DANVILLE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $14 million and $4.5 million in refinancing for two adjacent properties at Danville Livery in Danville. The properties offer more than 123,000 square feet of retail and office space. The retail and service-oriented office space offers a mix of tenants, including eateries, home goods, salons, real estate offices and title services. James Mulvihill and Kevin Mulvihill of PSRS secured the undisclosed borrower with a separate loan for each property, both of which are underwritten with interest-only payments. The non-recourse loans were provided by correspondent life insurance companies.
Loans
PHILADELPHIA — BridgeInvest has provided a $54.3 million loan for the refinancing of The Avery, a 796-bed student housing property in Philadelphia. The Avery, which serves students at Temple University, features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, community kitchen, lounge areas, game rooms and study spaces. The property also houses 5,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The undisclosed sponsor acquired The Avery in 2021 and implemented capital improvements and rebranded it from The Edge.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Locally based intermediary G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $5.4 million loan for the refinancing of a 48,268-square-foot retail and healthcare property in the Northern New Jersey community of Hoboken. The property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to a pharmacy, bank and a primary care provider. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the loan, which carried a seven-year term with full-term interest-only payments, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The name of the borrower was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has placed a $24 million acquisition loan for The Plant, a 246,343-square-foot office building located at 321 W. 44th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The building was 56 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as Broadway Dance Center, TagWall, AKA NYC Limited, Sony Records and Sunlight Studios. Chase Johnson and Caleb Riebe of Cushman & Wakefield originated the debt through an undisclosed life insurance company. The name of the borrower was also not disclosed.
BD Hotels Secures $75M Construction Financing for Hotel at Nora District in West Palm Beach
by John Nelson
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — BD Hotels has secured a $75 million construction loan for The Nora Hotel, a 201-room hotel to be developed within the Nora District mixed-use project in West Palm Beach. Metropolitan Commercial Bank provided the financing, which Steven Klein and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged on behalf of the borrower. Developed in partnership with NDT Development, Place Projects and Wheelock Street Capital, the property will feature Pastis West Palm Beach as a ground-floor restaurant, and STARR Restaurants will operate the hotel’s rooftop restaurant and lounge, as well as the hotel’s in-room dining service. A construction timeline for the hotel was not disclosed. Phase 1 of the Nora District broke ground in June 2023 and will feature 150,000 square feet of retail, office and hospitality space. Confirmed retailers at the project include Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, H&H Bagels, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, The Garret Group, Juliana’s Pizza, Celis Juice Bar and Café, Del Mar Mediterranean Restaurant, Sana Skin Studio, Mint, The Spot Barbershop, [solidcore] and Sunday Motor Co.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Orion Real Estate Partners has refinanced The Timbers, a 253-bed student housing property located near the Texas State University campus in San Marcos. The loan amount was not disclosed. The Timbers houses 155 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Select apartments offer wood-burning fireplaces and vaulted ceilings. Shared amenities include a pool, clubhouse with an arcade, pet park, full basketball court, 24-hour fitness center and a barbecue station. Dan Kearns, Patricia Heminger, Rebecca Brielmaier and Katia Novi of JLL originated the debt.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Locally based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $1.6 million loan for the refinancing of 40 Hudson Place. The property, the square footage of which was not disclosed, was originally constructed in 1935 and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to two tenants: Dunkin’ and Pump Pilates. Brandon Szwalbenest, Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the loan, which carried both a term and an amortization schedule of 25 years, through an undisclosed, Oregon-based life insurance company. The name of the borrower was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided an $18.7 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for The Louella, an 85-unit affordable seniors housing property in the Fordham Heights neighborhood of The Bronx. The newly built, age-restricted property offers studio, one-, and two-bedroom units. The amenity package comprises onsite laundry facilities, a community room, bike storage space, fitness center and an outdoor recreational area. Sean Cullen of M&T originated the loan through Freddie Mac’s Forward Commitment 9 Percent LIHTC program. The borrower was The Community Builders. Information on specific income and age restrictions was not disclosed.
Concord Summit Capital Secures $24.5M Construction Loan for Metrocenter Mall Redevelopment in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a $24.5 million construction loan for the demolition, abatement and infrastructure entitlements for the redevelopment of Metrocenter, a mall situated on 64 acres in Phoenix. The borrowers and developers are Concord Wilshire and TLG Investment Partners. Kevin O’Grady, Daniel Eidson and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit Capital sourced the financing for the borrowers. The Metrocenter site will be redeveloped into a mixed-use residential village offering more than 1,218 townhome units and approximately 112,000 square feet of essential and service retail. Vertical construction costs are estimated to be more than $500 million. Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment began the abatement and demolition of the Metrocenter Mall last month.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has completed the $3.5 billion refinancing of Rockefeller Center, a 7.3 million-square-foot mixed-use campus in Midtown Manhattan. Bank of America and Wells Fargo led the consortium of lenders that provided the CMBS financing, which carries a fixed interest rate of approximately 6.23 percent. Tishman Speyer will use the proceeds to pay off a 20-year, $1.7 billion CMBS loan and additional mezzanine financing that will mature in May 2025, as well as to fund reserves for contractual leasing costs. Dechert LLP advised Bank of America and Wells Fargo on the transaction. Rockefeller Center was originally developed in the 1920s and comprises more than a dozen buildings across 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets. The campus features office, retail, restaurant and entertainment space, as well as a 24,000-square-foot park atop Radio City Music Hall. Tishman Speyer is currently nearing completion of a redevelopment of the property. The office component of Rockefeller Center is currently 93 percent leased to global occupiers such as Deloitte, Lazard, Christie’s, Simon & Schuster and J.P. Morgan Chase. Retail and entertainment users include LEGO, Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Michael Kors, Catbird, FAO Schwarz and Nintendo. The lineup of …