KILGORE AND NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS — Amesbury Cos., a Louisiana-based development and investment firm, has refinanced a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 452 units in East Texas. The properties include the 124-unit Glen Hollow Apartments in Kilgore; and the 120-unit Stone Creek Apartments and the 208-unit Sunridge Apartments in Nacogdoches. All properties feature pools and community rooms. New York-based Greystone provided the FHA and Fannie Mae loans, which total approximately $19 million, to Amesbury.
Loans
KYLE, TEXAS — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $28 million loan for the acquisition of a 264-unit apartment community in Kyle, located about 20 miles southwest of Austin. Amenities at the undisclosed property include a pool, fitness center, outdoor gazebo with a TV and a business center. Casey Knust of CBRE placed the loan with NXT Capital on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
HOUSTON — Hunt Capital Partners has arranged a $7.2 million loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Anna Dupree Terrace, a 151-unit seniors housing community in Houston. The development serves elderly households whose tenants are 62 years or older or who have disabilities. Upon completion of the renovation, which is scheduled for May 2020, the property will feature amenities such as a computer lab, beauty salon and outdoor picnic areas. The borrower was not disclosed.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $14 million Fannie Mae loan for the permanent financing of The Gateway at Belknap Apartments in Grand Rapids. Built in 2017, the apartment property features 88 units and ground-floor retail space. Michael Jehle of Arbor originated the 15-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.
BROCKTON, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $2.4 million acquisition loan for Eastway Plaza, a two-building retail plaza in in Brockton. Located at 587 Centre St., the property was built in 1982 and includes 11 retail units. The first building is leased to tenant roster that includes a liquor store, bakery and chiropractic office. The second building is currently leased to home improvement store Grossman’s Bargain Outlet. Casimir Groblewski and Jon Garcia of Fantini & Gorga secured the financing on behalf of a long-standing client through a Massachusetts-based credit union. Terms of the financing were undisclosed.
Crescent Real Estate Receives $102.5M in Financing for 13-Building Office Portfolio in Colorado Springs
by Amy Works
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Crescent Real Estate LLC has received $102.5 million in acquisition financing for a suburban office portfolio in Colorado Springs. Trey Morsbach, Jim Curtin and Leon McBroom of HFF secured the five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The 13-building portfolio features more than 1 million square feet of office space. At the time of acquisition, the portfolio was 75 percent occupied by a variety of industry sectors, including aerospace, government and military/defense contractors, technology and healthcare. Major tenants include Northrop Grumman, Army National Guard, GSA, The Spectranetics Corp., Booz Allen Hamilton and United Healthcare.
Arbor Funds $7.5M Freddie Mac Refinancing for Cavalla Apartment Homes in Sumner, Washington
by Amy Works
SUMNER, WASH. — Arbor Realty Trust has funded $7.5 million in Freddie Mac SBL financing for Cavalla Apartment Homes in Sumner. Built in 2005, Cavalla Apartment Homes features 72 two-story residences with gourmet kitchens, washer/dryer units, personal garages, tiled fireplaces, private balconies and a shared gazebo. Jonathan Chaim of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan, which features a 10-year hybrid term.
Records were meant to be broken. That’s a phrase commercial lenders have become fairly familiar with over the past few years. Multifamily lending, in particular, has enjoyed a good run. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Mortgage Bankers Association released the MBA Annual Report on Multifamily Lending. According to the report, strong market conditions helped fuel a 6 percent increase in multifamily lending in 2017. Lenders provided a record high of $285 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units. Jamie Woodwell, vice president of commercial real estate research for MBA, cited a few reasons for this uptick in activity. “The multifamily lending market in 2017 benefited from improving fundamentals, rising property values and low interest rates,” he says. “The result was larger loan sizes and record levels of overall borrowing and lending…Demand came from borrowers and lenders of all sizes, with loan amounts ranging from thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions.” This breakneck pace continued last year as low unemployment, job growth and overall economic strength gave investors and lenders confidence in the market. Freddie Mac had its best year ever in terms of multifamily production in 2018. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) closed …
ORLANDO, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $52.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Harbor Beach Apartment Homes in Orlando. Todd Linehan of KeyBank originated the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan with a 15-year term and 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The 602-unit community was built between 1984 and 1987 and was renovated in 2013. Amenities include a fitness center, car wash, resident boat dock, sand volleyball court, picnic area, swimming pool and a tennis court.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Tulfra Real Estate has secured a $10.3 million construction loan for a self-storage facility in Rochelle Park. Located at 120 W. Passaic St., the planned 100,0000-square-foot property will include 823 units. The lender was First Bank of Hamilton. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. The new self-storage facility will be managed by CubeSmart.