QUINCY, MASS. — CBRE/New England’s Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged $14 million in construction financing for Liberty Place in Quincy. BP Liberty LLC, an affiliate of Boston Property Development, is developing a 53-unit apartment community, which has already broken ground. Located at 999 Hancock St., the property will feature 67 garage parking spaces, a fitness center, a 2,000-square-foot roof deck, a private function room and a patio/barbecue area overlooking a lawn and dog park. The residential units will feature stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring, granite countertops, private balconies, in-unit washers and dryers, and oversized windows. John Kelly and Sam Dylan of CBRE/NE procured the financing for the borrower.
Loans
AVON, COLO. — Greystone has provided a $36 million CMBS loan for Chapel Square and Benchmark Shopping Center, two adjoining mixed-use properties comprising 200,000-square feet of retail and office space in the resort community of Avon. The property, located at the base of Beaver Creek ski resort, is currently 99.7 percent leased to 44 tenants. Ted Nasca of Greystone originated the 10-year loan with interest-only payments for the first three years and a 30-year amortization schedule.
CLEARFIELD, UTAH — RED Mortgage Capital, the proprietary mortgage banking arm of RED Capital Group LLC, has closed an $11.1M Fannie Mae loan for MBK Senior Living to refinance Chancellor Gardens of Clearfield, an assisted living and memory care community in Clearfield about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Chancellor Gardens is a 130-unit community constructed in 1999 and expanded in 2009. Founded in 1986, MBK owns and operates 13 communities across California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and Washington.
ATLANTA — Greystone has provided a $50 million acquisition loan for a two-property multifamily portfolio in metro Atlanta totaling 588 units. The properties in the portfolio include Rosemont Cityview in Marietta and Dawson Forest in Dawsonville. Robert Russell of Greystone arranged the 10-year CMBS loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the Midwest-based borrower.
YORKTOWN, VA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta has funded a $13.7 million construction loan for The Crossings on the Peninsula in Yorktown. The new 104-unit, 86,000-square-foot facility comprises 68 assisted living residences and a 34-bed memory care wing known as Harmony Square Town Center. The property’s amenities will include a library, computer lab, on-site fitness center, theater, pub, dining room, multi-purpose room, beauty shop, nursing/physician center and a swimming pool. Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis of Grandbridge coordinated the transaction with Neal Lineberry of parent company BB&T on behalf of the borrower, Roanoke, Va.-based Smith/Packett Med-Com LLC.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Capstone Capital has closed the $10 million CMBS refinancing of Trafalgar Square Apartments. Built in two phases in 2001, the 192-unit apartment property is located at 2477 County Home Road in Greenville. The previous owner had $7.7 million in existing debt on the transaction. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the 10-year loan with a fixed interest rate below 4.75 percent with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The CMBS loan is the sixth loan that Capstone Capital financed on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $35 million in financing for an industrial property located at 102 Bay Ave. in Elizabeth. The loan was structured with a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule for the borrower, Hartz Elizabeth Inc., an affiliate entity of Hartz Mountain Industries Inc. Built in 1990, the 509,093-square-foot facility features 26-foot clear heights, 61 loading docks and approximately 9,000 square feet of mezzanine office space. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim secured the financing for the borrower.
DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team has arranged a loan for the refinancing of Gables Park 17, a 25-story, 292-unit apartment building in Dallas. CBRE worked on behalf of Clarion Gables Multifamily Trust to secure a 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan. The amount was not disclosed. The MetLife Inc. provided financing. The loan includes a four-year interest-only period and is open to prepayment without penalty during the last three years. Mark Fisher of CBRE’s Midtown Manhattan office, along with Jay Wagley of CBRE’s Dallas office, facilitated the financing on behalf of the borrower. Located at 1700 Cedar Springs Road, Gables Park 17 is in Dallas’ Uptown neighborhood. Unit features include wood floors, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, dishwashers, in-unit washer and dryer and large bathrooms with granite vanities and stand-alone showers. Building amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, game room and 24-hour concierge. The property apartment tower is part of a mixed-use complex that contains an office tower and parking garage.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of and secured financing for Bunker Hill Business Center in Charlestown. Located at 440 Rutherford Ave., the fully leased property offers 52,944 square feet of flex office space. TD Street LLC, an affiliate of Center Court Partners LLC, acquired the property for $14.7 million from New Canaan, Conn.-based Cambridge Hanover Inc. Colliers secured a $10.5 million fixed-rate acquisition loan for the buyer through LStar Capital Finance Inc., the credit affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Tony Hayes and Tim Mulhall of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Kevin Phelan and Jeff Black led the Colliers debt placement team.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team has arranged a $75 million loan for the Stanhope Student Apartments, a five-story, 300-unit, 822-bed, mixed-use student housing facility located adjacent to North Carolina State University’s main campus in Raleigh. A joint venture led by managing partner Kane Realty Corp. developed the project. The property features 9-foot ceilings, a saltwater pool, two-story health club, cyber-lounge, art studio, tanning beds, two-story game room and ground-floor retail space. Deck parking is provided for tenants on the same floor as their unit. Apartments contain a full washer/dryer, en-suite full bathrooms in each bedroom, granite kitchen counters, large-screen TVs and wood floors. Mark Fisher and Alex Furnary of CBRE’s midtown Manhattan office, along with David Meese and Tom Kobus of CBRE’s Pittsburgh office, facilitated the financing on behalf of the borrower. The CBRE team secured a 20-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan from one of its correspondent lenders, AIG Investments. The loan was committed without any tenants in occupancy and closed with retail space still to-be-leased (half of the retail space is leased to CVS).