CHICAGO — Community Investment Corp. (CIC), a Chicago-based community development financial institution (CDFI), has raised a $200 million loan pool to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing in the Chicago area over the next five years. The funding will preserve at least 7,500 affordable units, preventing their loss due to demolition or decay, as well as providing quality rental housing for approximately 18,000 people. The new fund consists of investments by 37 Chicago-area banks to support CIC’s Multifamily Loan Program. The program, which is the foundation of CIC’s affordable rental housing initiatives, primarily targets privately owned rental housing. To date, the program has provided more than $1.2 billion in financing for the acquisition, rehab and preservation of more than 55,000 units of affordable housing for more than 130,000 Chicago-area residents.
DALLAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $3.5 million acquisition loan for a 67-unit apartment complex located in Dallas. The loan featured a five-year term with a fixed 3.8 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners has closed a $125 million construction loan for the development of Celebration Pointe, a large-scale mixed-use development underway in Gainesville. George Smith Partners secured the financing on behalf of the project’s developers, comprising Gainesville-based SHD Development, Atlanta-based Ra Co Real Estate Advisors and Miami-based 1220G. Located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road and anchored by Bass Pro Shops, the $200 million, 1 million-square-foot Celebration Pointe will feature a mix of approximately 400,000 square feet of entertainment, outlet retail and restaurants uses, as well as a new 137-room Hotel Indigo. Phase I of Celebration Pointe is slated to open in fall 2016.
DES MOINES, IOWA — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $7.7 million HUD 213 loan for the construction financing of Vintage Park Cooperative of Beaverdale, a senior cooperative property in Des Moines. The 40-year HUD 213 loan was arranged for borrower Vintage Park Cooperative of Beaverdale. The property will feature 54 market-rate units with one-level floor plans with nine-foot ceilings, outdoor decks or patios and large walk-in closets. Additionally, the property will feature a fitness center, workshop, multi-purpose room, clubroom and garden plots for gardening.
SAN ANTONIO — HFF has secured fixed-rate financing for Ventana Apartments, a 390-unit, Class A apartment complex in San Antonio. Working on behalf of the borrower, Venterra Realty, HFF placed the five-year, 3 percent fixed-rate loan with a life company correspondent lender. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the asset. Ventana Apartments consists of 25 two- and three-story residential buildings containing one-, two- and three-bedroom units totaling 380,076 rentable square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools with cabanas, a fitness center, clubhouse and gated access. The property is located at 11020 Huebner Oaks and is 95 percent leased. Cortney Cole and Jordan Finch led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — HFF has arranged an $18.3 million refinancing for Grapevine Towne Center, a 207,004-square-foot retail center in Grapevine. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture managed by Cencor Realty Service, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Morgan Stanley Bank. HFF will service the securitized loan. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the borrower’s existing debt. Grapevine Towne Center is located along State Highway 114 between William D. Tate and Ira E. Woods Avenues (State Highway 26). Grapevine Towne Center’s main building and five outparcel pads are 87.5 percent leased. Tenants at the property include Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less and Big Lots in addition to Vision Works, Weight Watchers, Hallmark Creations and Bealls. Steve Heldenfels, Travis Anderson and Joe Lerer led the HFF team representing the borrower.
MINNEAPOLIS — HFF has secured $25 million in refinancing for the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis, a 12-story hotel located in downtown Minneapolis. HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan with two optional one-year extensions through BBVA Compass Bank for the borrower, Wheelock Street Capital LLC. Proceeds of the loans will be used to refinance a loan, which was assumed by the borrower upon its acquisition of the property in 2012. Located at 1101 LaSalle Ave., the 150,752-square-foot property was renovated in 2013 and features 229 suites, 1,162 square feet of meeting space, a second-floor merchandising suite, parking garage, 24-hour business and fitness centers, in-house Starbucks Coffee and Lot 57, a full-service restaurant and lounge. Steven Klein and Sam Nidenberg of HFF represented the borrower in the financing.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $19 million in acquisition and renovation financing for the Variety Building, a 70-unit mixed-use building located at 1700 Alton Road in Miami Beach. The property will undergo renovations as the retail space is prepared for re-leasing and the residential component is converted to hospitality space. Jason Cohen, Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt and Axel DeAngelis of Mission Capital arranged the loan through Ladder Capital on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Springhouse Partners and Forte Capital Management. The property’s current tenant roster includes scooter dealer Vespa Miami.
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $10 million acquisition loan for a 109,586-square-foot shopping center in Johns Creek, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. Publix anchors the shopping center and has roughly five years remaining on its lease. Gerry Robbins of Grandbridge originated the loan through an unnamed insurance company lender on behalf of the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the lender-owned asset at auction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — NXT Capital has provided a $30 million first mortgage loan to finance the acquisition of Warwick West Apartments, a Class B, 424-unit property in Oklahoma City. Proceeds from NXT’s loan will fund a renovation plan. The property is adjacent to Integris Baptist Hospital and located near the headquarters of Chesapeake Energy. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, three swimming pools and a tennis court