Loans

CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $153 million loan for the refinancing of 123 North Wacker, a 33-story office tower in Chicago’s central business district. The 550,000-square-foot building is situated in the West Loop submarket. The property has undergone more than $33 million in capital improvements over the past few years, including a reimagined lobby, a new tenant lounge and barista bar. Additional amenities include a conference center, fitness center, bike room and private rooftop terrace. The occupancy rate was not disclosed, but the property is home to 36 tenants. Keith Largay and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate bridge loan on behalf of the borrower, LaSalle Investment Management’s Income & Growth Fund Series. Mesa West Capital provided a $37 million mezzanine loan. LaSalle has owned the building since early 2017.

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DALLAS — California-based BridgeCore Capital has provided a $1 million bridge loan for the refinancing of an undisclosed 34-unit multifamily asset in Dallas. The undisclosed borrower required a nonrecourse loan to cash out and to make capital improvements at the property. The borrower expects the loan to be taken out by a Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan and to eventually sell the property. The asset’s occupancy rate was 62 percent at the time of the loan closing.

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WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Ziegler has arranged $114.8 million in bond financing for Springpoint Senior Living, located near the Jersey Shore in Wall Township. Springpoint operates eight continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in New Jersey and Delaware, 19 affordable housing communities, a home care agency and a continuing care at home program. In addition to refinancing all of the outstanding debt of the previous obligated group, the refinancing also reimbursed Springpoint for approximately $25 million in recent capital expenditures. The fixed-rate, tax-exempt bonds were underwritten simultaneously with $85 million of taxable bank financings with two regional banks. Marathon Capital Strategies LLC provided municipal advisory services to Springpoint in connection with the transaction.

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Ralph Cram Net Lease Envoy

Ralph Cram, president and manager of Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC, is responsible for providing strategy, marketing and investment advice on all aspects of net lease property investments. He believes 2021 will be a banner year for net lease, and that Envoy is particularly well suited when it comes to providing “one-stop shopping” for developers. Finance Insight: How is Envoy is different from a “normal” commercial real estate finance provider? Cram: Envoy’s focus is construction and bridge loan lending on single-tenant, net-lease properties in most commercial real estate segments such as retail, restaurant, medical and industrial properties. What differentiates us from most lenders is that first and foremost, Envoy can lend up to 100 percent of the total project costs. A developer receives all the project’s capital from one source without having to take on outside investors and time-consuming joint-venture (JV) and related agreements. Envoy’s “one-stop shopping” allows developers to concentrate on what they do best and provides the entirety of financing and other capital considerations for a given project. Second, the only thing we do is lend on net-lease properties, so we are experts. We don’t do an apartment loan one day and a PPP loan the next. We don’t leave, enter and then re-exit the net-lease market and …

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River Ridge Apartments

RIVERDALE, GA. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged an $8.1 million cash-out refinance loan for River Ridge Apartments, a 150-unit multifamily complex in Riverdale. The borrower and agency lender’s names were not disclosed. Edward Streit of ASC arranged the Fannie Mae loan, which features a 12-year term with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan retired the existing agency debt. Built in 1972 and renovated in 2019, River Ridge is a 20-building community, with 110 two-bedroom and 40 three-bedroom apartments. The market-rate property is located at 235 Roberts Drive, approximately 7.4 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Community amenities include 276 surface parking spaces, a common laundry facility, playground and an onsite property manager.

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SEATTLE — Dwight Capital has closed a $55 million bridge loan for U Place Apartments in Seattle’s University District. The name of the borrower was not released. Built in August 2020 on a 32,633-square-foot site, U Place features 243 apartments and 19,450 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units feature in-unit washers/dryers, private balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows and keyless Bluetooth room entry. The community offers a fitness center, community room and rooftop deck with 360-degree views. Josh Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the transaction.

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STOCKTON, CALIF. — BridgeCore Capital has closed a $5.1 million loan for a multifamily property in Stockton. The undisclosed borrower required a non-recourse bridge loan to refinance the recently renovated apartment complex. Existing loans with the senior and multiple junior lien holders had matured and required a swift pay-off, as well as a new second trust deed loan to satisfy outstanding debt. The loan features a 12-month term, including one six-month extension option, which will allow the borrower to either execute an exit strategy through a sale or to refinance through a conventional lender for long-term financing.

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HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged two green loans totaling $21.4 million for the refinancing of two multifamily assets in the Houston area totaling 340 units. Brandon Brown of MMCC arranged the loans, both of which featured a 3.16 percent fixed interest rate and nine years of interest-only payments. The lenders, borrowers and property names were not disclosed.

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WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided $61 million to fund the predevelopment and entitlement process for 1400 and 1900 Avenue at Port Imperial in Weehawken, located across the Hudson River from Midtown Manhattan. The project will consist of an eight-story, 282-unit condominium building with 4,601 square feet of retail space and a 346-space parking garage. Residential amenities will include a lounge, indoor pool, spa, fitness center, basketball court, multi-media room, game room, library and coworking space. Outdoor amenities will include a pool, dining and kitchen stations, sun deck, fire pit and lounge seating. The development team expects the entitlement process to last about six months.

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SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $24.3 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of two Class A office buildings in Southfield. The buildings total 315,839 square feet. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of Bernard Financial Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Oakland Commons Acquisition Owner LLC. Loan terms were not disclosed.

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