BUCYRUS, OHIO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $2.7 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Bucyrus. The 40,380-square-foot hospitality property is located at 1575 N. Sandusky Ave. The 10-year loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a CMBS lender. Matt Marshall of NorthMarq Capital’s Boston regional office arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital has arranged loans for three properties in Houston. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged $4.3 million in debt for the refinance of two Class A, boutique multifamily assets in the Spring Branch submarket. The 10-year, fixed-rate loans both loans feature 4 percent interest rates and 30-year amortization schedules. In the second transaction, Brown arranged $8.4 million in debt for the refinance of a 124-unit seniors housing complex in Missouri City. The 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan will provide cash out proceeds to the client. The loan represented a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and included a 30-year amortization schedule. In the third transaction, Jamie Stein of LMI Capital arranged $6.5 million in financing for a garden-style apartment complex in the Spring Branch submarket. Stein secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan inclusive of a capital improvements component with a CMBS lender. The mortgage includes three years of interest-only payments.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $40 million construction loan for the redevelopment of Park Central Hotel, a 1939 Art Deco hotel located at 620-650 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. The loan will be used to take three existing Art Deco buildings — the Park Central Hotel, the Imperial Hotel and Heathcoat Apartments — and a 0.2-acre development site and turn them into the new Park Central Hotel. The new 135-room boutique hotel will feature three restaurants totaling 8,100 square feet, a rooftop glass bottom pool, ground-floor pool with ocean views from the deck, 24 suites and 1,380 square feet of meeting space. Jim Dockerty, Scott Wadler and Marc Roth led HFF’s debt placement team to secure a three-year, floating rate loan through BB&T Real Estate Funding on behalf of the borrower, Park Central Partners LLC, an entity controlled by Optimum Asset Management.
THORNTON, COLO. – Lambertson Lakes Shopping Center, a 13,465-square-foot retail center in the Denver submarket of Thornton, has received $2.1 million in financing. Phase I of the center is located at 871-887 Thornton Parkway. The property is shadow anchored by a 55,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store that was not part of the transaction. The permanent, 10-year, CMBS loan allowed the borrower to obtain a 30-year amortization on a non-recourse basis. The refinance was arranged by Steve Bye and Brian Fisher of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — CBRE’s capital markets debt and structured finance team has arranged $71.6 million in acquisition financing for an office portfolio in Boca Raton. Spanning 330,438 square feet, the portfolio includes two Class A office buildings: The Plaza at 5355 Town Center Road and One Town Center at 1 Town Center Road. Charles Foschini, Christian Lee and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Miami office arranged the 3.5-year bridge loan through Mesa West Capital LLC on behalf of the borrower, Boca Raton-based Crocker Partners. The interest-only loan was structured with a floating interest rate. Crocker Partners purchased the portfolio from MetLife Real Estate Investors. Lee, Foschini and Apone, along with Jose Lobon and Michael Erickson of CBRE, represented MetLife in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Funding LLC has arranged a $12.7 million tax credit equity bridge loan as part of Aeon’s Minneapolis Portfolio Preservation Project. The borrower will utilize 4 percent low income tax credits (LIHTCs) as well as federal and state historic tax credits as a portion of the equity required for the acquisition and renovation of the property portfolio. The loan will provide bridge financing until receipt of the capital contributions from the sale of the LIHTCs and the Federal HTCs, as well as the receipt of State HTC proceeds. The project includes substantial renovation of ten affordable projects located in the Elliot Park and Loring Park neighborhoods of downtown Minneapolis. As part of the project, 566 existing units will be renovated and 16 new units will be constructed. Dougherty Funding LLC serves as lead lender and servicer for the loan, arranged for Aeon.
DESTIN, FLA. — Avison Young’s debt, joint venture and structured capital team in New York has secured a $44 million construction loan for Phase I of Henderson Beach Resort, a five-phase beachside resort along the Gulf of Mexico in Destin. Phase I comprises a 170-room hotel and conference center that Salamander Hotels & Resorts will manage. David Eyzenberg and Amanda Saltzman of Avison Young arranged the loan through Ozark Bank on behalf of the project sponsor, Dunavant Enterprises. In addition to the construction loan, the resort is being financed through an EB-5 funding component totaling approximately $50 million. Under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) program, the EB-5 program, also known as the U.S. Immigrant Investor program, allows a foreign national interested in obtaining permanent U.S. residency to do so by investing in a commercial enterprise that generates at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers for two years. The qualifying investment for a project like Henderson Beach Resort is $500,000.
BROOKLYN, MINN. — Robert Bhat of NorthMarq Capital’s Miami-based regional office has arranged a $13 million loan for the refinancing of Shingle Creek Crossing Phase III, a 20-acre site consisting of eight super pads, five outparcels and a 75,000-square-foot building located at 1341 Brookdale Center in Brooklyn. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower, Gatlin Development, through its relationship with a national bank. The development is part of the 60-plus acre redevelopment of the former Brookdale Mall, a regional mall originally built in 1962. Since acquiring the property in 2010, Gatlin Development, along with Mid-America Real Estate, transformed the site into a retail development. Michaels, TJ Maxx and several other tenants plan to open soon at the development.
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Capital One Multifamily Finance has provided a $9.5 million Freddie Mac fixed-rate loan to refinance Burkhart Ridge Mobile Estates, a 306-space Class A manufactured home community (MHC) in Howell Township near Detroit. Damon Reed of Capital One Multifamily originated the transaction. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan has one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from the loan will be used to retire higher-rate debt and to return cash to the partnership in order to acquire additional homes and enhance amenities for residents. Burkhart Ridge was developed in three phases between 1999 and 2005. All sites can accommodate a doublewide home, attached garage and parking area. Amenities at the community include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center and facilities for volleyball, basketball, soccer and hockey.
HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. has secured a $4 million fixed-rate loan for Forest Palm Apartments with correspondent lender, StanCorp. The Class A multifamily property was built in 2014 and includes 119 garden-style units across six two-story buildings. Q10 KDH is a Texas-based full service commercial mortgage banking company that arranges financing for developers and owners of commercial real estate. Ryan Watson of Q10 KDH arranged the transaction.