MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the redevelopment of Italian restaurant Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi Too! into Mountain View Memory Care, a Class A, 54-unit, 60-bed, private-pay memory care community in the Bay Area city of Mountain View. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, the D’Ambrosio Family, and its operating partner, Calson Management, to secure the construction financing through a local bank. The community will also continue be home to the D’Ambrosio Family’s restaurant, Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi Too! once completed. The community is positioned on 0.85 acres in an affluent residential neighborhood in Silicon Valley. The site is near highways 85, 237 and 101 and will have two accessible bus stops on either end of the community, providing future residents with transportation to nearby retail, dining and entertainment amenities. Bercut Smith, Lillian Roos and Chad Morgan led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the borrower.
Loans
Halftery Development, Trinity Investors Receive $39.4M Construction Loan for Shopping Center in French Valley, California
by Amy Works
FRENCH VALLEY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured $39.4 million in construction financing for French Valley Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center development in French Valley. The nonrecourse loan will provide funds to complete the horizontal and vertical construction of the project. A partnership between Texas-based Trinity Investors and Pasadena-based Halftery Development Co. are leading the fully entitled, 22-acre project. Current tenants include Grocery Outlet, Rite Aid, EoS Fitness, McDonald’s, AutoZone and 7-Eleven. Brandon Wilhite of MMCC and Sunny Sajnani and Todd McNeill of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged the financing. The origination team is based out of MMCC’s Dallas office. Trez Capital operated as the lender for the transaction.
PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed on $13.3 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 105-unit apartment community in Phoenix’s Midtown submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan consisting of interior and exterior upgrades. The nonrecourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $92 million construction loan for a 215,379-square-foot office building that will be located at 1498-1538 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. The project will include 51,000 square feet of retail space and a 267-space automated parking structure. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in October 2023. Between the office and retail components, the building is 30 percent preleased. Aaron Birnbaum and Elliott Kunstlinger of Meridian Capital Group arranged the loan through Parkview on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based developer Baruch Singer.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Ready Capital has closed a $24.5 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 220-unit multifamily property in the Fox River Valley submarket of St. Charles. The undisclosed borrower plans to renovate unit interiors and property exteriors as well as bring in new management. The nonrecourse, floating-rate loan features a three-year term and includes a capital expenditures facility.
Ziegler Arranges $24M Construction Loan for Onelife Seniors Housing Community in Springfield, Oregon
by Amy Works
SPRINGFIELD, ORE. — Ziegler has acted as financial advisor in a debt placement totaling $24 million for a new seniors housing community in Oregon. The borrower, Onelife Senior Living, will use the funds to develop Esther Assisted Living Community, a 103-unit property in Springfield, a suburb of Eugene. The Esther will be the fifth assisted living/memory care community owned by Onelife in the state. The financing provides a construction and bridge term for Onelife to build and stabilize the community prior to placing long-term, permanent, fixed-rate financing via long-term agency debt. The transaction was closed with asset management firm Locust Point Capital.
Berkadia Secures $36.6M HUD-Insured Construction Loan for Hampton Roads Multifamily Project
by John Nelson
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Berkadia has secured $36.6 million in HUD-insured construction financing for Huntington Pointe Apartments, a 176-unit multifamily project in the Hampton Roads city of Newport News. Amy Gay and Stephen Murden of Berkadia secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, Virginia-based The Breeden Co. The 40-year HUD 221(d)(4) loan was financed through the HUD Green MIP Reduction program and features a fixed 3.36 percent interest rate and an 85 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Designed by Humphreys & Partners Architects, Huntington Pointe will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in one elevator building and two carriage-style, walk-up buildings. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, clubhouse with a clubroom, kitchen, business office and a fitness center. Located at 903 Denbigh Blvd., the property is situated about two miles from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and 30 miles from Norfolk.
BOGOTA, N.J. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of predevelopment and construction financing for a 150,917-square-foot speculative warehouse that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Bogota. The site spans 10.8 acres at 14-22 River Road. Building features will include a clear height of 40 feet, 28 dock doors, three drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 15 trailer parking stalls and 225 automobile parking spaces. David Sitt, Peter Rotchford, Matthew Pizzolato and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the loan through Centennial Bank on behalf of the borrower, Thor Equities Group.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has received a $46.8 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of The Yards, a luxury apartment complex in the Stockyards District of Kansas City that opened in May 2020. The Yards consists of 232 apartment units, 3,150 square feet of commercial space and more than 9,500 square feet of amenity spaces. Kevin Muesenfechter and Ali Rode of Gershman Investment Corp. originated the loan. The HUD financing replaces the construction debt provided by Citizens Bank, Equity Bank and First National Bank of Omaha. Flaherty & Collins plans to build a second phase of the development.
LOS ANGELES, BEVERLY HILLS AND LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital (BWE) has arranged $108 million in refinancing for nine multifamily properties totaling 400 units in California. Jason Krupoff of BWE’s Irvine office originated the loan for the borrower, Redwood Urban. The properties were refinanced with a Fannie Mae credit facility. The properties include: 1820 Whitney Ave., 1837 Whitley Ave., 1912 Whitley Ave., 1823 Grace Ave., 6600 Yucca St. and 6651 Franklin Ave., totaling 267 units in Los Angeles’ Hollywood neighborhood 9152 Alden Way and 8600 Burton Way, totaling 29 units in Beverly Hills 104 units at 210 Third Lofts at 210 Third Ave. and 225 Long Beach Blvd. in Long Beach The Hollywood properties are within walking distance to a variety of amenities and opportunities. The Beverly Hill properties offer in-unit laundry, marble countertops and garage parking. The Long Beach community features private balconies, in-unit laundry, updated appliances, gas stoves and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.