RICHARDSON, TEXAS — A subsidiary of Q Real Estate Holdings LP, an affiliate of Fort Worth-based Q Investments LP, has refinanced 2400 Glenville, a 391,091-square-foot office complex located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The property, which is situated on 35 acres, underwent several renovations over the past few years to upgrade its common areas and add a new fitness center. Brian Carlton of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate refinancing for the transaction through CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank. The loan amount was not disclosed.
Loans
TRENTON, N.J. — Arbor Realty Trust has provided a $25 million loan through Fannie Mae for the refinancing of an apartment property in Trenton. The borrower was undisclosed. The 169-unit multifamily property is known as The Village at Lambert Green. Built in 2017, the community features amenities that include chef-style kitchens, 24-hour emergency maintenance, a clubhouse and fitness center. Ronen Abergel of Arbor Realty originated the 12-year, fixed-rate loan.
SAN ANTONIO — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $23 million Fannie Mae loan for St. Johns Apartments, a 228-unit affordable housing community in San Antonio. The proceeds will be used to fund new construction and adaptive reuse of a historic 1920s-era Catholic seminary building and two smaller existing structures. The project will deliver 176 units that will be leased at restricted rents and 52 units that will command market-rate rents. Hadley Bressman of Bellwether secured the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate and a 35-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
Fantini & Gorga Arranges $20.5M in Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Community in Massachusetts
by David Cohen
CHICOPEE, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $20.5 million construction loan for Chicopee Assisted Living at RiverMills, an assisted living community in the Western Massachusetts city of Chicopee. Once completed in Spring 2019, the three-story, 80,000-square-foot community will include 95 units. The development will be located along the Chicopee River in the city’s historic RiverMills District. Approximately 20 percent of the units will offer memory care services. An additional 20 percent of the units will be reserved as affordable units. The fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan made at a loan-to-cost ratio of 85 percent is for a period of 15 years.
CHICAGO — HFF has arranged a $30.5 million loan for the refinancing of Kinzie Hotel, a 215-room boutique hotel in Chicago’s River North. Constructed in 2003 as an Amalfi Hotel, the property was renovated and transformed into the Kinzie Hotel in 2014. The hotel, which occupies the first six floors of a 385,000-square-foot Class A office building, has its own lobby entrance and elevators on the first floor. Other hotel features include a lounge, fitness center and 2,300 square feet of meeting space. Danny Kaufman, Jeff Bucaro and Nicole Aguiar of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Bixby Bridge Capital LLC and Urbana Holdings LLC. Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group Inc. provided the three-year, floating-rate loan. Proceeds from the loan were used to refinance the existing mortgage in conjunction with installing Urbana Varro as the new hotel management company.
George Smith Partners Arranges $22.3M in Financing for Multifamily Development in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — George Smith Partners has secured $22.3 million in financing for the ground-up development of a workforce multifamily property located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown district. The borrower and property developer is a joint venture between Index Real Estate Investments and Ketter Construction. Located at 3057 W. Pico Blvd., the project will feature 51 workforce apartment units and 3,350 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction is underway on the development, with a slated completion in early 2020. Jonathan Lee and Shahin Yazdi of George Smith Partners arranged the transaction. The financing includes a $17.3 million senior loan priced at LIBOR plus 375.5 basis points for the 36-month term, while the $5 million tranche was priced at a 12.25 percent annual interest rate.
WESTLAND, MICH. — SunTrust Banks Inc. has provided an $8.8 million bridge loan for the acquisition and renovation of Birch Hill Apartments in Westland, a suburb of Detroit. Built in 1974, the 172-unit multifamily property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a swimming pool and clubhouse. A Michigan-based commercial real estate owner and operator was the borrower.
PITTSBURGH — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has secured $47 million in refinancing for a six-building office portfolio in Pittsburgh. Located within the Parkway West Corridor submarket, the property features 585,000 rentable square feet. Maverick Commercial secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through a national lender for the borrower, a joint venture between JDI Realty and Market Street Real Estate Partners. The borrowers acquired the property in 2014. Since acquisition the borrowers have added a new food hall and tenant fitness center, and have performed extensive renovations to corridors, bathrooms and building lobbies. The property is currently 87 percent occupied.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank has secured $38.4 million for the construction of Del Valle Apartments, an affordable housing community in Austin. The project will be developed in a public-private partnership between NRP Group and Strategic Housing Finance Corp. of Austin County. Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group secured a $29.4 million Freddie Mac Tax Exempt Loan (TEL) that follows a three-year forward commitment with one, six-month extension. Upon conversion to a permanent loan, the TEL will carry a fixed interest rate and a 35-year amortization schedule. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment also provided a $9 million equity bridge loan for the development, which will consist of 302 units, 286 of which will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The developers are also reserving seven units for households earning 40 percent of the AMI and nine units for households earning 30 percent. Kyle Kolesar and Jeff Rodman of KeyBank arranged the project’s financing. Navistone Partners and U.S. Bank also provided additional sources of financing for the development.
PIKESVILLE, MD. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $33.8 bridge loan for the acquisition and renovation of a 208-unit multifamily community in Pikesville, located roughly 15 miles northwest of downtown Baltimore. The community includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartment units and features a pool, resident clubhouse, fitness center and storage space. The undisclosed borrower plans to use proceeds of the loan to renovate the property. Interior upgrades include new quartz/granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, cabinet replacement and new doors and flooring throughout. Exterior upgrades will include parking lot repaving, exterior paint, exterior lighting and clubhouse improvements. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.