ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — CrossHarbor Capital Partners has provided $21.5 million in capital to a joint venture between CenterSquare Investment Management and Quannah Partners. Loan proceeds will go to refinancing The Point, a two-building Class A industrial park in Englewood. Developed by Quannah Partners and CenterSquare in 2024, The Point features 195,000 square feet spread across two buildings on 15 acres at 8039 Chambers St. in Englewood.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $65 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Orchard at Portofino Vineyards, a newly built, 264-unit, garden-style multifamily property located at 9920 Portofino Vineyards Drive in Fort Myers. Brad Williamson, Kyle Ryan, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler and Matt Robbins of Berkadia secured the loan through MF1 Capital on behalf of the owner, Prime Group. The Hollywood, Fla.-based borrower will use proceeds from the two-year, floating-rate loan to pay off a $49.5 million construction loan. Prime Group received its final temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) for The Orchard at Portofino Vineyards in January. The property was 28 percent occupied at the time of financing.
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $13.6 million loan for the refinancing of Lofts at 27 Water Street, a 46-unit apartment complex located north of Boston in Wakefield. The complex spans two buildings and includes 13,000 square feet of commercial space. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the five-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried an interest rate of 5.86 percent and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio, through an undisclosed agency lender. The borrower is Pasciuto Properties.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between MRP Realty, Asana Partners and Rockefeller Group has received construction financing for Brooklyn & Church, an adaptive reuse project in Charlotte. The project will convert the former Duke Energy headquarters, located at 526 S. Church St., into a 460-unit apartment community with 57,000 square feet of retail space. The financing amount and construction timeline were not disclosed. The Duke Energy headquarters was originally built in 1975. MRP Realty and Asana Partners acquired the building in 2022. The building’s core and shell will be preserved, but the façade will be reskinned with new windows and balconies. Once converted, Brooklyn & Church will comprise 800,000 square feet across 13 stories, with amenities including a rooftop deck and pool with grilling stations, fitness center and spa space, coworking space, bike room and a dog run with pet spa. The property’s loft-style apartments will have 13.6-foot, exposed ceilings. In addition to the apartments and ground-floor retail space, the property will offer a new three-story, 30,000-square-foot retail building at the corner of Church Street and Brooklyn Village Avenue that will be connected to the main building via a 60-foot walkway.
IRVING, TEXAS — A joint venture between LaTerra Development and Platinum Storage has received a $21 million loan for a self-storage redevelopment project in Irving. The site at 2488 Market Place Blvd. formerly supported retail use and is adjacent to an existing Home Depot store and a future H-E-B grocery store. The project will transform the former retail site into a 195,000-square-foot facility. The number of units was not disclosed, but the facility will feature climate-controlled space and RV storage capabilities. An affiliate of New York City-based Andover Properties provided the loan.
BOSTON — UC Funds, a Boston-based debt fund, has provided an $11 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of four multifamily properties in northwest Texas totaling 275 units. Known as the Medlock Portfolio, the properties are located in Amarillo, Lubbock and Plainview. The loan carries an 18-month term, and the undisclosed sponsor will use a portion of the proceeds to fund stabilization and lease-up costs. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
BAYONNE AND EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of New York City-based Dwight Capital, has funded two bridge loans totaling $45 million for the refinancing of a pair of apartment complexes in New Jersey. In the first transaction, Dwight Mortgage Trust provided $21 million in financing for Silk Lofts, an 85-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne that is a redevelopment of the former factory of women’s apparel retailer Maidenform. The property comprises nine studios, 49 one-bedroom units and 27 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, package room and indoor and outdoor lounges. In the second deal, Dwight provided $24 million for Summerhill Gardens, a 96-unit property in the Central New Jersey community of East Brunswick. Summerhill Gardens offers amenities such as a fitness center, playground, pool table, indoor and outdoor lounges and outdoor grilling stations. About a quarter (24) of the residences are designated as affordable housing. The borrower on both deals was AMS Acquisitions.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Greystone has provided a $20.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Wynnewood Greens, a 206-unit multifamily property located in the Lehigh Valley city of Allentown. Built in 1975, Wynnewood Greens comprises 18 three-story buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include outdoor picnic areas and onsite laundry facilities. Avi Lifshitz and Aviel Hematian of Greystone originated the seven-year, nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and full-term interest-only payments. The borrower, S&S Properties, purchased the asset in 2008.
LOS ANGELES — PSRS has arranged a $38.2 million bridge loan to convert a vacant approximately 150,000-square-foot flex property in Los Angeles into a self-storage facility. Jonny Soleimani and George Gianoukakis of PSRS secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The financing included a $12.8 million cash-out refinance, fully funded construction costs and an 18-month interest reserve, providing the borrower with the capital needed for the successful repositioning of the asset.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $21 million permanent loan to refinance the San Diego County’s North Inland Live Well Center, located at 649 W. Mission Ave. in Escondido within the North County suburb of San Diego. The 111,000-square-foot, build-to-suit office facility was redeveloped for its current use in 2015 from a big box retail building formerly occupied by Office Depot and Albertsons. The fully leased property houses the County’s Health and Human Services Agency community-facing programs, as well as retail space occupied by restaurant tenants. Spencer Fisher of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor responsible for the property’s original redevelopment. The 10-year, CMBS loan was secured from one of Gantry’s conduit lending sources and features a 30-year amortization and nonrecourse terms.