NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $5.7 million in acquisition financing for three multifamily properties in Queens. The three properties are located at 84-47 Lefferts Blvd., 83-35 Lefferts Blvd. and 84-10 120th Street. A balanced sheet lender provided the five-year loan, which features an interest rate of 3.88 percent and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Gandolfo DiFiore of MDM Development is the borrower. Aaron Lerman and Sam Shifer of Meridian handled the transaction.
SALINAS, CALIF. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $29 million loan to refinance Pacific Coast Care Center, a 149-bed skilled nursing facility in Salinas, just south of the Bay Area proper. The facility was built in 1979. The borrower is an investor group led by BM Eagle Holdings and BlueMountain Capital Management. Financing for the property was closed using the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program. Proceeds from the FHA loan were used to pay down a portion of an interim bridge loan. A KeyBank-led bank syndicate originally provided the acquisition financing in mid-2017 as part of a multi-asset skilled nursing portfolio. The deal team consisted of John Randolph of Key Bank’s FHA Healthcare team and Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzaera from Key Bank’s Healthcare Group.
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Regions Bank has provided a $54 million construction loan to FCI Residential Corp. for Miramar Phase II, which will include Catalina at Miramar. Catalina at Miramar will be a 300-unit rental townhouse development spanning 33 acres. Delivery is expected for January 2022. The project will consist of 180 two-bedroom units and 120 three-bedroom units in 36 two-story buildings of two types. The first type will consist of a traditional two-story townhome with one- and two-car garage options. The second building type will consist of two-stories without a garage with front patio, back-to-back units including spacious public courtyards and pedestrian walkways between buildings. Communal amenities will include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, yoga room, virtual fitness, business center, swimming pool with outdoor kitchen and café-style lounge area.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $19.4 million sale of 1700 Palm Beach Lakes, a 113,964-square-foot office building in West Palm Beach. Located at 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., the building was delivered in 1988 and features structured parking and a covered entrance. The seller, 1700 PBL LLC, an affiliate of Breakers Capital, recently completed a $2 million renovation that included a complete elevator modernization, clobby and garage restorations and a full-building generator replacement. Capstone acquired the property. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Miguel Alcivar, Michael Ciadella and Anthony Librizzi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in arranging an $18.4 million acquisition loan from Blue Vista Finance.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — The Aztec Group has arranged an $18.5 million refinancing of an existing construction loan for Pembroke Centre in Pembroke Pines. Continental Casualty Co. provided the five-year, non-recourse, fixed-rate loan. The borrower, Hart Lyman Cos., delivered Pembroke Centre, a 37,900-square-foot shopping center, in 2017. Tenants include anchor Twin Peaks, Comcast, TooJay’s, AT&T, Firebirds, Pieology and Habit Burger. Howard Taft, Charles Penan and Joel Zusman of Atzec Group represented the borrower in the loan transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — 3650 REIT, a Miami-based balance-sheet lender, has provided a $90 million, 10-year loan for the refinancing of Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West, a 304-room hotel in Plano. Completed in 2017 by borrower and developer Sam Moon Group, the property offers 26,000 square feet of conference and meeting space, as well as a pool deck and bar, spa and a fitness center. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
BOSTON — Fortis Property Group has received an $87.5 million construction loan for LaGrange Street Residential Development, a 170-unit multifamily property in Boston. The project will include street-level retail. Apollo Global Management provided the loan. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, 22 of which will be rented at below-market rates. Construction is underway, slated for completion in late 2021. Stantec is the architect of the project and Zarifi is the interior designer.
NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq has arranged a $4 million cash-out refinance of a 8,799-square-foot multifamily property in Brooklyn. The property, 66 Nassau Avenue, is five stories with ground floor retail. The loan was structured with a 10-year term, a 4 percent fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The property was originally acquired in 2000 and was later demolished and redeveloped in 2018.
LOS ANGELES — PCCP has provided $268.4 million in financing for the acquisition of two newly built, 28-story apartment towers in downtown Los Angeles. Known as The Grace and The Griffin, the Class A properties offer a total of 575 units and were delivered in late 2018 by the seller, Holland Partners. The properties are located at 732 and 755 South Spring St. Totaling 275 units, The Griffin features a mix of six studios, 155 one-bedroom, 55 two-bedroom and 59 three-bedroom apartments and 9,726 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The Grace offers 300 units in a mix of 18 studios, 195 one-bedroom, 61 two-bedroom and 26 three-bedroom layouts, as well as 7,569 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The units feature open floor plans with integrated kitchens, quartz countertops, stainless steel hardware and appliances, in-unit washers/dryers, recessed light fixtures, vinyl plank flooring and 9.5-foot ceiling heights. Each building features a resort-style infinity pool and spa, observatory rooftop lounge, bar and entertainment lounge, dog wash and run, two-story fitness center and yoga studio, business center, package delivery lockers, dry cleaning drop-off, electric vehicle charging stations and a coffee bar. Currently nearly 50 percent leased, the undisclosed buyer plans to hold …
HOUSTON — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged two loans totaling $36 million for a pair of multifamily assets in southwest Houston. In the first transaction, Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed a $21 million loan for the refinancing of a 430-unit property. The loan featured a 3.99 percent interest rate and five-years of interest-only payments. In the second deal, Mullin arranged a $15 million, floating-rate loan for the acquisition of a 275-unit community. The borrowers and property names were not disclosed.