WASHINGTON, D.C. — J.P. Morgan Chase has provided a $75.6 million construction loan to Urban Atlantic and Triden Development Group for The Reynard, a 344-unit apartment development in Washington, D.C. The property will be part of The Parks at Walter Reed, a 66-acre redevelopment of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in northwest D.C. The project represents the eighth ground-up project at the mixed-use campus. Urban Atlantic and Triden, in partnership with an opportunity zone investment from CrossHarbor Capital Partners, will build the apartment building on a 2.3-acre site adjacent to the Whole Foods Market-anchored Parks Marketplace. Amenities at The Reynard will include coworking space, a fitness center, resort-style pool and a maker space with podcast studios. Unit types range from studios to three -bedrooms, including 11 live-work units with storefronts along Georgia Avenue and 26 income-restricted apartments reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Bozzuto will manage The Reynard upon completion, which is expected to be roughly 24 months following the ground breaking.
Loans
HOUSTON — Lev, a commercial financing platform based in New York City, has arranged an $11.7 million bridge loan for the refinancing of an undisclosed, 292-unit multifamily property in Houston. Justin Piasecki, Richard Sutton and Max Lipner of Lev originated the three-year, floating-rate, interest-only loan. The borrower, Los Angeles-based Claridge Properties, originally acquired the asset in December 2020 and subsequently implemented a range of capital improvements.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $105 million loan for the refinancing of 360 Huguenot, a 28-story apartment building located in the downtown area of New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. Built in 2019, the property comprises 252 market-rate apartments, 28 affordable housing units that are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income and 13,538 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a fitness center with a yoga studio, a private indoor/outdoor resident lounge and a valet parking garage. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti, Kelly Gaines, Jillian Mariutti, Phil Cadorette and Joy Dracos of JLL arranged the loan through Miami-based Rialto Capital Management on behalf of the borrower, New York-based RXR Realty.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $70 million loan for the construction and refinancing of a 61,513-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. Approximately 8,000 square feet of that total will be reserved as ground-floor and below-grade retail space. The borrower, Real Estate Equities Corp., acquired the 99-year leasehold interest on the land in 2017 and demolished the existing structures on the site. However, construction delays required the project’s capital stack to be restructured and the original loans underlying the leasehold to be recapitalized. Parkview’s loan includes the refinancing of the existing land loan as well as construction financing. Development has now begun with project completion slated for June 2024.
NewPoint Real Estate Capital Provides $86.6M Acquisition Loan for Alcove at Seahurst Multifamily Community Near Seattle
by Amy Works
BURIEN, WASH. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided an $86.6 million Freddie Mac floating-rate loan to facilitate the purchase of Alcove at Seahurst on behalf of an affiliate of Harbor Group International. Constructed in 1948, the garden-style Alcove at Seahurst features 44 residential buildings spread across 36 acres at 14001 Ambaum Blvd. SW. The community features 543 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with fully equipped kitchens, washers/dryers and architectural built-ins. Community amenities include a playground, coffee bar, fitness center, business lounge and grilling and picnic areas. The seven-year Freddie Mac loan features an interest-only period of five years, providing Harbor with the flexibility to execute a value-add renovation.
WESTPORT, CONN. — CBRE has arranged a $15.2 million loan for the refinancing of Playhouse Square Shopping Center, a 40,000-square-foot retail property located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Westport. Built in 1972, Playhouse Square was 97 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Mark Fisher and Alex Furnary of CBRE arranged the loan through Union Savings Bank on behalf of the borrower, The HB Nitkin Group, which acquired the asset in 1998.
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. Arranges $5.8M Loan for Self-Storage Portfolio in West Virginia
by John Nelson
FALLING WATERS AND HEDGESVILLE, W.VA. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5.8 million loan for a four-property self-storage portfolio in West Virginia. The properties span 770 units and are located at 21 Crawford Quarry Road, 1820 Broad Lane and 9724 Williamsport Pike in Falling Waters, as well as 73 Roaring Lion Drive in Hedgesville. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Bethesda, Md., office arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a private self-storage operator, through an unnamed balance sheet lender. The loan was underwritten with a fixed interest rate of 4.1 percent and a loan-to-value ratio of 75 percent. Additionally, the loan features 12 months of interest-only payments.
OMAHA, NEB. — Petros PACE Finance has provided $13.8 million in C-PACE funding for a 160-unit apartment development in Omaha’s Blackstone District. The funding is for environmental and energy-efficiency measures, including interior and exterior LED lighting, roof and wall insulation, a high-efficiency HVAC system and low-flow water fixtures. The property also features 18,000 square feet of retail space. C-PACE, otherwise known as Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, is a tool that can finance energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements at office, industrial, retail and multifamily properties, among others.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has arranged the refinancing of Charleston Tech Center, an 88,000-square-foot office building in Charleston. MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management arm of MetLife Inc., provided the undisclosed amount of financing. The borrowers, Iron Bridge Capital and Hunt Cos., delivered the six-story building in 2021. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including Charleston Digital Corridor, a city-backed technology incubator that occupies the full second floor (17,000 square feet); Conrex, a single-family rental platform owned by Brookfield (15,000 square feet); and Insight Global, a tech staffing firm (7,000 square feet). Charleston Tech Center is located in Charleston’s Upper Peninsula adjacent to the city’s historic district and near I-26 and US Highway 17. In addition to modern offices, Charleston Tech Center includes ground-level retail space, rooftop amenity space, conference spaces, bike racks and showers.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Berkadia has provided a $15.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Beech Grove Apartments in Jeffersonville near Louisville. Built in 1972, the apartment complex features 182 units. Amenities include a fitness center, dog park and pool. John Schorgl of Berkadia Kansas City secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, California-based Revitate Cherry Tree. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments.