PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Menlo Equities has received a $38.6-million loan on a 45,319-square-foot Palo Alto office building. The building is located at 529 Bryant Street in the city’s downtown region. It had previously been converted into an internet exchange, or data center. The 10-year, non-recourse loan carries a fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule after a 5.5-year interest-only period. Financing was arranged by Eric Von Berg and Tom Dao of Newmark Realty Capital. It was sourced through Wells Fargo’s CMBS program. Newmark Realty Capital will serve as primary servicer on this loan, while Wells Fargo will act as the master servicer.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. – The 345-unit Thunderbird Retirement Resort in Glendale has received $21.2 million in financing. The seniors housing community is located at 5401 West Dailey Street. The fixed-rate, non-recourse loan was provided to ROC Seniors for the acquisition of the community. It features a three-year term with two, one-year extensions. The initial term is interest-only, with amortization beginning in the extensions. The loan includes about $5 million for renovations and repurposing. Financing was originated by Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis of the Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance team at Grandbridge Real Estate Capital. It was provided through BB&T Real Estate Funding’s Structured Loan Program.
AUSTIN, HOUSTON AND COPPELL, TEXAS — BMC Capital has provided three loans totaling $4.4 million for a trio of Texas properties. The first is a $1.9 million refinancing loan for an apartment complex located in Austin. The 10-year, non-recourse loan features a fixed rate of 4.64 percent, a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. The second loan is a $0.8 million refinancing loan for an apartment complex located in Houston. The five-year loan features a fixed rate of 4.38 percent, a 58 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 20-year amortization schedule. The third is a $1.7 million purchase loan for an office building located in the Dallas suburb of Coppell. The seven-year loan features a 4.46 percent fixed interest rate, a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 25-year amortization schedule. Each loan was arranged through BMC Capital’s agency and correspondent banking relationships.
NEW ORLEANS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $43.5 million loan for a two-property Renaissance hotel portfolio in New Orleans. John Hofmann of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse CMBS loan with a fixed interest rate. The two properties — the 272-room New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel and the 217-room New Orleans Arts Hotel — were constructed in the early 1900s and renovated in 2013.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — HFF has secured $65.5 million in financing for Park Place, an office park located in Florham Park. The firm worked on behalf of the borrower, Normandy Real Estate Partners, to secure the loan with First Niagara Bank and Principal Real Estate Investors. The borrower plans to use loan proceeds to retire existing debt, upgrade amenities and fund leasing costs for new tenants. Situated on 30 acres at 200-230 Park Ave., the four-building park offers 351,684 square feet of Class A office space. On-site amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center, 70-seat conference center and parking for 1,045 vehicles. The park is occupied by a variety of tenants, including Fairleigh Dickinson University, M&T Bank, Sun Bank and several law firms. Jon Mikula and Mike Lachs of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Arbor Commercial Mortgage has funded its first loan under the newly launched Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan initiative for Nettleton Commons, a mixed-use property located in Syracuse. Originally built in 1899 as a shoe factory, the property was converted into a multifamily building in 1988. The five-story property features 61 apartment units, nine commercial office spaces and one retail space. Stephen York originated the five-year $4 million loan, which carries one year of interest-only payments along with a 30-year amortization schedule. Eastern Union was the mortgage brokerage firm involved in the deal. The property is owned and managed by Steven and Silvia West, who purchased the property in 2007.
DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $125 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of the Compuware Building, a 15-story, 1 million-square-foot office tower located at One Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. The acquisition includes an adjacent 10-story parking garage with 2,700 spaces. The borrowing entity is 1000 Webward LLC, a joint venture between Bedrock Real Estate Services and Meridian Health Plan. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan.
HAMILTON, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a total of $41 million in refinancing for a portfolio of four multifamily properties in Hamilton. The portfolio includes the 336-unit Winding Brook Apartments, the 240-unit Zachary Arms Apartments, the 128-unit Yorkshire Apartments and the 166-unit Hamilton Arms Apartments. The transactions were structured with 15-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq’s Greater Westchester NY/CT office arranged the financing through NorthMarq’s seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
BETHESDA, MD. — HFF has secured $103 million in refinancing for an 11-story, 274,526-square-foot office building located at 7200 Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Bethesda. HFF secured the four-year, floating-rate loan with a one-year extension option through SunTrust Bank on behalf of the borrower, The JBG Cos. The office building’s tenants include Edens, Linowes & Blocher, Singapore Economic Development, University Research, Enviva and StonebridgeCarras. Sue Carras, Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, Neil Campbell and Nicole Snarski of HFF made up the debt placement team. The JBG Cos. plans to use the loan to fund tenant and capital improvements, leasing commissions and the construction of additional street-level retail, according to HFF.
NEW ORLEANS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged refinancing for a portfolio of five multifamily communities located in New Orleans. The properties include Washington Place Apartments (25 units), Liberty Park Apartments (10 units), Forest Park Apartments (20 units), Riverview Apartments (45 units) and Cypress Park Apartments (65 units). Robert Bhat of NorthMarq’s Miami office arranged the loan with 10-year terms and 20-year amortization schedules. Bhat arranged the loans through a Fannie Mae DUS lender on behalf of the borrower, Bruno Inc.