By Troy Marek, Regions Real Estate Capital Markets As we embark on the second half of 2025 amid some economic uncertainty, there are two bright spots within real estate. Both the multifamily and the seniors housing/healthcare sectors boast strong fundamentals and occupancies. RealPage data indicates 138,302 apartment units were absorbed in the first quarter, and NIC MAP data shows a seniors housing occupancy increase to 87.4 percent, or 621,000 occupied units over the same period. This suggests strong demand in both critical housing sectors, at the same time new supply is slowing. Interest Rates Drive Lending Activity Agencies Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD remain the primary loan providers supporting these two asset classes today. Unsurprisingly, interest rates heavily impact lending activity. Since the Federal Reserve decided to hold rates steady in May, sector experts have been closely watching employment and inflation data, as well as tariff impacts, as all three have the power to influence the Fed to lower rates later this year. With the Federal Reserve deciding to hold rates as-is in June, industry players will continue to keep an eye on the data. Once rates are brought down some, perhaps later this year, multifamily and seniors housing/healthcare …
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NEW YORK CITY — Local real estate giant Tishman Speyer has received a $385 million refinancing for 300 Park Avenue, a 25-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. Originally built in 1955, 300 Park Avenue totals 770,000 square feet and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. A consortium of lenders led by J.P. Morgan Chase and including Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley provided a $330 million CMBS loan with a fixed interest rate of 5.44 percent. Macquarie Capital Principal Finance provided $55 million in mezzanine financing to complete the capital stack.
NEW YORK CITY — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $50 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of The Alyn, a 56-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Carnegie Hill neighborhood. Completed in 2019, The Alyn offers one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units and amenities such as a lounge, wellness center and a children’s playroom. Robert Barry led the M&T team that provided the fixed-rate loan. The borrower was an affiliate of Gordon Property Group, a New York-based family office that was introduced to M&T through an existing client of Connor Preece, group manager at M&T Bank.
Cronheim Hotel Capital Secures $39M Construction Financing for AC Hotel Knoxville Downtown
by John Nelson
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Cronheim Hotel Capital has secured $39 million in construction financing for AC Hotel Knoxville Downtown, a 161-room AC by Marriott-branded hotel that will be located at 427 Walnut St. and 416 Locust St. in downtown Knoxville. The non-recourse financing was structured with a 75 percent loan-to-cost (LTC) ratio and features a C-PACE component. The borrower, Vector Hospitality Inc., plans to deliver the seven-story hotel in winter 2026. The property will feature a rooftop bar and kitchen that will offer views of Neyland Stadium, home of the University of Tennessee Volunteers’ football team.
KeyBank Provides $47M in Construction Financing for Affordable Housing Project in Oceanside, California
by Amy Works
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided Mirka Investments a $32 million tax-exempt construction loan and a $15 million taxable construction loan to finance the development of El Camino Real, an affordable housing community at 2136 S. El Camino Real in Oceanside. Additionally, a $27.8 million permanent loan will be privately placed with one of KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group’s (CMG) institutional investors. El Camino Real will feature a four-story residential building with 111 two- and three-bedroom apartments for families earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. The property will include a leasing office and community area within a 6,500-square-foot common space, including outdoor recreation space and central laundry rooms on each floor. Supportive services will be provided by Mission Neighborhood Centers, which offers educational programs, workforce development, homelessness prevention and social services. The project received an additional $32 million construction loan from the California Municipal Finance Authority through a Multifamily Housing Private Activity Bond issuance, $12.9 million in certificated credits from the City of Oceanside State Housing Tax Credit program via Monarch Private Capital and $16 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity from WNC. Matthew Haas of KeyBank CDLI structured …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ATCO Properties & Management has obtained a $66 million loan for the refinancing of Kinship, a newly built, 301-unit apartment community in Charlotte. The property is the first multifamily component to come on line at Camp North End, a 76-acre adaptive reuse development on the north end of Charlotte. Mark Gallinaro of WelcomeLend arranged the three-year bridge loan from Benefit Street Partners. Kinship was 35 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with some live-work floorplans and fully furnished corporate housing options. Amenities include work-from-home office spaces, an outdoor pool and lounge area, gas grills and fire pits, fitness center, communal kitchen, conference room, bike storage, rideshare spots, a parking garage and a shared rooftop space. Greystar operates Kinship on behalf of ATCO.
WARREN, MICH. — Eastern Union has arranged a $38.5 million loan for the refinancing of Warren Manor Apartments in Warren, about 13 miles north of downtown Detroit. The 479-unit multifamily property is situated on 30.7 acres at 21516 Dequindre Road. Alex Jaffa and Sinai Eizikovitz of Eastern Union arranged the loan through Bellco Credit Union. The full loan amount included initial funding of $35.7 million, with the ability to earn an additional $2.8 million as rental revenues rise. The refinancing carried a five-year, fixed-rate term with one year of interest-only payments. The borrower was undisclosed. Built in 1969, the property comprises 12 two-story buildings and a one-story pool house. Units average 811 square feet. Since 2023, ownership has completed approximately $5 million in capital improvements.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Phase I of San Marcos Business Park, a speculative industrial project that will add 377,300 square feet of space to the local supply. Located within the Whisper South master-planned development, the rear-load building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 75 dock doors, two drive-in doors and an ESFR fire sprinkler system. Matt Stewart, Ace Sudah, Jackson Finch, Jacob Michael and Cameron Sepahi of JLL arranged the loan through an undisclosed regional bank on behalf of the developer, Ledo Capital Group.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Forman Capital has provided a $6.8 million loan for the acquisition of a distressed office asset in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Butterfield Office Plaza is a four-building office campus totaling 308,921 rentable square feet. The borrower, 2625 Butterfield LLC, is led by investor and developer Mitch Goltz, who acquired the property in a distressed sale and has a business plan to stabilize, reposition and redevelop key components of the campus. The developer will consolidate all tenants into two buildings totaling 95,511 square feet and redevelop the other two buildings. Once tenant consolidation is completed, the operating buildings are estimated to be around 57 percent leased. Brett Forman, Ben Jacobson, Scott Mehlman, Ty Regnier and Cam Fleury represented Forman Capital on an internal basis.
MetroGroup Realty Finance Provides $13.9M Loan for Brand Conversion of 99-Key Hotel in San Mateo, California
by Amy Works
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based MetroGroup Realty Finance has provided a $13.9 million loan for the conversion of an existing 99-room Best Western hotel to a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in San Mateo. J.D. Blashaw of MetroGroup Realty Finance led the team in providing the financing. MetroGroup’s initial $9.5 million funding retired a bridge loan and provided $4.4 million of future funds to execute the brand conversion.