UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. — Berkadia has secured $21.5 million in financing for the purchase of The Duo Apartments, a Class A multifamily community in University Place, a suburb of Tacoma. Located at 4201 Bridgeport Way West, The Duo Apartments features 104 studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 472 square feet to 989 square feet. Apartments offer washers/dryers, stainless steel appliances, faux wood flooring, designer finishes and patios or balconies. The pet-friendly community features a recreation room, fitness center, outdoor patio/barbecue area, off-street parking and for-rent garages. Michael Manolides and Robert Doxsee of Berkadia Seattle, along with Michael Basinski and Brad Williamson of Berkadia Miami, arranged the financing on behalf of the buyer, a private investor. The borrower acquired the asset for $30.5 million. Coral Gables, Fla.-based Bayview provided the $21.5 million, five-year, fixed-rate loan with flexible prepayment terms.
UNION, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $7 million loan for the refinancing of a 38,247-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. The unnamed center is located on a 2.4-acre site along one of the area’s major retail corridors. Wesley Wilcox and David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the five-year loan, which carries a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, through a correspondent life insurance company lender on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Northmarq’s West Palm Beach debt and equity team of David Gahagan, Chris Hammel and Chandler Kaye has arranged an $82 million refinancing for The Cartwright, a multifamily property in the Orange County city of Irvine. The firm arranged financing on behalf of the first-time developer through a correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The refinancing features a five-year term with interest-only payments for the full life of the loan. Built in 2021, The Cartwright features 272 affordable workforce apartments. The property is located at 17600 Cartwright Road.
MESA, ARIZ. — Mesa South Center LP has received $8 million in financing for the acquisition for Mesa South Shopping Center at 1230 S. Gilbert Road in Mesa. The borrower purchased the asset from an undisclosed seller for $15 million. Mesa South Shopping Center features 133,663 square feet of retail space that was 85.3 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Big 5 Sporting Goods, Harbor Freight Tools and Dollar Tree. The property was originally built in the 1980s but has undergone renovation, including recent capital investments to the parking lot. Shaun Moothart, Bruce Francis, Bob Ybarra, Doug Birrell, Nick Santangelo and Jim Korinek of CBRE Capital Markets Debt and Structured Finance secured the 10-year loan through a correspondent life insurance company. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the sale transaction, while Maha Odeh-Arnold of Regal Properties represented Mesa South Center LP.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — First Citizens Bank has provided a $37 million loan for the refinancing of Grandview Physicians Plaza I, a medical office building (MOB) in Birmingham. Rethink Healthcare Real Estate was the borrower. Tenants at the property, which totals 200,000 square feet on the Grandview Medical Center campus, include practices specializing in endoscopy, imaging, orthopedics, women’s health services, internal medicine and physical therapy.
TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged $32.2 million in financing for the acquisition of 246 units at Palmera Pointe Apartments, a 361-unit rental condominium community located at 7417 Palmera Pointe Circle in Tampa. Axonic Properties was the borrower and previously acquired 36 units at the property. Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson, Matthew Robbins and Scott Wadler of Berkadia’s South Florida office secured the loan on behalf of the borrower. The five-year, non-recourse loan features $25 million of initial funding with an additional $7.2 million of funding for Axonic to execute its business plan.
DANVILLE, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $51.1 million in construction financing for a 50-unit active adult condominium development in Danville, located in the San Ramon Valley east of the Bay Area. Matt Cimino and Jordan Angel of JLL represented the borrowers, Jeff Stone of Diamond Construction and three high-net-worth individuals, in securing the financing from a Southern California-based lender. Located at 375 W. El Pintado, the development will feature 13 one-bedroom, 29 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom condominium-style units. Community amenities include a lounge, game area, library, rooftop terrace with bocce ball, firepits, barbecue and fitness center. Slated for delivery in 2025, the project is restricted to residents age 55 and older.
NEW YORK CITY — MCR, a New York City-based hotel owner and operator, has received a $333 million loan to refinance a 16-property hotel portfolio totaling 2,274 guest rooms. The portfolio spans 11 states and features 11 Hilton and Marriott extended-stay and select-service brands, including Home2 Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, Residence Inn by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott. MCR acquired the properties primarily in 2020 and 2021. Although a full property list was not disclosed, a partial list includes Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Mall of St. Matthews in Louisville, Kentucky; Hampton Inn & Suites Charlotte Steele Creek in Charlotte, North Carolina; Courtyard by Marriott Oxford in Oxford, Mississippi; Hilton Garden Inn Missoula in Missoula, Montana; and Hilton Phoenix Chandler in Chandler, Arizona. The loan was securitized in a floating-rate, single-asset, single-borrower CMBS transaction. The financing replaces the original debt, with an outstanding balance of $268 million at the time of payoff. The portfolio’s net operating income has increased from $15 million at the time of acquisition to $36 million, according to MCR. The company says that the refinancing generated $51 million of net proceeds as a result. Deutsche Bank Securities and BMO …
MANOR, TEXAS — KeyBank has provided $87.8 million in financing for Cantarra Apartments, a 325-unit mixed-income project that will be located in the northeastern Austin suburb of Manor. Approximately half (166) of the units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and the remainder will be earmarked for households earning 120 percent or less of AMI. Amenities will include three courtyards, two fitness rooms and a spin room, mail and parcel rooms, bike storage space and pet play and wash areas. Jeremiah Drake and Hector Zuñiga Jr. of KeyBank originated the financing, which consists of a $41.6 million construction loan and a $46.2 million forward commitment for Freddie Mac permanent financing upon stabilization of the property. The borrower and developer is Austin-based JCI Residential.
NEW YORK CITY — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of the Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel. The 321-room hotel is located at 228 Duffield St. in the downtown area and offers a fitness center, lounge and an onsite restaurant and bar. Beau Williams of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through Deutsche Bank on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment firm Lam Group.