CYPRESS, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged a $52 million loan for the refinancing of Cantera at Towne Lake, a 366-unit multifamily property in the northwestern Houston metro of Cypress. Built in 2008 within the Towne Lake master-planned community, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, conference center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Vince Punzi and Lowell Takahashi of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, California-based owner-operator The Bascom Group, which will use a portion ($4.4 million) of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. The direct lender was not disclosed.
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — Silver Arch Capital Partners, a New Jersey-based private lender, has provided $5.6 million in financing for a 16-unit apartment building in Huntington Station, located on Long Island. The building, the address of which was not disclosed, also includes two ground-floor retail spaces. The borrower is an entity doing business as BGNYAVE LLC.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $8.2 million loan for the refinancing of Grizzly Self Storage, located in DeSoto, a southern suburb of Dallas. The number of units was not disclosed, but Grizzly Self Storage spans 132,265 net rentable square feet and offers both personal and commercial storage spaces. Doug Brooks of MMCC arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
SUMNER, WASH. — Mesa West Capital has provided Timberlane Partners with a $52 million short-term, first-mortgage loan to refinance Sumner Mill Apartments in Sumner, approximately 30 miles south of Seattle. Joshua Westerberg led the Mesa West Capital team that originated the loan. Jake Roberts of BWE’s Los Angeles office arranged the financing. Delivered in 2024 by the sponsor, Sumner Mill Apartments features 162 garden-style studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across 3.8 acres at 5816 162nd Ave. E. Community amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse with full kitchen, conference room, package room, dog park, picnic area, EV-enabled parking spaces and rooftop solar panels.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Commercial mortgage banking firm PSRS has arranged a $11.2 million loan for the refinancing of a nine-story office building in San Bernardino. At the time of financing, the 126,000-square-foot property was 89 percent leased to tenants such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the City of San Bernardino. Jacob Lee and Nathan Toomey of PSRS arranged the loan, which was structured with a five-year term, a 25-year amortization schedule and a dedicated reserve for capital expenditures. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $131.5 million in construction financing for a student housing development in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. The 28-story building at 465 W. 165th St. will offer 276 fully furnished units totaling 321 beds. Shared amenities will include a two-story attended lobby, private study pods, quiet lounges, group study rooms, a fitness center, golf simulator, outdoor terrace and grab-and-go food services. Max Herzog and Eric Toddy of IPA worked on behalf of the borrower, Edge Property Group, to arrange the financing through S3 Capital. Titanium Construction Services is the general contractor for the project, which is expected to be complete in fall 2028.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Gantry has secured a $30.5 million permanent loan to refinance maturing debt for a 603,000-square-foot warehouse located in the Skyport Industrial Center in Kansas City’s Northland submarket. The multi-tenant facility underwent a full renovation in 2023 and is now fully leased. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 22,000-square-foot bay size, 135-foot-deep truck court, cross dock expansion capacity and access to the Kansas City International Airport, I-29 and I-435. Mark Reichter of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. A life insurance company provided the seven-year, fixed-rate nonrecourse loan, which includes one year of interest-only payments transitioning to a 30-year amortization. Gantry will service the loan for the lender.
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Lee & Associates’ Q2 Report: Office, Retail Markets Gain Momentum as Industrial, Multifamily Face Headwinds
The Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report finds that commercial real estate fundamentals are improving, but the pace of recovery varies significantly by property type and market. Office and retail sectors are showing renewed momentum, industrial demand continues to recover unevenly amid trade uncertainty and multifamily fundamentals are stabilizing as new supply begins to moderate. Across all sectors, investors and occupiers remain highly selective in an evolving market. Sponsored: Download Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report. Industrial Overview: Recovering Demand Is Uneven Amid Trade Tensions Demand for North American industrial space in the second quarter continued to recover from slowing caused by heightened trade uncertainties that began early last year. Modest tenant expansion in the United States remains well off pre-COVID average growth. In the United States, 44.4 million square feet of net absorption in the second quarter brought the mid-year total to 77.1 million square feet, about 30 percent less than the pre-pandemic five-year average. First-half deliveries fell to 93 million square feet, which included 44.4 million square feet in the first quarter — the least in seven years. Although supply additions have moderated, the pullback in tenant demand over the past three years …
ALBERT LEA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured a $4.8 million loan for the acquisition of a 127,869-square-foot industrial property located at 1851 Margaretha Ave. in southern Minnesota’s Albert Lea. Michael Hughes of MMCC arranged the five-year loan with a national bank on behalf of the buyer. The nonrecourse loan features a 5.3 percent interest rate and 25-year amortization period. The property is currently leased to Green Bay Packaging, a sustainable packaging manufacturer with over 40 locations throughout the United States.
KERRVILLE, TEXAS — PNC Bank has provided financing for Heritage Oaks, The Meadows and Paseo de Paz, three affordable housing properties totaling 224 units in Kerrville, about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. The financing will be disbursed as part of PNC’s $251 million fund to support new construction, rehabilitation and preservation of 16 affordable housing properties totaling approximately 1,700 units across the country. The owner of the Kerrville properties was not disclosed.