NEW YORK CITY — ABS Altman Warwick, a New York City-based division of ABS Partners Real Estate, has arranged a $29.7 million refinancing for a three-building multifamily portfolio in Upper Manhattan. The 183-unit portfolio includes a 73-unit building in Washington Heights and two buildings totaling 110 units in Hamilton Heights. Freddie Mac provided the loan at a fixed interest rate of 3.47 percent for 10 years with four years of interest-only payments. John Leslie and Patrick Rhea of ABS Altman Warwick arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, which has owned the portfolio since the early 2000s.
SAN DIEGO AND LA MESA, CALIF. — Real Asymmetry has received $58.5 million in refinancing for a recently renovated, five-property multifamily portfolio in San Diego and La Mesa. Zane Sweet of JLL Capital Markets arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Union Bank for the borrower. Loan proceeds were used to refinance existing bank debt. Totaling 328 workforce-oriented apartments, the portfolio includes Asana at North Park at 3710-3810 Wabash Ave., Pacific Cove at 4019 Oakcrest Drive and 14th Street at 1028 14th St. in San Diego, as well as Tierra Del Rey at 3675 King St. and Tiburon at 7740 Parkway Drive in La Mesa.
PHOENIX — Tower Capital has secured two acquisition loans totaling $26.2 million for multifamily properties in Phoenix. The names of borrowers were not disclosed. The Phoenix-based independent structured finance firm arranged $21.5 million for San Maria Apartments, a 400-unit affordable housing complex located at 7002 W. Indian School Road in Phoenix. The gated property features a heated swimming pool, spa, basketball court, on-site laundry facility and covered parking. Additionally, Tower Capital arranged $4.7 million for Arcadia Palms Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4446 N. 36th St. in Phoenix. Situated in the city’s Arcadia submarket, the property features 34 apartments.
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has arranged a $14.5 million nonrecourse loan for the refinancing of Willow Falls in Cedar Falls. Built in 2017, the 108-unit multifamily property is located at 1003 Bluegrass Circle. Marcus & Millichap arranged the loan at a fixed rate of 4.1 percent on behalf of the undisclosed developer.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.4 million Freddie Mac small balance loan for the acquisition of Chalet Villa Apartments in Clarkston, about 40 miles north of Detroit. Built in 1974, the 123-unit apartment community is located at 6935 Tuson Blvd. It consists of eight two-story buildings. Larry Harwood of Q10 | Lutz Financial Services arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The borrower was 6935 Chalet Villa Apartments LLC. The seller recently invested approximately $1.8 million in capital improvements to the roofing, sidewalks and sewer.
ATLANTA — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $340 million loan for the acquisition of Pure Multi-Family REIT (TSX: RUF), a publicly traded Canadian real estate investment trust. Atlanta-based real estate firm Cortland Partners LLC acquired Pure late last year in a $1.2 billion all-cash transaction, which included a 22-property multifamily portfolio totaling 7,085 units. All properties in the portfolio are located in the Sun Belt region of the United States, which spans from the southern half of California to South Carolina. A large portion of the portfolio is located in Houston and Dallas, and the deal will make Cortland the largest multifamily owner-operator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Cortland plans to implement a capital improvement investment in each of the properties to improve the exteriors, landscaping, amenities and interior unit finishes. “The acquisition of PURE Multi-Family REIT represents our confidence and conviction in multifamily growth,” says Mike Altman, chief investment officer of Cortland. “By executing our financing on this acquisition, [Walker & Dunlop has] allowed us to continue our growth in these markets.” Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland and Jonathan Schwartz led the Walker & Dunlop financing team. Deutsche Bank served as a lending partner. — Alex Patton
DENVER — JLL has arranged $18.8 million in financing for the development of Bloom at Cherry Creek, a multifamily property located at 4700 E. Kentucky Ave. in Denver. Kristian Lichtenfels and Matt Steffen of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Botnick Realty, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate construction loan through a regional bank. Situated on 1.1 acres within Denver’s Cherry Creek district, Bloom at Cherry Creek will feature 111 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Units feature white shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, luxury flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. The five-story, podium-style property is slated for completion in mid-2021. Community amenities will include a rooftop deck with firepit, grilling station, community kitchen, game room, fitness center and workstations.
LOS ANGELES — Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE) has closed a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) transaction totaling $14.5 million in financing through the California Statewide Communities Development Authority’s Open PACE program. The financing will support energy efficiency, seismic strengthening and water conservation measures at a new multifamily property, which LiveWorkCreate is developing. Located at 2870 W. Olympic Blvd. in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, the seven-story multifamily development will feature 126 units, ground-floor retail space and a parking garage. Upgraded sustainability features are projected to reduce electricity and water consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. The upgraded multifamily property is slated for completion in 2022. The $14.5 million in C-PACE funding for the project is being used to directly support energy-efficient infrastructure investments throughout the building, including building envelope, interior lighting, HVAC, low-flow fixtures and high-efficiency domestic hot water.
HAMILTON, OHIO — Preston Hollow Capital has completed a $38 million tax-exempt bond financing on behalf of the city of Hamilton, which is located 20 miles north of Cincinnati. The bonds will be used to support the redevelopment of the former Champion Paper Mill into a 20-acre sports and entertainment complex. The project will consist of a 650,000-square-foot sports complex and a 360,000-square-foot hotel, which will include convention, retail and commercial space in addition to the 235 hotel rooms. The Hamilton Community Authority issued the bonds, which were placed with Dallas-based Preston Hollow. Piper Sandler served as underwriter on the financing. Squire Patton Boggs LLP served as bond counsel and Bradley Payne Advisors LLC served as financial advisor.
DETROIT — Kennedy Funding has provided a $1.5 million loan for the refinancing of Conner Creek Medical Center in Detroit. Funds will be used to pay off existing debt and for working capital. The facility was recently selected by the state of Michigan as a site for testing and treating COVID-19 patients. The property originally served as Holy Cross Hospital and later became St. John Hospital, which ceased operations in 2004. Since then, St. John leased the facility to varying medical practices until the building was acquired by new owners in 2015. Approximately 131,331 square feet of the five-story, 225,000-square-foot property is occupied by 11 tenants. The Department of Veterans Affairs occupies 29,012 square feet and Conner Creek Life Solutions occupies 32,500 square feet. Working capital from the loan will, in part, fund the conversion of the remaining square feet into additional medical office space. Conner Creek Center LLC was the borrower.