Loans

1550 Westbranch Drive McLean MITRE

MCLEAN, VA. — HFF has secured a $30 million bridge loan for a 152,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in the Tysons Corner area of McLean. Completed in 2001, the six-story building is fully leased to MITRE Corp., a not-for-profit organization, through late 2016. Amenities at 1550 Westbranch include a conference center and break-out area, fitness center with shower facilities, café and a 470-space covered parking garage. Daniel McIntyre led HFF’s debt placement team in arranging the three-year, floating-rate loan through EagleBank on behalf of the borrowers, affiliates of Griffith Properties LLC and Reubenstein Partners. The loan has two one-year extension options and is being used to finance the acquisition and repositioning of 1550 Westbranch.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York REIT Inc. has closed on a $325 million in refinancing for 1440 Broadway, an office building located steps away from Times Square. The 25-story building features 755,679 square feet of office space. The completion of the financing is another step in the company’s strategic initiatives plan to build a best-in-class Manhattan real estate portfolio for the benefit of its shareholders.

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NEW YORK CITY — The Singer & Bassuk Organization (SBO) has received $80 million in permanent financing for 501 Madison Avenue, a 30-story office and retail property owned by heirs of Cornelius Vanderbilt III. The loan is the last phase of a three-part series of interim, construction and permanent financing, which SBO first started to arrange in 2013, that aggregate to more than $160 million for the 200,000-square-foot asset. The property has undergone numerous renovations, including a new façade for the first- and second-floor retail spaces; new building entrance, lobby, elevators, windows, and cooling tower; electrical-system upgrades; and revitalized multi-tenant common areas. Tenants at the property include Carlo Pazolini, Oscar Heyan Inc., Randi Rahm, Innisfree M&A Inc. and The World Jewish Congress Foundation. The loan was provided by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.

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SEATTLE — HFF has arranged an $88 million construction loan for Urban Union, a 291,000-square-foot office development in Seattle. The trophy property will be located at 501 Fairview Ave. Urban Union will be a 12-story boutique office building featuring 284,357 square feet of office space, 6,725 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 392-space subterranean parking garage. Its amenities will cater to TAMI (technology, advertising, media and information sectors) tenants, with two collaborative workspace features. The Union, a two-story, 4,500-square-foot gathering space will feature a conference center, catering kitchen, quiet room and board room. The Overlook will be an outdoor deck and rooftop conference center with views of Lake Union, Seattle and the Space Needle. It will also feature an indoor enclosed area that can be divided into smaller meeting spaces. The development is scheduled for completion in March 2016. The developer is Schnitzer West. HFF’s Michael Tepedino, Jennifer Keller and Tom Wilson arranged the loan through Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies and Bank of the Ozarks.

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VANCOUVER, WASH. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged $24.8 million in proceeds to finance Hazel Dell Towne Center, a 264,191-square-foot retail center located in Vancouver, Washington. Bruce Ganong, Casey Davidson and Brandon Roth of HFF worked on behalf of the sponsor, Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC, to place the five-year, floating-rate loan with East West Bank. Tenants at the 84 percent leased center include Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Petco, Office Depot, Party City, Payless ShoeSource and Supercuts.

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Dover-MA

DOVER AND MANCHESTER, N.H. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged three loans totaling $9.7 million in permanent financing on three multifamily properties in Dover and Manchester. The loans were placed with a regional financial institution on behalf of a long-term client of the firm. The properties total 127 units and were acquired by the client in the early 1990s. Additionally, many of the units have received recent upgrades, including kitchen cabinets, appliances and ceramic tiling, as well as new carpet throughout the living areas. Mark Whelan of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.

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OAK PARK HEIGHTS, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed an $11 million Fannie Mae loan for the Villas of Oak Park Senior Apartments in Oak Park Heights, a suburb of Minneapolis. The loan proceeds were used to refinance the 62-unit, age-restricted property. The 12-year loan, which includes a 30-year amortization schedule, was arranged by Dougherty’s Minneapolis office for the borrower, Oakgreen Senior Villas LLC.

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BEAUMONT & HUMBLE, TEXAS — Deason Financial Group has arranged financing for the acquisition of two self-storage properties. In the first transaction, Deason secured financing for the acquisition and expansion of a 42,475-square-foot facility in Humble. The $2.6 million acquisition loan was structured at a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, with a five-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. Deason also arranged a $2 million construction loan for the 70,000-square-foot expansion of the facility. The loan featured two years of interest-only payments, converting to principal and interest payments for months for the third year. Built in 2005, 68 percent of the facility’s units are climate controlled. In the second deal, Deason arranged $4.5 million in financing for the acquisition of an 82,390-square-foot facility in Beaumont. The loan included a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, with a 10-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments. Built in 2010, the facility has a total of 632 units and 83 percent are climate controlled. Todd Kelsey of Deason Financial Group handled each transaction.

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LAKE CITY, MICH. — Silver Arch Capital Partners has closed a $4.75 million loan for the owner/operator of Belle Oakes Living Center, a 48-unit, 32,000-square-foot assisted living facility on 20 acres in Lake City, approximately 40 miles southeast of Traverse City. The loan is a refinancing of an existing mortgage, which will help the community pay off debt incurred as part of an 11-unit expansion. Constructed in 2002 and renovated in 2012, Belle Oakes is situated in Missaukee County, in Michigan’s lower peninsula. Silver Arch Capital Partners is a private commercial real estate lender based in New Jersey.

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CRYSTAL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $4.3 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for LouAnn Terrace Apartments in Crystal, a Minneapolis suburb. The 71-unit complex is located at 7201 36th Ave. N. and was built in 1971. The loan has a 10-year term. The borrower is Lou-Ann Terrance Limited Partnership. Amenities include controlled access entry, a grilling area, on-site management and on-site laundry.

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