Loans

Frank Nelson building

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Parkview Financial has provided a $25.5 million construction loan to Orchestra Partners Development for the redevelopment of the historic Frank Nelson Building in Birmingham. The overall financing for the property included $9 million in state and federal Historic Tax Credits, opportunity zone investors and a mezzanine loan, according to Parkview Financial. Built in 1903 as the First National Bank Building, the Frank Nelson Building is located at 205 20th St. N. The 10-story, 79,000-square-foot office building will be converted into a 180-unit apartment community and will include four commercial units on the ground floor totaling 9,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is slated for completion in late 2022. The residential units will include 135 studios with averaging 398 square feet and 45 one-bedroom units averaging 532 square feet. The units will feature stainless steel appliances, washer/dryers and custom cabinets. Community amenities will include a dog park and run, fitness center, pool table, outdoor deck, conference rooms and basement storage areas. The retail portion is preleased to The UPS Store in a 3,125-square-foot space and Trattoria ZaZa in a 1,441-square-foot space. The other retail units are available for lease. The property is located less than one mile …

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AHS Tributary

DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — AHS Residential has obtained construction financing for AHS Tributary, a 433-unit mixed-use residential community located in Douglasville, a suburb approximately 20 miles west of Atlanta. PNC Bank provided the $46.5 million construction loan to AHS Residential, which broke ground on the project in late June. The community is slated for a first-quarter 2023 delivery. AHS Tributary will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans in seven five-story buildings. Apartments will feature stainless steel appliances and in-unit laundry. Community amenities include assigned parking, a business center and a multipurpose clubhouse featuring a swimming pool and fitness center. In addition, the community will feature a two-story, 22,000-square-foot commercial building with a 9,000-square-foot retail space on the first floor and 13 one-bedroom lofts available for lease on the second floor. The property will also include a 5,000-square-foot freestanding retail building.

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SFR

FORT MYERS, FLA. — George Smith Partners has secured a $26 million construction loan for a new 130 single-family rental development in Fort Myers. Ed Steffelin, Evan Kinne, Jonathan Lee, Shahin Yazdi and Paul Monsen of George Smith Partners secured the financing on behalf of the developer, Soltura Development Group. The entire project is slated for completion by the end of 2022. The new development will be a part of The Forum, a 706-acre master planned community adjacent to Top Golf and located on the eastern side of Fort Myers. The community features restaurants, retail, office, medical, assisted living and residential communities. George Smith Partners secured the construction debt at a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio. A Kansas-based bank, Equity Bank, provided the loan. Soltura is a Naples, Fla.-based real estate development company that focuses on residential, hospitality, restaurants/bars and commercial projects. George Smith Partners is a Los Angeles-based provider of capital market advisory services to the commercial real estate industry. The firm specializes in arranging financing for commercial and multifamily properties, including acquisition, construction, bridge and permanent loans.

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Miller Roy

MONROE, LA. — Hunt Capital Partners has invested $8.8 million in construction financing to fund the redevelopment of the Miller-Roy Building in Monroe. The investment includes $6.4 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity and $2.4 million in state and federal Historic Tax Credit equity. The project will also include the construction of multifamily housing units in a newly built property known as Bayou Savoy Building. Michael Echols Enterprises is the developer for the project. Built in 1929, the historic three-story Miller-Roy Building will be reimagined to feature two studio apartments and 16 one-bedroom units, as well as 3,851 square feet of commercial space on the first floor. The Miller-Roy Building used to be the office for one of the first African American newspapers in the South, and was home to many African American-owned businesses at the time. The newly constructed Bayou Savoy Building will span four stories and comprise 48 two-bedroom units. The property will allow a range of incomes for leasing from 20 percent of area median income up to 80 percent, and 14 units will be in the workforce housing range. Project-based rental assistance will be provided for 24 of the 66 LIHTC units, and …

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HOUSTON — NorthMarq has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Orleans at Fannin Station, a 338-unit apartment community located south of downtown Houston. The Class A property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool with cabanas, social lounge with a catering kitchen, clubroom with a flat-screen TV, package lockers with refrigeration capabilities and an internet café. John Burke of NorthMarq arranged the fixed-rate loan, which carried a 20-year term with five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was also not disclosed.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lument has provided a $13.9 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Saddlehorn Vista, a 192-unit multifamily community located about 10 miles west of downtown in Fort Worth. Built in 1985, the garden-style property consists of 96 one-bedroom units, 80 two-bedroom residences and 16 three-bedroom apartments. John Sloot and Colin Cross of Lument originated the loan, and John Brickson of Old Capital Lending arranged the debt. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. Saddlehorn Vista was 98 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.

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ERIE AND MECHANICSBURG, PA. — HJ Sims has arranged $47.6 million in financing for Bethany Village Retirement Center and Springhill, two seniors housing properties that are respectively located in Mechanicsburg and Erie. Bethany Village includes two campuses with 400 independent living units, 100 assisted living units, a 69-bed skilled nursing center and amenities. Springhill features 158 independent living and 35 personal care units, plus an 80-bed skilled nursing facility. The loans refinance bonds from 2012 and include a $20.4 million bank loan and tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds totaling $27.2 million. The borrower was Asbury Communities Inc.

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Triton-Court-Lynwood

LYNWOOD, WASH. — Commercial mortgage banking firm Gantry has arranged a $32.5 million loan to refinance a newly completed, privately built student housing community adjacent to Edmonds College in Lynwood, located about 17 miles north of Seattle. Triton Court offers 104 units with 220 total beds, including more than 13,000 square feet of retail space and more than 15,000 square feet of office space. The property is the result of a quasi-public/private partnership, wherein a private developer built and owns the complex managed by the Housing and Residence Life Office of Edmonds College. Gantry’s Mike Wood and Alex Saunders worked with the borrower, a privately held limited liability company, to structure the funding. The loan was placed with a debt fund and carries a competitive, fixed interest rate with payments on an interest-only basis for the 10-year loan term. Gantry, a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, is a full-service mortgage banking firm

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Aspire7th-Grant-Denver-CO

DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $49 million in financing for the acquisition of Aspire 7th & Grant, an apartment property located at 670 N. Grant St. in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Leon McBroom led the JLL team that represented the borrower, an unnamed institutional fund, to secure the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Northwest Mutual Real Estate Investments. Built in 2020, Aspire 7th & Grant features 178 studio, one- and two-bedroom units that average 882 square feet. Community amenities include a sky terrace with an outdoor fireplace, chef-inspired kitchen with a dining area, eighth-floor club area, rooftop business center, second-floor garden deck with a resort-style pool, fitness center, yoga studio, indoor pet spa and grilling lounge.

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Skyline Tower

FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Pacific Western Bank has provided a $127.5 million senior construction loan for an affiliate of the Wolff Co., which acquired three existing office towers in Falls Church, currently known as Skyline Towers. The company purchased the property in late 2019 with the intention of converting all three buildings into 675 rental apartments with ground floor retail space. The Skyline Towers will include a portion of the apartment units as live/work apartments, as well as dedicated office space. The project is located adjacent to a Target store and a fitness facility.

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