Life sciences demand propels NYC redevelopment project forward JLL Capital Markets secured $393M in financing to redevelop 125 West End Ave. in Manhattan's West Side cluster News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged a $393 million construction financing for the redevelopment of 125 West End Ave. into a world-class life sciences facility in the West Side cluster of Manhattan. photo credit: Viewpoint Studios JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, a partnership controlled by Taconic Partners and Nuveen Real Estate, to secure a four-year, floating-rate senior loan through funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. and a mezzanine loan through Oaktree Capital Finance. The same JLL team also arranged $181 million in acquisition and bridge financing for 125 West End and the surrounding campus in Fall 2019.