RALEIGH AND DURHAM, N.C. — Berkadia has arranged two acquisition loans totaling $11.8 million for self-storage properties in Raleigh and Durham. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loans on behalf of the borrower, Orlando, Fla.-based Liberty Investment Properties. Liberty plans to rebrand the Extra Space Storage facilities to its flagship brand, My Neighborhood Storage Center. The first property is a two-story, 685-unit facility located at 6401 Town Center Drive in Raleigh. The 72,614-square-foot facility was built in 2016. The other property is a four-story, 684-unit property located at 112 W. Seminary Ave. in Durham. The asset was built in 2017. The seller of the two facilities was not disclosed.
Loans
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $43.8 million in Freddie Mac financing for Reserves at San Marcos, a 376-unit multifamily project in San Marcos, roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. Approximately 80 percent of the units are reserved for renters earning up to 60 percent or less of the area median income. Units will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 650 to 1,350 square feet. Robbie Lynn and Hector Zuniga of KeyBank originated the financing, which carries a fixed interest rate and a 36-month term. Construction is expected to be complete by 2022.
MULVANE, KAN. — Boston Capital has invested in the development of Homestead Senior Residences Mulvane II, a 24-unit affordable seniors housing community in Mulvane, approximately 16 miles southwest of Wichita. The partner is Homestead Affordable Housing Inc. The property will be located adjacent to Homestead Senior Living Mulvane Phase I, a 40-unit development built in 2012. The amount of Boston Capital’s investment was not disclosed. LK Architecture LLC designed the community, which will be restricted to residents age 62 or older and who earn up to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). More specifically, 12 units are reserved for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the AMI and eight units are for seniors earning 30 percent or less of the AMI. One unit will feature a preference toward homeless and special needs populations. Located in six one-story, four-plex buildings, the apartment community will feature 12 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom homes. The apartment community will be built with tax credit equity from the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program. To date, Boston Capital has invested in nearly 2,500 affordable apartments in Kansas.
Barings Provides $250M Construction Loan for Academic, Residential Building in Manhattan
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Barings LLC has provided a $250 million construction loan for a 345,000-square-foot academic and residential building in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. A partnership between Australian developer Lendlease and New York-based L+M Development Partners Inc. was the borrower. Located at 100 Claremont, the 41-story building will feature 165 residential condominiums, 54,000 square feet of academic space for the Union Theological Seminary and 49,000 square feet of faculty housing. The condominium residences will include a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Robert A.M. Stern Architects designed the project. Christopher Peck and Scott Aiese of JLL arranged the loan. Construction is slated to be complete in spring 2023.
TYLER, TEXAS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $9.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of The Ashton, a 160-unit apartment community in Tyler, about 100 miles east of Dallas. The property was built in 1979 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Paul Harbor of Grandbridge originated the loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate, 10-year term and 10 years of interest-only payments.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Gantry has secured $27 million in refinancing for The Missions at Sentinel Peak Apartments and The Woods Apartments in Tucson. Adam Parker and Chad Metzger of Gantry’s Phoenix office arranged both loans for the undisclosed borrower through an agency lender. Located at 2410 S. Mission Road, The Missions at Sentinel Peak Apartments features 404 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Since 2018, the owner has extensively renovated the property with 80 percent of the units being upgraded at the time of financing. The $12 million loan was structured as a 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which allowed the owner to officially operate and rebrand the two adjacent properties, Mission Sierra 1 and 2, as one community. The Woods Apartments, located at 1970 W. Valencia Road, features 360 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Gantry arranged $15 million in refinancing, structured as a 15-year, fixed-loan, for the asset.
JOLIET, ILL. — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital has provided $25.9 million in Fannie Mae financing for Larkin Village, a 476-unit affordable housing property in Joliet. Merchants arranged the loan on behalf of the owners, Brinshore Development, The Richman Group and Eric Richelson. Located at 947 Lois Place, Larkin Village operates under a tax credit program through the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), which requires that the property reserves 256 of its units for residents earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The other 220 units are unrestricted. The 10-year loan will enable ownership to retire IHDA debt, make repairs to the property and redeploy the equity accumulated over the years. The equity will be used to invest in other affordable housing projects.
East West Bank Funds $88M Construction Loan for Multifamily, Retail Project in Queens
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — East West Bank has funded an $88 million construction loan for 1 Archer Avenue Apartments, a 315-unit multifamily and retail project currently under construction in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. A partnership between Shorewood Real Estate Group and Bridge Investment Group was the borrower. Located at 160-05 Archer Ave., the 320,000-square-foot building will include a coworking space, game room, fitness center, yoga room and multiple resident lounges. Hill West Architects designed the project. Construction of the project began in late 2019. An expected completion date was not disclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $57M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Brooklyn
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $57 million acquisition loan for a 183-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn. USAA Real Estate provided the fixed-rate loan to an undisclosed borrower. Located at 1 Flatbush Ave., the 19-story, Class A apartment building was constructed in 2018. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and landscaped roof deck. Gideon Gil, Alex Lapidus and Maya Steinberger of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan. Adam Spies, Adam Doneger, Dan O’Brien and Avery Silverstein represented the seller, a partnership between Meadow Partners and Slate Property Group, in the transaction.
CIT Group Provides $35.9M Construction Loan for Apartment Building in Stamford, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
STAMFORD, CONN. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $35.9 million construction loan for a 183-unit apartment building in Stamford. The borrower was a joint venture between New Jersey-based developer Fields Development Group and Alpine Residential. The project will be located on Canal Street near the Metro North railway station and will include ground-floor retail space. Chris Niederpruem of CIT Group originated the loan.