SHORELINE, WASH. — Evergreen Point Group has received $88 million in construction financing for Leeway, an apartment project in Shoreline. Steve Petrie, Seth Heikkila, Tom Wilson and Jake Davidson of JLL Capital Markets secured the loans through a regional bank on behalf of the borrower. Located at 142 N.E. 147th St., the seven-story property will feature 360 apartments and 3,371 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Community amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop lounge and deck, coworking spaces, a pet spa and secure parking spanning two stories of subterranean parking with 224 spaces and 49 electric vehicle charging stations. Designed as a transit-oriented development, Leeway will be connected to the Shoreline South Light Rail Station via a pedestrian bridge, being built by the city of Shoreline, across Interstate 5. Additionally, the property will participate in Shoreline’s 12-year Multifamily Tax Exemption program, with 20 percent of units restricted to affordable housing at 70 percent to 80 percent of area median income limits. The program includes a 12-year extension option.
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JLL Arranges $74.5M Refinancing for Trader Joe’s-Anchored Shopping Center in Charlottesville
by Abby Cox
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $74.5 million loan for the refinancing of the Shops at Stonefield, a 267,294-square-foot shopping center located in the Central Virginia city of Charlottesville, just two miles north of the University of Virginia. Brian Gaswirth, Evan Parker, Gus Caiola and Jude Carlon of JLL arranged the three-year loan through FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust on behalf of the borrower, O’Connor Capital Partners. Shops at Stonefield is anchored by Trader Joe’s and a 14-screen Regal Cinema. Other tenants include L.L. Bean, lululemon and Sephora. The center is currently 98 percent leased but only 92 percent occupied, according to JLL. Shops at Stonefield is part of a 43.5-acre master-planned community that includes a 137-room hotel, 455,000-square-foot manufacturing facility occupied by aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp. and three residential properties totaling 686 units, including a recently delivered, 227-unit luxury multifamily community.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — An affiliate of New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $40 million construction loan for a 70-room hotel and condo project in State College. The site is located at the gateway to Penn State University’s campus, and the building will include ground-floor retail space. Residences/hotel rooms will feature premium finishes, and residents will have access to 24/7 security, concierge and housekeeping services, as well as use of a fitness center. An undisclosed national lender provided the nonrecourse loan to the borrower, which also requested anonymity.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — The hotel division of local financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $13.2 million loan for the refinancing of two hotels in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge. The 101-room Comfort Suites was built in 1998, and the 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites was built in 2003. David Turley led the Cronheim team that secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed bank. The undisclosed borrower plans to use a portion of the proceeds to convert the Comfort Suites property into a 96-room TownePlace Suites hotel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) has provided financing to rehabilitate Henson Ridge II, a 178-unit affordable housing community located in the Douglass neighborhood of Ward 8 in Washington, D.C. DCHFA issued $40 million in tax exempt bonds, along with $37.5 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity and $9.3 million in District of Columbia LIHTC equity. Urban Atlantic Development LLC and Capitol Housing Partners LLC (a subsidiary of the DCHA) are the developers planning to rehabilitate Henson Ridge II. The proposed $103 million rehabilitation is made up of 64 LIHTC units and 114 project-based voucher (PBV) units. The scope of work for the rehabilitation includes replacement of roofs, windows, doors, kitchens and bathrooms, as well as improvements to modernize the HVAC/mechanical systems. The mix of units consists of 52 one-bedroom, 28 two-bedroom, 50 three-bedroom, 38 four-bedroom and 10 five-bedroom units. All units will be reserved for residents earning 30 and 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). The 30 percent AMI units will benefit from PBV operating subsidies.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — BWE has arranged $28.8 million to refinance Cabana Bridges, a garden-style apartment property in Tucson. The financing was arranged on behalf of Greenlight Communities, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based developer, and Holualoa Cos., a Tucson-based real estate investor and developer. Matt Terpstra and Charlie Williams of BWE’s Phoenix office originated the seven-year Freddie Mac loan, which features a flexible prepayment option and a favorable interest rate. Located at 1102 E. 36th St., Cabana Bridges features 288 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, wood-style plank flooring, in-unit washers/dryers, controlled access entries, pre-installed Wi-Fi and workstation desks in studio and one-bedroom units. Community amenities include outdoor courtyards with citrus trees, barbecue and seating areas, a two-story clubhouse with a coworking lounge and coffee bar, covered parking, a 24/7 fitness center and a swimming pool with lounge seating. Cabana Bridges was built in 2023.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Gantry has arranged a $22 million permanent loan to refinance maturing debt for Chesterfield Commons, a retail power center in Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis. Anchor tenants at the 750,000-square-foot inline center include Walmart, Sam’s Club, Lowe’s, Best Buy and Ross. Additional tenants include a mix of 40 restaurant, fast food, beauty, fashion, professional service, sporting goods, banking, home goods and health and wellness. Joe Monteleone and Rulin Dai of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. One of Gantry’s correspondent insurance company lenders provided the five-year, fixed-rate nonrecourse loan, which offers full-term interest-only payments. Gantry will service the loan for the lender.
HIGHLAND PARK, MICH. — PCCP has provided a $180.5 million senior loan to a joint venture between AEW Capital Management and Trident Capital Group for the refinancing of Oakland Park, a 10-building, 2.1 million-square-foot industrial park in Highland Park, about six miles north of downtown Detroit. Built between 1997 and 2020, the infill properties feature clear heights ranging from 24 to 32 feet, efficient loading ratios, ample truck parking and access to two major freeways. The park is located 10 miles away from Stellantis Detroit Assembly Complex and five miles from GM Factory Zero.
BENBROOK, TEXAS — New York City-based Affinius Capital has provided an acquisition loan of an undisclosed amount for Chisholm 20, a 917,374-square-foot industrial park in Benbrook, a southwestern suburb of Fort Worth. Developed in 2022-2023 by North Texas-based Jackson-Shaw, Chisholm 20 consists of three rear- and front-load buildings that range in size from 174,137 to 377,884 square feet. The buildings feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 185- to 190-foot truck court depths and a combined 162 dock doors, six drive-in doors and parking for 467 cars and 113 trailers. Tom Burns and Hunter Habash of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the buyer, Fort Worth-based Black Mountain Energy.
Red Oak Provides $10.2M Loan for Acquisition, Renovation of Apartment Community Near Birmingham
by John Nelson
FAIRFIELD, ALA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings LLC has provided a $10.2 million bridge loan for the $3.5 million acquisition and $6.6 million repositioning of Chateau Glen Oaks Apartments, a 230-unit, garden-style community located in Fairfield, a suburb of Birmingham. Chris Litzler of Marcus & Millichap arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Fairfax Holdings LLC. Stratos Athanassiades, Thomas Gorski and James Myatt of Red Oak originated the non-recourse loan, which features a two-year initial term, interest-only payments and a loan-to-stabilized value ratio of 70.8 percent. Built in 1972 on 13.5 acres, Chateau Glen Oaks was approximately 20 percent occupied at the time of financing. The sponsor’s renovation plans comprise extensive interior improvements, including new flooring, finishes, appliances, cabinets, drywall repairs, LED lighting, painting and limited window repairs and replacements. Exterior improvements are expected to include roof and parking lot repairs, landscaping, security cameras, masonry repairs, lighting upgrades, pool improvements and the addition of amenities such as a dog park, pickleball court, playground and a picnic area.
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