ARLINGTON, VA. — CBRE has arranged a $161.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Crystal House, an 825-unit apartment community in Arlington, just south of Washington, D.C. Crystal House is located in the Crystal City neighborhood near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the site of Amazon’s future second headquarters. The property was originally built in 1965 and renovated in 2017. Crystal House offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, hardwood-style flooring, granite breakfast bars and walk-in closets. Select units also feature private balconies. Communal amenities include two rooftop decks with lounge seating, TVs and fireplaces, a clubhouse with billiards and a cyber lounge, pool with cabanas and a sundeck, fitness center, convenience store and outdoor picnic areas. The property also offers valet dry cleaning and 24-hour concierge services. Michael Sherman, Irene Lu, Michael Riccio, Susan Larkin and Anna Pfau of CBRE originated the loan. The borrower was a partnership between Roseland Residential Trust, which is a subsidiary of New Jersey-based REIT Mack-Cali Corp., and an investment fund advised by UBS Realty Investors LLC. “This is among the largest multifamily refinancings to occur completely during the COVID crisis, as lenders have …
Loans
Meridian Capital Arranges $51.3M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Complex in South Florida
by Alex Tostado
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $51.3 million acquisition loan for The Harbor, a 310-unit apartment complex in Coral Springs. An undisclosed regional balance sheet lender provided the seven-year loan, which features a fixed 3.4 percent interest rate, one five-year extension option and three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The Harbor, formerly known as Innovo Living on Atlantic, comprises 33 two-story buildings. The asset is located at 790 Harbor Inn Drive, equidistant to Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. Communal amenities include a new 5,700-square-foot club house including a climbing wall, fitness center, business center, lap pool, and a yoga and Pilates studio. Noam Kaminetzky and Jason Grimm of Meridian Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, CaraCo Group. According to Kaminetzky, the sale was originally slated to close in late March or early April but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meridian Capital worked with all parties to negotiate a new closing date, which coincided with Broward County allowing shops and restaurants to reopen. Copperline Partners was the seller.
MetLife Provides $34.3M Refinancing Loan for Multifamily Community in Downtown Bethesda
by Alex Tostado
BETHESDA, MD. — MetLife Investment Management has provided a $34.3 million refinancing loan for Element 28, a 101-unit multifamily community in downtown Bethesda. The loan features a floating interest rate and two one-year extensions. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a 24-hour concierge, resident lounge with complimentary coffee, temperature-controlled wine lockers, conference room, fitness studio, retractable glass-walled rooftop lounge, green roof areas, bike storage and transit screen providing real-time status of transit options. Located at 100 Commerce Lane, Element 28 is one block from the Bethesda Metro Station and less than one mile from the Capital Crescent Trail head, which connects downtown Bethesda with D.C.’s Georgetown district. The borrower is a partnership between institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Kettler. Kelly Gaines, Jennifer Keller, Jamie Leachman and Amy Lousararian of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged an $18 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 53-unit apartment building located at 364 Lincoln Place in Brooklyn. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of NKF placed the 10-year loan with JP Morgan on behalf of the undisclosed sponsor, which acquired the property in 2015 and implemented a value-add program.
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Lancaster Pollard, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, has provided $17.2 million in financing for Aaron Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 142-bed skilled nursing facility in the Rochester suburb of Fairport. The FHA 232/223(f) loan will refinance several types of acquisition loans into a single payment structure. The new financing is nonrecourse and features a fixed interest rate. The current owner bought the property in 2018 and improved the operations and financial performance at the facility. Miles Kingston of Lancaster Pollard handled the debt origination.
DALLAS — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has arranged a $20.8 million loan for the refinancing of a skilled nursing and memory care community in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas. The loan refinanced the existing debt and reimbursed the ownership group in excess of $1 million for recent capital improvements at the community. Kyle Hemminger of Lancaster Pollard placed the debt. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
EULESS, TEXAS — Phoenix-based Paragon Mortgage Corp. has provided a $38.4 million HUD loan for the refinancing of The Franciscan at Bear Creek, a 264-unit multifamily asset located in the western Dallas suburb of Euless. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling areas and a resident clubhouse. Jim Swanson of Paragon Mortgage placed the nonrecourse loan through HUD’s 223(f) program, a product that carries a loan term of up to 35 years, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
MATTAPAN, MASS. — MassHousing, an independent public agency that funds affordable housing projects in Massachusetts, has provided $22.6 million in financing for the construction of Cote Village. The affordable housing project is located in Mattapan on the southern outskirts of Boston. The project involves the redevelopment of a vacant structure into a 76-unit mixed-income residential building with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The borrower and developer is a partnership between the Planning Office for Urban Affairs and Caribbean Integration Community Development. Bilt-Rite Construction is the general contractor, and Davis Square Architects is designing the project. A construction timeline was not released.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $20 million in Freddie Mac financing for Heritage Estates at Owen Tech, a 174-unit affordable housing project coming to Austin. The property will be situated on five acres and will consist of 102 one-bedroom units and 72 two-bedroom units ranging in size from 614 to 1,131 square feet. The majority (85 percent) of the units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, and about 10 percent of the units are restricted to renters earning 40 percent of the AMI. Construction is scheduled to be complete by early 2022. Robbie Lynn of KeyBank structured the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate, 17-year term and a 40-year amortization schedule. The borrower is a partnership between Dallas-based Generation Housing Development, developer Hill Tide Partners and the Austin Affordable Housing Corp. The borrowers also secured low-income housing tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and tax-exempt bonds issued by the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund the development of Heritage Estates at Owen Tech.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Cambridge Realty Capital has provided a $3.9 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Summer Meadows, a 115-bed skilled nursing facility in Longview, about 100 miles east of Dallas. Hymie Barber of Cambridge originated the loan through HUD’s 223(a)(7) program for the borrower, a New York-based limited liability company. The 223(a)(7) product is used exclusively for the refinancing of existing HUD debt on multifamily and healthcare properties.