Loans

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $87.2 million in financing for the renovation and preservation of a 300-unit affordable housing community located at 808 Memorial Drive in Cambridge. MassHousing provided the borrower, Homeowners Rehab Inc., with a $61.5 million tax-exempt construction and permanent loan, $24.9 million in taxable and tax-exempt tax credit equity bridge financing and a $787,763 interest reduction payment (IRP) loan. The project will also use $8.9 million of income during the construction period for development costs. Renovations are expected to be complete by the end of 2022. Bruner Cott is designing the project, and NEI General Contracting is handling construction.    

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DALLAS — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided an $11 million loan for the refinancing of Buckner Village Apartments, a 172-unit multifamily asset in Dallas. Built in 1972, Buckner Village Apartments is a garden-style workforce housing community that was approximately 98 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. The loan carried a fixed interest rate and a 12-year term with two years of interest-only payments. Duke Stone of Churchill Capital placed the loan on behalf of the borrower, Texas-based JAG Acquisitions LLC.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its midyear multifamily outlook report, Freddie Mac predicts U.S. multifamily loan originations will drop severely for all of 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the big blow the virus has dealt the U.S. economy. The gross domestic product from April to June plunged 32.9 percent on an annualized basis, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) is projecting that loan volume will decrease 20 to 41 percent across the multifamily sector this year compared with the total dollar amount of loans closed by lenders in 2019, which Freddie Mac estimates was $374 billion. Heading into this year, Freddie Mac expected that loan originations would increase 5 percent in 2020 to $390 billion. Depending on the overall strength of the U.S. recovery and the further spread of COVID-19, Freddie Mac outlined two scenarios for how the year will play out. The more optimistic scenario calls for the unemployment rate to fall just below 8 percent by the end of the year. The U.S. unemployment rate, which stood at 11.1 percent at the end of June, will be updated Friday when the Department of Labor releases the nonfarm payroll employment report for July. …

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HOUSTON — PCCP has acquired a $99.3 million senior loan that is collateralized by The Star, a historic property in downtown Houston that was recently redeveloped into a 286-unit apartment complex with 26,442 square feet of ground-floor retail space. In conjunction with the purchase, PCCP has entered into a modified loan agreement with the original borrower, Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors. The Star was originally constructed as the headquarters building for Texaco and was vacated in 1989. Provident Realty purchased the building in 2013 and completed its repositioning project in 2018.

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MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged an $18 million acquisition loan for a 132,000-square-foot industrial facility in Mount Olive, about 50 miles west of New York City. The property served as a warehouse for Sam’s Club until 2018 and will now be leased to Amazon as a fulfillment center. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital arranged the loan through Lakeland Bank on behalf of the buyer, Asset Realty & Construction Group.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $26.6 million loan for the acquisition of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Campus in Eden Prairie, a suburb of Minneapolis. The fully leased office property spans 473,325 square feet and is located on Technology Drive. Completed in 2001, the mid-rise complex comprises three buildings. Amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center, auditorium and covered parking. Doug Opalka, Chris McColpin and Alastair Barnes of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the buyer, Virtus Real Estate Capital. A CMBS lender provided the loan.

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TUSTIN, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop has secured a $8 million loan for the refinancing of Pointe Red Hill, a single-tenant office building located in Tustin. The borrower is Fortland Inc. Symetra Life Insurance Co. provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which allowed the borrower to refinance the property’s existing debt and implement property improvements, including the installation of solar carports. Grant Robertson and Kevin Dinneen of Walker & Dunlop’s Los Angeles-based team arranged the financing. The two-story, 51,065-square-foot property features an open floor plan with a mix of private suites and conference rooms. Since 2018, an online retail company has occupied the building.

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LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $103.4 million construction loan for two new buildings at Logan North Industrial Park, a 3.2 million-square-foot development in Logan Township, located south of Philadelphia. Building E will span approximately 189,000 square feet and is preleased to cold storage operator Preferred Freezer Services. Building H is preleased to Target and is expected to house operations that will create about 1,300 new jobs. Provident Bank provided $34.4 million in construction financing for Building E, and Wells Fargo provided the $69 million loan for Building H. John Alascio, Sri Vankayala, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Maya Steinberger of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the funds on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Advance Realty Investors and Greek Development.

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NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, PA. — HJ Sims has arranged $29.3 million in financing for the development of Encore on the Lake, an 80-unit independent living community in North Strabane Township, approximately 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Presbyterian Senior Care (PSC) is developing the four-story community, which will target middle-income residents. Partners on the project include Senior Housing Partners, a subsidiary of Presbyterian Homes & Services. The financing comprises $26 million of senior debt financing from First National with a 28-year maturity and $3.3 million of supplemental financing from Washington Financial with a 10-year maturity.

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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $6.6 million cash-out refinancing loan for a 60-unit multifamily building in Naperville. Built in 1986, the three-story property features two-bedroom units averaging 1,082 square feet. The property includes 127 car parking spaces and laundry facilities. The building was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a CMBS lender. The loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.

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