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Millions Raised for Capital Improvements
Real estate and capital expansion projects shouldn’t be cost prohibitive for social change agents. ThinkForward’s work has translated into significant reductions in financing and operating costs for our clients. This has enabled numerous, community-based organizations to prosper and grow.
$43,000,000
ORTHODOX UNION
Lower Manhattan
Headquarters relocation to Class A office building. We arranged 100% tax-exempt bond financing through our banking relationship and the issuer Build NYC Resource Corp.
$20,000,000
PHOENIX HOUSE
Long Island City and Ronkonkoma, LI
Debt refinancing resulting in significant savings for the New York chapter of prominent national mental health and substance abuse service provider.
$6,000,000
JOUFFRE, INC.
Long Island City
French-owned manufacturer of custom upholstery serving high-margin clientele. We secured mortgage financing from a relationship bank. The larger facility allows for increased production capacity.
$35,000,000 (pending)
YORK STUDIOS MASPETH EXPANSION
Maspeth, Queens
Financing to expand York Studios Maspeth campus, which is ideally located minutes from Midtown Manhattan. An additional 133,000 sf will be devoted to film and television production facilities.
$51,000,000
South Bronx
Construction of a new, NYS-qualified motion picture and television production facility. We arranged $33M in New York City and State incentives and $26.5M in construction financing.
$10,000,000
CONSORTIUM FOR WORKER EDUCATION
Manhattan
Nonprofit agency provides industry-specific workforce training services. Build NYC tax exempt bonds financed acquisition and renovation of a commercial condo.
$11,000,000, $8,500,000
Downtown, Manhattan
Acquisition and construction financing for purchase, renovation of commercial office condo through NYCIDA (2008). Later, we refinanced bonds through a taxable bank loan. Capital costs reductions, from 5.75% to 2.05%.
$17,350,000
Long Island City, Queens
Financial advisory services for extensive renovation and expansion, involving tax credits, grants, and incentives from NYS and EDC development agencies.
$71,000,000
AB CAPSTONE GROUP (ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL)
Bronx
Construction loan and incentives secured for school + Class A office space at 425 Westchester Avenue—in an Opportunity Zone. The 10-story building also houses a nonprofit agency and ground floor retail.
$75,000,000
UOVO ART, LLC
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Tax incentives from NYCIDA for a new arts center with storage, transportation, installation, and project management facilities.
$25,000,000
ARTSCROLL MESORAH PUBLICATIONS
Rahway, NJ
We arranged an $8.2M incentives package from NJ Economic Development Authority for relocating the company’s manufacturing & distribution facility from Brooklyn to Rahway.
$31,000,000
BARONE MANAGEMENT MIXED-USE
Long Island City, Queens
We arranged developer NYCIDA incentives for a newly constructed industrial/office facility for Long Island City small businesses.
$22,000,000
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Purchase of the Mannes Music Building doubled capacity for pre-K—8th programming. The difficult financing required creative structuring with a relationship bank.
$10,000,000
Upper East Side, Manhattan
$10M raised to finance facilities expansion. We placed tax-exempt, low interest bond financing with a non-bank lender and managed the bond issuer approval process.
$68,600,000
Touro College
Chelsea, Manhattan
Despite a credit rating downgrade, the college acquired assets from NY Medical College. We arranged the difficult financing through creative structuring and collateral packages.
$7,500,000
Diller-Quaile School of Music
Upper East Side, Manhattan
Purchase of an adjacent townhouse provided sufficient space to increase enrollment. We arranged tax-exempt bond financing with a private bank.
$8,500,000
Confidential Client School
Upper East Side, Manhattan
Larger facility acquired to accommodate new pre-school arts program. We arranged a taxable loan with a private bank.
$8,900,000
Metropolitan Montessori School
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Acquired existing facilities for pre-K—elementary programming. We arranged fixed rate acquisition financing with a local commercial bank.
$4,250,000
Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Woodmere, Long Island
Small, independent, private school, pre-K—12th grades. We arranged taxable financing with a credit union.
$9,000,000
Sh'or Yoshuv Institute
Five Towns & Far Rockaway, Queens
Construction of a new yeshiva school building. We placed tax-exempt bonds with a commercial bank and managed the approval and funding process.
$6,000,000
Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel
Borough Park, Brooklyn
New school facilities constructed adjacent to the existing yeshiva. We arranged construction and permanent financing through a commercial bank.
