SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — HSBC has provided a $284 construction loan for the development of Jade Signature, a luxury 57-story condominium tower in Sunny Isles Beach, 16 miles north of Miami. The developer, Fortune International Group, will use the proceeds of the loan to develop the 192-unit tower by 2017. The project team includes general contractor Suffolk Construction, architect Herzog & de Meuron, interior design firm PYR and landscape architect Raymond Jungles. Individual condominium units range in price from $3 million to more than $26 million. According to Fortune International Group, roughly 80 percent of the homes are under contract.
Loans
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Drever Capital Management has refinanced The Village at Southlake, a 122-unit independent living community in Lexington, with a $12.5 million bridge loan. CBRE’s senior housing debt and structured finance team in Houston arranged the five-year loan with two years of interest-only payments through an unnamed regional bank. Amenities of The Village at Southake include a nature and wildlife habitat preserve, large pond, walking trails, raised gardens, swimming pool, clubhouse, movie theater, wine bar and a salon.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has negotiated $87 million in permanent financing for an 11-property multifamily portfolio located throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The loan was made on behalf of H.I.G. Realty Partners and Stone Street Properties LLC. The two-year loan, which was provided by a national balance sheet lender, features a floating-rate, a competitive spread over 30-day LIBOR and interest-only payments for the full term. The 303-unit portfolio consists of 504 East 88th Street, 310 East 83rd Street, 325 East 83rd Street, 233 East 82nd Street, 319-321 East 78th Street, 410 East 64th Street, 234-238 East 33rd Street, 438-440 East 13th Street, 104 East 7th Street and 101 MacDougal Street in Manhattan and 354-356 State Street in Brooklyn. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian’s New York City headquarters brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Q10 | New York Realty Advisors has closed a $27.3 million leasehold mortgage loan secured by an apartment building located at the corner of First Avenue and 52nd Street on Manhattan’s East Side. The 15-story residential building also features ground-floor retail space. The non-recourse, interest-only loan was written for a 10-year term. The ground lease on the property dates to the 1950s and has more than 40 years remaining on the term. Jeanne Cronin of Q10 | New York Realty Advisors brokered the financing. Law firm Hunton & Williams LLP represented the lender, while Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf LLP represented the borrower. Additionally, Larry Linksman of Bridge Funding advised the borrower.
KANSAS CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $201.5 million refinancing of a 10-property portfolio. The properties include a mix of multifamily, unanchored retail and suburban offices in the Kansas City and Dallas metro areas. The portfolio consists of 2,190 multifamily units, 53,143 square feet of office space and 23,027 square feet of retail space. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office structured the 25-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule. Duvall arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America.
KATY, TEXAS — Q10 | Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. has arranged a $4.5 million loan for the refinancing of the Entrust Office Building in Katy, a suburb of Houston. The 32,382-square-foot building, located near the Grand Parkway and Westpark Tollway, is the result of a collaboration between The Mission Cos. and Entrust Inc. Thrivent Financial provided the 10-year loan, which includes a 25-year amortization schedule. Ray Driver III and Dave Holland of Kinghorn worked to arrange the transaction.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged both the sale and financing for 8 West Centre, a new Class A office building on the Houston Tollway in Houston. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Core Real Estate. Azrieli Group, a real estate investment company based in Tel Aviv, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. HFF assisted Azrieli in securing a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Aegon USA Realty Advisors LLC. Completed in 2013, 8 West Centre is a 227,045-square-foot, four-story property with a 938-space parking garage. The LEED Silver designated building is fully leased to two tenants, Cameron International Corp. and Helix Energy Solutions. The property sits on nine acres at 3505 W. Sam Houston Parkway North inside the Beltway 8 loop road. The HFF team representing the seller included Dan Miller, Rusty Tamlyn, Mark West and Trent Agnew. HFF’s debt placement team included Matt Kafka and Wally Reid.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s Capital Advisory Division has arranged an $18 million short-term bridge loan on behalf of East 47th Street LLC (City Centre Properties). The loan will be used to facilitate the sale of a multi-lot development site assemblage in the Rockefeller Center area of Manhattan. HID Acquisition Group LLC, affiliated with Hidrock Realty Inc., is acquiring two 25-foot-wide lots — 12 East 48th and 13 East 47th streets — from City Centre Properties. Additionally, Hidrock acquired 14 East 48th Street from the First Church of Religious Science through an assignment of a contract between the church and City Centre. The sale price for the entire assemblage was $47 million. HID Acquisition plans to raze the existing structures and develop a 31-story residential condo tower on the site. The project will include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as amenities targeting the international pied-a-terre market. Jonathan Aghravi and Matthew Hirsch of Eastern Consolidated’s Capital Advisory Division arranged the new financing. City Centre Properties was represented in the assemblage sale transaction by R. Stuart Gross and Chris Matousek of Eastern Consolidated. Additionally, Eastern Consolidated acted as the sole intermediary in both the assemblage site …
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $12 million loan for an office building located in King of Prussia. The 102,204-square-foot building was converted into a multi-tenant office building in 2007. The property features high ceilings, large open floor plates, low loss factor and easy access from an oversized parking field. At the time of closing, the property was 85 percent leased to four tenants. David Turley and Janet Proscia of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan. The debt was sourced from a regional bank, which funded a 65 percent LTV loan on a non-recourse basis.