Genting lands January’s top loan for Aqueduct racino expansion

For real estate players seeking financing, dealmaking showed no signs of freezing in January. Lenders doled out dollars in a flurry of big-ticket deals across New York City, led by Genting’s $755 million Queens casino construction loan and SL Green’s $480 million Plaza District office acquisition loan. Hospitality, retail and even a distressed office property also found financing. Banks wrote the biggest checks for the city’s top deals, which spanned several neighborhoods in Manhattan and Queens. All told, lenders parted ways with almost $2.2 billion. Here are more details. Casino cash | $755M | Jamaica, Queens Wells Fargo provided a […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.