PLANO, TEXAS — Eastern Union has arranged $20.4 million in financing for a seniors housing conversion project in Plano. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2005, the six-story, 137-room building at 700 Central Parkway E. was most recently operated as a Deluxe Inn hotel. The borrower plans to convert the property into a facility with 100 assisted living units and 40 memory care units that will be operated under the Parkdale Senior Living brand. Meir Abrahamson of Eastern Union arranged the financing, which consists of a $15.8 million construction-to-permanent loan and $4.7 million bridge loan. The direct lender was not disclosed. The conversion is slated for a mid-2026 completion.
CHINO AND POMONA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $32.2 million in financing for Proficiency Capital’s acquisition of McGee Business Center I & II, an industrial portfolio in Chino and Pomona. Peter Thompson, Kyle White and Nick Englhard of JLL secured the three-year, floating-rate loan through a bank for the borrower. McGee Business Center consists of two fully leased industrial parks totaling 231,696 square feet. Business Park 1, located at 2300 S. Reservoir St. in Pomona, features four buildings totaling 128,800 square feet. Business Park II, located at 12301-12395 Mills Ave. in Chino, consists of five buildings totaling 101,896 square feet. Constructed in 1981 and 1987, the property features 71 industrial suites averaging 3,263 square feet.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $4.7 million loan for the refinancing of a medical office building located at 2860 S. Circle Drive in Colorado Springs. Tenants at the medical office include a mental health clinic, a counseling clinic, an esthetic clinic, an acupuncture clinic and a treatment center. Garrett Fierstein of MMCC secured the financing with a local credit union on behalf of a private client. Terms of the 10-year loan include a 6.75 percent fixed interest rate with a 25 year-amortization schedule and a loan-to-value ratio of 65 percent.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — BWE has arranged a $20 million loan for the acquisition of Innovation Park, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use office and research laboratory campus in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville. Originally constructed in the 1990s to serve as an R&D facility for the Motorola Corp., Innovation Park spans 83 acres. The property was 71 percent leased at the time of loan closing. Anchor tenants include Valent BioSciences, Medline Industries and Juno Therapeutics. Daniel Rosenberg, Chris Caroll, Logan Petersmeyer and Max Miller of BWE arranged the loan through a depository institution on behalf of the borrowers, a joint venture between Chicago-based developer R2 and Chicago-based JDI Realty. The five-year loan features multiple years of interest-only payments and structured flexibility.
DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. — BWE, the commercial finance firm formerly known as Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, has arranged a $57.8 million loan for the refinancing of Keystone Villa at Douglassville, a 248-unit seniors housing property located about 55 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The property comprises a 123-unit independent living building that was constructed in 2015 and a 125-unit assisted living and memory care building that was constructed in 2011. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE arranged the nonrecourse loan through Commercial Bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between private investment trust ReNew REIT and operator Heritage Senior Living. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $32 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 90-unit affordable housing complex in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The building at 58 Vanderbilt Ave. was completed in 2023 and features studio-, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, business center and a recreation room, and the building houses two commercial spaces on the ground floor. Rose Schwartz and Gabby Gutwein of Everest Equity arranged the loan, which was structured with a 51 percent loan-to-value ratio, a five-year term and a 30-year amortization period. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Chicago-based Pearlmark has provided a $27 million mezzanine loan for Vista 65, a 22-story mixed-use building located in the Rego Park area of Queens. Vista 65 comprises 186 multifamily units, 86,500 square feet of commercial space and a parking garage. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and hardwood floors, and amenities include a fitness center, lounge, children’s play area and a rooftop terrace. Varde Partners is the senior lender on the property. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the sponsor, RB Realty Capital.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has placed a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 44-unit multifamily property in Buffalo. The name and address of the property, which exclusively offers two-bedroom units, were not disclosed. Kevin Coscia of Largo originated the loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and 10 years of interest-only payments. The names of the direct lender and borrower were also not disclosed.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. AND NEW YORK CITY — Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, has sold $925 million worth of commercial real estate mortgage loans to Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM). Of the $925 million loan pool, $823 million had been previously identified and transferred to held for sale as of Sept. 30, 2024, as the firm sought to reduce its exposure to the commercial real estate sector. The loans were sold at a discount of 1 percent to value, which the bank expects will result in an immaterial net loss during the fourth quarter. Valley will retain customer-facing servicing responsibilities for the financings following the transaction. “The sale of this performing commercial real estate loan pool has helped to accelerate progress toward our strategic balance sheet goals,” says Ira Robbins, chairman and CEO of Valley. Valley is a regional bank with over $62 billion in assets under management. The company operates retail branch locations and commercial banking offices across New Jersey, New York, Florida, Alabama, California and Illinois. The Morristown, N.J.-based bank’s stock price closed on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at $10.48 per share, up slightly from $9.29 a year ago. Morgan Stanley & Co. …
By David DiRienzo, director — business development, at Talonvest Capital, Inc. This is part two of a two-part series discussing the key drivers behind transaction volume and the steps owners can take to ensure they are well positioned going forward. As highlighted in part one, despite substantial changes in the market over the past few years, the capital markets continue to offer quality financing solutions for real estate owners. Part two of this article series delves into two key drivers of current financing activity: elective refinancing to optimize the capital stack and the initiation of new business plans. Given the plethora of value-add projects in the pipeline and the interest in undertaking new business plans as equity capital returns to the market, these financing strategies are taking on greater importance than in past years. Interestingly, elective refinancing and starting a new business plan are two scenarios where the borrower’s actions are optional because an impending maturity is not a consideration. For this reason, it is important that borrowers understand the nuances behind these strategies as well as the approach that a capital expert might take. Elective Refinancing to Maximize Investment Performance While loan maturities trigger many refinancings, owners run into a …