SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $6.6 million in permanent financing for a multifamily property located in South Portland. Originally built in 1943 as World War II housing, the property features 24 two-story buildings offer a total of 95 one-bedroom apartments. Derek Coulombe, Tim O’Donnell and Jason Cunnane of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has funded a $4.2 million adaptive reuse loan for a mixed-use property located in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement program at the property, located at 599 Johnson Ave., to convert the asset into entertainment, food and beverage and retail use.
LOS ANGELES — Freddie Mac Multifamily has provided an $878 million loan for Los Angeles’ historic Park La Brea, the largest apartment community on the West Coast. HFF arranged the financing for borrower Prime Residential. Funding will be used to retire existing debt. Freddie Mac expects to securitize the loan through its K-Deal program. The 4,245-unit property is rent-controlled, with about 10 percent of the units having below market-rate rents. The community includes 18 high-rise towers and 175 garden-style apartment buildings on 144 acres. Approximately 10,000 residents live in the community. The apartment community includes 24-hour security patrol, courtyards, Wi-Fi cafes, fitness trails, a movie theater, hair salon and business and fitness centers. Originally built between 1944 and 1952, Park La Brea underwent renovations between 1995 and 2014. The 96.4-percent-leased complex is located at 6200 W. Third St., about seven miles west of downtown Los Angeles near the Miracle Mile district. Managing director Peter Smyslowski of HFF led and assembled the West Coast-based team that arranged the financing. The team included executive managing director Jody Thornton, senior managing directors Paul Brindley and Kevin MacKenzie and managing director Charles Halladay. Freddie Mac provides liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation’s residential …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Greysteel Co. has arranged $21.5 million to refinance a three-property, 193-unit multifamily portfolio located in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill East neighborhood. Mark Bittenbender, Matthew Schwartz, Ari Firoozabadi and Paul Pierre of Greysteel arranged the loan through a conduit lender on behalf of the borrower, Capitol East Partners.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured refinancing for One City Centre, a 608,660-square-foot office tower in downtown Houston. The Class A, 32-story property includes two parking garages. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Accesso Partners, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through J.P Morgan Chase Bank. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing debt that was used to purchase the property in 2012. One City Centre is located at 1021 Main St. The property has direct access to the Metro Light Rail line and tunnel system in downtown Houston. Originally built in 1961, the property was most recently renovated in 2010 and is LEED EB Gold certified. Tenants at the tower, which is 86 percent leased, include Waste Management and Energy XXI. One City Centre also includes the 758-space One City Centre Garage and the 611-space Fannin Garage. Susan Hill and Michael Johnson led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower. Accesso Partners is a commercial real estate investment manager, owner and operator.
HEBRON AND WILDER, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the refinancing of two properties in Hebron and Wilder totaling $18.1 million. The properties include Shoppes at Worldwide Park in Hebron and Aspen Pines Apartments in Wilder. Shoppes at Worldwide Park is a 13,174-square-foot unanchored retail property located at 2010 N. Bend Road. Aspen Pines is a 245-unit Class A apartment community located at 1700 Aspen Pines Drive. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq’s Cincinnati office arranged the $16.8 million loan for Aspen Pines through PPM and the $1.3 million loan for Shoppes at Worldwide Park through Symetra.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $28.1 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of an office property located at 100 Pearl St. in Hartford. The borrowers are SGS Pearl LLC and Shelbourne Pearl LLC. The 10-year loan, which was provided by a CMBS lender, features a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio and a fixed rate with two years of interest-only payments. Built in 1989, the 17-story property features 281,000 square feet of office space. On-site building amenities include a parking garage, a fitness center, conference rooms, a food service lounge with seating, an art gallery, building concierge and 24-hour security. Shaya Ackerman, Steven Adler and Jacob Schmuckler of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the transaction.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office has arranged acquisition financing of $32.6 million for Corbin Crossing Apartments, a 298-unit multifamily property in Overland Park. The property is located at 6801 W. 138th Terrace. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq arranged the seven-year loan that includes two-year interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
KINGWOOD, TEXAS — HFF has arranged $6.15 million in mezzanine financing for the development of Kings Landing, a 327-unit, Class A apartment complex in Kingwood. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Mark-Dana Corp., to secure the loan through an affiliate of Prime Finance. Amegy Bank provided the senior construction loan in a non-HFF related transaction. Due for completion in 2016, the property will be composed of 12 two- and three-story garden-style buildings with units averaging 989 square feet each with attached garage parking. Situated on 12.6 acres at 331 Forest Center Drive, the property will have frontage along Highway 59 between the intersections of North Park Drive and Kingwood Drive, 24 miles north of downtown Houston. Colby Mueck led HFF’s equity placement team.
HOUSTON — Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital has arranged $26.4 million in debt for the refinance of a garden-style apartment complex in Houston’s Galleria submarket. On behalf of the borrower, Mullin secured the 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan that provided cash out proceeds to the client. The loan featured a 4.2 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
