Loans

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have separately announced nationwide initiatives to provide financial relief for their multifamily borrowers and tenants affected by the outbreak of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). The two government-sponsored enterprises are enacting programs that allow their borrowers to defer monthly payments for up to 90 days by showing hardship as a consequence of COVID-19 and by gaining lender approval. Additionally, participants in the program must agree to not evict their renters who are facing financial hardship due to the current health crisis. The agencies anticipate the initiatives could impact more than 54,000 apartment communities across the country. “This program is historic in its size, and it has the potential to provide relief to millions of families in multifamily rental homes financed through a Freddie Mac loan,” says Debby Jenkins, executive vice president and head of Freddie Mac Multifamily, which implemented a similar forbearance plan in 2017 following Hurricane Harvey in Houston. “Countless Americans are facing unimaginable hardships, and Freddie Mac is doing what we can to provide relief as our nation addresses this global pandemic,” says Jenkins. The outbreak of COVID-19 is likely to push the United States into a recession as the …

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

ROWLETT, TEXAS — Barings Real Estate Capital has provided a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Terra Lago, a 451-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Rowlett. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, a business center and a bocce court. The borrower was a partnership between Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. and Abode Properties.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $17.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Southern Cove, a 180-unit apartment complex in Tampa. The property was built in 1974 at 8741 Grove Terrace, nine miles northeast of downtown Tampa. The community offers two-bedroom units and townhomes. Communal amenities include a business center, clubhouse, dog park, swimming pool, tennis courts and a laundry facility. Mitch Sinberg, Wes Moczul and Brad Williamson of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, San Francisco-based 29th Street Capital. The three-year value-add loan offers a floating interest rate.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
king's-brooklyn

NEW YORK CITY — Helmsley Spear LLC has arranged a $9.5 million refinancing loan for the 49-room Kings Hotel in Brooklyn. Crown Bank provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan that carries a 25-year amortization schedule. Located at 2416 Atlantic Ave., the hotel features a fitness center and conference rooms. Showket Ahamed of Helmsley Spear arranged the financing.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Carriage-Inn-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has secured $20.5 million in first mortgage debt for Carriage Inn, a hotel located at the intersection of Burbank Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. The non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the entire loan term. Affiliated with the Best Western brand, the hotel features 178 guest rooms, meeting space, a pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center and surface parking for 160 cars. Patrick Brown and Elliot Eichner of Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The lender was also not disclosed.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Terra City Center Investments II LLC, an entity sponsored by development firm Terra, has received a $45 million refinancing loan for Phase II of Pines City Center in Pembroke Pines. First Bank of Florida provided the loan. Terra broke ground on Phase II last year and expects to complete the 150,000-square-foot project by the end of this year. Some of Phase II is complete, with 98 percent of the space leased to tenants including anchors Hobby Lobby and UFC Gym, as well as CoreLife Eatery, AT&T, Space Coast Credit Union, Walk-On’s Bistreaux, Chuy’s Tex Mex and McAlister’s Deli. Terra completed the145,000-square-foot first phase of Pines City Center before selling it to TA Realty in December 2018. Pines City Center spans 47 acres.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
SPARK-Railyards-Boulder-CO

BOULDER, COLO. — A joint venture between The John Buck Co., Kinship Capital and Element Properties has secured a $29.4 million construction loan for the development of S’PARK Railyards, a Class A office project in Boulder. Located at 3401 Bluff St., the four-story Railyards building will feature 64,000 square feet of office space and 5,263 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The office layouts have been designed with 25-foot spans between columns, offering nearly column-free floor plates. Slated for completion in March 2021, the project is 92.4 percent pre-leased. The Railyards project is located within S’PARK, a master-planned community that will offer 288 multifamily units, 106,029 square feet of office space, 31,363 square feet of ground-floor retail space and approximately 350 parking spaces across six separate buildings. Railyards is the fourth of six planned buildings to be built by the joint venture. Construction of the last two projects are scheduled to start by the end of the year. JLL Capital Markets arranged the five-year, floating-rate construction loan through Wintrust Financial Corp. Keith Largay, Brian Walsh and Leon McBroom of JLL Capital Market represented the borrower in the financing.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — PCCP LLC has provided a $95.6 million construction loan to a joint venture for a 16-story office building in Charlotte’s South End. Atlanta-based Portman Holdings and Washington, D.C.-based National Real Estate Advisors LLC are developing 2151 Hawkins, which will feature multiple rooftop terraces, a six-story parking structure, ground-level retail anchored by Sycamore Brewing and access to the LYNX Light Rail Blue Line. In addition to Sycamore, the developers plan to incorporate a food hall concept on the ground floor. Gensler designed the building, which, according to media reports, is expected to come on line in March 2021.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged a $13 million acquisition loan for an undisclosed 180-unit multifamily asset in Corpus Christi. Jamie Safier of LMI Capital placed the nonrecourse loan, which featured full-term, interest-only payments, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Proceeds will also cover costs of capital improvements.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

PHILADELPHIA — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged a $163 million floating-rate loan for the acquisition and refinancing of a 12-property industrial portfolio located in various markets across the United States. A partnership of CIT Group and BlackRock provided the loan. The borrower, Philadelphia-based Arden Group, will use the proceeds to acquire assets located in Texas, Georgia and Ohio and to refinance assets located in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub led an NKF team that arranged the loan. The seller of the portfolio was California-based investment firm Avistone LLC.  

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail