SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tzadik Properties LLC has received more than $115 million in loans for the refinancing of portions of its multifamily portfolios in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Tzadik’s Lucas Grassano handled the processing and Michael Davalos oversaw the lender sourcing. The refinancings are part of the company’s business plan to move from short-term loans to long-term, lower-cost debt. Greystone provided financing for a 707-unit portfolio and a 439-unit portfolio in Sioux Falls. Under the new terms, Tzadik replaced bridge loans that charged a 6 percent interest rate with long-term loans at a 3.17 percent interest rate. Additionally, Tzadik assigned $4.5 million of the proceeds for capital improvements. Merchants Bank provided financing for two more portfolios in Sioux Falls, including 459 units across four properties, as well as a 261-unit portfolio in Rapid City. Under these terms, Tzadik replaced bridge loans that carried a 6 percent interest rate with long-term loans at a 3.5 percent interest rate. Tzadik entered the South Dakota market in 2018 with 721 units and now owns and operates 2,206 units across the market.
SEATTLE — Gantry has arranged $12.5 million in financing for a single-tenant office property in Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket. Located at 1144 Eastlake Ave. E, the seven-story building features 82,000 square feet of rentable space. The property was built in 2002. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance fully occupies the building. Mike Wood and Alex Saunders of Gantry’s Seattle production office identified and structured the loan on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate owner and previous Gantry client. The 10-year loan refinanced existing obligations. State Farm provided the capital on a full-term interest-only basis at an interest rate below 2.5 percent.
PIKESVILLE, MD. — MD Energy Advisors has provided a $3 million commercial property-assessed clean energy (CPACE) loan to Garver Development Group to fund renovations to the former Port City Press printing facility in Baltimore County. The 177,000-square-foot property is located at 1323 Greenwood Road in Pikesville. Garver Development acquired the facility in 2020. The former owner, a Pennsylvania-based entity doing business as 1323 Greenwood LLC, closed the plant in early 2018 and the site has remained vacant. CPACE is a financing structure in which building owners borrow money for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or other projects and make repayments via an assessment on their property tax bill, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. CPACE loans are non-recourse debt products on a 20- to 25-year term and amortization schedule and feature a fixed interest rate routinely under 6 percent. Garver Development plans to convert approximately two-thirds of the building into a use that will support self-storage under the Self Storage Plus brand, as well as storage options for cars and small recreational vehicles. The balance of the space, representing approximately 32,000 square feet, will be transformed into an area that can be used for various light industrial and warehouse applications. …
HOUSTON — New York City-based Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $14 million acquisition loan for a 140,000-square-foot office building in the Clear Lake submarket of Houston. Eli Weisblum of Ariel Property Advisors placed the loan five-year loan, which was structured with a 4.25 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, through an undisclosed lender. The property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. The borrower was also not disclosed.
ALBUQUERQUE — NorthMarq has arranged the sale of a three-property apartment portfolio located in Northeast Albuquerque. Orange County, Calif.-based Laguna Point acquired the assets from Portland, Ore.-based PacifiCap Properties Group for an undisclosed price. Totaling 735 apartments, the portfolio includes Jefferson Crossing, Aztec Village and Arioso. The acquisition is the buyer’s seventh purchase in the market. Cynthia Meister of NorthMarq’s Albuquerque office and Trevor Koskovich, Bill Hahn, Jesse Hudson of NorthMarq’s Phoenix office brokered the sale. Brandon Harrington, Bryan Mummaw and Tyler Woodard of NorthMarq’s Phoenix debt/equity team financed each acquisition for the buyer with Freddie Mac loans.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO., COMPTON AND STOCKTON, CALIF., AND PHOENIX — CBRE has secured a $46.7 million loan on behalf of San Diego-based Westcore Properties for the acquisition of a four-property industrial portfolio in Colorado, California and Arizona. Totaling 704,065 square feet, the assets are 14101 E. Otero Avenue in Englewood, 19515 S. Susana Road in Compton, 1551 S. Fresno Avenue in Stockton and 4455 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. The properties have a combined vacancy rate of more than 50 percent, providing a value-add opportunity to reposition the space for new tenants. Mark McGovern, Brian Cruz and Colby Matzke of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance team in San Diego arranged the loan for the buyer.
SAN DIEGO — JPI, a Texas-based multifamily investment and development firm, has received a $69.7 million loan for the refinancing of Jefferson Pacific Beach, a recently constructed apartment community in San Diego’s Pacific Beach neighborhood. Located at 4275 Mission Bay Drive, Jefferson Pacific Beach features 169,571 square feet of residential space, including 172 apartments, and 14,000 square feet of commercial space. On-site amenities include a business center, resort-style saltwater pool and spa, fitness center and surfboard repair station. Additionally, the bayfront community is adjacent to Interstate 5 and less than three miles from the Pacific Beach Pier. Troy Tegeler, Scott Peterson, Bill Chiles and Trevor Breaux of CBRE’s debt and structured finance team in San Diego arranged the loan for the borrower.
DANIA BEACH, FLA. —The Estate Cos., a multifamily developer based in Miami, has secured $55.5 million in construction financing for Soleste Cityline. The eight-story property will be a Class A, mixed-use community with 340 rental units and 12,800 square feet of retail at 4 North Federal Highway in Dania Beach. Soleste Cityline will be located on the northeast corner of Federal Highway and Dania Beach Boulevard, around 25 miles from Miami. Synovus Financial Corp. arranged the financing. The developer plans to break ground this quarter. Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac Ventures is a partner in the project and will own the retail portion of the property, along with Miami-based Tricera Capital. The project will offer units ranging from approximately 600 to 1,200 square feet. Studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units include dual master suites, spacious walk-in closets, private balconies and a full-size washer and dryer. Soleste Cityline will feature a pool deck, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, clubroom and private event space.
ATLANTA — Dwight Capital has provided $40.5 million in HUD financing for Walton Westside, a 254-unit apartment community located at 790 Huff Road NW in Atlanta’s West Midtown. Built in 2014, Walton Westside has one residential building and one garage building. Community amenities include a rooftop patio with a gazebo, swimming pool, dog park, coffee shop and an outdoor fireplace. The property is located 15 miles from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Walton Westside is Energy-Star-certified, thus qualifying for HUD’s Green Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) reduction, which was set at 25 basis points. Brandon Baksh and Karnveer Bal of Dwight Capital originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Dwight Capital LLC is a commercial real estate finance company based in New York.
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided an $86.3 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of two apartment communities totaling 620 units that are located within the 37-acre CityCentre mixed-use development in Houston’s Memorial City district. The properties, both of which offer Class A amenities, are branded Domain at CityCentre and Lofts at CityCentre. Domain features 370 units averaging 975 square feet in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Lofts totals 250 units averaging 958 square feet with a similar unit mix. The borrower was Lubbock-based Madera Residential, which purchased the assets from J.P Morgan.