M&T Bank provided a $250 million loan to the developers of the Empire Stores, seven warehouses along the Brooklyn waterfront that have been converted to offices and retail space. The restored 443,000-square-foot complex at 53-83 Water Street in Dumbo was reopened in the summer of 2016 after sitting vacant for decades. The developers, Midtown Equities in partnership with Rockwood Capital and HK Organization, won a bid in 2013 to redevelop the site and signed a […]