Loans

Vista Shopping Center Miami

MIAMI — HFF has arranged a $20 million loan for the refinancing of Vista Shopping Center, an 88,699-square-foot retail center located at 6400 N.W. 186th St. in Miami’s Miami Lakes neighborhood. Sedano’s Supermarket and Navarro Pharmacy anchor the center. Other tenants of the 97 percent-leased center include Catherine’s Fashions, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Clippers, Wing Stop, LA Nails, Bridgestone, Miral Jewelry, Jiffy Lube, Checkers and La Brasa Miami Gardens. Chris Drew and Jose Carrazana of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through TD Bank on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Saglo Development Corp., a Miami-based developer. Loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing mortgage and make capital improvements to the property.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $8.4 million bridge loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of two vacant multifamily buildings located at 157-159 Wythe Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The borrower was Brooklyn Standard Properties. Totaling 8,500 square feet, the three-story buildings feature ground-floor retail space. The assets will undergo a gut renovation, including an extension of the ground floor for commercial use and the addition of one story for residential use. The loan features advances up to 75 percent loan-to-cost, a two-year term with two extension options, along with a funding facility to provide for all future capital expenses and tenant improvement and leasing commissions. Jim Saros of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, an estate, in the sales transaction.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Medalist Capital has arranged a $345.6 million loan through MetLife Inc. for the 535-acre Ballantyne Corporate Park in Charlotte. The 2.5 million-square-foot property features Class A office space, retail, restaurants, healthcare and two hotels. Don Williams and Mary Neill McKie of Medalist Capital’s Charlotte office arranged the long-term, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, The Bissell Cos. Ballantyne Corporate Park’s tenant roster includes the headquarters of MetLife’s U.S. retail business. The loan did not involve MetLife’s offices in Charlotte.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — U.S. Bank has provided an $8.3 million investment for the construction of the second phase of St. Michael’s Veterans Center in Kansas City. The $11.4 million project will receive $8.3 million in equity raised from federal state and federal low-income housing tax credits. The second phase of the center will include 59 one- and two-bedroom apartment units and space for substance abuse counseling, job training and other support services. Yarco Company Inc. and its affiliates are serving as the developer, property manager and general contractor for the project. The facility will be located at the intersection of East 39th Street and Emanuel Cleaver Boulevard. Apartment rents at the center will range from $657 to $750 per month. Phase I of St. Michael’s Veterans Center opened in 2014 and was fully occupied within a month. There is currently a waiting list of 95 applicants. The construction on Phase II is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2016.

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MCLEAN, VA. — Capital One served as a co-lender and the administrative and collateral agent for a $5.1 billion, adjustable-rate Freddie Mac warehousing facility. The borrower, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, will use the loan to bridge the timing gap between the origination of 107 individual loans needed to fund Lone Star Funds’ acquisition of Home Properties Inc., a multifamily REIT, and the sale of these loans to Freddie Mac. Home Properties’ 107 communities are located in Illinois and on the East Coast from Maine to Virginia, and total 38,965 units. TD Bank and Wells Fargo participated alongside Capital One in the facility.

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PALMDALE, CALIF. — Continental Funding Group has arranged $9.4 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of 10 West Plaza, an unanchored shopping center in Palmdale. The 10-year, fixed-rate non-recourse loan, which was 75 percent of the purchase price, was provided by a conduit lender and includes two years of interest-only payments. Built in 2008, the 54,988-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale. J.M. Grimaldi and Zalmi Klyne of Continental Funding Group represented the undisclosed borrower in the financing transaction.

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CHICAGO — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged the $168.2 million sale of an office building in Chicago’s West Loop. 200 West Adams is a 32-story, LEED Gold-certified building that spans 683,730 square feet. Sterling Equities and Lincoln Property Co. sold the asset to Gerding Edlen. The buyer also secured a $133.9 million acquisition loan through AEW Capital Management LP. The floating-rate loan is for a period of three years. 200 West Adams is located at the northwest corner of Adams and Wells Streets and was built in 1985. The building is 91 percent occupied by tenants such as the Government Services Administration, BMO Harris Bank and law firm Lowis & Gellen. The retail space on the lobby level is leased to Starbucks, Walgreens and Au Bon Pain. Jeff Bramson and Jaime Fink of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Tim Joyce of HFF originated the loan.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $15.1 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the rehabilitation of two conjoined warehouses in Minneapolis. The property, 700 Central, will be converted into 80 market-rate housing units. The apartment buildings will also feature 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the borrower, 700 Central Owner LLC, was able to utilize equity from the sale of historic tax credits for the project.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $7.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Park Row East Apartments, a 205-unit market rate multifamily property in Arlington. The 10-year loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, DCP 3201 East Park Row Drive LLC, through a partnership with Old Capital Lending and Dougherty’s Minneapolis office. The loan was structured with a 30-year amortization schedule.

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HOUSTON — Old Capital has provided a loan for the 38-unit Magnum Oaks Apartments in Houston. The transaction includes a cash-out refinance after 15 months for a local owner, who is a foreign national. Old Capital provided the Freddie Mac, non-recourse loan with a 30-year amortization schedule at a 4.75 percent interest rate and 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. The loan term is 10 years with a declining pre-payment penalty and three years of interest-only payments.

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