AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Trez Capital has closed in $15 million construction financing for Phoenix-based Virtua Partners’ first-ever Opportunity Zone project. Virtua Credit arranged the loan, which will finance the development of a SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Avondale, a western suburb of Phoenix. Located off North 99th Avenue, the 128-suite hotel will anchor a 58-acre mixed-use development that will include retail, restaurant, multifamily and single-family developments. Slated to open in summer 2020, the hotel will feature a fitness center and pool, free Wi-Fi, in-suite workspaces and an on-site business center. Hotel Equities will manage the hotel.
HINGHAM, MASS. — Boston-based mortgage banking firm EagleBridge Capital has arranged $2.1 million in acquisition financing for a 23,600-square-foot industrial building located at 80 Sharp St. in Hingham, a southern suburb of Boston. The borrower, Yankee Trader Seafood, which prepares and sells frozen prepackaged seafood meals, will occupy and renovate the space. Ted Sidel of EagleBridge Capital secured the loan, specific terms of which were not disclosed, through a Massachusetts thrift institution.
HIAWATHA, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has arranged a $15 million loan for the acquisition of an 80,000-square-foot medical facility in Hiawatha. Mercy Medical Hospital has a 20-year lease at the property while Wolf Eye Clinic has a 14-year lease. The five-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule, a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio and a fixed rate of 4.58 percent. Borrower information was not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $33.2 million refinancing loan for BayVue Apartments, a 368-unit, garden-style apartment community in Tampa. The Freddie Mac loan features a 10-year term, floating rate term and 30-year amortization schedule. BayVue Apartments is situated near Tampa International Airport and was built in 1988. The property comprises 29 two-story buildings spanning 23.4 acres. Community amenities include a clubhouse, two swimming pools, fitness center, business center, racquetball court and a car wash center. Alan Tapie of Grandbridge originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
PLAINFIELD, CONN. — Greystone has provided $7.1 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of Colonial Health & Rehab, a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in Plainfield, located near the Rhode Island border. The borrowers were owner-operators Curtis Rodowicz and Robert Darigan. Lisa Fischman of Greystone originated the loan, with the expectation that it will eventually be converted to FHA-insured financing. The nonrecourse loan features a 35-year term and fixed interest rate.
DENVER — HFF has secured $10.2 million in refinancing for 2nd and Clayton, a mixed-use office and retail property located in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood. Unico Properties, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group, is the borrower and used the proceeds to pay off an existing loan. Originally constructed in 1954, the asset comprises three buildings totaling 18,460 square feet of retail and office space. The properties are located at 2641, 2645, 2659 East 2nd Ave. and 211 and 227 Clayton St. Tom Wilson and Leon McBroom of HFF arranged the six-year, fixed-rate loan with a portfolio lender for the borrower.
HOUSTON — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $21 million loan for the acquisition of a newly built multifamily property in Houston. The Class A community features a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling stations, conference room and storage units. Greg Young and David Cortez of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital placed the loan through NXT Capital. The borrower and property name were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of permanent financing for the acquisition of 21 Pearl, a 272-bed student housing community serving the University of Texas at Austin. The 135-unit property was completed in 2013 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Benjamin Roelke and Ian Walker of CBRE arranged the financing on behalf of TEXLA Housing Partners and a private equity fund managed by Crow Holdings Capital. A life insurance company provided the loan, which features full-term interest-only payments along with a flexible prepayment structure. 21 Pearl is the joint venture’s first acquisition.
FLINT, MICH. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $2.2 million loan for the refinancing of Eagle Ridge Square in Flint. The 104-unit affordable housing property was built in 1999. All of the units are designated for residents who earn at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The property features a clubhouse, daycare facility, pool and garage parking. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Eagle Ridge Square Apartments Limited Dividend Housing Association LLC was the borrower.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — MRP Realty has received $191.8 million in development financing for Phase I of Bryant Street, a mixed-use project in northeast Washington, D.C. Phase I includes three mid-rise buildings comprising 487 multifamily units, a nine-screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and an additional 38,482 square feet of ground-floor retail space. At full buildout, the 13-acre project will feature 1,500 residential units, 250,000 square feet of retail space, 1.5 acres of green space and up to 2,000 parking spaces. The transit-oriented development will be located in the Edgewood neighborhood, near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and Fourth Street, adjacent to the Rhode Island Metro Station. Bryant Street is a redevelopment of a former shopping plaza named Rhode Island Center. SK&I is the architect for the residential portions of the project. Construction began in February. Phase I is slated for completion in spring 2021. HFF worked on behalf of the developer to arrange a $59.8 million joint-venture equity partnership with FRP Development Corp. HFF also secured $132 million in construction financing through a national bank. Stephen Conley, Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, John Owendoff, Daniel McIntyre and Cary Abod led the HFF debt and equity placement team. Founded in 2005, MRP Realty …