$20,000,000
PHOENIX HOUSE
Long Island City ad Ronkonkoma, LI
Debt refinancing resulting in significant savings for the New York chapter of prominent national mental health and substance abuse service provider.
$10,000,000
Consortium for Worker Education
Manhattan
Nonprofit agency provides industry-specific workforce training services. Build NYC tax exempt bonds financed acquisition and renovation of a commercial condo.
$11,000,000, $8,600,000
Downtown, Manhattan
Funding for new programs and facilities for domestic violence survivors and their families. We managed the financing process, including existing high-cost bank debt.
$36,000,000
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Staten Island, NY
"Met Council" provides affordable housing for vulnerable populations. We placed fixed rate tax-exempt bonds and procured a $45M capital grant for facilities construction.
$38,860,000
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
New Jersey
Skilled nursing resident and senior care facility. We placed Variable Rate Demand Bonds with institutional investor through the NJ Economic Development Authority.
$43,000,000
ORTHODOX UNION
Lower Manhattan
Headquarters relocation to Class A office building. We arranged 100% tax-exempt bond financing through our banking relationship and the issuer Build NYC Resource Corp.
$8,900,000, $10,700,000
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Acquisition of property for additional exhibit space. We structured and placed tax-exempt bond financings and secured capital grants from the NYC Economic Development Corp.
$5,000,000, $4,320,000
Manhattan News Network
Harlem
New studio and office space. We arranged bond financing, which we later refinanced with a bank loan to provide debt service savings.
$4,000,000
Rockaway Beach, Queens
Construction of new recreational complex. Client received $10M in city funding. We arranged a $4M bridge loan to bridge a foundation disbursing capital grants.
$9,000,000
Midtown Manhattan
Commercial office condo financing. The community organization qualified for tax-exempt bond financing placed with a commercial bank at low interest rates.
$75,000,000
Uovo Art, LLC
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Tax incentives from NYCIDA for a new arts center with storage, transportation, installation, and project management facilities.
$10,000,000
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Consolidation and renovation project involving new laboratory and office spaces. We arranged financing with a commercial bank.
$11,000,000, $8,500,000
Downtown, Manhattan
Acquisition and construction financing for purchase, renovation of commercial office condo through NYCIDA (2008). Later, we refinanced bonds through a taxable bank loan. Capital costs reductions: from 5.75% to 2.05%.
$17,350,000
Long Island City, Queens
Financial advisory services for extensive renovation and expansion, involving tax credits, grants, and incentives from NYS and EDC development agencies.
$11,000,000
Modern Meadow, Inc.
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Redesign and renovation of R&D infrastructure and construction of advanced bio-fabrication space. We secured tax credits and a grant from Empire State Development.
$2,000,000
Epic Pharma
Jamaica, Queens
Developer, manufacturer, and marketer of generic pharmaceuticals. We reduced operational costs of plant by securing NYS tax credits.
$3,000,000
Neuman's Kitchen
Long Island City, Queens
Facilities relocation from Lower East Side to leased space in LIC with new catering facility. We arranged an SBA 7a loan with a non-bank lender for leasehold improvements.
$6,000,000
Ace Natural
Mount Vernon, Westchester
Financial advisory services for organic food distribution business serving NYC restaurants, caterers, food retailers and distributors.
$10,250,000
Victory Food Service
Bronx
Acquisition of large distribution facility located in the former 132nd Street Post Office Building. We arranged 90% financing for the project, including an SBA loan.
$11,250,000
Royal Foods
Long Island City, Queens
We arranged financing with an insurance company lender for the acquisition of property for the specialty food distributor.
$12,000,000
Fairway Markets & Bakery
Bronx
We arranged various IDA benefits and NYC incentives for the lease, renovation, and outfitting of a food production and distribution facility.
$4,000,000
Morrison Pastry
Maspeth, Queens
We arranged financing and tax incentives for the food processing facility of the national distributor of Grandpa's Original Yogurt Muffins & Loaves.
$35,000,000 (pending)
YORK STUDIOS MASPETH EXPANSION
Maspeth, Queens
Financing to expand York Studios Maspeth campus, which is ideally located minutes from Midtown Manhattan. An additional 133,000 sf will be devoted to film and television production facilities.
$51,000,000
South Bronx
Construction of a new, NYS qualified, motion picture and television production facility. We arranged $33M in NYC incentives and $26.5M in construction financing.
$33,500,000
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Acquisition and renovation of historic neighborhood movie theater in disrepair. We arranged financing with a local bank and a second SBA mortgage.
