JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged $37.9 million in construction financing for the development of the new Jacksonville Jaguars headquarters in Jacksonville. Philip Rachels and Jeff Kinney of CBRE secured the 10-year financing through First Horizon Bank on behalf of the borrower, Shipyards Office LLC, a subsidiary of Iguana Investments Florida LLC, an investment entity owned by Jaguars owner Shad Khan. Situated along East Bay Street and adjacent to EverBank Stadium, the football team’s home stadium, the office building will total 143,000 square feet across six floors, including 9,670 square feet of ground-level retail space. The Jaguars will lease three floors of the building, with two of the remaining floors marketed for lease. An affiliate of the Jaguars will occupy and operate a portion of the ground floor as a fitness facility. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
GREEN BAY, WIS. — Associated Bank has provided $14.3 million in construction financing for Bay City Lofts, an affordable housing project in Green Bay. The financing package included a $6.3 million construction loan and $8 million of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity. The bank also sponsored a $600,000 Affordable Housing Project (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. Capital partners included federal LIHTC syndicator CREA, permanent lender IFF and the City of Green Bay. Located at 2510 University Ave., Bay City Lofts will feature 48 units, of which 40 will be designated as affordable for families earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. Gorman & Co. LLC and Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan are the developers. The four-story building will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Construction is underway, with completion slated for late 2024. Lutheran Social Services will provide supportive services for residents. Gorman is serving as the co-developer, general contractor and property manager. Bryan Schreiter of Associated Bank’s commercial real estate division managed the loan closing. Stefanie Bachrach of Associated Community Development LLC, the bank’s community development corporation, managed the equity investment closing.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — CBRE has secured a $120 million loan for the refinancing of Morrison Yard Residences, a 379-unit apartment community located along the Cooper River at 838 Morrison Drive in Charleston. The borrower, a joint venture between Woodfield Investments and Argosy Real Estate Partners, delivered the community last year. Nate Sittema, Kristen Reilley and Ben Hardee of CBRE arranged the loan through Northwestern Mutual Life Co. The loan was underwritten with a fixed interest rate in the low 6 percent range. Morrison Yard features a 10-story tower and a six-story mid-rise building offering one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as penthouse units. Amenities include outdoor courtyards, pool overlooking Charleston Harbor, game room and a bocce ball court, as well as 27,608 square feet of ground-level retail space. BODYROK, a Pilates fitness concept, recently signed a lease to occupy retail space at Morrison Yard Residences. The apartment community serves as the multifamily component of Morrison Yard, a mixed-use development that will also feature an office tower, Kimpton Hotel and 40,000 square feet of retail space at full build-out.
ATLANTA — Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare team has arranged the sale of Brighton Gardens of Buckhead, a 112-unit seniors housing community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Metro Atlanta-based PruittHealth purchased the asset from Indianapolis-based Prime Care One LLC for an undisclosed price. Cody Tremper, Mike Garbers, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Jay Healy of Berkadia arranged a $13 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the acquisition of Brighton Gardens, as well as the refinancing of two separate skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. The three-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the full term and is prepayable at any time. Built in 1996, Brighton Gardens features both assisted living and memory care units.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged financing for Riverwalk Phase IV, a 150-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Elmwood Park. Thomas Didio Jr. and John Cumming of JLL arranged the financing, which consisted of a $32 million, floating-rate construction loan from Provident Bank and a $17 million preferred equity investment from Hickory CRE Lending. The initial phases of the larger Riverwalk development were completed in 2012-2013. The final phase, which is slated for a fourth-quarter delivery, will also feature 15,000 square feet of retail space.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged a $12.8 million permanent loan to fund the recapitalization of a grocery-anchored retail building within the Citrus Landing retail center in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. Stater Bros, AutoZone and Ross Dress for Less are tenants at the 99,000-square-foot retail center, which is located at 7200 Arlington Ave. Braden Turnbull, George Mitsanas and Austin Ridge of Gantry’s Los Angeles production office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate entity. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the loan, which features a fixed rate, interest-only payments and pre-payment flexibility in years four and five.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Preliminary estimates from Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations show that commercial and multifamily loan originations in 2023 are down 47 percent compared to 2022. The Washington, D.C.-based organization also reports that originations in fourth-quarter 2023 declined 25 percent year-over-year but increased by 13 percent from third-quarter 2023. The association released its findings during its 2024 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo (MBA CREF), an annual conference that concludes today. Loan volume declined for every property sector and investor type that MBA tracks in 2023. By property type, originations for healthcare properties decreased 67 percent compared to 2022; office properties decreased 65 percent; industrial properties decreased 49 percent; multifamily properties decreased 46 percent; retail properties decreased 27 percent; and hotel properties decreased 10 percent. Among investor types, originations for depositories (i.e. banks and credit unions) decreased 64 percent; originations for investor-driven lenders decreased 51 percent; loans for life insurance companies decreased 39 percent; loans for government-sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, decreased 21 percent; and CMBS loans decreased 21 percent.
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Madison Communities and Heitman have obtained a $44 million construction loan for the development of Madison Bonita Springs, a 252-unit apartment development in Southwest Florida. Patterson Real Estate Advisors arranged the financing through First Citizens Bank on behalf of the developers. The Class A community will be located on Bonita Beach Road adjacent to the I-75 interchange. BenCo, Madison Communities’ in-house general contractor, plans to deliver Madison Bonita Springs by the end of 2025.
NEW YORK CITY — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of locally based lender Dwight Capital, has provided a $75.2 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 210 Clarkson, a 165-unit mixed-income complex in Brooklyn’s Lefferts Gardens area. Built in 2023, the property consists of 115 market-rate units and 50 affordable housing units, an 18,700-square-foot grocery store and a 700-square-foot community facility. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include workspaces, a game room, screening room, pet spa, gym and a rooftop terrace. Meir Kessner and David Eisen at Sevenstone Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a New York family office.
CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $29.5 million in refinancing for Marine Terrace Apartments in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. The 190-unit apartment community at 4180 N. Marine Drive was formerly a condominium building. Dean Huber and Brien Martin of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan through Prime Finance on behalf of the borrower, Rany Management. Rany plans to use around $2 million of the financing to add amenities such as a rooftop deck and a fitness room.