GARLAND, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged a $3.5 million loan for the refinancing of Duck Creek Community Shopping Center, a retail center located at the intersection of North Jupiter Road and East Arapaho Drive in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Wells Fargo provided the 10-year loan for the borrower, an affiliate of Dallas-based Retail Plazas Inc. The deal closed on Aug. 20.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $8.5 million construction loan for the Residences at Hyde Park Station, a 24-unit multifamily property in Boston. The property will consist of 24 two-bedroom units, one 300-square-foot commercial space, a common area roof deck and a parking garage. The permanent financing carries a fixed interest rate, an 85 percent loan-to-cost structure, a seven-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The lender and construction schedule were undisclosed.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — JLL has arranged $29.8 million in renovation financing for 2001 York Road, a 184,525-square-foot office property in Oak Brook. Christopher Carroll of JLL secured the three-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Pembroke IV LLC. The five-story building, located near I-88 and I-294, is fully leased. Comcast occupies the majority of the property, which was built in 1999. Specific renovation plans were not disclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS — Mag Mile Capital has arranged a $5.4 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of an 83-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel in southeast Indianapolis. The property is located at 4650 Southport Crossing Drive near I-65. Rushi Shah and Prabhat Jayara of Mag Mile Capital arranged the fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Trivedi Hospitality. Rialto Mortgage Finance provided the 10-year, nonrecourse loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.
NEWARK, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $14 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of a 191-room Holiday Inn in Newark. The property is situated across the street from Newark Liberty International Airport, and amenities include a fitness center, self-laundry and cocktail lounge. The borrower, a hotel investor, plans to extensively renovate and reposition the property over the next few years. A regional bridge lender provided the non-recourse, fixed-rate bridge loan at 77.5 percent loan to cost. Jeff Baik of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan, the term of which was undisclosed.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged a $15.4 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Courtyard Plaza, a retail strip center located near I-35 in New Braunfels, a suburb of San Antonio. Argentic provided the loan, which carries a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. The borrower was not disclosed. The deal closed on August 27.
LIMERICK, PA. — Grandbridge Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group has arranged a $34 million construction loan for Arcadia at Limerick Pointe, a seniors housing development in Limerick, approximately 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Vantage Pointe Retirement Living is the borrower. Upon completion, the property will feature 160 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. BB&T provided the funds. The Grandbridge team leading the transaction included Richard Thomas, Meredith Davis and Kim Huffstutler.
GARLAND,TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged CMBS financing totaling $18.9 million for two retail properties near San Antonio and Dallas. The financing included a $15.4 million, 10-year loan that Argentic provided for Courtyard Plaza, a retail strip center located at 155 S. Interstate 35 in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. The other deal was a 10-year, $3.5 million loan that Wells Fargo provided for Duck Creek Community Shopping Center, a retail center located at 5006 N. Jupiter Road in the Dallas suburb of Garland. Joseph Hevey Jr. of Berkadia’s Dallas office arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Dallas-based Retail Plazas Inc.
IRVINE, CALIF. — WNC, a provider of investment, asset management and development services in the affordable housing industry, has closed two institutional Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funds. WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund 47 (WNC Corp. 47) and WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund 10 California Series 17 (CA 17) total approximately $210 million in equity. Together, the equity from the funds will be used to develop and renovate more than 1,900 affordable housing units in the United States. WNC Corp. 47 raised $134.6 million in equity, and CA 17 raised $75.5 million. The closure of the funds brings Irvine-based WNC’s total equity raised since inception to approximately $5.2 billion. The properties that will be funded are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Virginia and Wyoming. The assets will include multifamily and seniors housing projects in urban, suburban and rural areas. One project of note is Mason Square Apartments II in Springfield, Mass., which is an adaptive reuse of two historic buildings — the former Indian Motorcycle manufacturing mill complex constructed in 1890 and the Masson Square Fire House, originally constructed in 1920. Another notable project is Park West Estates in Los Angeles County, Calif. …
ALTON, ILL. — NorthMarq has arranged an $8.4 million loan for the refinancing of Alton Corners Shopping Center in Alton, about 15 miles north of St. Louis. The 50,063-square-foot retail center is located at 309-319 Horner M Adams Parkway. Tenants include Office Depot, Mattress Firm, Firehouse Subs and Applebee’s. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq arranged the loan, which features an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, with a regional bank.