ORION TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $24 million non-recourse loan for Orion Commerce Center in Orion Township. Located off I-75, the property features 890,000 square feet of warehouse/distribution space. Ashley Capital LLC is the borrower. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group arranged the loan through a national CMBS lender.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged $58 million in financing for an eight-property, 1.6 million-square-foot industrial portfolio located in Charlotte. The portfolio is 100 percent leased and comprises warehouse and distribution facilities. Hal Kempson and Compton Newman of CBRE’s Charlotte office arranged the loan on behalf of Beacon Partners, which is using the loan to refinance the portfolio. TIAA-CREF provided the 15-year loan at a fixed interest rate.
MOORHEAD, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $9.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Summit Ridge Apartments in Moorhead, a suburb of Fargo, Minn. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was Apartments at Johnson Farms LLC. The 125-unit apartment property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with open floor plans, 9-foot ceilings on the first and second floors, vaulted ceilings on the third floor, walkout patios or balconies, in-unit washers/dryers and garages.
DAVISON, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $1.1 million loan for Rising Estates, a multifamily property in Davison. The borrower is Rising Estate LLC. Dave Dismondy of Bernard Financial originated the loan, which was provided by Assurity Life Insurance Co.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged a $38.1 million preferred equity investment in an office property located at 95 Morton St. in Manhattan’s Midtown South neighborhood. HFF worked on behalf of the owner, Brickman, to secure the preferred equity through a national REIT for the 205,000-square-foot Class A property. The capital will be used to complement existing low-leverage financing, support further lease-up and allow for additional base building capital improvements. Originally built in 1911, the property was renovated in 2000 and is 88 percent occupied by a variety of technology, advertising, media and information tenants. Jay Marshall, Christopher Peck and David Fowler of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.
DALLAS — HFF has secured financing for three buildings totaling 3.3 million square feet in the Dallas Market Center. HFF worked on behalf of Crow Holdings to secure the loan for the World Trade Center and Dallas Trade Mart through Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co., and the financing for the International Trade Plaza through Commercial Bank. Composed of the World Trade Center, Dallas Trade Mart, International Trade Plaza and Market Hall, the 110-acre Dallas Market Center (DMC) is the largest wholesale market center in the world, totaling more than 5.5 million square feet. More than 1,200 tenants in categories including women’s, men’s and children’s fashion and accessories, jewelry, lighting, rugs, home accents and toys rent space in the DMC buildings. The buildings are located at 2000, 2050 and 2100 Stemmons Freeway (Interstate 35) in northwestern Dallas close to Dallas-Love Field airport. Market Hall is not included in the financing. Jody Thornton, Andy Scott, Jim Curtin and Gay Thomas led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — M. Robert Goldman & Company Inc. (MRG) has arranged $272.2 million in financing in two transactions for Long Island-based GTJ REIT Inc. The first transaction for $233.1 million covered 28 properties throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The financing was provided through MRG’s correspondent relationship with AIG Asset Management on behalf of many of its insurance company subsidiaries. Proceeds from the 10-year, interest-only loan were used to retire existing debt. Additionally, MRG secured a $39.1 million acquisition loan for GTJ’s purchase of the six-property, 734,000-square-foot Sudler industrial portfolio in Piscataway, N.J. The financing was secured with Allstate Life Insurance Co. Jonathan Goldman and John Robustello of M. Robert Goldman & Company handled the debt placements.
BOSTON — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of 186 Lincoln Street, an office building located in Boston’s South Station micro market. Morris & Morse Co. sold the property to New York-based Brickman Real Estate for $20.6 million. At the time of sale, the 68,526-square-foot property was 70 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Roche Diagnostics, Full Contact and Greystone Solutions. Chris Angelone, John Meador, Bruce Lusa and Jessica Dowd of CBRE/NE represented the seller in the transaction. Carlos Febres-Mazzei, Kyle Juszczyszyn, Alex Bradley and Taylor Shepard of CBRE/NE’s Debt & Structured Finance team secured acquisition financing for the buyer.
SAN ANTONIO — Bryan Leonard of NorthMarq Capital’s San Antonio office has secured the $16.4 million refinance of The Terrace at Concord Park, a 161,563-square-foot office property located at 607 and 777 E. Sonterra Blvd. in San Antonio. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with Nationwide Insurance. The property’s tenant roster includes State Farm, Wells Fargo, Schlumberger and Ryland Homes.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — NXT Capital has provided a $20.6 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of two multifamily properties, totaling 284 apartment units, in Columbus. An undisclosed borrower acquired the properties: The Reserve at Walnut Creek and The Ravines at Rocky Ridge. Amenities at both properties include a swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, community center with WiFi, movie theater and billiards area. Additional terms of the financing were not released.
