SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Lument has closed a $28 million bridge loan to facilitate the refinancing and limited partner buyout of Greenfair Apartments, an age-restricted, low-income apartment property located in Sacramento. Aaron Wooler of Lument led the transaction on behalf of the borrower, Western America Properties, an affordable housing owner/developer. The firm specializes in acquiring, rehabilitating, preserving and managing HUD-insured, Section 8 apartment communities. Western America Properties originally acquired Greenfair Apartments in 2001 and subsequently renovated the 386-unit property. All units at the property benefit from project-based Section 8 housing assistance payment (HAP) contracts. The bridge loan will enable the sponsor to focus on obtaining permanent financing, renewing its HAP contracts and continuing to provide housing for low-income seniors.
CHICAGO — Newmark has secured a $565 million in financing on behalf of InterPark Holdings for a 26-property portfolio of parking facilities located across nine U.S. cities, including Chicago and St. Louis. Joel Simmons of Newmark’s Chicago office placed the five-year loan through Apollo Global Management’s externally managed mortgage REIT, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. (NYSE: ARI). No further details were provided regarding the location of the properties. Founded in 1998, InterPark is one of the largest owners, operators and developers of private parking facilities in the U.S. The company currently owns 58 properties and operates over 100 facilities in various central business districts and off-airport sites nationally.
JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $12.2 million loan for the refinancing of a five-story apartment building in the Egleston Square neighborhood of Jamaica Plain near Boston. Completed in 2020, the property houses 39 apartment units and retail space on the ground floor. Units range in size from 515 to 1,320 square feet. Cornerstone arranged a fixed-rate loan with 12 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Thorofare Capital Inc. has provided $43.7 million in senior mortgage financing to an entity managed by Miami-based Terra for 16000 Pines Market, a 135,000-square-foot mixed-use development nearing completion in Pembroke Pines. Keith Kurland, Jackson Sastri and Ian Hawk of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing. Terra will utilize the loan proceeds to finish construction, capitalize the tenant improvements/leasing commissions and carry the project until it’s stabilized. The first phase of construction for 16000 Pines Market was completed earlier this year, with construction of Phase II now underway and slated to deliver in 2022. 16000 Pines Market is situated on 13.2 acres with visibility along Pines Boulevard and Dykes Road. The shopping center is anchored by Publix as well as Burlington and Crunch Fitness. Additional tenants include Verizon Wireless, Regions Bank, a United States Postal Service branch, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Vivo Pizza & Pasta, FirstWatch Café, Cheddar’s and MD Now. Thorofare Capital Inc. is a commercial real estate debt fund manager and affiliate of Thorofare LLC. Terra is a real estate development and investment company.
SEATTLE — American Life Insurance (ALI) has received a $122.7 million loan for the refinancing of 255 South King Street, an office and hotel property located in Seattle. PCCP provided the loan to ALI, which developed the mixed-use property in February 2018. 255 South King Street consists of a 209,476-square-foot office tower and a 23-story, 282-room Hilton Embassy Suites. The hotel features approximately 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a pool, and a fitness center. The office tower, which spans 11 stories above a seven-story retail and parking garage podium, was fully leased at the time of sale. Dave Karson, Chris Moyer, Stephen Michels, Zachary Kraft and Lauren Greenberg of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the financing for the borrower.
MANKATO, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage’s Minneapolis office has provided a $4.3 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Rosa Place in Mankato, about 80 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The 60-unit affordable housing property was built in 2019 using 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) proceeds. All units are reserved for households that earn up to 50 percent of area median income. Velair Property Management LLC manages the property. Rosa Place LP was the borrower. The 35-year loan is fully amortizing.
NEW YORK CITY — Columbia Pacific Advisors has provided a $39.1 million bridge loan for an eight-story multifamily and retail building located at 68-70 Spring St. in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The 24,357-square-foot property totals 10 residential units in two- and three-bedroom formats. The undisclosed borrower will use the proceeds from the 36-month loan to fund capital improvements and lease-up costs.
DALLAS — Barings Real Estate has provided a loan for the refinancing of PwC Tower at Park District, a 504,750-square-foot office tower in Uptown Dallas. The amount of the loan was not disclosed, but the Dallas Morning News reports that it was $225 million. Built in 2018, the building consists of 20 stories of office space above a four-story parking garage. Onsite amenities include three restaurants, a tenant lounge, conference center and a 7,000-square-foot health club. Jim Curtin of JLL arranged the loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, MetLife Investment Management. PwC Tower at Park District, which bears the name of its anchor tenant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, was approximately 93 percent leased at the time of the loan closing.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $33.8 million in financing for Two Harbour Place, a Class A office building located in downtown Tampa. Cushman & Wakefield also arranged the sale for the property. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Zachary Eicholtz and Dominic Montazemi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between CP Group and CenterSquare Investment Management, in the transaction. Farley White Interests, a Boston-based commercial real estate owner, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Jason Hochman, Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan and Ron Granite of Cushman & Wakefield secured the long-term, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Located at 302 Knights Run Avenue, the 12-story building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Property amenities include 3.7 per 1,000-square-foot parking ratio via an attached structured garage, as well as an onsite coffeehouse, concierge services, a full-time day porter, auto detailing and dry-cleaning pick-up and delivery. CP Group, formerly Crocker Partners, is a Boca Raton, Fla.-based owner, operator and developer of office and mixed-use projects throughout the Southeast and Southwest United States. CenterSquare is a global investment manager based in Philadelphia.
HOPEWELL, N.J. — Newmark has arranged a $76 million acquisition loan for Princeton West Innovation Campus, a 1.1 million-square-foot life sciences property in Hopewell, about 55 miles southwest of New York City. The property, which formerly served as the global R&D headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb, is located less than 10 miles from its namesake university’s main campus. Amenities include a full-service cafeteria, an 8,000-square-foot fitness center, a 28,000-square-foot child development center and multiple conference areas. The borrower was a partnership between H.I.G. Realty Partners and Lincoln Equities Group. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark placed the debt through Denver-based ArrowMark Partners. The new ownership will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements and speculative leasing costs.