KANSAS AND MINNESOTA — Colliers Mortgage has provided three separate HUD 223(a)(7) loans totaling $20.4 million for the refinancing of three seniors housing properties in Kansas and Minnesota. The properties include Village Cooperative of Albert Lea and Village Cooperative of Red Wing in Minnesota as well as Village Cooperative of Lawrence in Kansas. The three communities total 146 units. By refinancing the properties, the borrowers were able to reduce the interest rate on each loan and generate substantial annual savings, according to Colliers. The two loans for the Minnesota properties carry 38-year terms and the Kansas loan features a 40-year term.
DURHAM, N.C. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $14.9 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for Oakley Square, a 100-unit affordable housing property located in Durham. The borrower, Oakley Square Housing Partners LP, will use the loan for the acquisition and substantial rehabilitation financing of Oakley Square. The loan features a 40-year term and a 40-year amortization schedule. Colliers Securities LLC provided tax exempt bonds to the borrower, which will also receive equity from the sale of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Colliers Mortgage, formerly known as Dougherty Mortgage, is part of Colliers International and is a nationwide mortgage banking firm.
BURLESON, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based Broadshore Capital Partners has provided a $31.2 million construction loan for Sovereign at Burleson, a 217-unit multifamily project that will be located on the southern outskirts of Fort Worth. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a pool with an aqua lounge, a gaming lawn, resident clubhouse and a bike shop. Chris Miller of Broadshore originated the debt, with JLL’s Greg Nalbandian acting as loan arranger. The borrower was New York City-based Sovereign Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Urban Standard Capital, a locally based lending and investment firm, has provided a $20 million loan for the refinancing of 265 W. 37th St., a 23-story office building in Midtown Manhattan that includes ground-floor retail space. The borrower, Meyer Equities, will use portions of the proceeds to buy out its partner and to fund tenant improvements and leasing costs at the 263,349-square-foot building. Charlie Brosens of Urban Standard Capital originated the interest-only financing, which was structured with a 24-month term and a 5.25 percent interest rate.
SOUDERTON, PA. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $14 million bridge loan for 209 Commerce Center, a 176,500-square-foot industrial property in Souderton, about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The newly built property features 32-foot clear heights and 29 loading docks and was vacant at the time of the loan closing. A national bridge lender provided the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The loan was structured with an earn-out provision that will allow the sponsor to recoup some equity once the property leases up.
SAN FRANCISCO — Presidio Bay Ventures has received on $120 million in construction financing for the development of Ventana Residences, an apartment community located at 99 Ocean Ave. in San Francisco’s Outer Mission and Excelsior District. The project is a joint venture between Presidio Bay and American Realty Advisors. TDA Investment Group (TDA) and the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (AFL-CIO HIT) provided the construction financing. Ventana Residences will offer 193 family-friendly apartments, with 48 designated as below-market-rate units, in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include a fitness center, co-working spaces, on-site childcare facilities, a two-level roof deck and a large-format, public-facing art program. Additionally, the project’s design incorporates sustainable elements including rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, all-electric appliances and individual utility submetering. Utilizing 100 percent union labor, the development of Ventana Residences will create more than 500 prevailing wage jobs and provide 25 percent on-site affordable housing, making the project the largest San Francisco community to be built under the city’s HOME-SF affordable housing development program.
TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $41.4 million loan for the acquisition of Bainbridge Ybor City, a 240-unit apartment community in Tampa’s Ybor City Historic District. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia’s South Florida mortgage banking team originated the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, GMF Capital. Berkadia provided the 10-year, floating-rate loan, which features five years of interest-only payments. Wellington, Fla.-based Bainbridge Cos. developed Bainbridge Ybor City in 2017. The property is located at 1512 E. 12th Ave. in Ybor City, which is the only neighborhood on Florida’s west coast to be designated a National Historic Landmark District. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a pool and sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio and personal training room, clubroom with arcade and catering kitchen, elevator access and secure parking garage and greenways.
TACOMA, WASH. — NorthMarq has arranged a $35 million refinancing for Weatherly Inn, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Tacoma. Developed in the mid-1990s, the community is family owned and operated. It features 136 units. Stuart Oswald, senior vice president and managing director of NorthMarq’s Seattle office, arranged the Freddie Mac financing with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization.
NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq has provided a $44.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Briarwood Gardens, a 514-unit multifamily property located in the Jamaica area of Queens. The property was built in the 1950s and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a playground, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq originated the fixed-rate loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $34.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 117-unit apartment building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property, which includes 4,000 square feet of commercial space, was originally built as a pencil factory and was converted to multifamily in 2012. A private lender provided the five-year loan, which was structured with a 3.65 percent interest rate, three years of interest-only payments and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Steven Rock of MMCC originated the debt. The borrower was not disclosed.