$75,000,000
Carmike Cinemas
New Jersey
We financed multiple movie theaters by placing Variable Rate Demand Bonds with a major financial institution.
$6,000,000
Broadway Stages
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
We arranged financing for a new studio, secured through a commercial bank. We also obtained Empire Zone incentives from Empire State Development.
$13,500,000
Skyline Restoration Inc.
Long Island City, Queens
Acquisition of office, warehouse, and fabrication facilities. We arranged the required 90% financing and $7M in tax benefits.
$5,500,000
A-Val Architectural Products
Mount Vernon, Westchester Co.
For the building materials supplier, we arranged private activity tax-exempt bonds and placement with a commercial bank.
$5,000,000
United Air Conditioning
Long Island City, Queens
Acquisition of manufacturing facilities to expand sheet metal business. We arranged bond financing and obtained various incentives from NYCIDA.
$9,000,000
Cool Wind & Ventilation
Glendale, Queens
Facilities expansion for the steel duct systems manufacturer. We arranged low cost tax-exempt bond financing for the project.
$5,500,000
AABCO Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
Ridgewood, Queens
Air conditioning and sheet metal contractors and fabricators. For the expansion of the company's current facilities, we arranged tax benefits through the NYCIDA.
$6,000,000
JOUFFRE, INC.
Long Island City
French-owned manufacturer of custom upholstery serving high-margin clientele. We secured mortgage financing from a relationship bank. The larger facility allows for increased production capacity.
$5,500,000
Watermark Designs
East New York, Brooklyn
We placed fixed rate bonds with a commercial bank for the Brooklyn-based manufacturer of environmentally responsible, luxury faucets, showers, and bath accessories.
$2,100,000
Simon Liu, Inc.
Greenwood, Brooklyn
We arranged 90% financing for the major relocation of the arts supply manufacturer to a new facility. We also secured tax benefits through NYCIDA.
$5,500,000
Hindustan Granites Inc.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
For the importer and wholesaler of stone tiles, etc., we arranged 90% fixed rate financing, an SBA 504 loan with a commercial bank, and incentives through NYCIDA.
$10,600,000
M. Fried Store Fixtures
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
For the full-service commercial fixture and design company, we secured 90% financing for purchase of a new manufacturing facility. We also secured various tax incentives.
$28,700,000
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
New Jersey
We successfully placed variable rate demand bonds through the NJ Economic Development Authority to finance the company's national distribution center.
$16,000,000
Fesco Electronics Distributors
Williamsburg, NY
We secured financing for a new distribution facility for a leading distributor of name brand consumer electronics and accessories.
$25,000,000
Artscroll Mesorah Publications
Rahway, NJ
We arranged an $8.2M incentives package from NJ Economic Development Authority for relocating the company’s manufacturing & distribution facility from Brooklyn to Rahway.
$5,500,000
Perfume Center of America
Plainview, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co.
We arranged for the wholesale distributor to refinance outstanding debt through fixed rate financing with a commercial bank, significantly reducing debt service payments.
$5,000,000
Mondial Automotive, Inc.
College Point, Queens
We leveraged resources through the NYCEDC and secured NYCIDA tax benefits for the company's ongoing success.
$5,500,000
Nicka K New York
Jamaica, Queens
The cosmetics distribution company acquired a new warehouse facility. We arranged a fixed rate loan with an insurance company and secured NYCIDA tax benefits.
$71,000,000
AB CAPSTONE GROUP (ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL)
Bronx
Construction loan and incentives secured for school + Class A office space at 425 Westchester Avenue—in an Opportunity Zone. The 10-story building also houses a nonprofit agency and ground floor retail.
$31,000,000
Barone Management Mixed-use
Long Island City, Queens
We arranged developer NYCIDA incentives for a newly constructed industrial/office facility for Long Island City small businesses.
$15,500,000
Arverne By the Sea
Rockaway Beach, Queens
Using specially allocated recovery zone bonds, we financed key commercial properties in the 120-acre development, including retail center, YMCA, and Stop & Shop Supermarket.
$17,000,000
Artex Fine Arts Services
Long Island City, Queens
Acquisition and renovation of an existing property by a Manhattan-based developer, in conjunction with the company's owners. We secured NYCIDA benefits to finance the effort.
$4,500,000
Sandy Hook Pilots Association
Staten Island
We secured construction financing and tax benefits from the NYCIDA for the association’s new and expanded headquarters.