INKSTER, ROCHESTER HILLS AND LANSING, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged $75.1 million in combined financing for three garden-style multifamily properties in Michigan. Aaron Moll of Berkadia arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, Valleytree Partners. Moll secured a $31.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Dearborn View in Inkster. The loan features five years of interest-only payments and an interest rate below 2.7 percent. Moll arranged a $35.9 million loan with a bridge lender for the acquisition of Bedford Square in Rochester Hills. The nonrecourse loan features an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio and three years of interest-only payments. Lastly, Moll secured a $7.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Delta Square Apartments in Lansing. The 10-year loan features three years of interest-only payments and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Trez Capital has closed on a $52 million construction loan for ViaVerde, a 171-unit for-rent townhome project, and ViaVerde II, a 154-unit garden-style apartment community, in Albuquerque. Sonata Green, a joint venture between Sonata Trails and MultiGreen Properties, is developing the rental townhome community, which is located within The Trails, a 400-acre, mixed-use, master-planned community. Situated on 11.6 acres on Universe Boulevard NW, ViaVerde is the first phase within the residential development that will include more than 1,000 rental units at build-out. Designed to reach LEED Gold certification, ViaVerde offers units with Energy Star-rated appliances, WaterSense plumbing fixtures and 16+ SEER air conditioning units, as well as other measures to help residents reduce monthly utility bills. The property will also feature smart home technologies, including smart parking, smart lighting, thermostat control, entry access to units and common areas, leak detection and smart parcel lockers. Upon completion, The Trails will comprise more than 2,200 apartment units, 1,600 single-family units, 120,000 square feet of office and retail space, a hospital urgent care center, parks, trails, three schools and a church. Wexford Construction is serving as construction manager for the project.
DURHAM, N.C. — Hunt Capital Partners, Durham Housing Authority and California Commercial Investment Group Inc. have closed $7.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments in Durham. Hunt Capital Partners facilitated the LIHTC financing through its proprietary fund with Signature Bank called Hunt Capital Partners Tax Credit Fund 39. The acquisition is a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction, a program administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By utilizing RAD, Durham Housing Authority gains access to more public and private funding resources to refurbish and preserve the property. Additionally, J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments converts from a public subsidy contract to a long-term Project-Based Rental Assistance Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract. Situated on 1.8 acres, J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments is an existing public housing property featuring a nine-story residential complex that contains 177 units for seniors 62 and older, or any age if disabled. It is currently 98 percent occupied and has a waiting list of six to 12 months. This will be the first major rehabilitation of J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments since it was built in 1978. Rehabilitation will include ADA and …
FITCHBURG, WIS. — KeyBank has structured $29.3 million in financing for the construction of Limestone Ridge Apartments in Fitchburg, a suburb of Madison. The four-story project will be home to 116 units that are designated for households earning between 50 and 80 percent of the area median income. Madison-based JT Klein Co. is the developer. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided a $16 million construction loan, while KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group originated a $13.3 million Freddie Mac forward tax-exempt loan. Additionally, Cinnaire is providing a 4 percent low-income housing tax credit investment of $6 million and HUD and Dane County are providing $4.3 million of soft funding. Steve Sparks of KeyBank’s CDLI team and Robbie Lynn of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group structured the financing. Completion of the project is slated for October 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based real estate private equity firm Madison Realty Capital has provided a $106 million construction loan for Myrtle Point, a mixed-use project that will be located along the Brooklyn-Queens border. Designed by S9 Architecture, the 17-story building will house 130,000 square feet of commercial space that is preleased to two big box retailers and 133 residential units, 30 percent of which will be designated as affordable housing. The borrower was a partnership between developers Arch Cos. and AB Capstone. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $76 million construction-to-perm loan for a last-mile distribution center at 280 Richards St. in Brooklyn that will be occupied by Amazon. Located in the Red Hook neighborhood, the property will span 312,100 square feet and will feature 28 loading docks, 128-foot truck courts and additional rooftop parking for fleet vans and trucks. The borrower and developer is Thor Equities Group, which has owned the site since 2005. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani, and Dominick Calisto of Newmark arranged the fixed-rate loan through Apollo Global Management.
TYSONS, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $50 million loan for Eastboro V, a 222,989-square-foot, Class A office building in Tysons. Paul Spellman, Dan McIntyre, Rob Carey and Drake Greer of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, The Meridian Group. The lender was an unnamed national bank. Eastboro V is located at 8251 Greensboro Drive, adjacent to the Greensboro Metrorail station in Northern Virginia. The property is fully leased to Booz Allen Hamilton, which uses the property as its global headquarters. The property was completed in 1996 as a build-to-suit for the tech consultant firm, whose clients include members of the defense industry and intelligence agencies. Eastboro V features a rooftop deck, fitness center, conference center, tenant-only outdoor sports court, electric bikeshare program, concierge service, tenant lounge, exterior patio and two onsite cafes. The property is positioned within walking distance of The Boro, a 4.3 million-square-foot mixed-use project that was developed by Meridian. The Meridian Group is an office, residential, hotel and mixed-use developer and investor based in Bethesda, Md.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Lument has provided a $22 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for a multifamily community in Daytona Beach. The 288-unit property, The Park at Via Roma, was acquired by an unnamed sponsor that has a multifamily portfolio of approximately 2,800 units located throughout the Southeast. Trey Palmedo of Lument’s Nashville office originated the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, 75 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and five years of interest-only payments. The Park at Via Roma has 56 studio units, 56 one-bedroom units, 96 two-bedroom units and 80 three-bedroom units across 29 buildings. Common amenities include two swimming pools, tennis courts, a fitness center, clubhouse and onsite laundry. The community was originally built in 1974 and was renovated in 2017.
GARLAND, TEXAS — New York City-based investment firm Lightstone has acquired a 649,361-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. Built in 1960 and renovated in 2016, the property features clear heights ranging from 12 to 40 feet, 40 loading docks, 18 overhead doors, six drive-in doors, a low office finish and substantial truck and vehicle parking space. The facility was 97 percent leased to five tenants in the retail and logistics industries at the time of sale. Peter Rotchford, Cullen Aderhold, Alex Staikos, Ross Crawford and Bo Beidleman of JLL arranged a $14.4 million acquisition loan through RGA Reinsurance Co. for the transaction. The loan was structured with a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate.
CHICAGO — UnitedHealth Group has provided $15.4 million in construction financing for 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Of the apartment building’s 53 units, 68 percent will be designated as affordable for households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The remaining 32 percent of units will be market-rate. Twenty of the units will receive public housing subsidies, enabling residents to pay income-based rent equal to 30 percent of their adjusted gross incomes. Amenities will include a resident lounge, fitness center, dog wash and bike storage. The four-story development will also include 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. National Affordable Housing Trust and The Community Builders Inc. (TCB) are the developers. TCB will also provide onsite resident services, such as workforce development, youth development and health and wellness. Construction is underway with completion slated for the first quarter of 2022.