NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Leopardo Cos. Inc. has completed construction of The Evergreen, a new 113,000-square-foot independent living facility in Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago. The three-story seniors housing facility is part of the 55-acre Covenant Village of Northbrook campus, a Covenant Retirement Community. Serving as general contractor, Leopardo worked in collaboration with PFB Architects to complete the 56-unit residential complex. The Evergreen features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. A 60-vehicle underground parking facility was also completed on the campus.
Loans
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE Capital Markets’ Senior Housing Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged $40.3 million in acquisition financing for a joint venture between Franklin Development Properties and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital. The financing will be used to acquire Franklin Park Stone Oak, a Class A assisted living and memory care community in San Antonio. CBRE negotiated an $18.2 million, five-year, 36-month interest-only, floating rate mortgage loan at a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio for Phase I, which was built in 2011. The company also negotiated a $22.1 million, five-year, 48-month interest-only, floating rate construction loan at a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio to develop Phase II, which will be adjacent to the existing campus. The completed property will consist of 162 independent living units, 66 assisted living units and 33 memory care units.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged non-recourse financing totaling $14.3 million on behalf of PEBB Enterprises for two shopping centers. The properties include the Shoppes at Chapel Hill, a regional shopping center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Walden Park Shopping Center in Austin, Texas. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steve Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital Advisors represented PEBB Enterprises in arranging the 10-year loans for both deals. The Shoppes at Chapel Hill is an 85,229-square-foot shopping center. Staples and Michael’s anchor the shopping center, which also includes Panera Bread and Brick House Tavern. The 57,569-square-foot Walden Park Shopping Center includes a mix of national and local retailers.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $1 million loan for Denway Circle Apartments in Kalamazoo, approximately 50 miles south of Grand Rapids. The property features eight, two-story buildings that include 64 units. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group arranged the loan for the borrower, Denway Apartments LP. The lender, Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. is a servicing correspondent of Bernard Financial Group.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $40 million in financing for the fee simple interest of 300 Lafayette, a development site located at the corner of Lafayette and Houston streets in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The firm worked on behalf of the borrower, LargaVista Cos., to secure the 20-year, fixed-rate loan through a national life insurance company. The development site is an 11,622-square-foot site with 365 feet of frontage along Crosby, Lafayette and Houston streets. A joint venture between LargaVista Cos. and Related Cos. plans to construct a seven-story mixed-use, retail and office building on the property. Mike Tepedino and Michael Gigliotti of HFF negotiated the transaction.
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $3 million loan for Independence Square Apartments in Independence Township, a northern Detroit suburb. The property includes 140 units across 10, two-story buildings located on Van Norman Lake. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial arranged the loan for the borrower, Independence Square LP. The lender, Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. is a servicing correspondent of Bernard Financial Group.
BOSTON — HFF has placed a $150 million mortgage on 125 Summer St., a Class A office tower in Boston’s Financial District. Located along the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the 475,303-square-foot, transit-oriented property offers access to the MBTA and commuter rail lines via South State Station. Additionally, the 22-story property features below-grade parking for 273 vehicles, a Bright Horizons daycare and a Starbucks. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Oxford Properties Group, to secure the fixed-rate loan through Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance LLC. Oxford acquired the property as part of a larger officer portfolio in September. Riaz Cassum, John Fowler and Patrick McAneny of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
NORWALK, CONN. — NorthStar Real Estate Income II has originated a $41 million senior loan for a newly constructed data center in Norwalk. Constructed in 2014 as a build-to-suit, the state-of-the-art data center features more than 167,000 square feet of rentable space. Additionally, the property is 100 percent master leased, with a 21-year net lease, to an affiliate of Cervalis LLC, a provider of information technology infrastructure solutions. The loan is the third transaction completed between the borrower, a commercial real estate owner and operator, and investment vehicles sponsored by NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc., NorthStar Income II’s sponsor. The three transactions total more than $137 million.
SAN FRANCISCO — A three-property apartment portfolio in the Bay Area has received $56.2 million in refinancing. The portfolio includes a total of 427 units throughout Fremont, Daly City and Hayward. The borrower has purchased and renovated more than 3,000 apartment units in 23 communities over the past 10 years. All three properties were built between 1965 and 1987. Amenities at the properties include full kitchens, private patios/balconies and walk-in closets. The portfolio boasts an average occupancy rate of 98 percent. The fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loans have 10-year terms, 9.5 years of yield maintenance and 30-year amortization schedules. They were provided by Greg Reed and Kristen Croxton in Capital One Multifamily’s Newport Beach office. The loans closed just 34 days after application. The interest rates on the loans were in the mid-3 percent range. Capital One was also able to structure the transactions to produce cash out.
BURLINGTON, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $30 million in financing for a Walmart Supercenter-anchored retail center in Burlington. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 380,383-square-foot Liberty Square Center is part of Purchase, N.Y.-based National Realty & Development Corp.’s 22 million-square-foot portfolio. The retail center is anchored by Marshalls, Acme Supermarket, Toys ‘R’ Us and Walmart Supercenter. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Moravec of Cronheim secured the loan, which was placed with Voya Investment Management.