CHICAGO — Associated Bank has completed a $1.4 million loan for 312 Properties for the purchase of a residential building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. Located at 6700 S. Clyde Ave., the three-story building features 13 apartments. The property was previously subdivided as condominiums but operating as an apartment building. At closing, the buyer acquired all the units from the seller and converted the building to a multifamily designation. Elizabeth Hozian of Associated Bank’s commercial real estate division managed the loan and closing.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) announced this morning that it has struck a deal with its lenders on a restructuring plan that will eliminate $900 million in debt and reduce annual interest expense by $20 million. Although the official press release from CBL did not mention bankruptcy, a representative from the company told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the company plans to use the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process to complete the restructuring. The announcement follows yesterday’s second-quarter earnings call, where CBL revealed that it had drawn down its entire revolving credit facility, experienced $215.3 million in losses over the first half of the year, and expected to enter foreclosure proceedings on four malls. Those properties include Park Plaza in Little Rock, Arkansas, with $77.6 million in outstanding debt; Hickory Point in Forsyth, Illinois, with $27.4 million outstanding; EastGate Mall in Cincinnati with $31.9 million outstanding; and Burnsville Center in Minneapolis with $64.5 million outstanding. In addition, CBL is in discussion with lenders about restructuring or extending a $64.5 million loan on Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake, Virginia; a $63 million loan on Asheville Mall in Ashville, North Carolina; and a $131.5 million loan on Oak Park Mall in …
CBRE Arranges $14.4M Acquisition Financing for Two Seniors Housing Properties in Metro Denver
by Amy Works
AURORA AND LAKEWOOD, COLO. — CBRE has arranged $14.4 million in financing for the acquisition of a seniors housing portfolio in Colorado. The borrower is a joint venture between Cadence Living and a private equity firm. The two communities, located in the Denver suburbs of Aurora and Lakewood, total 152 assisted living units and 35 memory care units. The joint venture plans to deploy $4 million for improvements to the two communities, the names of which were not disclosed. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Matthew Kuronen of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the four-year bridge loan with 36 months of interest-only payments and a one-year extension option. The lender is a regional bank.
Berkadia Arranges $11.2M Loan for Chateau Du Mont Multifamily Property in Bridgeton, Missouri
by Amy Works
BRIDGETON, MO. — Berkadia has secured $11.2 million in financing for Chateau Du Mont, a garden-style apartment property located in Bridgeton. The borrower is New York-based David Stern Management. Robert Lipson and Pat Garlich of Berkadia’s New York and St. Louis offices, respectively, arranged the financing through Fannie Mae. The 12-year loan features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The specific use of the funds was not disclosed. Located at 12100 Monter Drive, Chateau Du Mont features 120 apartments. The property was built in 1970 and offers convenient access to the intersection of interstates 70 and 270.
STONEHAM, MASS. — MassHousing, an independent public agency that funds affordable housing properties in Massachusetts, has provided $32.7 million for the refinancing of Mountain View Terrace, a 194-unit seniors housing community in the northern Boston suburb of Stoneham. Built in 1981, the property consists of 128 one-bedroom apartments, 50 two-bedroom units, 10 three-bedroom residences and six four-bedroom apartments. The borrower was an affiliate of Atlantic Tambone Management LLC. The financing enables the property owner to extend affordability status for an additional 31 years.
PLANO, TEXAS — Maryland-based mortgage banker Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $63.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Evoke, a 459-unit apartment community located in the northern Dallas metro of Plano. Built in 2017, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, sauna, playground, business center, dog park and a resident clubhouse. The borrower, a partnership between CAF Capital Partners and a family office operating as The Generic Management, purchased the asset in a 1031 exchange. Adam Bieber and William Lawson led the transaction for Phillips.
NKF Provides $26M Refinancing Loan for Apartment Complex in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
by Alex Tostado
SNEADS FERRY, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has provided a $26 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for Evolve at Stones Bay, a 300-unit apartment complex in Sneads Ferry. Josh Davis, Chris Caison and C.J. Webb of NKF originated the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the owner, Evolve Cos. Stones Bay offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, game room, playground, pool and a volleyball court. The asset is situated at 1001 Quarters Landing Circle, 40 miles north of downtown Wilmington.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital has arranged a $23 million loan for the refinancing of a 270-unit apartment community located on the southwest side of Houston. Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged the loan, which was structured with a fixed 3.13 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
SAN ANTONIO — Chicago-based JDI Realty has provided a $6.6 million bridge loan for The Granary at Briggs Ranch, an 865-acre mixed-use project in San Antonio. The nonrecourse loan will be used to pay off the current first mortgage, fund an interest reserve and cover other pre-development costs before the property’s eventual sale. Current plans for the project include roughly 2,500 single-family homes, 1,900 apartments and a central town square. The borrower was Convergence Brass LLC.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — JLL has arranged a $21 million construction loan for The Gwendolyn, a four-story office building in Chapel Hill totaling 1106,000 square feet. Bank OZK provided the funds to the developer, Charlotte, N.C.-based Grubb Properties. The building is expected to open by the end of this year and will offer 25,000-square-foot floor plates, onsite property management, a café on the ground level, a fitness center and 432 parking spaces. The Gwendolyn is part of Phase I of the Glen Lenox redevelopment, a 70-acre planned community that will include retail, office and residential space. Glen Lenox is situated one mile from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and 13 miles south of downtown Durham. Hal Kempson and John Gavigan of JLL originated the loan on behalf of the borrower.