ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $98.8 million in financing for the acquisition of three apartment communities in Orange County by A&M Properties. The properties include Springdale Villa in Westminster, Portofino Cove in Anaheim and Tustin Parc in Tustin. The properties contain a total of 723 units. They were built between 1961 and 1971. Doug Taylor and Jason Krupoff of Bellwether arranged the Freddie Mac, fixed-rate financing. Bellwether is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc. The team also helped A&M Properties identify Tustin Parc for acquisition.
Loans
SAN DIEGO — CityMark Development has received a $48 million loan to develop a 129-unit multifamily project in the downtown San Diego submarket of Little Italy. The community will be located at 2101–2175 Kettner Blvd. The site was formerly occupied by Caliber Collision Center. The new project will contain a six-story apartment building with 8,000 square feet of retail podium space, 100,000 square feet of residential space and 2.5 levels of subterranean parking. Tanner Hecht Architecture will design the community, while Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh will act as the architect of record. The funds were capitalized by Fident Capital, which has identified an institutional equity partner for this project. The Los Angeles-based fund manages more than $2 billion in assets. It focuses exclusively on urban infill residential projects that contain over 100 units.
LOS ANGELES — Thorofare Capital has provided a $7.7 million bridge loan to a partnership between Cadence Capital Investments and Oakwood Real Estate Partners for the off-market acquisition of a retail property located near The Grove on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. The non-recourse, one-year, interest-only loan features a fixed rate. The borrower plans to reposition the 12,500-square-foot property, which was 56 percent leased at the time of closing.
PRAIRIEVILLE, LA. — Greystone has provided a $30.6 million construction loan for Manchac Lake Apartments, a 272-unit luxury multifamily community that is set to be built in Prairieville. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone originated the FHA-insured loan on behalf of the borrower, Noland McKay Manchac LP. The loan features a 40-year term following the initial construction period. Upon completion, the property will feature a business center, clubhouse with fitness center, indoor sport court, beach approach pool and detached garages.
MADERA, CALIF. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged the refinancing of an $11.3 million bridge loan into a $13.3 million, non-recourse FHA permanent loan for Cedar Creek Senior Living, a 112-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Madera, a small town between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Woodset Partners LLC owns the property, which Integral Senior Living operates. The property opened in 2005 and in 2010 was the winner of the Assisted Living Federation of America’s (ALFA) Best of the Best Award. Lancaster originally arranged the bridge loan in 2013 to ensure Woodset retained ownership of the community. The intent was to refinance the loan into permanent financing through FHA. The new loan structure removed many covenants, paid off the $11.3 million bridge loan and $900,000 in mezzanine debt, and provides debt service savings. In addition, the financing funds repairs to the property and a $445,000 deposit to the replacement reserve account. Jason Dopoulos led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
DALLAS — Bart Dickinson of NorthMarq Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $2.9 million acquisition loan for Dallas Arts Center, a 66,000-square-foot office property located at 2030 Main St. in Dallas’ central business district. The transaction was structured with a 15-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
HOUSTON — Holly Minter, David Schwarz and Tip Strickland of ARA Newmark represented a partnership between Invictus and Oak Coast Properties in the acquisition of Falls at Clear Lake Apartments in Houston. Minter, Schwarz and Strickland also closed an 80 percent loan-to-value, 10-year fixed rate loan through ARA Newmark’s Fannie Mae DUS platform. The Class B apartment community was built in 1983, features 400 units and offers one- and two-bedroom apartment homes located in the Clear Lake submarket.
Eastern Consolidated Arranges $22M in Financing for Acquisition of Development Site in Brooklyn
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged $22 million in bridge financing for developers Slate Property Group and Meadow Partners to acquire a development site at 570 Fulton St. in downtown Brooklyn. The financing package includes a $15 million first mortgage from Bank of the Ozarks and $7 million of mezzanine debt from RCG Longview. The developers plan to build a mixed-use project on the site, which is zoned for 72,000 buildable square feet as-of-right. Purchased from SCO Family Services, the site includes a 26,395-square-foot, three-story building with ground-floor retail and offices on the upper floors. The existing structure was delivered vacant. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated handled the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — National Cooperative Bank (NCB) originated more than $60 million in new loans during October for 21 New York area properties. Harley Seligman secured $23.2 million in new financing, including a $13.5 million first mortgage and a $1 million line of credit for Maple Plaza Housing Development Fund Corp., a 154-unit co-op at 1911-1929 Madison Ave. in Manhattan. Seligman also arranged $3.4 million in financing for Tara Close Apartments Corp., a 99-unit co-op at 77 Carpenter Ave. in Mount Kisco, N.Y.; and he arranged a $1 million first mortgage and $800,000 line of credit for Gramatan Court Apartments Inc., a 27-unit co-op at 23-25 Sagamore Road in Bronxville, N.Y. Edward Howe III arranged nearly $22 million in loans, including a $7 million first mortgage and $500,000 line of credit for an 84-unit co-op at 711 Shore Road in Long Beach, N.Y.; a $4 million first mortgage and $500,000 line of credit for Linden Hill No. 2 Cooperative Corp., a 384-unit co-op at 142-14/142-20 26th Ave. in Flushing; and a $4 million first mortgage and $1 million line of credit for Grinnell Housing Development Fund Corp., an 81-unit co-op at 800 Riverside Drive in Manhattan. Additionally, Mindy Goldstein arranged …
Meridian Capital Arranges $21M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Community in North Miami
by John Nelson
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $21 million acquisition loan for Center Court Apartments, a 588-unit property located at 14797 N.E. 18th Ave. in North Miami. David Hayum and Tal Savariego of Meridian Capital’s New York City office arranged the seven-year loan through an unnamed balance sheet lender on behalf of the borrower, YMP Realty Management. The loan features a fixed interest rate of 3.98 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule.