HOUSTON — Minneapolis-based NorthMarq has acquired Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. (KDH), a commercial debt and equity firm based in Houston. Ray Driver will relinquish his role as principal of KDH to become managing director of NorthMarq’s Houston office, joining Tony Gray and John Burke to lead the office. Founded in 1945, KDH is self-described as the oldest independently owned commercial real estate capital company in Texas. Formerly part of the Q10 network, KDH will bring eight additional mortgage banking professionals and five financial analysts, increasing the total employees in the expanded NorthMarq office to nearly 30. KDH also brings a loan servicing portfolio totaling nearly $2 billion, extending NorthMarq’s servicing portfolio to more than $60 billion.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a construction financing syndicate package totaling $55.5 million for the second phase of Dolce Twin Creeks, a multifamily community in Allen. Phase II will be a midrise, garden-style apartment community totaling 366 units, bringing the entire Dolce Twin Creeks unit count to 740. The second phase will also feature 15,000 square feet of commercial space that will house at least one medical office tenant. Community amenities will include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style pool with outdoor grilling stations and cabanas, elevators, large corridors and a dog park. The borrower was not disclosed. Cottonwood Communities provided a mezzanine portion of the construction loan that was included in the syndication package. BridgeInvest and JLJ Capital hold the senior loan portion. Cronheim Mortgage will act as servicer and correspondent and is handling approval and disbursement of all construction draws.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $62 million loan for the refinancing of The Daley at Shady Grove, a 333-unit apartment community in Rockville with nearly 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Jamie Leachman, Eric Tupler and Josh Simon of JLL arranged the seven-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Denver-based Black Creek Group, through a life company lender. The loan features interest-only payments for half of the term and a fixed 3.2 percent interest rate. The Daley at Shady Grove is located at 8010 Gramercy Blvd. within EYA’s Westside at Shady Grove master-planned community, which is less than one mile from the Shady Grove Metro Station. Built in 2017, the apartment community’s amenities include a pool, grilling station and a fitness center. Starbucks anchors the community’s retail portion.
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $24 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for The Glen at Polo Park, a 356-unit, garden-style apartment complex in Bentonville. Caleb Marten and Chris Neil of KeyBank originated the fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, an undisclosed private equity investment company. Built in 2006, Glen at Polo Park features 29 three-story residential buildings situated on 18.5 acres.
MERCED, CALIF. — Shamrock Acquisitions has received $68.8 million in construction financing for the development of Merced Station, an 885-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Merced. Scott Meredith of George Smith Partners secured the financing from an affiliate of Mosaic Real Estate Credit on behalf of the borrower. The community will offer two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities will include retail space, a state-of-the-art clubhouse, swimming pool, spa, basketball court, fitness room and study lounge. Construction is scheduled for completion in summer 2021.
CHICAGO — JLL has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of 200 East Ohio in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. The 27,000-square-foot boutique office property rises five stories and is nearly 90 percent occupied by multiple tenants. Christopher Carroll and Lucas Borges of JLL represented the borrower, Tishman Realty. A Chicago-based financial institution provided the loan, terms of which were undisclosed. Boutique office buildings are smaller than traditional office buildings, typically under 150,000 square feet.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. — JLL has arranged a $7.5 million refinancing loan for Pond Street Mall, a 28,164-square-foot retail center in Newburyport, located approximately 40 miles north of Boston. Centreville Bank provided the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan to the borrower, Quincy & Co., which will use the proceeds to repay an existing loan. CVS anchors the retail center and other tenants include Young Women’s Christian Association and Panda Dry Cleaners. Lauren O’Neil and Martha Nay of JLL represented Quincy & Co. in arranging the loan. Craig Schermerhorn represented Centreville Bank on an internal basis.
MIAMI — Berkadia has secured a $76 million bridge loan for the construction of Gateway at Wynwood, an approximately 230,000-square-foot office and retail complex at 2916 N. Miami Ave. in Miami’s Wynwood district. Charles Foschini of Berkadia arranged the financing through Miami-based 3650 REIT on behalf of the borrower and developer, New York-based Rose & Berg Realty Group LLC. Designed by architect Kobi Karp, Gateway at Wynwood will be situated near Miami’s central business district (CBD), Midtown, the Arts and Entertainment District, Miami Beach and mass transit options including the Miami Metrorail and new Virgin Trains commuter rail line. The project will feature approximately 220,000 square feet of office space, with roughly 27,700 square feet of space on each floor, as well as 25,900 square feet of retail space. The site is ready for the foundation work and vertical construction to commence. Gateway at Wynwood is projected to open in the second half of 2021. Colliers International is handling Gateway at Wynwood’s office leasing assignment, and CBRE is marketing the property’s retail space.
ROMULUS, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged an $8.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 139,733-square-foot industrial property in Romulus, about 25 miles southwest of Detroit. Dan Duggan of Bernard arranged the loan with the life insurance company Aegon. The borrower was DNM Industrial Park LLC.
DALLAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors (MCA) has arranged two loans to finance RedBird Development Group’s redevelopment of RedBird Mall, an enclosed regional mall in southwest Dallas formerly known as Southwest Center Mall. MCA arranged a $7.1 million acquisition loan through Dallas-based Graham Mortgage for the mall’s former Sears department store. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) has agreed to lease the entire 150,000-square-foot wing of the mall. The new RedBird Medical Center is slated to open in 2021. MCA also arranged a $12.7 million construction loan to finance the redevelopment of the former Dillard’s department store that will be occupied by medical office and job training users including Parkland Hospital, Work Ready U and Work Force Solutions. Origin Bank provided the construction loan. The Growth South Fund, a private equity fund that targets south Dallas, also provided financing for RedBird’s Mall redevelopment. RedBird Development Group is an entity headed by Peter Brodsky, Terrence Maiden and Jon Cochran. The new RedBird Mall will feature 300,000 square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, apartments and a Courtyard by Marriott. Palladium USA is building the multifamily component, according to The Dallas Morning News.