CYPRESS, TEXAS — New York City-based Affinius Capital has provided a $35 million loan for the refinancing of Village Green at Bridgeland Central, a 198,000-square-foot retail and office property located in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. Grocer H-E-B anchors the retail component of the property, which is located within the Bridgeland master-planned community. The property’s office component comprises a three-story, 49,000-square-foot mass timber building that was close to fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Colby Mueck, Kelly Layne, Jack Britton and Scot Sarlin of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Howard Hughes Holdings.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based owner-operator JMI Realty has received a $28.8 million acquisition loan for the 254-room Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown hotel. The hotel offers a variety of accommodations in addition to amenities such as a pool, fitness center and onsite food-and-beverage options. Beau Williams and Drew Gilligan of ThirtyFourth Capital, a Connecticut-based capital markets advisory firm that specializes in hospitality deals, arranged the loan through an undisclosed regional bank.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $72 million loan on behalf of locally based owner-operator Jamestown LP for the refinancing of two adjacent shopping centers in metro Atlanta. Totaling more than 340,000 square feet in Sandy Springs, the properties include Parkside Shops (158,400 square feet) and Hammond Exchange (176,000 square feet). A 49,506-square-foot Whole Foods Market anchors the centers, which share a footprint of about 25 acres. Additional tenants include Marshalls, HomeGoods, Petco and The Springs Cinema & Taphouse. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Alex Lapidus, Mitch Rothstein, Nick Scibelli and Mark Gilbert of Cushman & Wakefield secured the floating-rate loan through accounts managed by KKR on behalf of Jamestown.
MIAMI — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, has provided a $245 million bridge loan for Phase IA of Upland Park, a $1 billion mixed-use development underway on 47 acres in Miami’s Sweetwater neighborhood. The transit-oriented project is a redevelopment of West Miami-Dade County’s former Dolphin Park-and-Ride/Transit Terminal Facility. The borrower and developer, Terra Group, will use proceeds of the loan to pay off the existing construction loan, which was also provided by SCALE Lending. The floating-rate loan features two six-month extension options. Terra expects to complete construction of the first phase, which comprises 578 apartments across five residential buildings, next month. The company has tapped Charleston-based Greystar as the property manager. Floorplans come in studio through three-bedroom configurations, with monthly rental rates ranging from $2,726 to $4,811, according to Apartments.com. Amenities will include pickleball courts, a dog park, bike storage, EV charging stations, swimming pools, lake access and a clubhouse featuring a theater, social lounges, a business center, fitness centers and a children’s playroom. The design-build team includes PPK Architects, master architect Arquitectonica and urban planner Plusurbia Design. At full completion, Upland Park will feature more than 2,000 apartments, a 126-room hotel, roughly 282,000 square …
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Canyon Partners and J.P. Morgan have provided a $74.7 million senior construction loan for a townhome rental project in Riverside’s Mission Grove neighborhood. The developer, BCT Development, is a joint venture between Bain Capital Real Estate and Cherry Tree Development. The community has yet to be branded, but plans call for 180 rental townhomes in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, as well as amenities such as a pool, fitness center and clubhouse. A construction timeline was not disclosed. The financing represents Canyon’s second senior construction loan to BCT this year following the closing of a $91.3 million loan in March for the development of a 232-unit rental townhome community, also located in Riverside.
CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has received a $340 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of The Franklin, a two-tower office complex in Chicago’s West Loop. JPMorgan led the single asset single borrower (SASB) loan with Bank of America and Deutsche Bank serving as co-lenders. Proceeds from the five-year, floating-rate loan will be used to pay off The Franklin’s existing loan and fund ongoing leasing efforts. Tishman Speyer has secured 460,000 square feet of new leases and extensions at the property since June 2025, leaving the asset 84 percent leased. Tenants at the 2.5 million-square-foot campus include The Options Clearing Corp., Robert W. Baird, Amazon Web Services, Guggenheim Partners and The Trade Desk. The Franklin encompasses a 60-story tower at 227 W. Monroe St. and a 34-story tower at 222 W. Adams St.
PITTSBURG, KAN. — Gantry has arranged a $22.8 million permanent CMBS loan for University Digs, a multifamily property located at 1902 S. Broadway St. in Pittsburg, directly adjacent to Pittsburg University. The three-story, 190-unit community features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Originally built in 1960, University Digs has undergone extensive renovations since its original construction. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, volleyball court, pickleball court and onsite management. Mark Reichter and Alec Frook of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The five-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the full term.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Knighthead Funding has provided a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Cerca, a newly constructed multifamily community in Glenview. The loan refinances a previous construction facility and provides proceeds to pay off the property’s preferred equity investor. Jonathan Daniel, Peter Illuzzi and Joseph Marraccini of Knighthead originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Drake Group. Amenities at the 62-unit property include fitness rooms, a private dining area, conference rooms, an amenity deck, dog spa and grilling stations. The property also includes 6,886 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Daniel Gillard, Philip Galligan, Michael Gurwin and Ryan Planek of JLL represented the borrower.
EDINA, MINN. — CBRE has arranged $11 million in refinancing for Grandview Square, a 98,561-square-foot office building in Edina. Billy Mork, Joel Torborg and Mike Vannelli of CBRE secured a five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of Capital Partners, a Minnesota-based commercial real estate investment and management firm. A life insurance company provided the loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term and a 5.89 percent interest rate. Built in 2001 and renovated in 2025, the property offers surface and underground heated parking, a fitness center, golf simulator, shared conference rooms, a tenant lounge and outdoor patio. The three-story building is fully leased to 16 tenants.
LOS ANGELES — Priority Capital Advisory has arranged a $13.6 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a student housing and multifamily property located at 8833 Reading Ave. in Los Angeles’ Westchester neighborhood. The owner is a joint venture between Six Peak Capital and Grandview Partners. Completed in April 2025, the five-story property features 33 one-, two-, three-, four- five- and six-bedroom apartments and a 25-space subterranean parking level. Units feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, vinyl plank and tile flooring, walk-in closets and washers/dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop deck with barbecues and a clubhouse with a kitchen, as well as automated package lockers. The property is currently 88 percent occupied, with approximately 50 percent of the units leased to students. Additionally, three units are covenanted for very low-income households and two units covenanted for extremely low-income households.
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