MANASSAS, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $28.7 million in bridge financing for Manassas Mall, a 941,574-square-foot shopping mall located in Manassas, roughly 31 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. Miami-based Lionheart Capital was the borrower. Robert Kaplan and Mark Rutherford of Cushman & Wakefield’s Miami office, along with Michael Zelin, Bindi Shah and Ryan McMahon of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, represented Lionheart Capital in the transaction. Originally developed in 1972, Manassas Mall was expanded in 1988 and renovated in 2016. The mall features more than 80 retailers, including Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears, Target, Walmart, H&M, American Eagle Outfitters and Old Navy, as well as a movie theater and arcade. Lionheart Capital has owned Manassas Mall since 2020. Spinoso Real Estate Group manages the mall.
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KILLEEN, TEXAS — Stellar Bank has provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a 44,494-square-foot shopping center in the Central Texas city of Killeen. Built in 2017 and shadow-anchored by grocer H-E-B, Killeen West Market was 74 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as Cricket Wireless, Great Clips, The Joint, Venetian Nails & Spa, Lone Star Dental and Papa John’s. Clint Coe, Chad Lisbeth and Charlie Mossy of JLL arranged the four-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Brownlee Waggoner Holdings LLC.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — JLL has arranged $92 million in financing for the three-building, 393,911-square-foot Fordham Park Robotic and Logistics Campus in the northern Boston suburb of Wilmington. The campus spans 40.1 acres and features high-bay research and development, robotics and distribution space. The park was fully leased at the time of sale to credit tenants in the e-commerce, warehouse automation/robotics and semiconductor equipment/industrial automation industries. Tom Sullivan led the JLL team that arranged the five-year loan through M&T Bank on behalf of the borrower, Carlisle Capital Corp.
CHICAGO — Concord Summit Capital LLC has arranged $25.1 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of The Archer, a 68-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The funding enabled an existing limited partner to acquire full control of the asset from the general partner and initiate a renovation of the remaining units. Daniel Eidson and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit sourced the financing on behalf of the borrower, YK Investments. The nonrecourse loan features a 100 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Located at 1211 N. LaSalle St., The Archer offers one- and two-bedroom layouts.
Ocean Bank Provides $54M Construction Loan for Whole Foods-Anchored Retail Project in Miami Beach
by John Nelson
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Ocean Bank has provided a $54 million construction loan for a retail development in Miami Beach. The borrower, 1901 Alton Property LLC, an affiliate of veteran developer Russell Galbut and his daughter Marisa Galbut, is developing a commercial building that will house a 40,883-square-foot Whole Foods Market, 4,000-square-foot Wells Fargo bank branch and 271 parking spaces. Jorge Hernandez of Ocean Bank originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, which has been doing business with Ocean Bank for 35 years. Details of the loan and the development timeline were not released.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — New York City-based Madison Realty Capital (MRC) and Chicago-based Pearlmark have provided $140 million in financing for the The Plaza Grande, a 507-unit active adult project located outside of Philadelphia in Cherry Hill. Units are reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities include an 18,500-square-foot clubhouse, golf simulator, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis and pickleball courts, a theater, sauna and massage rooms and lounge areas. The borrower, New Jersey-based Procida Funding & Advisors, will use the debt to complete construction and fund lease-up costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $106.3 million loan for the refinancing of Agora, an apartment community located in Washington, D.C. The borrower is locally based owner-operator WC Smith. Completed in 2018, Agora totals 334 units across 11 stories. The community marks the second phase of the larger development known as The Collective, which totals 1,138 apartments in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. The Collective also includes Park Chelsea, a 429-unit community, and The Garrett, which features 373 apartments and 5,000 square feet of coworking space. Amenities at The Collective include a Whole Foods Market, fitness center, spa rooms and an indoor golf simulator. The development is located within walking distance of Nationals Park, Audi Field and the Navy Yard. “Agora is a standout asset within their exceptional portfolio, and the swift rate lock, secured within 24 hours of the signed application, demonstrates our dedication to providing timely, customized solutions that ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients, says Connor Locke, managing director of multifamily finance at Walker & Dunlop. Walker & Dunlop also arranged financing for the other two phases of The Collective. In 2024, the firm originated more than $30 billion in debt financing. — Hayden Spiess
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $22.8 million loan for the refinancing of a 189,836-square-foot industrial property in Wall Township, located in coastal New Jersey. Built in phases between 2001 and 2006, the property at 1800 Route 34 consists of four buildings on an 11-acre site that feature clear heights of 16 feet, five dock-high doors, two drive-in doors and a total of 1,140 car parking spaces. Michael Klein, Max Custer, Ryan Carroll and Christian Badalamenti of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Grant Street Funding on behalf of the owner, The Donato Group. The property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants in field such as engineering, construction, healthcare and manufacturing.
MIAMI — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $125 million construction loan for Cassi, a 20-story apartment tower located at 91 N.E. 36th St. in Miami’s Design District. Sean Reimer, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella and Michael Stepniewski led Walker & Dunlop’s New York Capital Markets team in arranging the financing on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between the Miami Design District Associates and The Forbes Co. Amerant Bank was the lead lender, with Bank Hapoalim also participating. Cassi will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,509 square feet in size. The tower will also include 23,000 square feet of retail space.
BWE Secures $61M Construction Loan for Park Center Apartments in Bakersfield, California
by Amy Works
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — BWE has secured a $61 million construction loan to finance the first phase of Park Center at Seven Oaks, a planned 520-unit multifamily community in Bakersfield. Upon completion, Park Center at Seven Oaks will be the largest multifamily development in Kern County, Ariz. Phase I will include 352 garden-style apartments. Located at the southwest corner of S. Allen Road and White Lane, the initial southern phase of Park Center Apartments will feature 17 residential buildings, a leasing office, fitness center and pool house. Of the 352 planned units, 152 will be one-bedroom/one-bath units and the remaining 200 will be two-bedroom/two-bath units. Apartment amenities will include quartz countertops, subway tile backsplash, white Shaker cabinets, hardwood-style plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers/dryers, fiber optic internet, private patios and nine-foot ceilings. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with kitchen, lounges, coworking spaces, storage, a mail room, fitness center with yoga studio, two pools, pergola-shaded barbecue patios and fire pits and a shared active-use turf area with corn hole, volleyball and ping pong. The pet-friendly community will also offer a fenced dog run and onsite dog wash station. Tom Turnage and Alex Gregoire of BWE originated the four-year, floating-rate loan with …
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