LANCASTER, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $8 million in financing for a 32-unit mixed-income housing project in Lancaster, about 45 miles west of Boston. MCO Cottage Rentals will be situated on an 18-acre site and feature 20 two-bedroom units and 12 three-bedroom units, eight of which will be reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. The other 24 units will be rented at market rates. The borrower is MCO & Associates. Completion is slated for October.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $430 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Fairmont Austin, a 37-story luxury hotel tower located at 101 Red River St. in downtown Austin. The borrower, San Diego-based developer Manchester Financial Group, used the five-year, fixed-rate loan to replace a $300 million senior loan and $125 million of mezzanine debt, which Berkadia arranged in 2019. Spanning 1.4 million square feet, Fairmont Austin features 1,048 guestrooms and suites, nearly 140,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service spa, five dining options, an outdoor resort-style pool deck on the seventh floor and a pedestrian walkway connected to the Austin Convention Center. The hotel is currently the fifth-tallest building in Austin, according to JLL. Manchester Financial Group delivered the Fairmont Austin in 2018. In addition to its direct connection to the convention center, the building is near Lady Bird Lake and the city’s premier neighborhoods including the Rainey Street District and East Austin. Tim Wright, Aldon Cole and Olga Walsh of JLL’s capital markets debt advisory team arranged the interest-only loan through Goldman Sachs, which acted as lead manager and sole bookrunner in the transaction. Walsh says the marketing process for the refinancing was “competitive” due …
TAKOMA PARK, MD. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided $22.3 million in Freddie Mac Workforce Housing Preservation financing to NOVO Properties for the refinancing of two apartment communities in Takoma Park. Located adjacent to one another, the properties — Tudor Place Apartments and Canonbury Square Apartments — are situated roughly five miles outside downtown Washington, D.C. Tudor Place and Canonbury Square offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, comprising 134 and 95 units, respectively. The refinancing agreement includes a provision to designate 50 percent of the units as affordable housing for residents earning 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). NOVO will continue to manage the properties through its in-house property management division. Martin Fayer of NewPoint originated the financing, which features a five-year term with interest-only payments for the full term.
MassDevelopment Provides $17M Bond Financing for Affordable Housing Project in Lowell, Massachusetts
LOWELL, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $17 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 52-unit affordable housing project that will be located north of Boston in Lowell. The site formerly housed a Merrimack Valley Food Bank warehouse that will be demolished, although select areas of the historic façade will be retained and restored. The majority (41) of the units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), with the other 11 to be set aside for renters earning 30 percent or less of AMI. The borrower is an affiliate of Tremont Development Partners. Eastern Bank purchased the bond.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Seth Ludwick of PSRS has arranged $16.3 million in refinancing for Foothill Centre, a medical office campus in Santa Barbara, approximately 115 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The single-tenant campus offers 61,664 square feet of medical office space and 225 parking spaces. Financed with a bank extension, PSRS provided the undisclosed borrower with a non-recourse, 10-year loan with 30-year amortization and no reserves.
— By Alex Muir, Senior Vice President, Lee & Associates | Seattle — As we near the halfway mark of 2024, capital markets activity in Seattle remains slow. The year has largely consisted of price discovery and waiting for interest rates to drop. With that said, the sales volume for office assets has nearly surpassed the 2023 total. Four transactions over $30 million have occurred year-to-date, all of which are larger than any deal last year. These sales are emblematic of the type of deals that are driving investment activity, with three being owner-user acquisitions — Alaska Airlines, Costco, Seattle Housing Authority — and the fourth involving a loan assumption. Distressed sales are occurring more frequently as well, with several buildings in downtown Seattle trading below $150/SF. While it has yet to materially impact vacancy, there are signs of life in the leasing market. Pokémon recently signed a lease for 16 floors in The Eight, an under-construction tower in the Bellevue CBD. This is the largest lease in the market in three years. Other tenants, such as ByteDance and Snowflake, have signed leases larger than 100,000 SF, as a new wave of tech companies grow in the market. With the …
NEW YORK CITY — TYKO Capital, a locally based real estate private equity firm, has provided a $140 million construction loan for a 348-unit multifamily project in Brooklyn. The site at 310 Nevins St. is located in the Gowanus neighborhood. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects, the project will be a sister building of the 320-unit property at 340 Nevins St. Both properties will feature a mix of floor plans and Class A amenities, as well as a 25 percent affordable housing component for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer and Michael Dorfman of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Tavros Holdings and Charney Cos. Completion is slated for mid-2027.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $39.9 million acquisition loan for Brantley Pines Apartments, a 296-unit multifamily community located at 1801 Brantley Road in Fort Myers. Mitch Sinberg, Michael Basinski, Brad Williamson and Scott Wadler of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged the five-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, Boca Raton, Fla.-based Interface Properties. The seller was not disclosed. Built in two phases between 1988 and 1997, Brantley Pines is situated near Southwest Florida International Airport. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a 24-hour fitness center, pool, grills, business center, pickleball court and a pet park. Interface Properties plans to complete a light value-add program at the community during its ownership.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $9.6 million in refinancing for Southwood Village, a retail property in Torrance. Trevor Blood of PSRS originated a non-recourse, five-year loan with a 30-year amortization and two years of interest only through a life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed. Built in the 1950s and renovated in 2003, Southwood Village offers 67,302 square feet of multi-tenant retail space. Current tenants include Ace Hardware, Goodwill, Dollar Tree and Embroidme.
MIAMI — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Miami-based Dwight Capital, has provided a $142 million bridge acquisition loan for a portfolio of 10 skilled nursing facilities in urban areas surrounding Atlanta, Memphis, Mobile, Ala., and Shreveport, La. The properties include Bell Minor Home in Gainesville, Ga.; Cambridge Post Acute Care Center in Snellville, Ga.; Nurse Care of Buckhead in Atlanta; Riverside Health Care Center in Covington, Ga.; Rockdale Healthcare Center in Conyers, Ga.; Westminster Commons in Atlanta; Millington Healthcare Center in Millington, Tenn.; Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center in Memphis; Kensington Health and Rehabilitation in Mobile; and Highland Place Rehabilitation and Nursing in Shreveport. Collectively, these facilities total 1,371 beds. Adam Offman and Sheldon Frankel originated the loan. Details on the buyer and seller were not disclosed.