CHICAGO — NorthMarq has arranged a $5.6 million loan for the acquisition of 607 West Oakdale, an 18-unit apartment building in Chicago. The property also features street-level commercial space. Jeff Frankel of NorthMarq arranged the seven-year loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.
AURORA, COLO. — Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (NYSE: RHP) has received a financing package totaling $880 million to refinance the construction and mezzanine loans for Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, just east of Denver. Wells Fargo both provided and arranged the loan. Sitting on 85 acres, Gaylord Rockies features over 1,500 guest rooms including 114 suites and over 485,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. Amenities include eight restaurants, a spa/salon, multiple retail shops and a $25 million indoor/outdoor water park. Marriott International operates the resort, which opened in December 2018. Ryman Hospitality is a publicly traded lodging REIT specializing in destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. The original loans were scheduled to mature in December 2019. Although the owner of the property is a joint venture, with Ryman owning 61.2 percent of the property, the other owners were not disclosed. The new loan consists of an $800 million term loan and an additional $80 million of borrowing capacity should the joint venture decide to pursue a future expansion. The new loan matures in July 2023 with three one-year extension options and bears an interest rate at LIBOR plus 2.5 percent. Simultaneously with the …
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Greystone has provided an $8.9 million Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan for the refinancing of The Rail at Georgetown, a 113-unit apartment complex in Georgetown, a northern suburb of Austin. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a playground, pet play area and onsite laundry facilities. D.J. Elefant of Greystone provided the loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and three years of interest-only payments, to The Rail at Georgetown LLC. The borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to implement water- and energy-saving measures.
WATERFORD, CONN. — Washington Trust, a community bank serving the Northeast, has provided an $11.8 million construction loan for a 72-unit apartment project located in the coastal Connecticut city of Waterford. The property will feature equal numbers of one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 845 to 1,140 square feet. Communal amenities will include a fitness center, recreation area and a resident clubhouse. The borrower was Connecticut-based Waterford Parc LLC. The loan carries an 18-month term and a floating interest rate. Construction is expected to be complete in early 2020.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has arranged a $178 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Hoyt & Horn, a new 26-story apartment tower in downtown Brooklyn. Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital provided the loan to the borrower, a joint venture between affiliates of Rose Associates and Benenson Capital Partners. The 15-year, fixed-rate loan was structured as a direct purchase of tax-exempt and taxable bonds issued through the New York State Housing Finance Agency’s 80/20 Housing Program. Under the 80/20 program, 20 percent of the units within a building are set aside for low- and moderate-income households. The new financing replaces the original $158 million construction loan provided by J.P. Morgan and SunTrust Bank. Built in 2018, Hoyt & Horn is a mixed-income rental community with 368 units. It features a lobby, bicycle storage, fitness center, golf simulator, game room and outdoor decks. Starbucks recently signed a 10-year lease for 2,050 square feet on the ground floor of the property and is expected to open late this year. An additional 7,500 square feet along Livingston Street and 3,600 square feet on Schermerhorn Street are currently available for lease. Drew Fletcher of Greystone Capital Advisors served as exclusive advisor on the transaction, …
DALLAS — PGIM Real Estate Finance has provided a $450 million first mortgage loan for a 140-building industrial portfolio primarily in the Southeast and Texas. The portfolio spans 57 projects within eight separate markets, with the largest concentration in Atlanta, Memphis, Tampa and Texas. Dallas-based PGIM provided the seven-year, fixed-rate loan to DRA Advisors, an office and industrial real estate investment firm with $10 billion of assets under management. The 9.8 million-square-foot portfolio had a combined 482 tenants at the time of the acquisition. The seller(s) was not disclosed. PGIM Real Estate Finance had financed the majority of the previous loans on the portfolio.
SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of The Clare, a 352-unit multifamily community in Southaven. NKF also provided the buyer, ValCap Group, with a $25 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan. The Clare was constructed in 1997 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 723 to 1,120 square feet. Communal amenities include two swimming pools, a tennis court, volleyball court and a fitness center. The Clare, formerly known as Legacy at Church Lake, is situated at 5186 Church Lake Drive, 18 miles south of downtown Memphis. The seller was not disclosed. Blake Pera of NKF represented the buyer in the transaction. Adam Randall, John Meany and John Westby-Gibson of NKF placed the debt financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Stonehenge NYC, a New York City-based investment and management firm, has received a $63 million loan for the refinancing of two multifamily buildings totaling 206 units in Manhattan. The properties are located at 108 W. 15th St. and 210 W. 89th St. and span 56 and 150 units, respectively. New York Community Bank provided the funds to Stonehenge, which has owned and managed the buildings since the 1990s. Ralph Herzka and Abe Hirsh of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing, the specific terms of which were not disclosed.
MIDDLETOWN, PA. — Sims Mortgage Funding, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based lender HJ Sims, has provided a $5.3 million HUD-insured loan for Middletown Interfaith Apartments, a 125-unit affordable seniors housing community located outside of Harrisburg. The property was built in the early 1980s. Sims Mortgage secured the financing through the HUD 223(f) loan program, which is often used to finance affordable housing projects. The loan, a portion of which will be used to fund capital improvements, was structured with a 35-year term.
HOUSTON — Square Mile Capital Management LLC has provided a $46 million loan for the refinancing of 1885 St. James Place, a 165,000-square-foot office building located in the Galleria/Uptown area of Houston. The borrower, Mission Cos., an owner-operator that manages about 1 million square feet of office and medical space throughout Houston, developed the Class A property in 2016. John Ream of JLL placed the loan, a portion of which will be used to fund leasing costs.
