Loans

NEW YORK CITY — PCCP has provided a $152 million senior loan to refinance The Pioneer Building, a 270,000-square-foot, 10-story office property in Brooklyn. Located at 41 Flatbush Ave., the former warehouse/storage facility was constructed in 1896 and was converted to a creative office space after it was acquired in 2014 by a joint venture of Quinlan Development Group and Building and Land Technology. As part of the renovation, Quinlan and BLT updated the building’s façade and installed elevators, a modern HVAC system, windows and a landscaped rooftop amenity. PCCP provided the loan to Quinlan and BLT. Terms of the financing were undisclosed.

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided a $48.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Capstone Cottages of Lubbock, a 969-bed student housing community in the West Texas city of Lubbock. Built in 2017. The property features 216 units in one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a pool, business center, resident clubhouse, conference room and outdoor grilling and picnic area. Charles Foschini, Mitch Sinberg, Christoper Apone, Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia placed the debt on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Florida-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP and Alabama-based Capstone Collegiate Communities. The loan carried a floating interest rate, seven-year term and a 65 percent loan-to-value structure.

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HOUSTON — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged two acquisition loans totaling $17.1 million for a pair of apartment properties in the Houston area. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged an $8.7 million bridge loan for a 170-unit property in Brazoria County. In the second deal, Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed an $8.4 million loan for a 100-unit asset in Galveston County. The property names and borrowers were not disclosed.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $34.4 million acquisition loan for Trade Centre South, a 10-story, 216,038-square-foot office property in Fort Lauderdale. The floating-rate loan has a four-year term plus an extension option with interest-only payments. The asset is situated about six miles north of downtown Fort Lauderdale, HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Cardinal Point Management and Halstatt Real Estate Partners.

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OMAHA, NEB. — CBRE has arranged $11.9 million in financing for Esprit Whispering Ridge, a 91-unit assisted living and memory care community in Omaha. The borrower is a joint venture between South Dakota-based real estate firm Hegg Cos. and management/consulting firm Paradigm Senior Living. Situated on 6.9 acres, the community is located less than five miles from the only full-service hospital in West Omaha. Aron Will and Austin Sacco of CBRE originated the 10-year, fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loan with 36 months of interest-only payments. The funds will be used to refinance the original construction loan for the property.

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NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $21.4 million loan to refinance a 78,313-square-foot mixed-use building in Queens. Located at 251-73 Jericho Turnpike, the newly constructed property is 70 percent leased to six office and retail tenants. The exterior of the building is primarily brick, steel and glass. Madison Realty Capital provided the financing to borrower AB Capstone, which plans to use the funds to refinance previous debt and support final lease-up of the property. 

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PEABODY, MASS. —  Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $2.5 million loan to refinance a four-story office building in Peabody. Located at 1R Newbury St., the 40,861-square-foot property is currently occupied by 22 tenants. The building is part of Peabody Corporate Center. Derek Coulombe and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga secured the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was not disclosed. 

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INDIANAPOLIS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.3 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Wildwood Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily property in Indianapolis. Wildwood Apartments features communal amenities such as a pool, fitness center, basketball court, tennis court and a playground. David Garfinkel of NorthMarq placed the loan, which carries a five-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Proceeds will be used to fund continued value-add programs and upgrades to the unit interiors and amenity spaces.  

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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged acquisition financing for Harbor Walk and The Shore, two multifamily properties totaling 312 units in the southeastern Houston suburb of League City. The balance sheet loan, which was provided by a balance sheet lender, featured a five-year term and interest-only payments. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed, Houston-based borrower.

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  Jeff Weidell, president of NorthMarq, recognizes there is still plenty of money out there to sustain activity levels in 2019. He also recognizes, however, that lenders are becoming prudent in this extra-long real estate cycle. This has caused borrowers to flex their creative muscles as they fund their projects in the interim period between redevelopment and sale. Weidell notes that bridge financing is extremely active and popular, with many borrowers doing what they can to leverage the entire capital stack as we wait to see where this market is headed. Watch the video for more insights from Weidell about what 2019 will bring to the commercial real estate lending landscape.

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