ST. PAUL, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $2.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of a 32-unit multifamily property in St. Paul. Jeff Witt and William Perry of Grandbridge arranged the loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule and interest-only payments for a portion of the term. The borrower was undisclosed.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Cronheim Mortgage has originated an $8 million permanent loan for Man O’ War Place, a 174,638-square-foot shopping center in Lexington. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the financing through American United Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based investment firm Equity Management. Situated about four miles south of University of Kentucky, Man O’ War Place was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kroger Marketplace, Feeders Supply, Lexington Urgent Care, Hooters, Edible Arrangements, Bright Tiger Dental, The Little Gym and Little Caesars Pizza, among others.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Gantry has secured $8.5 million in acquisition financing for The Zone Apartments, a 104-bed student housing community located near the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. Adam Parker and Chad Metzger of Gantry secured the financing through an undisclosed regional bank on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. The loan features a five-year term, fixed rate and two years of interest-only payments. The borrower acquired the property through a reverse 1031 exchange. The Zone is master leased to operator Tripalink and offers four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $204 million loan for the refinancing of The Axel, a 29-story apartment building in Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, The Axel features 284 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool with a sundeck, fitness center with yoga and Pilates studios, a golf simulator, dining and entertainment terrace, conference rooms, game lounge and an executive meeting room. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Michael Diaz and Sean Bastian of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan through MF1 Capital on behalf of the sponsor, Hope Street Capital.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Los Angeles-based CIT Group has provided a $34 million construction loan for Lionsgate Warburton Studio, a 73,000-square-foot entertainment production facility that will be located north of New York City in Yonkers. The facility represents the latest addition to the Great Point Studio Campus, which is anchored by film producer Lionsgate and houses support areas, a café, lounge and outdoor garden terraces. The borrower was a joint venture between i.Park and Great Point Media.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $39.7 million loan for the refinancing of Bridgepoint Plaza, a 178,061-square-foot office complex in North Austin. The property comprises two buildings on an 8.8-acre site. The amenity package consists of a fitness center, basketball court, pickleball court, outdoor seating and dining areas, a conference facility and structured parking for 580 vehicles. Wally Reid and Jayme Nelson of JLL arranged the loan through Argentic on behalf of the borrower, Spire Real Estate Partners. Bridgepoint Plaza was 78 percent leased at the time of the loan closing.
LEBANON, N.H. — Colliers has arranged $79.9 million in construction debt and joint venture equity for The Marek at Lebanon, a 250-unit multifamily project that will be located near the Vermont-New Hampshire border. The property will comprise two residential buildings housing one- and two-bedroom units that will be connected by a 10,000-square-foot amenity building, all on a 17.7-acre site. The general contractor is DEW Construction Corp., with design by Market Square Architects and engineering by VHB Inc. A syndicate led by Brookline Bank provided the fixed-rate senior construction loan to the borrower, Massachusetts-based Saxon Partners. Jeff Black, Kevin Phelan, Sean Burke and Bryan Koop of Colliers placed the debt and arranged the joint venture equity partnership with Tritower Financial Group.
NEWARK, N.J. — Greystone has provided $39.1 million in Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans for the refinancing of a portfolio of 10 multifamily properties totaling 287 units in Northern New Jersey. Nine of the properties are located in Newark, and the 10th is located in nearby Irvington. Eight of the properties were refinanced with five-year, fixed-rate loans, and the existing debt on the other two properties was restructured with 10-year, fixed-rate loans that carried three years of interest-only payments. Hope Curtis of Greystone originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
THORNTON, COLO. — Greystone has provided a $30.4 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing loan to refinance the 206-unit Parkview Terrace Apartments in Thornton. Dale Holzer of Greystone’s Newport Beach, Calif., office originated the financing for Milky Way Apartments LLC. Constructed in 1972, Parkview Terrace offers 60 one-bedroom, 138 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom units. The loan is a permanent exit from bridge acquisition financing that Greystone provided in July 2021. The non-recourse, fixed-rate financing carries a seven-year term with full-term interest-only payments.
GARNER, N.C. — Gantry has arranged $180 million in construction financing for the development of a 250,000-square-foot medical office facility in Garner, a suburb just south of Raleigh. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has fully pre-leased the property as a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) in a long-term agreement. Construction at the 17-acre site is scheduled to begin early next year. Gantry’s George Mitsanas, Peter Hillakas and Austin Ridge secured the construction-to-permanent loan on behalf of a private real estate investment company. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the 22-year loan, which features a fixed rate for the entirety of the loan. The rate was locked earlier this year at time of application. Gantry will act as the loan servicer throughout the loan term. The loan is the fifth in a series of financings this year that Gantry secured on behalf of a sponsor specializing in the construction of VA medical centers, with new loans totaling nearly $500 million in 2022. During the past three years, Gantry has completed over $1.1 billion of project financings for VA medical facilities with various borrowers. “The VA facilities program is part of a strategic effort to expand access to and …
