ATLANTA — A partnership between locally based developer The Benoit Group and Atlanta Housing, the city’s housing authority, has secured financing for the development of Englewood Senior, a $72 million affordable seniors housing project. Located on Atlanta’s southeast side near Grant Park and Zoo Atlanta, the property is a component of Phase I of the Englewood Development Plan, a $200 million overhaul of the former 30-acre Englewood Manor public housing site. Funding for Englewood Senior includes federal and state equity tax credit investment by Raymond James and JP Morgan, a Sterling Bank construction loan, permanent HUD-insured loan financing from Berkadia, Atlanta BeltLine tax allocation district (TAD) funds and a secondary priority loan from Atlanta Housing. Englewood Senior will feature 160 units reserved for households age 62 and older with income restrictions set at 60 percent of area median income (AMI) and will include over $2.5 million in rental subsidies for low-income families using Home Flex vouchers provided by Atlanta Housing. Amenities at Englewood Senior will include outdoor courtyards, movie theaters, fitness centers, a community room, 213-space parking garage and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Other components of Phase I include a mixed-income midrise building comprising 160 affordable housing units, …
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $15.5 million HUD Lean loan for the refinancing of The Pointe at Eastgate in Algonquin. The assisted living facility is designed for residents age 65 and older who are transitioning from independent living to a more supportive environment. The property offers private apartments and a variety of services, including weekly housekeeping, optional laundry service, medication set-up and reminders, assistance as needed with personal care, grooming and bathing, plus transportation to medical appointments and group outings. Brent Holman-Gomez of Cambridge originated the 35-year loan on behalf of the borrower, an Illinois-based limited liability company.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale and financing of Hangar at Thunderbird, a multifamily community in Glendale. P.B. Bell sold the asset to Decron Properties for $69 million, or $259,398 per unit. Completed in 2023, Hangar at Thunderbird features 266 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, wood-style vinyl plank flooring, laundry closets with full-size washers and dryers, closets with build-in shelving, and patios or balconies with exterior storage. The garden-style, controlled-access community offers a swimming pool, spa, adjacent outdoor game patio and shaded community playground with evening lighting. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Jake Vitta of IPA Capital Markets arranged $40 million in acquisition financing.
MARINA, CALIF. — Interstate Equities Corp. (IEC) has finalized the recapitalization of The Gates at Marina, an apartment community in Marina. The deal gives a co-mingled fund advised by New York-based Clarion Partners a majority stake in the property, while IEC retains a minority equity position and will continue its onsite management. IEC acquired The Gates in January 2021 for $39.3 million, and the recapitalization values it at $45 million. Located at 299 Carmel Ave., The Gates at Marina offers 136 units in predominantly a mix of two- and three-bedroom units with balconies or patios, plus updated kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and appliances. Scott MacDonald and Jason Parr of Berkadia led the marketing efforts, while Hank Workman of Berkadia placed the debt.
SPARKS, NEV. — Berkadia has arranged $11.5 million in joint venture equity for Five Ridges, a townhome-style build-to-rent development in Sparks, just east of Reno. Leggera Development is the developer for the project. Situated on 6.1 acres at 545 Highland Ranch Parkway, Five Ridges features 83 three-bedroom/2.5-bath units ranging in size from 1,494 square feet to 1,969 square feet. The community is situated within a 422-acre master-planned community comprising 1,246 residential units across 10 villages, including single-family detached homes, townhomes, multifamily, commercial properties, and two community parks with 100 acres of open space and 10 acres of amenitized community gathering areas. Cody Kirkpatrick, Chinmay Bhatt and Noam Franklin of Berkadia JV Equity & Structured Capital, along with Jared Glover of Investment Sales at Berkadia Nevada, represented Leggera Development. Berkadia arranged the equity through a global investment manager.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $1.4 million in refinancing for Palm Street Apartments, a multifamily asset in the Central Coast city of San Luis Obispo. Jonny Soleimani and Thomas Rudinsky of PSRS secured the seven-year loan through a bank. Situated on 0.33 acres, Palm Street Apartments offers 11 apartments and on-site parking.
PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $13 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five industrial buildings totaling 118,509 square feet in Philadelphia. Four of the buildings are contiguous, and the fifth is located less than a mile down the street. David Perlman, Edward Prosser, Henry Johnson and Chris DeLuca of Thorofare Capital originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, New York City-based investment firm Thor Equities Group.
OXNARD, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $54 million in financing for the acquisition of Esplanade Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Oxnard, approximately 70 miles west of Los Angeles. Kostas Kavayiotidis, Mike Davis and Matthew Farzinpour of PSRS provided the undisclosed borrower with a seven-year loan, including four years of interest-only payments. A life insurance company provided the financing. Walmart, The Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Dick’s Sporting Goods, In-N-Out Burger, Chipotle Mexican Grill and BJ’s Restaurant are tenants at the 357,000-square-foot open-air shopping center.
PARK CITY, UTAH — Driftwood Capital has secured $33 million in refinancing for the Sheraton Park City, a hotel at 1895 Sidewinder Drive in Park City, a resort destination renowned for its ski slopes east of Salt Lake City. Michael Weinberg, Scott Wadler, Alec Fox and Edmund Aramayo of Berkadia arranged the five-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan through Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Originally constructed for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sheraton Park City features 200 guest rooms, an indoor atrium pool with hot tub and sauna, a game room, coffee shop and Timbers Restaurant & Bar with outside covered patio and fire pits. The hotel also offers more than 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space with indoor and outdoor options and shuttle services to historic Main Street and area ski resorts.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank has provided a $20 million construction loan for Phase I of The Preserve, a mixed-use project in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Phase I will feature two industrial flex buildings, two retail buildings and one office building totaling 50,700 square feet across the five structures. The borrower, locally based developer OM Properties, expects for construction of Phase I to last 18 to 24 months. Other project partners include Mode Design Co. (architect), NAVCON Group (general contractor) and 2P Consultants (civil engineer).