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Greystone Provides $32M CMBS Loan for Refinancing of Brooklyn Affordable Housing Complex

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $32 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 90-unit affordable housing complex in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The building at 58 Vanderbilt Ave. was completed in 2023 and features studio-, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, business center and a recreation room, and the building houses two commercial spaces on the ground floor. Rose Schwartz and Gabby Gutwein of Everest Equity arranged the loan, which was structured with a 51 percent loan-to-value ratio, a five-year term and a 30-year amortization period. The borrower was not disclosed.

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Pearlmark Provides $27M Mezzanine Loan for Queens Mixed-Use Building

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Chicago-based Pearlmark has provided a $27 million mezzanine loan for Vista 65, a 22-story mixed-use building located in the Rego Park area of Queens. Vista 65 comprises 186 multifamily units, 86,500 square feet of commercial space and a parking garage. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and hardwood floors, and amenities include a fitness center, lounge, children’s play area and a rooftop terrace. Varde Partners is the senior lender on the property. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the sponsor, RB Realty Capital.

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Largo Capital Places $9M Loan for Refinancing of Buffalo Multifamily Property

by Taylor Williams

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has placed a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 44-unit multifamily property in Buffalo. The name and address of the property, which exclusively offers two-bedroom units, were not disclosed. Kevin Coscia of Largo originated the loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and 10 years of interest-only payments. The names of the direct lender and borrower were also not disclosed.

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Valley National Bank Sells $925M of Commercial Real Estate Loans to Brookfield Asset Management

by Katie Sloan

MORRISTOWN, N.J. AND NEW YORK CITY — Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, has sold $925 million worth of commercial real estate mortgage loans to Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM). Of the $925 million loan pool, $823 million had been previously identified and transferred to held for sale as of Sept. 30, 2024, as the firm sought to reduce its exposure to the commercial real estate sector. The loans were sold at a discount of 1 percent to value, which the bank expects will result in an immaterial net loss during the fourth quarter. Valley will retain customer-facing servicing responsibilities for the financings following the transaction.  “The sale of this performing commercial real estate loan pool has helped to accelerate progress toward our strategic balance sheet goals,” says Ira Robbins, chairman and CEO of Valley.  Valley is a regional bank with over $62 billion in assets under management. The company operates retail branch locations and commercial banking offices across New Jersey, New York, Florida, Alabama, California and Illinois.  The Morristown, N.J.-based bank’s stock price closed on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at $10.48 per share, up slightly from $9.29 a year ago. Morgan Stanley & Co. …

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Part 2: Elective Refinances, New Business Plans: What’s Driving Activity Today?

by Sarah Daniels

By David DiRienzo, director — business development, at Talonvest Capital, Inc. This is part two of a two-part series discussing the key drivers behind transaction volume and the steps owners can take to ensure they are well positioned going forward. As highlighted in part one, despite substantial changes in the market over the past few years, the capital markets continue to offer quality financing solutions for real estate owners. Part two of this article series delves into two key drivers of current financing activity: elective refinancing to optimize the capital stack and the initiation of new business plans. Given the plethora of value-add projects in the pipeline and the interest in undertaking new business plans as equity capital returns to the market, these financing strategies are taking on greater importance than in past years. Interestingly, elective refinancing and starting a new business plan are two scenarios where the borrower’s actions are optional because an impending maturity is not a consideration. For this reason, it is important that borrowers understand the nuances behind these strategies as well as the approach that a capital expert might take. Elective Refinancing to Maximize Investment Performance While loan maturities trigger many refinancings, owners run into a …

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Gantry Arranges $18.3M in Financing for Two California Bay Area Apartment Communities

by Amy Works

MILPITAS AND FREMONT, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged a total of $18.3 million in two permanent loans for the Spinnaker Pointe Apartments in Milpitas and Crossroads Village Apartments in Fremont. Totaling 540 units, the properties are fully stabilized and professionally managed. Gantry’s Tom Dao and Erinn Cooke represented the borrower, a private real estate investor, in arranging the financing. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the two five-year loans, which feature 30-year amortization schedules. The loans also feature no prepayment fees after the first 12 months from loan closing with rates in the mid-5 percent range, nonrecourse terms and a turnkey loan closing.

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Red Oak Capital Holdings Provides $4.5M Loan for Apartment Community in North Bend, Oregon

by Amy Works

NORTH BEND, ORE. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided $4.5 million in financing for Eagle Crest Village Apartments in North Bend. The loan will be used to retire the existing debt and complete renovations on the garden apartment community. The three-building property features 60 studio units, 37 one-bedroom apartments and a freestanding single-family home. Written under Red Oak’s Opportunistic Bridge Loan Program, the debt carries an 11 percent interest rate, three-year term and represents 53.4 percent of the property’s stabilized value. Dave Christensen, Hermann Wendorff and Jesus Martinez of Red Oak originated and underwrote the loan. The undisclosed sponsor acquired the vacant former residential care facility in 2021 and is nearly finished converting the asset into 100 percent multifamily. At full stabilization, the sponsor intends to exit the Red Oak loan via a conventional refinance and manage the community in the long term.

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JLL Arranges $24.7M Loan for Refinancing of Luxe on Madison Apartment Complex in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $24.7 million loan for the refinancing of Luxe on Madison, a 102-unit apartment complex in Chicago. Located at 1222 W. Madison St., the five-story community was constructed in two phases in 2009 and 2016. The property features a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 845 square feet as well as 7,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking spaces, a rooftop terrace and covered parking garage. Danny Kaufman, Mary Dooley, Rebecca Brielmaier and Mackenzie Jones of JLL represented the borrower, Fifield Cos. MetLife Investment Management provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.

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Ares Provides $135M Construction Loan for Industrial Project in East Hanover, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Ares Commercial Real Estate has provided a $135 million construction loan for High Point on 10, a 584,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located in East Hanover, about 25 miles west of New York City. The development will have 380,000 square feet of build-to-suit cold storage space that is preleased to operator RealCold. Jordan Roeschlaub, Jonathan Firestone and Nick Scribani of Newmark arranged the debt on behalf of the developer, a partnership between Related Fund Management, Onyx Equities and Russo Development. An expected completion date was not announced.

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Debt, Equity for Industrial Redevelopment in Parsippany, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged construction debt and joint venture equity for an industrial redevelopment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. The amounts were not disclosed, but the project, which will convert an existing office property, carries a total price tag of $40 million. John Alascio, T.J. Sullivan, Chuck Kohaut, Chris Lentz, Jason Blankfein and Ethan Sokolow of Cushman & Wakefield worked on behalf of the sponsor, Altman Logistics Properties, to secure construction debt from Truist Bank and joint venture equity from a European investor.

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