ATLANTA — Berkadia has arranged the sales of The Reserve in Lithonia and Friendly Hills Apartments in Decatur. Texas-based Praxis Capital acquired both communities for a combined $40.7 million. Paul Vetter, Andrew Mays, Judy MacManus and Matt White of Berkadia represented the seller, Atlanta-based Benimax, in both transactions. The Reserve, which sold for $23.9 million, is a garden-style community offering studio through three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, playground, picnic area and a fitness center. The property is located at 5650 Hillandale Drive, 17 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Jackson Cloak of Berkadia arranged a $19.8 million acquisition loan through Bridge Investment Group on behalf of Praxis for The Reserve. Friendly Hills Apartments is also a garden-style community that offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a basketball court, laundry facilities, swimming pool and a playground. Friendly Hills is located at 10 Friendly Hills Drive, 13 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Cloak originated a $12.3 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Praxis for Friendly Hills.
Loans
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $15.8 million loan for the construction of Sherwin Industrial, a redevelopment project of a 7.8-acre industrial site in Des Plaines. Panattoni Development Co. is the borrower and developer. Panattoni plans to tear down two existing industrial buildings on the site and build a 162,000-square-foot speculative warehouse. Completion is slated for fall 2020. The project is situated in the O’Hare submarket. Krista Casper of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.
HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $37.8 million acquisition loan for an undisclosed, 312-unit apartment community in Haltom City, about eight miles north of downtown Fort Worth. The property features a pool, fitness center, business center, playground, outdoor grilling station, game room and a sport court. Alex Inman of Walker & Dunlop placed the loan with NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
Hunt Provides $67.6M Freddie Mac Refinancing for New Multifamily Property in Broward County
by Alex Tostado
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $67.6 million refinance loan for Artsquare at Hallandale, a multifamily property located in Hallandale Beach, approximately 13 miles south of Fort Lauderdale. The borrower is Hallandale Land Ventures LLP, a subsidiary of Integra Investments. The Freddie Mac Lease-Up loan has an 11-year term with four years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 2018, the 358-unit community is located at 401 N. Federal Highway, less than two miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The property comprises six residential buildings located on a contiguous 2.7-acre parcel. Three of the buildings are walkups and the other three are mid-rises. Artsquare’s amenities include a pool, fitness center, yoga/spin studio, outdoor lounge, dog wash station, club room, social lounge, conference room, kids’ room and a private theater. The property also features six retail spaces totaling 13,500 square feet, as well as 328 covered parking spaces and 210 surface parking spaces. Artsquare’s current retail tenants include Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee and Orangetheory Fitness.
Saunders Commercial Receives $43.2M in Construction Financing for Ten West Greeley Apartments in Colorado
by Amy Works
GREELEY, COLO. — Saunders Commercial Development has received $43.2 million in structured construction financing for the development of Ten West Greeley Apartments, a Class A multifamily property being developed at 6600 Eighth St. in Greeley. JLL worked on behalf of the developer to secure the approximately $32 million, floating-rate senior loan through a national bank and the $11.2 million preferred equity loan through a specialty financing group. Leon McBroom and Eric Tupler of JLL Capital Markets debt placement team secured the financing for the developer. Situated on 10.15 acres, the three-story Ten West Greeley will feature 264 garden-style apartments averaging 882 square feet. Units will include stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, plank flooring, full-size washers and dryers, and private balconies. Slated for completion in 2021, the property will feature 64 garages as well as 408 surface parking spaces. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, outdoor fire pit, lounge area, clubhouse, entertainment area, fitness center, wet bar and dog wash.
TEMPLE, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $19.6 million in financing to Denver-based Steele Properties LLC for the acquisition and renovation of Wayman Manor Apartments, a seniors housing property located in the Central Texas city of Temple. Following the renovation, Wayman Manor, which was built in 1971, will consist of 32 one-bedroom units, 96 two-bedroom residences and 32 three-bedroom units. All units are restricted under low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) regulations at 60 percent of the area median income. Sarah Geis of KeyBank handled the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq has arranged a $3.5 million loan for the acquisition of Balmoral Plaza in St. Louis. The two-story property comprises 12,720 square feet of office space above 12,020 square feet of retail space. It is located at 443-465 N. New Ballas Road. Jeffrey Chaney of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Cape-Jackson SLB LP. A life insurance company provided the loan.
PLANO, TEXAS — CIT Group Inc., a publicly traded national bank, has provided a $36.2 million acquisition loan for Park Center, a 236,000-square-foot office building in Plano. The five-story, Class A building houses tenants in the sports marketing, insurance and title industries. The borrower was an affiliate of New York-based Innovatus Capital Partners. Park Center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.
NILES, ILL. — Maverick Commercial has arranged a $13.5 million first mortgage loan for a 360,000-square-foot industrial property in Niles. A partnership between Harley Kahn of REA Commercial Real Estate and JDI Realty was the borrower. The partnership purchased the property in spring 2018. At that time, it was 70 percent occupied. The borrowers have since increased occupancy to 92 percent. A national lender provided the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan which has a term of 10 years, an interest rate below 4 percent and one year of interest-only payments followed by a 29-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from the loan paid off the existing lender, covered closing costs, funded real estate tax and returned equity to the borrowing entity.
MIAMI — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged $142 million in agency debt financing for the developer Melo Group’s new Art Plaza development in Miami. Berkadia’s Miami office will act as seller-servicer for the Freddie Mac loan. The 10-year loan features full-term interest-only payment and a fixed interest rate under 3.5 percent. Aztec’s Peter Mekras arranged the financing on behalf of Melo, which is using the loan to refinance an $85 million construction loan for the project. Located at 58 NE 14th St. in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District, the Art Plaza multifamily tower consists of 667 rental apartments and 15,000 square feet of retail space. The building, which opened in June, is now 95 percent occupied. Located one block from the Metromover School Board station, Art Plaza features a pool, fitness center, social lounge and covered parking.