WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided $61 million to fund the predevelopment and entitlement process for 1400 and 1900 Avenue at Port Imperial in Weehawken, located across the Hudson River from Midtown Manhattan. The project will consist of an eight-story, 282-unit condominium building with 4,601 square feet of retail space and a 346-space parking garage. Residential amenities will include a lounge, indoor pool, spa, fitness center, basketball court, multi-media room, game room, library and coworking space. Outdoor amenities will include a pool, dining and kitchen stations, sun deck, fire pit and lounge seating. The development team expects the entitlement process to last about six months.
Loans
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $24.3 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of two Class A office buildings in Southfield. The buildings total 315,839 square feet. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of Bernard Financial Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Oakland Commons Acquisition Owner LLC. Loan terms were not disclosed.
BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. — Berkadia has provided a $46.1 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Creekside Apartments I and II, a 380-unit multifamily property located in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, childcare area, business center and a dog park. Jennifer Quigley of Berkadia originated the loan through HUD’s 223(f) program on behalf of the borrower, Montana-based BlackRidge Cos. The program insures loans used to acquire or refinance existing multifamily properties that may have been originally financed with conventional or FHA-insured mortgages.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $32.7 million loan for the refinancing of the leasehold interest of Renoir House, a 151-unit apartment building located at 225 E. 63rd St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. An investment fund sponsored by San Francisco-based Carmel Partners acquired the leasehold interest in the property, which was built in 1962, in November 2011. Since that time, the firm has upgraded the property by renovating units, installing and improving amenity spaces and modernizing common areas. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
PHOENIX — Tower Capital has arranged $24.8 million in acquisition financing for a two-story multifamily property located in the Phoenix I-17 Employment Corridor. The names of the borrower/buyer and seller were not released. Built in 1980 on eight acres, the community features 224 apartments, a swimming pool, leasing office, clubhouse, two on-site laundry facilities, basketball court, community playground, dog park and picnic area with barbecue grills. The non-recourse Freddie Mac loan features a seven-year, floating-rate term with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Vin Basa of Tower Capital secured the financing for the buyer.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged a $30 million acquisition and construction loan for the site of the former Fairmount Hospital in Jersey City. The borrower, New York-based Monticello Equities, plans to redevelop the property into a 99-unit multifamily property with 2,240 square feet of retail space and a 75-space parking garage. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the financing through Leumi Bank.
MIAMI — Time Century Holdings, a New York-based real estate investment and development firm, has received a $23.6 million construction loan to build a mixed-use project known as Time Century in downtown Miami. City National Bank of Florida provided the loan for the 225,000-square-foot project. Time Century Holdings will use the funds for Phase I, which consists of the wholesale retail space of the building, including the basement, ground, mezzanine and second floors. Phase II, planned for later this year, consists of four stories of office space. The renovations are expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2022. Time Century has preleased more than half of the retail space. Formerly known as Metro Mall, Time Century is located at 1 NE First St. in Miami’s Jewelry & Diamond district, which has more than 400 jewelry stores in a four-block radius. Designed by Kobi Karp, the jewelry center’s amenities will include a three-story atrium with newly designed escalators and computerized directories, a valet parking service and public parking garages.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $12.6 million construction loan for 130 Commerce Center, a 171,000-square-foot speculative industrial project that is a redevelopment of a retail strip center in Central New Jersey’s Hamilton Township. Slated for a third-quarter completion, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights and 50 trailer parking stalls. Michael Klein and Max Custer of JLL arranged the floating-rate financing through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Penwood Real Estate Investment Management LLC and Metrix Real Estate Services LLC.
DOTHAN, ALA. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided an $11.6 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the rehabilitation of an affordable housing community in Dothan. The 50-unit public housing property, Capstone at Kinsey Cove, is located at 1121 Kinsey Road. Jon Killough of Bellwether Enterprise’s Alabama office originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of The Banyan Foundation. The financing is part of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, which allows housing authorities to access private capital to meet capital needs while also protecting long-term affordability. Capstone at Kinsey Cove includes a one-story office building and a one-story maintenance structure. Community amenities include a community room, business and computer lab, central laundry facility, playground, picnic area, off-street surface parking and onsite management. In addition to the HUD loan, the transaction’s capital stack includes 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) syndicated by Raymond James Tax Credit Funds and subordinate loans provided by the Housing Authority of the City of Dothan. The rehabilitation total development cost will be $158,000 per unit. Upon rehabilitation, units will receive dishwashers, microwaves and vinyl plank flooring. The estimated completion date of the renovations is July 2022.
SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tzadik Properties LLC has received more than $115 million in loans for the refinancing of portions of its multifamily portfolios in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Tzadik’s Lucas Grassano handled the processing and Michael Davalos oversaw the lender sourcing. The refinancings are part of the company’s business plan to move from short-term loans to long-term, lower-cost debt. Greystone provided financing for a 707-unit portfolio and a 439-unit portfolio in Sioux Falls. Under the new terms, Tzadik replaced bridge loans that charged a 6 percent interest rate with long-term loans at a 3.17 percent interest rate. Additionally, Tzadik assigned $4.5 million of the proceeds for capital improvements. Merchants Bank provided financing for two more portfolios in Sioux Falls, including 459 units across four properties, as well as a 261-unit portfolio in Rapid City. Under these terms, Tzadik replaced bridge loans that carried a 6 percent interest rate with long-term loans at a 3.5 percent interest rate. Tzadik entered the South Dakota market in 2018 with 721 units and now owns and operates 2,206 units across the market.