CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ATCO Properties & Management has obtained a $66 million loan for the refinancing of Kinship, a newly built, 301-unit apartment community in Charlotte. The property is the first multifamily component to come on line at Camp North End, a 76-acre adaptive reuse development on the north end of Charlotte. Mark Gallinaro of WelcomeLend arranged the three-year bridge loan from Benefit Street Partners. Kinship was 35 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with some live-work floorplans and fully furnished corporate housing options. Amenities include work-from-home office spaces, an outdoor pool and lounge area, gas grills and fire pits, fitness center, communal kitchen, conference room, bike storage, rideshare spots, a parking garage and a shared rooftop space. Greystar operates Kinship on behalf of ATCO.
Loans
WARREN, MICH. — Eastern Union has arranged a $38.5 million loan for the refinancing of Warren Manor Apartments in Warren, about 13 miles north of downtown Detroit. The 479-unit multifamily property is situated on 30.7 acres at 21516 Dequindre Road. Alex Jaffa and Sinai Eizikovitz of Eastern Union arranged the loan through Bellco Credit Union. The full loan amount included initial funding of $35.7 million, with the ability to earn an additional $2.8 million as rental revenues rise. The refinancing carried a five-year, fixed-rate term with one year of interest-only payments. The borrower was undisclosed. Built in 1969, the property comprises 12 two-story buildings and a one-story pool house. Units average 811 square feet. Since 2023, ownership has completed approximately $5 million in capital improvements.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Phase I of San Marcos Business Park, a speculative industrial project that will add 377,300 square feet of space to the local supply. Located within the Whisper South master-planned development, the rear-load building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 75 dock doors, two drive-in doors and an ESFR fire sprinkler system. Matt Stewart, Ace Sudah, Jackson Finch, Jacob Michael and Cameron Sepahi of JLL arranged the loan through an undisclosed regional bank on behalf of the developer, Ledo Capital Group.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Forman Capital has provided a $6.8 million loan for the acquisition of a distressed office asset in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Butterfield Office Plaza is a four-building office campus totaling 308,921 rentable square feet. The borrower, 2625 Butterfield LLC, is led by investor and developer Mitch Goltz, who acquired the property in a distressed sale and has a business plan to stabilize, reposition and redevelop key components of the campus. The developer will consolidate all tenants into two buildings totaling 95,511 square feet and redevelop the other two buildings. Once tenant consolidation is completed, the operating buildings are estimated to be around 57 percent leased. Brett Forman, Ben Jacobson, Scott Mehlman, Ty Regnier and Cam Fleury represented Forman Capital on an internal basis.
MetroGroup Realty Finance Provides $13.9M Loan for Brand Conversion of 99-Key Hotel in San Mateo, California
by Amy Works
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based MetroGroup Realty Finance has provided a $13.9 million loan for the conversion of an existing 99-room Best Western hotel to a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in San Mateo. J.D. Blashaw of MetroGroup Realty Finance led the team in providing the financing. MetroGroup’s initial $9.5 million funding retired a bridge loan and provided $4.4 million of future funds to execute the brand conversion.
ALSIP, ILL. — Byline Bank has provided $17 million for the acquisition and future capital improvement of two industrial properties located at 5750 W. 118th St. and 11700 S. Central Ave. in Alsip. TradeLane Properties was the borrower. The manufacturing facility on 118th Street totals 366,869 square feet and was built between 1996 and 2000. It features exterior dock doors, existing bridge cranes, 480 expandable parking stalls and active multi-track rail service via Indiana Harbor Belt. TradeLane plans to reposition the asset by replacing the roof, paving, exterior and interior painting, landscaping and preparing the office space for lease. The second property is an 84,376-square-foot distribution center that is fully leased and situated on 4.5 acres. Constructed in 1990, the building features a 4,500-square-foot office space, 15 exterior dock-high doors, a drive-in door and 26 auto parking stalls. The acquisition marks the 14th transaction between Byline and TradeLane in the last five years.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Newmark has arranged a $515 million loan for the refinancing of Phase I of The Journal, a 966-unit apartment building in Jersey City. The newly constructed building is part of a larger, $1 billion development that will feature two 63-story towers with a combined 1,723 units. The Journal also includes a 983-space parking garage, 45,000 square feet of amenity space and 40,000 square feet of retail space that is fully leased to Target. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and John Caraviello of Newmark arranged the loan through Blackstone on behalf of the developer, Kushner Cos.
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. — JLL has secured the refinancing of two industrial buildings totaling 143,265 square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of Lincoln Park. The buildings were both constructed in 1985, feature clear heights of 22 feet and were fully leased at the time of sale of a combined 10 tenants. Michael Klein, Ryan Carroll and Tyler Caricato of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, The Frassetto Cos. The loan amount and direct lender were not disclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $37.1M Acquisition Loan for Scottsdale Centre Medical Outpatient Building in Arizona
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has advised an Arizona-based commercial real estate investment company in securing $37.1 million of financing for the previously announced acquisition of Scottsdale Centre Medical, a 163,311-square-foot medical outpatient building in Scottsdale. Tyler Morss of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing for the buyer. The lender was Arizona-based Foothills Bank, a division of Glacier Bank, which is owned by Glacier Bancorp.
Seven Hills Realty Trust Provides $18M Refinancing for Multifamily Property in Boise, Idaho
by Amy Works
BOISE, IDAHO — Seven Hills Realty Trust (Nasdaq: SEVN) has provided an $18 million first mortgage floating-rate bridge loan to refinance Curtis Junction, a 112-unit apartment community in Boise. The loan has a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options. Berkadia arranged the loan through Tremont Realty Capital, SEVN’s manager, on behalf of the borrower, Newport, Calif.-based RanchHarbor.