million loan for five apartment buildings in New York City;

* A $2.4 million loan for a 10,800 SF drug store in Queens, N.Y.

Paul Greenbaum and Matthew Classi arranged the financing for these transactions.

David Cronheim Mortgage Corporation announced the following transactions:

* A $20 million loan for a 22,923 SF building on Madison Ave. in New York City;

* A $1.45 million permanent loan for an 83,899 SF retail building in New Britain, Conn. The loan featured a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule;

* A $2.35 million permanent loan for a 74,336 SF industrial building on Michigan Ave. in Kenilworth, N.J.

Harold D. Baker & Co. announced the following transactions:

* A $5.25 million first mortgage for a 13-story apartment building on West Grand Ave. in Elizabeth, N.J. The loan featured a 10-year term and a 28-year amortization schedule;

* A $1 million first mortgage for a six-story apartment building on E. 65th St. in New York City. The loan featured a 15-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule;

* A $1 million first mortgage for a fivestory apartment building on E. 90th St. in New York City. The loan featured a 15-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.

Coratolo & Carrieri Associates LLC announced the following transactions:

* A $15 million first mortgage for a six-story apartment building on Peiham Parkway in the Bronx. The loan featured a 4.875% rate and a 10-year term;

* A $1.15 million first mortgage for a sixstory apartment building on Moshoin Parkway in the Bronx. The loan featured a 5.125% rate and a seven-year term;

* A $5.3 million first mortgage for a garden apartment complex in Nyack, N.Y. The loan featured a 5.25% rate and a 10-year term;

* A $32 million blanket first mortgage for 17 properties in the Bronx and Queens, N.Y. The loan featured a 4.625% rate and a 10-year term.