CINCINNATI — BWE has provided a $14.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Page Tower, a 169-unit affordable housing building in Cincinnati. The 14-story property was constructed in 1971. Amenities include a community room, mail room and central laundry area. The first floor features 7,500 square feet of commercial space. Victor Agusta Jr. of BWE originated the seven-year loan, which features 24 months of interest-only payments and a 35-year amortization. The property includes a 100 percent Section 8 HAP contract for four years.
NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged $81 million in permanent financing for a 224,900-square-foot, newly constructed industrial building located in Newark. The 12.2-acre site at 100 Frontage Road is adjacent to Newark Liberty International Airport, and the building is fully leased to United Airlines. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, 41 dock-high doors and parking for 130 cars and 38 trailers. Jim Cadranell, Greg Nalbandian and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the five-year, interest-only loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was Seagis Property Group.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — TSB Capital Advisors has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Twin River Commons, a 371-bed student housing property located near the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton campus. The floating-rate loan was secured on behalf of the borrower, Chicago-based Harrison Street. The community offers units in studio through four-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, fireplace lounge with billiards and games, package lockers and an outdoor courtyard and kitchen. The direct lender was not disclosed.
DICKINSON, N.D. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $14.2 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 392-unit multifamily portfolio in Dickinson, a city in western North Dakota. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of BFG arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Falcon Heights Owner LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm and financial intermediary Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of four multifamily buildings totaling 22 units in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant area. The portfolio, which was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing, includes five commercial units. Matthew Dzbanek, Matt Swerdlow, Rhea Vivek and Anthony Priest of Ariel arranged the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan, which carried a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Emerald Creek Capital, a New York City-based bridge lender, has provided a $5.4 million loan for the refinancing of a 19-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne. The five-story building at 425-429 Avenue C was constructed in 2023, includes 19 parking spaces and is currently in the lease-up stage. Alex Dobosh and Michael Lee of HKS Real Estate Advisors arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
SANFORD, FLA. — A partnership between Royal Palm Cos. and Mattoni Group has obtained $86 million in construction financing for Tuscany Village, a 420-unit multifamily development located at 4201 W. First St. in the north Orlando suburb of Sanford. The financing comprises $68 million in debt from a partnership between City National Bank and Abanca USA and $18 million in preferred equity from Origin Investments. The co-developers plan to break ground on the 21-acre project in the coming weeks and deliver the property in phases by 2026.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Total commercial real estate lending is estimated to have totaled $429 billion in 2023, according to a year-end report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This figure represents a 47 percent decline from 2022 when lending volume totaled $816 billion and a 52 percent decrease from the record $891 billion set in 2021. Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s head of commercial real estate research, attributes the drop-off in loan volume last year to a combination of higher interest rates and uncertainty with property values and operating fundamentals in some property sectors, namely office. “The declines were broad-based, covering every major property type and capital source,” says Woodwell. “Much of the drop in originations was driven by a decline in borrower demand stemming from slowdowns in sales transactions and refinances. If property owners had the ability to sit pat, they generally did.” According to MBA, depositories such as banks were the leading capital source of mortgage debt for commercial real estate loans, followed by life insurance companies and pension funds, government-sponsored enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), private label CMBS and investor-driven lenders. Among different property types, multifamily properties saw the highest volume last year, with an estimated $264 billion …
LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills-based Bolour Associates has provided more than $20 million in debt financing for the redevelopment of three retail projects in Los Angeles. Upon redevelopment, the sites will deliver 375 apartments. The borrower is North Carolina-based Grubb Properties. The portfolio includes: 700 Santa Monica Blvd., a 10,500-square-foot retail property slated for redevelopment into 99 apartments. 1200 Vine St., a 27,000-square-foot retail building in Hollywood that will be redeveloped into 151 apartments. 5240 Lankershim Blvd., a 30,900-square-foot land parcel in North Hollywood with plans for redevelopment into 128 units.
SUNNYVALE AND MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged a $14 million permanent loan to refinance a cross-collateralized pair of flex industrial facilities in Silicon Valley. The properties — located at 1250-1252 Borregas Ave. in Sunnyvale and 161 E. Evelyn Ave. in Mountain View — offer a total of 60,000 square feet. At the time of financing, both assets were fully occupied. Murphy Osborne and Andrew Ferguson of Gantry’s San Francisco office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the 10-year loan, which features 25-year amortization and prepayment options throughout the life of the loan.
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