HOUSTON — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $31 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of a 240-unit apartment community in Houston. The undisclosed property includes a pool, clubhouse with a business center, movie theater room, fitness center, tennis court, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Casey Wenzel of HFF placed the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
AURORA, ILL. — SunTrust Banks Inc. has provided a $5.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Fox Shore Apartments in Aurora, a suburb of Chicago. Built in 1970, the five-story building includes 94 units, all of which are designated affordable under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Evan Hom of SunTrust originated the 10-year loan on behalf of the non-profit borrower.
HILSIDE, N.J. — Bank OZK has provided a $15.6 million construction loan for Hillside CubeSmart, a 1,203-unit self-storage facility in Hillside. HFF represented the borrower, Quinlan Development Group, in the transaction. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. CubeSmart, one of the nation’s largest operators of self-storage facilities, will manage the property. The property is located at 591 North Union Ave.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $12.7 million in acquisition financing for University Landing, a 385-bed student housing community located two blocks from Austin Peay State University in downtown Clarksville, about 50 miles north of Nashville. Lee Weaver of NorthMarq secured the permanent, Fannie Mae financing for the undisclosed borrower. The fixed-rate loan was structured with a 12-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. The community features studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts that come fully furnished and include in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, outdoor grilling area, renovated clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center with a yoga studio and studio spin bikes, TV lounge, game room, coffee bar, cyber cafe and study spaces in each building.
DENVER — Denver-based Continuum Partners has received $110 million in financing for A Block, a mixed-use development located in downtown Denver. The 310,055-square-foot project features the 200-key Kimpton Hotel Born, located at 1600 Wewatta St., and a 54,976-square-foot Class A office building with ground-level retail space and a 197-space parking garage, located at 1881 16th St. Completed in 2017, A Block has two separate components: the 12-story Hotel Born and the five-story office and retail portion. The hotel features 13,937 square feet of flexible meeting space, a fitness center, business center, ground-floor retail space and two food and beverage options, Citizen Rail Restaurant in the hotel lobby and Tavernetta. The fully occupied office building features 7,929 square feet of retail space leased to national tenants. Eric Tupler, Leon McBroom and Tyler Dumon of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan with a national bank. Loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing construction financing, which was placed by HFF in 2015.
NEW YORK CITY — HKS Real Estate Advisors has secured a $55 million acquisition loan for the Chelsea Collection, an eight building multifamily portfolio in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. HKS arranged the financing on behalf of Dalan Management and Elion Partners through lender M&T Bank. The portfolio, which is located at 102-116 8th Ave., is comprised of 102 multifamily units and 10 ground-floor retail units spanning 115,046 square feet. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
IOWA AND NEBRASKA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $53.3 million for the refinancing of five multifamily properties located in Iowa and Nebraska. The properties include Park Avenue in Des Moines; Bentley and Enclave in Omaha; and Highpointe and Old Cheney in Lincoln, Neb. The five properties contain a total of 899 units. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the five individual financings through Freddie Mac. The fixed-rate, 10-year loans feature amortization schedules of 30 years.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Greystone has provided $15 million in bridge financing for two skilled nursing facilities in Youngstown. The properties include Beeghly Oaks Center for Rehab and Healing and Oasis Center for Rehab and Healing. The properties have undergone significant renovations and offer sub-acute care, skilled nursing, pulmonary care, wound care, orthopedic rehabilitation, a veterans program, concierge services and outpatient therapy. The Beeghly Oaks Center has a dialysis unit, and the Oasis Center offers diabetic management and a Parkinson’s program for residents and non-residents. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the loan.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has provided a $24.9 million Fannie Mae refinancing for Welbrook Arlington, a 207-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Riverside. MBK Senior Living operates the property, located about 55 miles east of Los Angeles, under a third-party management agreement. The borrower is a joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and Welbrook Senior Living. CBRE’s Aron Will arranged the refinancing. CBRE Multifamily Capital originated the 10-year, floating-rate loan with 48 months of interest-only payments through its Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily loan origination program. This is CBRE’s third financing of the property over a five-year period, and its second through Fannie Mae. Capitol and Welbrook acquired the property in 2013 as an independent living community. Shortly after the acquisition, the new owners executed a capital improvement program to modernize the property and convert one of the buildings into an assisted living and memory care facility. Since that time the property has experienced strong leasing and is currently over 93 percent occupied.
IRVINGTON, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged a $4.4 million refinancing for the Irvington Medical Office in Irvington. Located at 40 and 50 Union Ave., the property consists of two buildings. 40 Union Ave. is a four-story, 19,982-square-foot medical office building built in 1962. The adjacent building, 50 Union Ave., is an eight-story, 50,638-square-foot building built in 1969. The property is currently subject to a ground lease. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, who will use $1.5 million of the proceeds to acquire the land at 50 Union Ave. The five-year, fixed-rate loan includes a 4.5 percent interest rate and a 10-year term with a 25-year amortization. The lender was undisclosed.