Loans

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Avison Young has arranged a $120.3 million financing package for the acquisition and redevelopment of the Westchester Financial Center in White Plains. Bridge Investment Group provided the financing. The 571,000-square-foot office complex is located at 50 Main St. and 1-11 Martine Ave. The buyers, a joint venture of Ginsburg Development Cos. and Robert Martin Co., plan to reposition the complex as a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development comprised of offices, retail shops, restaurants and luxury residences. The new development will be called City Square. Mack Cali Realty Corp. sold the property. David Krasnoff of Avison Young secured the financing, which will cover the purchase price, residential conversion costs, tenant improvements, capital expenditures, closing fees and other financing costs.

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NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $35 million first mortgage loan for the development of a mixed-use project at 90-75 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. The site currently houses a vacant, six-story 92,000-square-foot commercial building. The borrower, a Queens-based developer, plans to expand the property into a 19-story, 206,197-square-foot development that will include a 181-room hotel, 28,103 square feet of office space and 3,729 square feet of retail space. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance the existing debt, fund an interest reserve and cover costs. Construction on the project is expected to take place over the next 24 months.

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DALLAS, N.C. —SunTrust Community Capital, a division of SunTrust Banks, has provided $11.4 million in financing for Long Creek Apartments II, an 80-unit affordable housing community in Dallas, roughly 25 miles west of Charlotte. SunTrust Community Capital invested $4.7 million of equity into the project and provided a $6.7 million construction loan. In addition, Centrant Community Capital provided a $4.4 million permanent loan, and the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency provided a $509,000 loan. Long Creek will feature onsite management, a business center, computer lab, clubhouse, playground, picnic area and community rooms. All of the units will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Mills Construction Co., the project’s general contractor, plans to break ground on the community this month, and wrap up construction in May 2019.

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IRVINE, CALIF. — A joint venture between a global investment management firm and Hines has received $144 million in financing for Intersect, a four-building office campus in Irvine. Kevin MacKenzie, John Chun, Jamie Kline, Peter Thompson, Michael Leggett and Dereck Barker of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through New York Life Insurance. The borrower will use the loan to retire existing debt and fund the remaining lease-up of the property. Intersect comprises Buildings A, B, C and D located at 17875 and 17877 Von Karman Ave. and 17872 and 17838 Gillette Ave., respectively, in the core airport-area submarket of Orange County. The 425,203-square-foot campus features a restaurant; micro-retail shipping containers that serve grab-n-go coffee, juice and food; indoor and outdoor workspace; a 6,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor gym; private tenant terraces; a 100-seat, stadium-style conference center; a 20-person board room; and an outdoor game pavilion. Additionally, the property features surface parking, a 1,583-space structured parking garage at 17892 Gillette Ave. and a 177-stall subterranean parking facility.

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LOS ANGELES AND MONTCLAIR, CALIF. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated a total of $125 million in Freddie Mac first mortgage financing for two multifamily properties in the Los Angeles area. The firm arranged a $72.4 million fixed-rate loan for The Paseos Apartment Homes, a 385-unit multifamily property located in Montclair. Built in 2014, the property comprises 15 three-story apartment buildings. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt. The loan features a 10-year term, five-year interest-only payment period and 30-year amortization schedule. Additionally, KeyBank arranged a $52.6 million fixed-rate loan for The Piero, a 225-unit garden-style apartment complex located in Los Angeles. The property is comprised of a seven-story apartment building, with three unit layouts ranging from 468 square feet to 1,218 square feet. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to refinance existing debt. The financing features a 10-year, interest-only term. Robert Prouty of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the financing for both properties.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $120 million floating-rate loan to refinance 130 West 42nd street, a Class A office tower with ground-floor retail in the Bryant Park neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower was Tribeca Associates. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Brett Rosenberg and Adam Schwartz led the JLL team in handling the debt assignment. The 29-story office building, which was built in 1918, totals 250,000 square feet and is located within one block of 15 subway lines. Tribeca Associates spent $27 million to upgrade and renovate the property in 2015.

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has provided $27.2 million in financing for a three-building industrial portfolio in Central New Jersey. The borrower was undisclosed. The 410,000-square-foot portfolio consisted of two recently constructed warehouse distribution properties and one existing facility. The location of the properties was not disclosed. The 20-year, fixed-rate loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Gretchen S. Wilcox, Al Raymond and Wesley Wilcox of G.S. Wilcox arranged the financing.

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STERLING, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has secured a $5.8 million loan for the refinancing of Sterling Healthcare, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in northwest Illinois. Services at the property include short-term rehabilitation, memory, post-surgical and long-term care. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the five-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. The lender was not disclosed.

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DENVER — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $88 million in financing for the construction of The Ridge Pinehurst, a luxury senior living community in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Construction is already underway for the community, which will offer 318 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Los Angeles-based Ridge Senior Living is the owner and developer. Ridge currently owns four communities in California and Utah. Jason Dopoulos, Ross Holland and Joe Munhall led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard. A national bank is providing the capital, with several other banks syndicating portions of the loan.

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WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Love Funding has provided $26.3 million in construction and permanent financing for Garden Valley Apartments, a 213-unit market-rate apartment project being developed in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and attached garages. Love Funding secured the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. Cross Architects will design the property and Brownstone Construction Ltd. will serve as general contractor.

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