Loans

420-Carroll-St.-Brooklyn

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two locally based development and investment firms, Domain Cos. and Silverstein Properties, has received a $205 million bridge loan for 420 Carroll Street, a 360-unit apartment complex located in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The property consists of two buildings that rise 16 and 21 stories and house 35 studios, 150 one-bedroom units, 64 two-bedroom residences and 20 three-bedroom apartments, 25 percent of which are reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a resident clubroom and library, media and game room, demonstration kitchen with private dining space, a fitness center with a yoga studio, waterfront park, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a rooftop terrace. The property also features 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as 14,700 square feet of second-floor commercial space. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged the loan through global investment management firm AllianceBernstein.

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The-Fairways-Derry-New-Hampshire

DERRY, N.H. — Newmark has provided a $143.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Fairways, an 849-unit apartment community in Derry, located outside of Manchester near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Built on 108 acres in 1984, the garden-style property features two-, three- and four-story buildings. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, great room, tennis courts, playground and a dog park. Ed Belz led the Newmark team that originated the financing on behalf of the owner, Makor Capital. The debt was structured with an early rate lock on a 10-year term with full-term, interest-only payments and a 35-year amortization schedule.

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SAYREVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $36 million construction loan for Camelot on Main Street, a 142-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Central New Jersey community of Sayreville. The complex will comprise six buildings that will house 134 market-rate units and eight affordable housing units with an average size of 1,068 square feet. Floor plans were not disclosed, but residences will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, lounge area with a coffee bar, parcel room, fire pit, barbecue area, playground and a dog park. Michael Klein, Jim Cadranell and John Cumming of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through Provident Bank on behalf of the developer, Kaplan Cos.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — ACRES Capital has provided a $72 million loan for the refinancing of the GVX Portfolio, a collection of three multifamily properties in Columbus. The assets include 8 on the Park, Midpoint East and Midpoint West. The portfolio features 347 units and 51,138 square feet of retail space that are part of a larger development known as Grandview Crossing. Thrive Cos. was the borrower.

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Villas-de-la-Montana-Tucson-AZ

TUCSON, ARIZ. — GDL Asset Management has received $22.6 million in refinancing for Villas de la Montaña, a 332-unit apartment community located at 4880 E. 29th St. in Tucson. Brad Miner and Drew Lydon of JLL Capital Markets’ Debt Advisory arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through Santander Bank for the borrower. Built in 1988, Villas de la Montaña features a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 676 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, stadium-inspired soccer field, playground, resident laundry room, barbecue pits, courtyards, picnic areas, a fitness center, basketball court and a clubhouse. Since the acquisition of the asset in 2021, GDL Asset Management has completed renovations across the property. Unit upgrades include new cabinetry, plumbing fixtures, hardware, resurfaced countertops, vinyl plank flooring, new paint and stainless steel appliances. Exterior renovations included enhanced common areas, pool areas, landscaping, signage and parking lots.

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Starbucks-Center-Seattle

SEATTLE — Newmark has arranged a $435 million loan for the refinancing of Starbucks Center, the coffee giant’s nearly 1.5 million-square-foot headquarters campus located at 2401 Utah Ave. S in Seattle. Deutsche Bank provided the loan to the owner, a partnership between two local real estate companies, Nitze-Stagen & Co. Inc. and Daniels Real Estate. According to the property’s Wikipedia page, the main building was originally constructed in 1915 as a retail store for Sears, Roebuck & Co. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) first took occupancy of the property in 1993. At that time, the property was known as SoDo Center after its namesake neighborhood, which is one of Seattle’s main industrial districts, per Wikipedia. Since then, the campus has undergone more than 60 expansions over the past three decades to accommodate the company’s growth, according to Newmark, which also notes that Starbucks has invested more than $300 million of its own capital in the Seattle campus to date. In addition, Starbucks recently signed a lease extension through 2038. Jonathan Firestone, Jordan Roeschlaub, Blake Thompson and Kevin Shannon led the transaction for Newmark. “The closing of this refinancing positions Starbucks Center for continued excellence as one of the city’s premier office assets,” …

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multifamily housing

Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q2 North America Market Report looks back at shrinking (or negative) net absorption for industrial, office and retail sectors in the last quarter. Meanwhile, multifamily tenant demand beat previous expectations in the same three months, as a feared recession failed to materialize. The mix of factors for absorption varied by property type: industrial and office markets saw increases in vacancy, while competition for retail space remained high, even in the face of high-profile closures. Lee & Associates’ full market report is available to read here (plus detailed vacancy rates, cap rates by city, market rents, square footage information, information on Canadian markets and more). The recaps for industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors below detail trends and outlooks for each property sector in the remainder of 2025. Industrial Overview: Vacancies Rise, Rent Growth Slows Concern over the impact of tariffs has added to slowing tenant growth in logistics and manufacturing across North America. But the continued easing demand has resulted in more choices and benefits for users that have been subjected to a prolonged stretch of steep rent growth. Vacancies in the United States have risen to 7.4 percent, a decade-long high, while deliveries continued to outpace tenant expansion. Net absorption fell …

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The-Victor-Dallas

DALLAS — Northmarq has provided a $129.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Victor, a 39-story apartment tower in the Victory Park area of Dallas. Completed in 2022, The Victor features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as built-in desks in select residences. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game lounge, skyline terrace and a dog park. The Victor also houses 9,500 square feet of retail space. Kevin McCarthy, Jeff Frankel and Alex Czachor of Northmarq originated the financing, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and a 35-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Houston-based Hines and Chicago-based Diversified Real Estate Capital.

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PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between the logistics arm of Philadelphia-based investment firm Arden Group and global investment management firm Arcapita Holdings Group has received a $700 million loan for the refinancing of a national portfolio of 167 industrial properties. The portfolio totals approximately 7.2 million square feet and is primarily comprised of small- and mid-bay multi-tenant facilities. The names and addresses of the properties were not disclosed, but market-specific locations include Dallas, Atlanta, Indianapolis and Boston. Tom Rugg, Tom Traynor, Mark Finan, Arman Samouk and Kayla Kaloostian of CBRE arranged the five-year, floating rate loan. Deutsche Bank and Barclays provided the debt.

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GREEN BAY, WIS. — Greysteel has arranged a $14.9 million loan for the refinancing of the Hilton Garden Inn Green Bay, a recently renovated hotel in the heart of the Lambeau Field Stadium District. Developed in 2000 by Beechwood Hotel Group, the select-service property features 125 rooms. Beechwood has owned and operated the asset for more than 20 years. Fox Communities Credit Union provided the floating-rate loan. The refinancing was completed ahead of the property’s CMBS loan maturity.

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