CHERRY HILL, VOORHEES AND STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a three-property seniors housing portfolio in New Jersey. The borrower was a joint venture between Chicago-based Harrison Street and LCB Senior Living. The communities, which are all operated under the Atria brand, total 263 units of assisted living and memory care. Two properties are located in the Philadelphia suburbs of Cherry Hill and Voorhees, while the third is in Stafford Township near the Jersey Shore. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the nonrecourse financing through Synovus Bank, with portions of the proceeds earmarked for capital expenditures. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Jim Dooley and Bailey Nygard of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
Loans
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided $59 million in HUD-insured financing for a portfolio of three affordable housing properties totaling 143 units in Harlem. Proceeds will be used to preserve the affordability of the Section 8 properties and to take out a $45 million bridge loan previously provided by Greystone for the acquisition of the assets. Leor Dimant of Greystone originated the nonrecourse financing, which carries a fixed interest rate, a 35-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule, through HUD’s 223(f) program. The borrower was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment team has arranged a $47.6 million construction loan for Bridge at Turtle Creek, a 307-unit affordable housing project in south-central Austin. Units will consist of studio, one- and two-bedroom residences that will be reserved for renters earning between 50 and 70 percent of the area median income. The borrower, locally based developer JCI Residential, is developing the property in partnership with an affiliate of the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, which is serving as general managing partner of the development. Construction of the 4 percent low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) project is scheduled to be complete in November 2022. Additionally, Enterprise Community Partners provided LIHTC equity for the development, and KeyBanc Capital Markets underwrote and sold $40.1 million of short-term tax-exempt bonds that were provided by Austin Housing Finance Corp. Hector Zuniga, Keven Ruf and Robbie Lynn of KeyBank originated the construction loan. Separately, KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group provided a $40 million Freddie Mac forward commitment, tax-exempt loan for the project. The forward commitment period will be for 36 months. Upon conversion, the permanent loan term will be 17 years with a 40-year amortization schedule.
LINCOLN, NEB. — NorthMarq has arranged a $24 million loan for the refinancing of Flats at Shadow Creek in Lincoln. The 219-unit multifamily property is located at the intersection of 90th and O streets. Amenities include a pet wash station, clubhouse, fitness center, yoga studio, pool, hot tub and outdoor grills. John Reed of NorthMarq arranged the fixed-rate loan, which is fully amortized over 25 years. A life insurance company provided the loan.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Talonvest Capital, a mortgage banking firm focused on the self-storage sector, has arranged a $15.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 970-unit facility in Needham, a western suburb of Boston. The property was built on 1.9 acres in 2020 and spans 92,500 net rentable square feet. Eric Snyder, Erich Pryor, David DiRienzo, Lauren Maehler and Jim Davies of Talonvest arranged the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Westport Properties Inc. and investment management firm Heitman.
AVENTURA, FLA. — JLL has provided a $50.4 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for Lincoln Pointe Apartments in Aventura. JLL Real Estate Capital LLC, a Freddie Mac Optigo lender, will service the loan. The 285-unit property comprises four three-story buildings with one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 904 square feet. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center and a pool. The complex is located at 17900 NE 31st Court, 19 miles north of downtown Miami. Elliott Throne and Steven Klein of JLL originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between New York City-based firms LCOR and Madison International Realty.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided a $29.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Palazzo, an apartment community located in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1997 and totals 300 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. Amenities include a pool, a fitness center, clubhouse, business center and a dog park. Andy Hill and Tyler Nowlin of Berkadia originated the 10-year loan, which was structured with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower, Florida-based Atlantic Pacific Real Estate Group, originally acquired the property in 2014.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged two loans totaling $40 million for the refinancing of 5300 Memorial and 10497 Town & County, two office buildings totaling 302,980 square feet in Houston. The properties respectively span 153,671 and 149,309 square feet and were 93 and 91.5 percent leased at the time of the loan closings. John Ream led a JLL team that arranged the floating-rate financing through East West Bank on behalf of the borrower, metro Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for Centerville Crossing Apartments, a 152-unit multifamily property located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. Built in 1970 and renovated in 2003, the market-rate property consists of 14 two-story buildings and a single-story leasing office. Colliers Mortgage provided the 12-year loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as 834 Centerville Crossing LLC.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — KeyBank has structured $86.8 million in financing for the acquisition and renovation of Crosswinds Village, a 232-unit affordable housing property in Columbus. Built in 1999, the property spans 21 buildings. Cleveland-based real estate development and construction firm PIRHL acquired the property in conjunction with the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority. The buyers plan to renovate the units and community areas as well as preserve the property’s affordable housing status. The renovation is scheduled for completion in summer 2022. Kelly Frank and Ryan Olman of KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment secured $49.4 million in acquisition and construction financing. Robbie Lynn of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged a $23.8 million, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan that will fund upon completion and stabilization of the project. Key Community Development Corp. provided $13.8 million of low-income housing tax credit equity and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency issued bonds.