MESA, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged $45.6 million in financing on behalf of InTrust Property Group for the acquisition and renovation of Coral Point Apartments in Mesa. Shaun Moothart, Doug Birrell, Bruce Francis, Bob Ybarra, Nick Santangelo, Anna Britt and Amber Coleman of CBRE secured the three-year, floating-rate loan, which features full-term interest-only payments and two extension options. Brightspire Capital was the lender. Situated on 15.9 acres, Coral Point comprises 24 two-story buildings offering a total of 377 apartments. Community amenities include three swimming pools, two spas, a clubhouse and business center, a fitness center, outdoor barbecue areas and a play area. The sponsor’s value-add strategy includes plans to install washers and dryers in every unit, refresh exteriors and activate amenities.
Loans
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $13.6 million construction loan for a self-storage project in Auburn Hills. Adam Ferguson of BFG arranged the loan with a banking institution. The borrowing entity was Opdyke/S Blvd Self-Storage LLC & 975 Opdyke II LLC.
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS — CooperWynn Capital, a Utah-based capital markets advisory firm, has arranged a fixed-rate loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of the 103-room Fredericksburg Inn & Suites in Central Texas. Amenities include complimentary breakfast, an outdoor pool with a slide, volleyball pool and more than 3,700 square feet of meeting and event space. The borrower, Croesus Hotels LLC, bought the select-sertvice hotel in 2004 and subsequently invested more than $5 million in capital improvements. The direct lender was not disclosed.
MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Loan Originations Increased 36 Percent in Third Quarter from 2024
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The volume for commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations closed in the third quarter of 2025 was 36 percent higher compared to a year earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations report. The third-quarter production also represents an 18 percent increase from the previous quarter. The MBA reports that loan originations have now risen for five consecutive quarters on both a quarterly and annual basis. Among property types, there was an 181 percent year-over-year increase in the dollar volume of loans for office properties, 100 percent increase for retail properties, 66 percent increase for hotels, 27 percent increase for multifamily properties and a 5 percent increase for industrial properties. Originations for healthcare properties decreased 43 percent compared to the third quarter of 2024. “While some sectors, such as healthcare and industrial, saw slower activity, overall volumes reflected improving sentiment as property values stabilized and loans reaching maturity were refinanced,” says Reggie Booker, MBA’s associate vice president of commercial/multifamily research. Among capital sources, there was a 52 percent year-over-year increase in loans by depositories lenders (i.e. banks), 40 percent increase in loans by government sponsored enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) …
HOUSTON — Southern Realty Trust, an affiliate of Tannenbaum Capital Group (TCG), has provided $15 million in financing for a retail property in Houston. The property is a seven-story, fully leased complex that is located at the intersection of Houston’s Galleria and River Oaks neighborhoods and is home to Park House Houston, Ciel Restaurant and Fountain Life Longevity Center. The loan is part of a larger $45 million financing package, and the remaining proceeds were provided by another TCG lending affiliate. The borrower is a partnership between local developer John Scott and hospitality developer WoodHouse.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — First Bank has provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for a retail expansion project that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Belleville. The site spans 18.7 acres at 11 Franklin Ave. The first building opened in October 2022 and is fully leased to Starbucks. The second building will house three restaurant tenants, one of which will be Chipotle Mexican Grill. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula, Ryan Carroll and Kevin Badger of JLL arranged the floating-rate debt on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between two New Jersey-based developers, Tulfra Real Estate and The Hampshire Cos.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mesa West Capital has provided a $69.8 million acquisition loan for Loft One35, a 298-unit multifamily community located at 135 W. Morehead St. in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The borrower, a joint venture between Hillridge Capital and Broad Creek Capital, will use a portion of the loan proceeds to fund capital improvements, including exterior paint, upgraded common spaces and interior renovations for select units. Chris Campbell, Matt Brody, Daniel Allman and Catherine Reinecker of Eastdil Secured arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower. Loft One35 features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as two-story townhomes and lofts. Amenities include a resort-style pool, outdoor courtyard with fire pit and barbecue stations, pet spa, coffee bar and bike storage.
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA AND SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — BWE has arranged $49.5 million for the refinancing of East Viking Plaza in Cedar Falls and Morganton Park South in Southern Pines. Dan Rosenberg, Logan Petersmeyer and Isabella Barrios of BWE arranged the financing on behalf of Cincinnati-based Midland Atlantic Properties. Both nonrecourse loans feature multiple years of interest-only payments. East Viking Plaza totals 147,659 square feet and is leased to tenants such as Target, Scheels, Michaels, Old Navy and Ulta. Morganton Park South totals 267,021 square feet and is nearly fully leased. Constructed in 2024, the shopping center is anchored by Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and HomeGoods.
MIAMI — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of New York City-based Slate Property Group, has provided a $460 million cross-collateralized facility on behalf of the Namdar Group for two adjacent apartment towers under development in downtown Miami. The facility will comprise a $230 million bridge loan for the completion and lease-up of 55 N.E. 2nd Street (Phase I), which contains 680 multifamily units across 358,000 square feet; and a $230 million loan for the ground-up construction of 50 N.E. 3rd Street (Phase II), which comprises 714 apartment units across 395,000 square feet. The two 43-story towers will be connected from the first through eighth floors upon completion. Phase I is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2026. Construction of Phase II commenced in September 2025, with completion estimated for spring 2028. Units range in size from studios to two-bedroom layouts. A connected garage on the second through sixth floors will include 269 parking spaces, and the ground floor will feature 7,100 square feet of retail space. Combined, the buildings will include 62,000 square feet of amenity spaces on the seventh and eighth floors to be shared by tenants of both towers. Both buildings will offer gyms, golf …
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $42M Refinancing for Luxury Apartment Community in Suburban Nashville
by Abby Cox
WHITE HOUSE, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $42 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Mill at White House, a 216-unit luxury apartment complex located in White House, a suburb of Nashville. Jeremy Pino, Livingston Hessam, Keith Melton, David Strange, Carl Passmore and Kyle Miller of Walker & Dunlop’s Capital Markets team arranged the financing through an unnamed institutional lender. The team previously refinanced the construction debt in 2022 on behalf of the borrower, RFM Development Co. Completed in 2024, The Mill at Whitehouse offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, ranging in size from 769 to 1,385 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Rental rates begin at $1,465. Amenities at the property include a swimming pool, fitness center, children’s playground, clubhouse, business center, pet play area and a grill.