Exclusive | NYC developer gets nearly $1B loan for residential towers overlooking Hudson River

As foundation work proceeds on two dramatically styled downtown apartment towers, the high-profile riverfront project just landed the cash foundation it needed.

Atlas Capital Group nailed down a $985 million construction loan to build the towers at 80 Clarkson Street, which it’s developing with Zeckendorf Development and Baupost Group, sources told The Post.

The fresh financing — believed to be the largest Manhattan residential-construction loan since before the pandemic — means the full-block project will soon “go vertical” at the Hudson River site between Houston and Clarkson streets.

Rendering of luxury apartment towers to rise at 80 Clarkson St. on Hudson River waterfront. — Rendering of luxury apartment towers to rise at 80 Clarkson St. on the Hudson River waterfront.

One tower is expected to be finished in 2026, the other in 2027. The towers will stand on a podium base and are technically the same building.

A representative for Atlas didn’t respond to a request for comment.

The Atlas website says the project “will consist of over 100 luxury homes in two towers rising up to 450 feet offering dramatic river and city views from every room.”

The developers are also putting up a 175-unit senior affordable housing building on the site that is not covered by the loan.

The lenders, according to sources, are London-based Cale Street Partners and San Francisco-based Farallon Capital Management. The loan was arranged by Newmark.

The Post first reported the development team was buying the vacant 1.3-acre site in February 2022, and, later that year, that they secured a $322 million financing package from Blackstone – which kick-started the $1.25 billion project.

15 Central Park West in Manhattan — Zeckendorf Development and Baupost Group — which is spearheading the new project — was also behind the so-called “Limestone Jesus” at 15 Central Park West, above. Google Maps

The design architect is COOKFOX, which also worked on the St. John’s Warehouse adaptive-reuse project next door that is now home to Google.

Zeckendorf, which is spearheading the new development, was also behind the so-called “Limestone Jesus” at 15 Central Park West.

The tower has been home to such boldface names as former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Alex Rodriguez and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon.