CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Capital One Multifamily Finance’s Chad Thomas Hagwood kicked off with a fastball. When prompted with the often used “what inning are we in?” question, Hagwood’s response was indicative of how competitive commercial real estate lending is today. “I don’t know what inning we are in of the cycle, but I know I want to play ball,” says Hagwood, senior vice president of Capital One Multifamily Finance. “People are after it, and we intend to fight it out tooth and nail.” Hagwood’s commentary came during the closing capital markets panel of the ninth annual InterFace Carolinas, a half-day event that drew 212 attendees from North and South Carolina’s commercial real estate community. Bryson Thomason, senior director of Greenville, S.C.-based PMC Real Estate Capital, moderated the panel. The most intense competition for financing is in the multifamily space because of the proliferation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their designated lenders. The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) have been competing against each other as well as other lenders. Hagwood describes the competition between the two agencies as a “bloodbath.” “It’s all out brutal warfare competition the two,” says Hagwood. “I do expect Fannie and Freddie to be very competitive …
Loans
LEXINGTON, MASS. — HJ Sims has closed $52.1 million in financing for new construction and a health center repositioning at Brookhaven at Lexington in Lexington, Massachusetts. The 32-acre life plan community was opened in 1989 and was expanded and renovated in 2006. A recent master planning process identified a need for significant renovations and reconfigurations, as well as additional independent living apartments. Total financing included a $36 million short-term, taxable construction loan with a floating interest rate and a 12-year, $16.1 million taxable term loan maturing in 2030 with a fixed interest rate of 3.89 percent.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided two Fannie Mae Small Balance Loans totaling $5.4 million for two multifamily properties in Anchorage. The borrower is a limited liability company backed by key principal Elaine Baker, owner of Elaine S. Baker & Associates, a design and furnishing company. The transactions included: A $2.8 million loan for the acquisition of Horizon West Apartments, a 29-unit apartment property located at 540 L St. Constructed in 1971, the five-story building features 17 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 12 two-bedroom/two-bath units. At the time of acquisition, the property was 96 percent occupied. The 10-year loan features a fixed rate with 12 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. A $2.6 million loan for the purchase of East 56th Avenue Apartments, located at 200, 240 and 270 E. 56th Ave. The community features five three-story, walk-up multifamily buildings constructed in 2009. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied. The property features 10 two-bedroom/one-bath units and 12 two-bedroom/two-bath units. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.
ROYSE CITY, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $19.6 million loan to complete the acquisition and construction of Cypress Creek Apartment Homes at Parker Boulevard, a 220-unit affordable housing community in Royse City, about 35 miles northeast of Dallas. The property features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling area, fitness center, computer center and a resident clubhouse. Kevin Bowen and Bob Morton of Bellwether secured the 40-year, non-recourse loan through the U.S. Department. of Agriculture (USDA).
HUMBLE AND SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Florida-based investment firm Advenir Inc. has refinanced two apartment properties totaling 546 units in the Houston area. The properties include the 258-unit Advenir at Eagle Creek in the northern metro of Humble and the 288-unit Advenir at Woodbridge Reserve in the southwestern metro of Sugar Land. Eric Tupler, Josh Simon and Cortney Cole of HFF secured seven-year, fixed-rate loans with an average interest rate of 4.27 percent for the properties through Freddie Mac.
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $37.8 million in construction financing for the development of Vue at the Quarter, a 271-unit multifamily community that will be located at 2048 Bolton Drive N.W. in Atlanta’s Upper Westside submarket. Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry and Blake Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield arranged a $32.8 million senior loan through Ameris Bank and $5 million in preferred equity through RSE Capital Partners on behalf of the project developer, GJ Enterprises Acquisitions. The 359,000-square-foot community will include five four- and five-story buildings. GJ Enterprises expects to wrap up construction on the project in May 2020.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — Ziegler has closed $41.1 million in fixed-rate bond financing for Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Inc. Mary’s Woods is an Oregon nonprofit corporation operating a seniors housing community located in Lake Oswego, approximately eight miles south of Portland. The community consists of 233 independent living apartments, 50 independent living villas, 55 assisted living apartments, 23 memory support suites, 26 residential care suites and five licensed skilled nursing suites. The community is situated on a 36-acre site, which Mary’s Woods leases from the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, an Oregon nonprofit corporation. The borrower plans to use the proceeds to finance a portion of an expansion project; pay a portion of the interest on the bonds; fund a debt service reserve fund; and pay certain costs of issuance of the bonds. The bonds will be issued with a combination of temporary and permanent series, consisting of $16.7 million in tax-exempt serial and term bonds, amortizing over a 34-year period ending May 15, 2052.
OAK PARK, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $14.5 million loan for the refinancing of Village Green Townhomes in Oak Park, a northern suburb of Detroit. The property features 374 units. Dennis Bernard arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Village Green/Huntington LLC. Securian Life Insurance Co. provided the loan.
Grandbridge Secures $35.8M Refinancing Through Freddie Mac for Student Housing Property in Philadelphia
by David Cohen
PHILADELPHIA — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $35.8 million refinancing for The Edge, a 602-unit, purpose-built student housing property near Temple University in Philadelphia. Gill Dolan and Blake Willeford of Grandbridge arranged the floating-rate, first mortgage loan for the undisclosed borrower through Freddie Mac. The financing was structured with an initial period of interest-only payments, followed by a 10-year term and 30-year amortization. The borrower requested a floating-rate loan to facilitate the refinancing of the existing CMBS mortgage, according to Grandbridge Vice President Gill Dolan. Built in 2006, the property is situated on a 1.7-acre site just south of Temple University’s main campus. The 12-story student housing community contains 1,067 beds across 602 units. Amenities include a two-story fitness center, study rooms, grilling stations and on-site laundry facilities.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $4.5 million refinancing for a 40-unit multifamily property in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The 10-year loan, which was provided by a balance sheet lender, features a 4 percent interest rate with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was undisclosed. Michael Homapour of Meridian arranged the financing. The four-story property is located on 88th Street in northwestern Queens.