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Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Heaps Pressure on a Teetering CMBS Deal

Bloomberg Markets Monday 03 August 2026, 10:30 UTC By Scott Carpenter and Owen McCarthy 1 min read
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Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Heaps Pressure on a Teetering CMBS Deal A $506 million bet on thousands of New York rent-stabilized apartments has already soured for bond investors. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze threatens to make it worse. The commercial-property bond, backed by the mortgage on 53 buildings across Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, has piled up more than $5.5 million in past-due interest after payments to its riskiest tranches fell short.

Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Heaps Pressure on a Teetering CMBS Deal A $506 million bet on thousands of New York rent-stabilized apartments has already soured for bond investors. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze threatens to make it worse. The commercial-property bond, backed by the mortgage on 53 buildings across Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, has piled up more than $5.5 million in past-due interest after payments to its riskiest tranches fell short. Analysts at KBRA Credit Profile value the properties at about $460 million, compared with an appraisal of about $717 million when the bonds were sold five years ago, implying losses of more than $80 million for bondholders.
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