STAFFORD, TEXAS — The Philipsborn Co., a Chicago-based mortgage banking firm, has arranged a $4 million loan for the refinancing of a distribution center located at 4030 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, about 15 miles southwest of Houston. Built in 1983, the 66,336-square-foot warehouse is situated on 4.1 acres and features 24- to 26-foot clear heights, four exterior loading docks, nearly 10,000 square feet of finished office space and 2,628 square feet of refrigerated space. The facility is leased on a long-term basis to a national specialty food distributor. David Kubert of Philipsborn arranged the 15-year, fixed-rate loan through Ameritas Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, a private investor.
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PGIM Real Estate Provides $10.7M HUD Refinance Loan for Skilled Nursing Facility in New Orleans
by Alex Tostado
NEW ORLEANS — PGIM Real Estate Finance has provided a $10.7 million HUD loan to refinance St. Margaret’s Daughters Home, a nonprofit skilled nursing facility located in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. St. Margaret’s Daughters Home was constructed in 2013 and sits on the site of the former Lindy Boggs Medical Center, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The $33 million construction of the new facility was initially financed using a capital stack of New Market Tax Credits (NMTC), Historic Tax Credits (HTC), OCD Loan Funds, FEMA grant money, bank loan funds and sponsor equity. Through this refinancing, PGIM Real Estate Finance led the borrower in reducing and simplifying its existing debt via the HUD loan. St. Margaret’s Daughters Home features 100 rooms designed for occupancy by up to 112 residents. There are seven acute-care hospitals located within five miles of the property. St. Margaret’s Daughters Home is home to Team Gleason House, one of only two advanced-technology centers in the United States with dedicated design features for patients with ALS. Former New Orleans Saints football player Steve Gleason founded Team Gleason House.
SAN ANTONIO — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $30 million acquisition loan for an undisclosed, Class B apartment community in San Antonio. The 300-unit property is located roughly 10 miles north of downtown San Antonio and features amenities such as a resident clubhouse, business center, fitness center and two pools. Tip Strickland, David Schwarz and Kevin Amend of Newmark Knight Frank placed the debt with NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
HOUSE SPRINGS, MO. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has arranged a $10.2 million first mortgage loan for Byrnes Mill Farms manufactured housing community in House Springs, located about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis. Built in 1986, the 372-site community features a pool and clubhouse. A national lender provided the bridge loan, which features a 16-month term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from the loan refinanced the existing first mortgage, funded a reserve to be used for new house purchases, paid for closing costs and returned equity to the borrower, MHPI.
SEATTLE — Talonvest Capital has secured a $13.8 million permanent loan on behalf of Catalyst Storage Investors for West Coast Self-Storage in Seattle. A CMBS lender funded the non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate, full-term, interest-only financing. The loan is secured by a Class A self-storage asset located at 3736 Rainier Ave. South in Seattle. Developed in 2014 by the borrower, the facility features 851 climate-controlled units and 64,689 net rentable square feet. Kim Bishop, Jim Davies, Tom Sherlock, David DiRienzo and Lauren Maehler of Talonvest arranged the financing.
Technology and data are here to make things easier, faster and more accurate than ever before. However, some industries have lagged behind. This inspired Walker & Dunlop and its data science partner, GeoPhy, to fulfill a need in the market related to multifamily valuation. “We built Apprise because we saw a significant opportunity to improve a critical part of the underwriting and valuation process that has largely gone unchanged for decades,” says Brad Savage, Chief Product Officer for Apprise by Walker & Dunlop. “It is the natural and needed progression of any industry to harness the power of technology to make its practitioners more efficient and more informed. This is something we’re seeing in nearly all industries, except commercial real estate valuation…until now.” Apprise by Walker & Dunlop integrates data feeds and business processes that cover 80 percent of the steps in the traditional appraisal process. This can often result in appraisals in five days or less, compared to up to three weeks for traditional reports. The process is powered by GeoPhy’s Automated Valuation Model (AVM), which automates data feeds and can pre-populate relevant fields, preventing errors or duplicate entries that can happen with manual submissions. Selection bias is also reduced with the …
It’s no secret America is in a housing crisis, but the problem is easier to identify than it is to tackle. David Leopold, senior vice president and head of affordable housing for Berkadia, believes it can be tackled, however, if the industry’s best and brightest can collaborate on a nationwide strategy. Finance Insight (FI): What is your view on the affordable housing market? Leopold: It’s an exciting time in the affordable housing market. There’s massive demand for affordable housing nationwide, which means new opportunities for innovation and new needs to be fulfilled. There’s also a real sense of urgency and commitment galvanizing players across the industry to pursue innovative solutions that will result in decent, affordable and safe housing in every single community across the country. This extends to developers, lawmakers, real estate professionals and beyond. It’s a tall order, but this work is essential to the well-being of our communities. FI: Speaking of tall orders, what are some of the challenges facing the affordable housing industry? Leopold: Rent control is certainly a hot topic and will remain one in the year ahead. Last year was a significant chapter in the rent control debate, with comprehensive statewide reform enacted in …
A total of $109.6 billion of CMBS mortgages are up for refinancing over the next two years, with $57.6 billion coming due in 2020 and $52 billion the following year. Single-asset, single-borrower CMBS transactions represent 66 percent of this total, while conduit loans account for 29 percent. These are two of the largest deal types in CMBS. Short-term loans against hotels account for $31.7 billion, or 28.9 percent of the total coming due. That’s the result of the heavy acquisition and brand consolidation activity within the hotel segment in recent years. Office and retail comprise 21.6 percent and 23.2 percent of the total coming due, respectively. While interest rates have remained extremely low for the past two years, helping keep the incidence of maturity defaults low, the risk is that rates will increase, which could lead to a rise in defaults. (The 10-year Treasury yield stood at 1.8 percent as of mid-January compared with 2.7 percent a year earlier.) Analysis & Findings Trepp has reviewed the $31.6 billion of conduit loans maturing from now through 2021 and examined whether they would pass certain refinancing thresholds based on prevailing loan-to-value (LTV) and debt-service coverage ratios, as well as debt-yield requirements. We …
MIAMI — Aztec Group has arranged a $17.4 million refinancing loan for Sunset Strip, an 86,029-square-foot retail center in Miami. Presidente Supermarket and Dollar Tree anchor the property, which includes other tenants such as Atlantis Academy, Metro PCS, Inkaholik and Atlakat Restaurant & Grill. The property is situated at 10855 S.W. 72nd St., 12 miles west of downtown Miami. Starwood Mortgage Capital provided the loan to an affiliate of Miami-based CF Properties. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan has a 10-year term with a fixed 3.57 percent interest rate.
HOUSTON — Acres Capital Corp., a New York-based balance sheet lender, has provided a $49 million construction loan to fund the completion of Sovereign at the Ballpark, a 229-unit apartment community located near Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston. Units at the Class A property will feature stainless steel appliances, granite and quartz countertops, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, golf simulator and a coffee bar. The borrower was Sovereign Properties, an investment and development firm led by Russ Krivor. The construction loan carries an 18-month term.