COVINGTON, LA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings LLC has provided an $8.4 million loan for a hotel-to-multifamily conversion project in Covington. The borrower, an investment group represented by Nebo Capital, is using the financing to purchase the former WeStay Suites hotel at 140 Holiday Blvd. and reposition it into an 87-room apartment community. The 12-month bridge loan will fund the $6.9 million acquisition and $1.8 million in planned improvements for the conversion. The five-story, 89,831-square-foot hotel was built on 2.9 acres in 2009 and features an outdoor pool, fitness center and community rooms. The borrower has completed a similar hotel-to-multifamily adaptive reuse project in the Covington area, according to Red Oak Capital. The borrower plans to refinance the bridge loan upon completion of the renovation with permanent or agency debt.
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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based real estate giant SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) has received $1.6 billion in CMBS debt for the refinancing of One Madison Avenue, an office property in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. One Madison Avenue overlooks Madison Square Park and combines a restored historic podium with a newly constructed, 550,000-square-foot tower. The property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as IBM, Franklin Templeton Cos., Palo Alto Networks, FanDuel Group, Sigma Computing and Harvey AI. Amenities at the property include Le Jardin Sur Madison, an event space and rooftop garden; La Tête d’Or by Daniel, an upscale culinary offering from Chef Daniel Boulud; and The Commons, a 7,000-square-foot tenant-only lounge. Retail offerings include a 56,000-square-foot Chelsea Piers Fitness along with a collection of fast-casual eateries. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Ricky Braha of Newmark arranged the five-year, fixed-rate financing, which was priced at a spread of 181 basis points over the U.S. Treasury index, resulting in an all-in interest rate of 5.81 percent. The debt replaces a prior $1.25 billion construction facility. Wells Fargo Bank NA led the financing execution, with participation from Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, …
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Broad Street Development, Los Angeles-based PCCP and One Investment Management has received a $175 million construction loan for an office-to-residential conversion project in Lower Manhattan. The joint venture will convert the 400,000-square-foot office building at 80 Broad St., which is known locally as The Maritime Building, into a 326-unit apartment complex. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, Holden Witkoff and Niv Shahmoon of Newmark arranged the financing through Derby Lane Partners on behalf of the joint venture. The development team, which includes Rawlings Architects, will utilize New York City’s 467-m office-to-residential tax incentive program as part of the project’s capitalization. A construction timeline was not announced.
Domain Cos., Cottonwood Group Receive $102M in Financing for Development of Kimpton Hotel in Salt Lake City
by Amy Works
SALT LAKE CITY — The Domain Cos., in partnership with Cottonwood Group, has closed on $102 million in financing for the development of hotel at 370 S. West Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2028. Slated to operate under IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Kimpton brand, the 10-story hotel will feature 216 guest rooms, food-and-beverage options, including upscale and casual dining and a rooftop bar. Additional hotel amenities will include a fitness center, 7,000 square feet of meeting space, valet parking and indoor and outdoor terraces for year-round social and corporate gatherings. The hotel will be within walking distance of major city landmarks, such as Delta Center, Salt Pace Convention Center, City Creek Center and Restaurant Row. The project team includes Solomon Cordwell Buenz as project architect, Goodrich and Studio Mainer as interior designer and Wadman as general contractor. Stonebridge Cos. will manage the project. Matt Weiner, Jay Morrow and Dustin Stolly of Walker & Dunlop handled the financing transaction.
CBRE Secures $70M Refinancing for 24Fifty at University Park Multifamily Property in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — CBRE has arranged a $70 million refinancing for 24Fifty at University Park, a multifamily community in Denver. Brad Zampa, Mike Walker, Brady O’Donnell and Jill Haug of CBRE secured the five-year, floating-rate loan from a national debt fund for the borrower, DivcoWest. Located at 2450 S. University Blvd., 24Fifty features 252 studio, one- and two-bedroom units with modern finishes, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop pool and spa, an indoor lap pool, an outdoor terrace and grilling area, a fitness center, resident lounge and structured parking, as well as fully leased ground-floor retail space. The mid-rise community was built in 2019.
MINNESOTA — Greystone has provided a $46.7 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of a five-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 153 beds in Minnesota. David Young of Greystone originated the financing with assistance from colleagues Chris Clare, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. The properties, consisting of 97 assisted living and 56 memory care beds, are located throughout the metro Twin Cities and are managed by a regional seniors housing provider. Structured as a 24-month, interest-only bridge loan with two six-month extension options, the financing enables the borrower to refinance existing bond debt and positions the portfolio for permanent HUD financing, according to Greystone.
SHORELINE, WASH. — Evergreen Point Group has received $88 million in construction financing for Leeway, an apartment project in Shoreline. Steve Petrie, Seth Heikkila, Tom Wilson and Jake Davidson of JLL Capital Markets secured the loans through a regional bank on behalf of the borrower. Located at 142 N.E. 147th St., the seven-story property will feature 360 apartments and 3,371 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Community amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop lounge and deck, coworking spaces, a pet spa and secure parking spanning two stories of subterranean parking with 224 spaces and 49 electric vehicle charging stations. Designed as a transit-oriented development, Leeway will be connected to the Shoreline South Light Rail Station via a pedestrian bridge, being built by the city of Shoreline, across Interstate 5. Additionally, the property will participate in Shoreline’s 12-year Multifamily Tax Exemption program, with 20 percent of units restricted to affordable housing at 70 percent to 80 percent of area median income limits. The program includes a 12-year extension option.
JLL Arranges $74.5M Refinancing for Trader Joe’s-Anchored Shopping Center in Charlottesville
by Abby Cox
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $74.5 million loan for the refinancing of the Shops at Stonefield, a 267,294-square-foot shopping center located in the Central Virginia city of Charlottesville, just two miles north of the University of Virginia. Brian Gaswirth, Evan Parker, Gus Caiola and Jude Carlon of JLL arranged the three-year loan through FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust on behalf of the borrower, O’Connor Capital Partners. Shops at Stonefield is anchored by Trader Joe’s and a 14-screen Regal Cinema. Other tenants include L.L. Bean, lululemon and Sephora. The center is currently 98 percent leased but only 92 percent occupied, according to JLL. Shops at Stonefield is part of a 43.5-acre master-planned community that includes a 137-room hotel, 455,000-square-foot manufacturing facility occupied by aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp. and three residential properties totaling 686 units, including a recently delivered, 227-unit luxury multifamily community.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — An affiliate of New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $40 million construction loan for a 70-room hotel and condo project in State College. The site is located at the gateway to Penn State University’s campus, and the building will include ground-floor retail space. Residences/hotel rooms will feature premium finishes, and residents will have access to 24/7 security, concierge and housekeeping services, as well as use of a fitness center. An undisclosed national lender provided the nonrecourse loan to the borrower, which also requested anonymity.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — The hotel division of local financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $13.2 million loan for the refinancing of two hotels in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge. The 101-room Comfort Suites was built in 1998, and the 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites was built in 2003. David Turley led the Cronheim team that secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed bank. The undisclosed borrower plans to use a portion of the proceeds to convert the Comfort Suites property into a 96-room TownePlace Suites hotel.