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PGIM Real Estate provides $141M in floating-rate financing for affordable housing portfolio in the Bronx
NEWARK, N.J., May 19, 2025 – PGIM Real Estate has provided $141 million in floating-rate financing through its core-plus strategy to Longacre Group to refinance SimplyBetter Affordable Housing, a multifamily portfolio in the Bronx, New York. Eastdil Secured served as an advisor on the transaction and represented Longacre Group in arranging the financing.
This affordable housing portfolio comprises 2,021 units across 34 properties, totaling 2.1 million square feet, located in the northern Bronx. The properties are situated in several key neighborhoods, including Kingsbridge, University Heights, Pelham Parkway, Norwood, and Wakefield. The average unit in the portfolio spans over 1,000 square feet, which is approximately 250 square feet larger than the average unit size in the Bronx.
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"The Bronx remains a resilient market, with strong demand for quality housing that is also affordable given the area’s steady population growth and constrained supply."
“We’re proud to provide financing to help revitalize and bring a large number of vacant units back online within this rent-stabilized housing portfolio in the Bronx, given it’s a vital asset supporting the borough’s housing needs,” said Tom Goodsite, managing director at PGIM Real Estate. “The Bronx remains a resilient market, with strong demand for quality housing that is also affordable given the area’s steady population growth and constrained supply. We’re pleased to support this opportunity by providing financing through our core-plus strategy to Longacre Group.”
Longacre Group has deep experience in New York’s rent-stabilized housing space and has acquired this portfolio with an institutional capital partner advised by FCA Partners. FCA Partners is currently focused on value-add and core-plus, direct and joint venture, and investments in the housing, retail, and medical office sectors.
“We’re excited to partner with PGIM Real Estate and be a part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis in New York City,” said Peter Hungerford, managing member of Longacre Group and PH Realty Capital. “With an average rent of around $1,500, we are proud to support working-class New Yorkers and be stewards of this vital housing product for many years to come.”
ABOUT PGIM REAL ESTATE
PGIM Real Estate is the world’s third-largest real estate investment manager, with $206 billion in gross assets under management and administration,1 and real estate professionals located in 35 cities worldwide. Built on our belief that strong performance is fueled by dynamic expertise, our global network of on-the-ground specialists is dedicated to opportunity creation, optimization, and timely capital deployment amid shifting market conditions.
Through our full suite of real estate equity and debt solutions, we aim to achieve exceptional outcomes on behalf of investors and borrowers. Our uncompromising commitment to building lasting relationships with our clients is founded on trust, transparency, and mutual respect. We strive to integrate sustainable best practices throughout our investment, asset management, risk and talent management processes for the benefit of our clients, employees, and the communities in which we operate. PGIM Real Estate is a business of PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States (NYSE: PRU). For more information visit pgimrealestate.com.
ABOUT PGIM
PGIM is the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). In 41 offices across 19 countries, our more than 1,450 investment professionals serve both retail and institutional clients around the world.
As a leading global asset manager with $1.39 trillion in assets under management,2 PGIM is built on a foundation of strength, stability, and disciplined risk management. Our multi-affiliate model allows us to deliver specialized expertise across key asset classes with a focused investment approach. This gives our clients a diversified suite of investment strategies and solutions with global depth and scale across public and private asset classes, including fixed income, equities, real estate, private credit, and other alternatives. For more information visit pgim.com.
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1 As of March 31, 2025. Net AUM is $136 billion and AUA is $47 billion. PGIM Real Estate is the third-largest real estate investment manager (out of 72 firms surveyed) in terms of global real estate assets under management based on Pensions & Investments’ “Largest Real Estate Investment Managers” list published October 2024. This ranking represents AUM as of June 30, 2024. Participation in the ranking is voluntary and no compensation is required to participate in the ranking.
2 As of March 31, 2025.
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PGIM is the primary asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI). PGIM Real Estate is PGIM’s real estate investment advisory business and operates through PGIM, Inc., a registered investment advisor.
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PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment management business of PGIM, the principal asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“PFI”), a company incorporated and with its principal place of business in the United States. PGIM is a trading name of PGIM, Inc. and its global subsidiaries. PGIM, Inc. is an investment advisor registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. Prudential, PGIM, their respective logos and the Rock symbol are service marks of PFI and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. In the United Kingdom, information is issued by PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited with registered office: Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5HR. PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) of the United Kingdom (Firm Reference Number 181389). These materials are issued by PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited to persons who are professional clients as defined under the rules of the FCA. In the European Economic Area (“EEA”), information is issued by PGIM Luxembourg S.A. with registered office: 2, boulevard de la Foire, L1528 Luxembourg. PGIM Luxembourg S.A. is authorized and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Sector Financier in Luxembourg (registration number A00001218) and operating on the basis of a European passport. In certain EEA countries, this information, where permitted, may be presented by either PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited or PGIM Limited in reliance of provisions, exemptions, or licenses available to either PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited or PGIM Limited under temporary permission arrangements following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. PGIM Limited and PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited have their registered offices at: Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5HR. PGIM Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) of the United Kingdom (Firm Reference Number: 193418). PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) of the United Kingdom (Firm Reference Number: 181389). These materials are issued by PGIM Luxembourg S.A., PGIM Limited or PGIM Private Alternatives (UK) Limited to persons who are professional clients as defined in the relevant local implementation of Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) and/or to persons who are professional clients as defined under the rules of the FCA. PGIM operates in various jurisdictions worldwide and distributes materials and/or products to qualified professional investors through its registered affiliates including, but not limited to: PGIM Real Estate (Japan) Ltd. in Japan; PGIM (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong; PGIM (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in Singapore; PGIM (Australia) Pty Ltd in Australia; PGIM Luxembourg S.A.; and PGIM Real Estate Germany AG in Germany. For more information, please visit pgimrealestate.com.
The brand “PGIM Real Estate” encompasses both (1) a fund advisory business headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, which operates as a business unit of PGIM, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor organized as a New Jersey corporation (“PGIM”), under the name “PGIM Real Estate,” and (2) a commercial real estate debt origination and advisory platform which operates through a separate, affiliated legal entity known as PGIM Real Estate Finance, LLC (“PGIM REF”), a Delaware limited liability company. Several officers of PGIM REF are also associated with PGIM, Inc., and, from time to time, may provide services to PGIM Real Estate in their capacities as officers of PGIM that are separate and distinct from the services they provide as officers of PGIM REF.
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