AUSTIN and DALLAS, TEXAS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $67.6 million refinancing loan secured by 947 units in three multifamily properties: Camden Amber Oaks I and II in Austin and Camden Design District in Dallas. The initial funding is part of a Fannie Mae master credit facility agreement for Camden Multifamily Value Add Fund LP, an affiliate of Camden Property Trust. The Fannie Mae master credit facility, arranged by Grandbridge’s Houston-based senior vice president Greg Young, could refinance up to $275 million of the value add fund’s outstanding debt. Funding for the $67.6 million non-recourse loan was arranged through Fannie Mae’s structured adjustable rate mortgage loan product and features interest-only payments during the 10-year term.
DECATUR, GA. — Venture West Funding Inc. has arranged an $11.6 million loan to refinance Chapel Hill Commons, a Kroger-anchored shopping center located at 4919 Flat Shoals Road in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta. Built in 1999, the 108,000-square-foot shopping center is also leased to H&R Block, Nationwide Insurance, Dollar Tree and Blimpie. Bill Hain of Venture West Funding arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan through Goldman Sachs.
OAK PARK, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $12.8 million refinancing loan for a mid-rise apartment tower in Oak Park, approximately 15 miles northwest of Detroit. Lincoln Towers Apartments, built in 1974, includes 480 units and is located at 15075 Lincoln St. Lincoln Towers Apartments LP was the borrower. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan through a CMBS lender.
BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity Debt & Structured Finance Group has arranged a $43.5 million loan with Mesa West Capital for a short-term floating rate execution to maximize proceeds on a luxury retail property located at 201 Newbury St. in Boston. Situated in Back Bay, the 24,716-square-foot property is 87 percent leased to retailers, including Anthropologie, Dr. Martens, Ted Baker and Timberland. Trisha Connolly of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower 201 Newbury – Prince LLC in the short-term loan transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding has secured a $5.1 million loan on behalf of a Brooklyn-based investor for the acquisition of a mixed-use property located at 900 Grand St. in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. The 22,600-square-foot property features two ground-floor commercial/retail spaces totaling 15,000 square feet, and residential lofts on the second floor. As a former industrial property, the building also features 12-foot to 17-foot ceiling heights, five drive-ins, two elevators and 8,000 buildable square feet. Alex Freund of Eastern Union Funding arranged the nine-year, fixed-rate loan through Suffolk County Bank.
NORWALK, CONN. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $2.7 million first mortgage for an office property located at 83 East Ave. in Norwalk. The five-year loan, provided by a local bank, features a 3.75 percent interest rate and a five-year option to extend. The 40,000-square-foot office and medical property is occupied by 25 tenants. The building is managed and leased by GHP Office Realty. Andrew Greenspan and James Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the loan, while Ray Cohen of Chicago Title arranged the title. The borrower was represented by Christie Houlihan of Zuckerman, Gore, Brandies and Crossman as legal counsel.
TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital provided $202.1 million in Freddie Mac financing to a joint venture between Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and Discovery Senior Living for their Conservatory Senior Living portfolio, a five-property independent living portfolio located in Texas. Totaling 1,053 units, the Class A seniors housing communities were all built between 2005-2007 and house between 188-237 units each. Charlie Shoop and Carolyn Nazdin of Key’s Healthcare Mortgage Group worked in conjunction with Paul DiVito of Key’s Healthcare Real Estate Group to arrange the non-recourse, 10-year, adjustable rate financing, which was used to refinance an existing loan.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $29.6 million for Brookside I and II, two Class A office buildings in Alpharetta totaling 267,000 square feet. Cushman & Wakefield’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the loan through New York Life on behalf of the borrower, Equus Investment Partnership X LP, a discretionary fund managed by Equus Capital Partners Ltd. The floating-rate loan features a five-year term.
EUGENE, ORE. — Stephen Whitehead of NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $9.8 million refinancing of K14 Campus Flats, a 145-bed student housing property located near the University of Oregon. The development is located at 1414 Kincaid St. in Eugene. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term with two years interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its Fannie Mae DUS program.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $28 million in permanent financing for a multi-tenant medical office property located 902 Quentin Road in Brooklyn. The five-year loan, provided by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, features a fixed rate of 4.25 percent and the ability to prepay at any time without a penalty. The eight-story, 72,300-square-foot property is currently occupied by New York University and Touro College. Shaya Ackerman and Shaya Sonnenschein of Meridian Capital arranged the financing.