NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided a $20 million construction loan to Bernstein Real Estate for the development of a 24-story multifamily property at 211 W. 29th St. The property, which is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, will feature 38 free-market units, 17 affordable units and 3,150 square feet of ground floor retail space. Amenities at the building will include a 24-hour doorman, gym, bike room and a laundry room. Built on a former parking lot, the project will benefit from a 421-A real estate tax abatement with full taxes abated for 25 years.
Loans
CHICAGO — Pembrook Capital Management LLC has provided a $20.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition and renovation of a 325-unit multifamily portfolio in southwest Chicago. Icarus Investment Group was the borrower. The portfolio, formerly owned by Cano Properties, consists of 23 Naturally Occurring Affordable Rental Housing (NOAH) properties. NOAH properties are generally considered to be affordable to families earning less than 80 percent of the area median income. HUD deems rents to be affordable if they are at or below 30 percent of a household’s median income. Icarus intends to complete improvements at the buildings and has agreed to continue to operate the properties as NOAH throughout the term of Pembrook’s loan. The properties feature ground-floor retail spaces. Currently the residential portion is 94.2 percent occupied.
Walker & Dunlop Provides $392.4M in Green Financing for Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has provided approximately $392.4 million in agency financing for three apartment communities in the greater Los Angeles area. The portfolio includes The Medici and The Orsini I in downtown Los Angeles and The Colony Townhomes in Santa Clarita, about 34 miles north of Los Angeles. Walker & Dunlop closed approximately $233.6 million through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program for the two Los Angeles properties. The Bethesda, Md.-based company also provided a $158.8 million loan through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program for the 752-unit community in Santa Clarita. G.H. Palmer Associates, the borrower and developer of all three communities, used the funding to refinance the assets. Led by Walker & Dunlop’s Trevor Fase, each transaction provided cash out to the borrower and was structured as a 10-year, non-recourse loan with interest-only payments for the entire term. As part of the green lending programs from the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), G.H. Palmer is also using the proceeds to improve the apartment communities’ energy and/or water efficiency. In order to qualify for the agencies’ green lending programs, borrowers have to plan improvements for at least 25 percent savings in energy or water usage, according to …
HOUSTON — LMI Capital has arranged two loans totaling $17.3 million in the greater Houston area. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged a $10.6 million fixed-rate permanent loan for a 150-unit multifamily complex in north Houston. In the second deal, Jamie Safier of LMI Capital placed a $6.7 million fixed-rate acquisition loan for a 140-unit complex in the Spring Branch submarket. The names of the properties were not disclosed.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $7 million in acquisition financing for a three-story apartment building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Cornerstone was able to obtain a creative financing structure that enables the buyer, Hajjar Management Co., to complete the renovation to property. More specifically, Cornerstone was able to deliver a low, 10-year, fixed-rate financing structure with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. The lender was a local bank. The building, which is located at 9-11 Seaverns Ave., includes 24 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units. The borrower plans to fully renovate the property over the next three years.
Carnegie Capital Arranges $24M Bridge Loan for Senior Housing Community on Long Island
by David Cohen
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Carnegie Capital has arranged a $24 million bridge loan to refinance a two-story skilled nursing and assisted living facility along the North Shore of Long Island. The borrower is a local owner-operator that has managed the property for over a decade. The community includes 324 licensed beds. The name of the facility was not disclosed. The two-year loan will restructure operating debt and fund a rehabilitation of the upper level. The note features a fixed rate with a flexible exit after the first year to give the owner the option to either refinance or dispose of the asset. JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital arranged the financing. A private bridge fund provided the capital.
Guardian Real Estate Receives Construction Financing to Build 110-Unit Multifamily Project Near Portland
by Amy Works
MILWAUKIE, ORE. — Guardian Real Estate Services has received construction financing for the development of Axletree, a multifamily project located at the intersection of SE Main and SE Washington streets in Milwaukie, a suburb of Portland. Casey Davidson of HFF arranged the floating-rate construction loan through a regional bank, while Ira Virden and Carrie Kahn, also of HFF, arranged joint venture equity for the project through Hanover Financial. Terms of the loans were not released. Slated for completion in third-quarter 2019, the property will feature 110 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 610 square feet. The community will also offer approximately 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 77 parking stalls. Axletree is the first multifamily community to be built in Milwaukie since 1995, according to HFF.
Madison Realty Capital Provides $55M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Development in Brooklyn
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $55 million construction loan for a mixed-use development underway at 948 Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn. The loan will be used to complete construction of the project and to refinance existing debt, as well as cover any additional costs associated with the transaction. Meridian Capital previously provided a $15 million bridge loan to the borrower, an experienced local builder, for the project in late 2017. The developer plans to construct a three-building, 214,487-square-foot mixed-use project on the site that will feature rental and condominium units as well as ground-floor retail and parking. The developer acquired the site in December 2014 and has now completed all demolition, site excavation and foundation work. The project is slated for completion in 2020.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Aries Conlon Capital has arranged a $5.3 million refinancing for Candlewood Suites Boise-Meridian, a 120-key hotel located at 1855 S. Silverstone Way in Meridian. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower, TNB Hotels, used the loan to monetize accrued equity and take cash out. Suraj Desai of Aries Conlon Capital originated the transaction, and Rushi Shah, also of Aries Conlon Capital, placed the financing. Additionally, Heather Madsen and Prabhat Jayara of Aries Conlon Capital assisted with the underwriting and closing for the transaction.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $26.6 million loan for the acquisition of Shady Grove Professional Center, a two-building medical office complex in Rockville, roughly 16 miles north of Washington, D.C. The two-building center is situated on 5.6 acres and totals more than 100,000 square feet. CIT Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Anchor Health Properties, MedProperties and CDC Realty.