ATLANTA — Berkadia has provided a $16.2 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for The Residences at City Center, a 182-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood. The 10-year loan features a floating interest rate and five years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that were recently renovated to include granite countertops, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and bay windows. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, laundry facilities, outdoor area with grilling stations and a dog park. The Residences is located at 55 Maple St. NW, adjacent to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Andy Hill and Tyler Nowlin of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Texas-based Domain Communities.
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Arbor Realty Trust Provides $59M Fannie Mae Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Property in Metro Boston
by Alex Patton
CHELSEA, MASS. — Arbor Realty Trust has provided a $59 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of One North of Boston II, a 222-unit multifamily property located in the northern Boston suburb of Chelsea. Arbor provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan to a joint venture between locally based firms Redgate Capital Partners LLC and TransDel Corp. Located at 150 Heard St., the six-story property totals 182,581 net rentable square feet and features two studio apartments, 161 one-bedroom, 44 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom units. The property, which is Phase II of the One North Boston project, was constructed in 2016. Jeff Black, Kevin Phelan, Sean Burke and Bryan Koop of Colliers International originated the loan.
BOSTON — EagleBridge Capital has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 40,500-square-foot office building in Boston. A regional financial institution provided the 10-year, nonrecourse loan to the undisclosed borrower at a fixed interest rate of 3 percent. Located at 33 Broad St., the 11-story building is 100 percent leased to tenants in the legal, accounting, consulting, finance and real estate sectors. State Street Eye Health and Expresso Love lease the ground-floor retail space. Ted Sidel of EagleBridge arranged the loan.
HOUSTON — New York-based Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $28 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Casa Verde, a 384-unit apartment community in Houston. Built in 1973 and renovated in 2010, the property features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Brian Scharf of Arbor originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $20.7 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the refinancing and rehabilitation of Oak Park Village, a 100-unit affordable housing property in St. Louis Park, just west of Minneapolis. All 100 units will be covered by a project-based Section 8 HAP contract. The property will undergo $4.7 million in renovations, including replacement of certain mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems and upgraded lighting. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the project utilized low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds. Dougherty & Co. LLC, an affiliate of Dougherty Mortgage, underwrote the bonds. The 40-year loan is fully amortized. Oak Park Village Partners LP was the borrower.
By Chad Thomas Hagwood, Hunt Real Estate Capital Thanks to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), forbearance is now one of the biggest buzzwords in multifamily finance. When the FHFA announced at the end of March that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would offer mortgage forbearance to multifamily properties facing hardship as a result of COVID-19, many multifamily owners adopted a wait-and-see attitude. That was the right decision. As April went on, the NMHC Rent Payment Tracker steadily trended higher. By May 13, full or partial rent for the month of May was 87.7 percent collected. But with unemployment spiking to record levels, rent collections through the spring and into the summer will most certainly decline at many properties, causing owners to give those forbearance offers a second look. My advice: if there is anything owners can do to avoid forbearance, they should. While tempting, mortgage forbearance should be considered a last resort. Forbearance could take a reputational toll It’s generally implied that entering into a forbearance agreement will not impact a borrower’s ability to secure financing in the future. In an age that obsessively collects and retrieves data of all sorts, experience — and common sense — suggests that …
Greystone Provides $45.8M Fannie Mae Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Ambler, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
AMBLER, PA. — Greystone has provided a $45.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of The Woods Apartments, a 321-unit multifamily property in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Ambler.The borrower was Woods Realty Associates. Located at 1410 E. Butler Pike, the garden-style property was originally constructed in 1974 and features one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans. Dan Sacks of Greystone arranged the loan, which carries a 12-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule.
TACOMA AND EVERETT, WASH. — San Francisco-based Gantry has arranged $24.8 million in financing for two properties located in Washington’s Puget Sound region. Mike Wood of Gantry’s Seattle office secured the financing for both properties through two correspondent life insurance companies The firm arranged a three-year, $17 million bridge loan for the Brewery Blocks, a multifamily property in Tacoma. The newly built community features 49 apartments and 31,000 square feet of commercial space. Wood secured the loan for the borrower, Horizon Commerce Partners, with a West Coast-based life insurance company. Additionally, Wood arranged a $7.8 million loan for two buildings at Seaway Business Park in Everett. The loan includes five years of interest-only payments. Built in 2003, the two industrial buildings are located at 1330 and 1500 Industry St. and offer a total of 112,475 square feet. Building G consists of 46,590 square feet and Building H features 65,885 square feet. The properties offer 24-foot clear heights and reinforced concrete construction.
ARNOLD, MO. — Love Funding has provided a $12.9 million FHA loan for The Woodlands of Arnold, an assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing complex in Arnold, nearly 20 miles south of St. Louis. The loan will replace bridge financing on the property. The Woodlands of Arnold is part of a larger healthcare campus, offering a full continuum of care including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The subject credit facility included financing for a 178-bed skilled nursing facility and a 24-unit assisted living facility that is being converted into a memory care facility. Midland States Bank provided the original bridge loan for the undisclosed borrower. Eric Forguson of Love Funding arranged the nonrecourse, 35-year HUD loan.
Merchants Capital Provides $35.4M Freddie Mac Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Property in Queens
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Capital has provided a seven-year, $35.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Jamaica Apartments, a 133-unit multifamily property in Queens. The borrower was New York-based Bayrock Capital. Located on Jamaica Avenue, the two-building property was originally built as a traditional multifamily development. The ownership has since partnered with the New York City Department of Homeless Services to convert 100 percent of the units into affordable and transitional housing.