BOWLING GREEN, KY. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $38.9 million refinancing loan for a five-property skilled nursing portfolio in Kentucky. KeyBank provided the loan through the FHA 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program on behalf of GMF Capital. The new FHA loans will be used to refinance an existing KeyBank loan that funded GMF Capital’s acquisition of the properties. The non-recourse, first mortgage financing was arranged with fully amortizing loan terms ranging from 30 to 35 years. The five properties are Magnolia Village in Bowling Green, Heartland Villa Center in Lewisport, Edmonson Center in Brownsville, Colonial Center in Bowling Green and Bradford Square in Frankfort. The portfolio totals 339 beds.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Financial Federal Bank has provided $29.4 million in HUD construction and permanent financing for a 288-unit multifamily project in north Austin. Financial Federal Bank, in partnership with PGIM, originated the financing was secured under HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The nonrecourse loan carries a 40-year term and a fixed interest rate. Construction is expected to last two years.
COLTON, CALIF. — CIT Group’s Real Estate Finance division has provided $48.2 million in senior secured financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of The District at Grand Terrace, a multifamily property located in Colton. The borrower, an investment fund managed by Tower 16 Capital Partners, previously announced its purchase of the property. Situated on 15 acres, the property features 352 garden-style apartment units. The financing includes funding for interior and exterior renovations of the property.
OREGON — Carnegie Capital has arranged $15 million in construction financing for a seniors housing community in Southern Oregon. The property offers assisted living and memory care. The developer previously worked with Carnegie Capital for another community in Redmond. Further details on the asset were not disclosed. JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital sourced and structured the three-year loan with a 5.5 percent interest rate. The financing represents a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio.
SONOMA, CALIF. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a cash-out refinancing for a manufactured home community in Sonoma. Situated on 39 acres, the age-restricted manufactured housing community features 292 sites. Hunter Curtis and Taylor Curtis of Grandbridge’s Newport Beach, Calif., office originated the transaction for the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse loan was structured with a fully amortizing term and funded through one of Grandbridge’s insurance company correspondents.
REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. — Axilla Capital, a Michigan-based finance and advisory firm, has arranged a $12 million CMBS loan. The funds will refinance a Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in the coastal Delaware city of Rehoboth Beach. Joel Mazur and Tom Fleming of Axilla arranged the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate below 5 percent and a 10-year term, on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The lender was also undisclosed
REDMOND, WASH. — Capstone Partners has received $154.7 million in construction financing for One Esterra Park, a transit-oriented office development in Redmond, approximately 15 miles east of Seattle. The investment banking firm plans to break ground sometime this month. The Class A project is the next phase of the 3 million-square-foot Esterra Park live-work-play master-planned community. One Esterra Park will rise six stories and total 245,000 square feet. Being built to LEED Silver standards, the property will feature average floor plates of 40,000 square feet, robust amounts of power and mechanical infrastructure and collaborative common areas. The 2.2-acre site is immediately adjacent to Microsoft’s world headquarters and near many of the area’s large and expanding economic drivers such as Facebook, Amazon and Google. Additionally, the project is adjacent to the future Overlake Village Transit Station and the future State Route 520 off-ramp, providing connectivity to major area thoroughfares, including Interstates 405 and 90. Capstone expects One Esterra Park to be ready for occupancy in late 2020. Ben Bullock, Charles Halladay, Bruce Ganong, Zach Goodwin, Michael Leggett and Tom Wilson of HFF arranged the debt and equity for the project. US Bank provided the construction loan while a private equity investor …
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Bellwether Arranges $115M in Acquisition Financing for 12 Affordable Housing Communities in the Southeast
CLEVELAND — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a total of $115 million in acquisition financing for 12 affordable housing communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia. The borrower, Atlantic Housing Foundation Inc., used the financing to purchase the 1,776-unit portfolio. The South Carolina communities include Shemwood Crossing Apartments in Greenville, Boulder Creek Apartments in Greenville, Crescent Hill Apartments in Spartanburg and Spring Grove in Taylors. The Virginia communities include James River Crossing in Lynchburg, Gretna Village Apartments in Gretna and Afton Gardens Apartments in Roanoke. The North Carolina properties are Timber Ridge Apartments in Charlotte, Cedar Moor Apartments in Raleigh and Brentwood Crossing in High Point. Brittany Woods & Park Chase Apartments in Valdosta, Ga.; and Temple Court in Miami were also included in the acquisition. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the financing in three transactions and arranged a $14.5 million bridge loan through Tilden Park Capital Management LP for the acquisition of Shemwood Crossing. The Cleveland-based mortgage broker also arranged the equity needed for the purchases of James River Crossing and Gretna Village Apartments, which Atlantic Housing Foundation used to assume existing loans from the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The remaining nine properties were financed through a $69.6 million, 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. Phil Melton of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the …
NEW YORK — Mortgage banking firm Merchants Capital has secured $51 million in agency funding on behalf of Heights Advisors and Samaritan Daytop Village (SDV) for the permanent financing of 267 Rogers, a 165-unit property in New York City. The property offers transitional housing for homeless families. The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has partnered with human services organization SDV on the project, which is located in the Crown Heights neighborhood. In addition to providing housing for these transitional families, 267 Rogers offers supportive services to all tenants, including employment and job readiness services, daily living workshops and personal financial management, plus education and child care assistance programs. The project was completed in 2018 and is fully occupied.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $100 million construction loan for the development of The Plaza Coral Gables, a mixed-use project in downtown Coral Gables. Developer Agave Holdings LLC will use the loan to finance the first of two phases of the project. Phase I will include a 14-story, 291,129-square-foot office building; 135 residential units; and 101,439 square feet of retail space. CallisonRTKL is designing the first phase to incorporate Fred B. Harnett Ponce Circle Park, which will add to the project’s outdoor space. At full buildout, the development will comprise a 242-room hotel and 222,541 square feet of rentable office, retail and living space. Manny de Zárraga, Jim Dockerty and Matthew McCormack of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower.