BELLEVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $31.5 million loan for the refinancing of Storage Rentals of America, a self-storage facility located in Belleville, located due north of Newark. The facility, which was approximately 85 percent occupied at the time of sale, comprises 2,064 units totaling approximately 400,000 gross square feet. The property also houses 83,464 square feet of light industrial space. Griffin Guthneck and Wes Wallace of JLL arranged the nonrecourse loan, which includes a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower is Florida-based SROA Capital.
HAMDEN, CONN. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided $7.5 million in Fannie Mae DUS financing for Meadow Mills Assisted Living & Memory Care in Connecticut. Located on two acres in Hamden, just north of New Haven near Long Island Sound, the property offers 60 units of assisted living and memory care. The loan includes a 10-year, fixed-rate term on a 30-year amortization schedule and will be used to refinance existing debt. Ari Short of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan.
SHELBY, MICH. — Berkadia has originated a $23 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ashford Apartments in Shelby, about 30 miles north of Detroit. Located at 48377 Commonview Drive, the apartment property features two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a resort-style pool, sundeck and various health and fitness clubs. Colin Callaghan and Peter Benedetto of Berkadia originated the 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule and a loan-to-value ratio of 75 percent. Michigan-based Ashford 180 LLC, an affiliate of MJC Cos., was the borrower.
MCHENRY, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $5.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 218,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 1301 Ridgeview Drive in McHenry. Built in 1995, the air-conditioned building is located on almost 20 acres. Features include 20 exterior loading docks and parking for 519 cars and 40 trailers. Disk.com, which provides printing, manufacturing and fulfillment solutions, leases approximately 50 percent of the space. Krista Casper of Associated Bank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Midwest Industrial Funds.
MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS and NEW HAMPSHIRE — HFF has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for a portfolio of eight seniors housing properties totaling 565 units in New England. Northbridge Strategic Senior Housing Fund II was the borrower. Freddie Mac provided the capital, and HFF will service the loans. The intended use of the proceeds was not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio are Avita of Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine; Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, Maine; Avita of Wells in Wells, Maine; Carriage House at Lee’s Farm in Wayland, Massachusetts; Laurelwood at the Pinehills in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Ledgewood Bay at Milford in Milford, New Hampshire; Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, Maine; and Sunnybrook in Brunswick, Maine. The properties have an average completion date of 2014 and comprise a mixture of 49 independent living, 256 assisted living and 260 memory care units that were nearly 90 percent occupied at closing.
WAYNE, N.J. — Axiom Capital Corp., a real estate finance and advisory firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, has arranged $52 million in permanent financing for a 473,670-square-foot warehouse in Wayne, located northwest of Newark. Situated on 31 acres, the property features 40-foot clear heights, 42 dock doors and proximity to I-80 and U.S. Route 46. A life insurance company provided the loan, which features a 10-year term, a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was Peykar Family Properties of Wayne.
DAYTON, OHIO — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $33.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Water Street Residential in Dayton. The newly constructed apartment complex is located at 427 Water St. and consists of 269 units housed within seven buildings. There are 21 different floor plans and the unit mix includes 161 one-bedroom units, 93 two-bedroom units and 15 three-bedroom units. Amenities at the property, built in two phases in 2015 and 2018, include a clubhouse, movie theater room, business center and pool. Chad Kiner and A.J. Mangan of MSF Real Estate Capital Inc. arranged the 15-year, permanent loan, which replaced a short-term bridge loan that the borrower put in place in October. Water Street Residential I LLC was the borrower.
PHOENIX — Thorofare Capital has provided a $11.4 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily property in Phoenix. The name of the borrower was not released. The Class B property features 158 apartments and was 67 percent occupied at closing. The non-recourse loan features a five-year floating rate with interest-only payments. Additionally, the financing features 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio and funding for future capital expenditures. Kevin Miller, Felix Gutnikov and Daniel Pavlinik of Thorofare Capital handled the financing.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Locally based development and management firm Eastman Cos. has refinanced The Shoppes at Livingston Circle, a 95,809-square-foot retail center in Livingston, an eastern suburb of Newark. Built in 1993 and anchored by German discount grocer Aldi, the property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Olive Garden, Goldfish Swim and Club Pilates. Jon Mikula and Jim Cadranell of HFF placed the loan, which features a 12-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of Eastman. The lender was not disclosed. There are more than 150,000 residents earning an average annual household income in excess of $190,000 living within a five-mile radius of the center, which has been extensively redeveloped over the past two years.
CANADAGUIA, N.Y. — ACRES Capital, a New York-based real estate hedge fund, has provided a $37 million construction loan for the Hilton Tapestry Collection hotel in Canadaguia, a hospitality project located near Rochester. The project, which includes the development of a 44-unit condominium building, is valued at $53 million. Miami-based GenX Capital Partners and Boston-based Capstack Finance sourced the loan through ACRES Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.