ODESSA, TEXAS — Seattle-based Avatar Financial Group has provided a $5.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a Hilton-branded hotel in the West Texas city of Odessa. The Hilton Garden Inn at 5221 John Ben Shepperd Parkway totals 100 rooms and spans 22,000 square feet. The loan was structured with a 12-month term and an 8 percent interest rate. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged $175 million in debt and equity financing for Park 53, a 129,000-square-foot boutique office building in Midtown Manhattan. The financing consists of a $120 million acquisition loan and $55 million in equity from Acres Capital. The 20-story building was originally constructed in 1991 as the New York City headquarters of Santander Bank. The borrower, a joint venture between ZG Capital Partners and Rialto Capital Management, plans to upgrade the lobby and elevators, activate outdoor gathering spaces and add two amenity centers. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Daniel Fromm, Eden Abraham and Michael Dorfman led the transaction for Newmark.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — BRP Cos. has begun construction of The Arboretum at Farmingville, a 292-unit multifamily project that will be located on Long Island. The development, which will span 62 acres and is set to be complete in spring 2025, will offer apartments, lofts, townhouses and single-family homes. Lastly, the property will include 7,500 square feet of space for amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, yoga rooms, walking trails and picnic areas. BRP Cos. is developing the project in partnership with funds managed by BlackRock Alternative Investors. Rob Hinckley, Geoff Goldstein, Jeffrey Julien and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged $91 million in floating-rate construction financing through Santander Bank for the project and advised on the equity portion of the capital stack.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — New York City-based Lument has provided a bridge loan of an undisclosed amount for the acquisition of The Nest, a 104-unit apartment complex in San Marcos. Built on five acres in 1975, the community consists of 23 buildings with 10 one-bedroom units, 92 two-bedroom residences, one three-bedroom apartment and one four-bedroom unit. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, turf soccer field and a dog park. John Sloot and Colin Cross of Lument originated the three-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, which plans to renovate the property. John Brickson of McKinney Realty Capital arranged the debt.
COLLEGE PARK AND LITHONIA, GA. — CBRE has arranged $60 million across two cash-out loans for the refinancing of two metro Atlanta apartment communities: the 404-unit Embarcadero Club in College Park and the 256-unit Walden Brook in Lithonia. Paul Ahmed and Mackenzie Lampman of CBRE arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loans on behalf of the borrower, Ventron Realty, which has owned the two communities since 2006. The direct lender was not disclosed. Built in 1974, Embarcadero Club has units averaging 855 square feet in size and amenities including a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse with a conference room, dog park and a playground. Built in 2003, Walden Brook’s units average 1,114 square feet in size and amenities include picnic areas and grills, a pool, fitness center, business center, playground and walking trails.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $61.2 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 94 units in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The pre-war buildings are located at 301 W. 22nd St., 300 W. 21st St. and 229 W. 20th St. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Daniel Fromm, Dan Morin and Andrew Harwood of Newmark arranged the loan through Slate Asset Management on behalf of the borrower, Slate Property Group. The new ownership plans to upgrade unit interiors and modernize the buildings’ façades, lobbies and common areas.
MINNEAPOLIS – CEDARst Cos., a national multifamily developer, has closed $170 million in capital with plans to develop 358 apartment units above 40,000 square feet of retail space along North Sixth Avenue in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. CEDARst has invested nearly $250 million of capital in the North Loop over the past two years, having successfully developed the Duffey, its first development in the submarket consisting of 188 apartment units, located at the corner of North Sixth and North Washington avenues. CEDARst’s second development, Duffey 2.0, consists of both an adaptive reuse and ground-up component. It is located within a landmark overlay and required approval from the National Park Service for the procurement of historic tax credits at the state and federal level. This represents CEDAR’s seventh tax credit development. In addition to syndicating over $30 million of tax credits, CEDARst partnered with ULLICO on a $101 million construction loan and Pearlmark on a $12 million structured finance investment. The remaining $27 million was CEDARst equity. Pat Minea and Dan Trebil of Northmarq arranged the financing on behalf of CEDARst. CEDARst has already broken ground and plans to complete the development by the end of 2023. BKV is …
TEMPE, ARIZ. — California-based EKN Development has received a $24.5 million construction loan for the development of a dual-flagged Fairfield Inn and TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Tempe. The four-story, 148-key, dual-branded hotel will share a lobby; more than 2,000 square feet of meeting space; a select-service restaurant and bar; fitness and business center; outdoor pool with hot tub; and a covered patio. Aimbridge Hospitality will manage both hotels upon completion, which is scheduled for first-quarter 2024. Jillian Mariutti, Robert Tonnessen, Phil Cadorette and Carl Beardsley of JLL Capital Markets sourced the financing for the project. Dallas-based Hall Structured Finance closed the loan for the borrower.
SAN ANTONIO — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of The Place at Castle Hills, a 680-unit apartment community located on the north side of San Antonio. Built in 1984, the garden-style property comprises 52 buildings that house one- and two-bedroom units with walk-in closets and private balconies/patios. Amenities include four pools, a fitness center, outdoor picnic areas and a Wi-Fi lounge. Alex Inman, Jon Hyduke, René Jaubert, Harrison Hoskins and Hannah Coen of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Arizona-based investment firm MC Cos.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $367.8 million in financing for a portfolio of 23 industrial properties totaling approximately 3 million square feet in the Mid-Atlantic region. Specifically, the properties are located in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey and were fully leased to 41 tenants at the time of sale. Tenant footprints range in size from 7,238 to 478,715 square feet. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Alex Lapidus, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Jason Blankfein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through J.P. Morgan on behalf of the borrower, Ares Management.