PHILADELPHIA — NKF Capital Markets has arranged two loans totaling $355 million to refinance three office buildings in Philadelphia’s Central Business District. The portfolio includes 1500 Spring Garden, 1635 Market Street and 1835 Market Street. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Chris Kramer of NKF Capital Markets arranged the loans on behalf of the borrowers, Nightingale Properties and Wafra Capital Partners. TPG Real Estate Finance Trust provided the financing for 1500 Spring Garden, and KKR & Co. LP provided the loan for 1635 and 1835 Market Street. Nightingale acquired the 1.1 million-square-foot 1500 Spring Garden in 2013. Upon acquisition, the company implemented a $10 million capital improvement program to upgrade the lobby, elevators, restrooms and newly leased spaces. Nearly one-third of the property is leased to data center tenants. Nightingale acquired 1635 and 1835 Market Street in 2014. The buildings total 286,000 square feet and 800,000 square feet, respectively. Since acquisition, Nightingale has invested more than $15 million in capital improvements at 1635 Market Street, signing more than 220,000 square feet of new leases. Over the past three years, the company has signed more than 275,000 square feet of new and renewed leases at 1835 Market Street, taking the …
Loans
HILLIARD, OHIO — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $17 million loan for the refinancing of One Mill Run in Hilliard, about 15 miles northwest of Columbus. Constructed in 1989, the nine-story office property spans 174,323 square feet and nine stories. The property is 95 percent leased. MSF Real Estate Capital Inc. arranged the loan. IMC Real Estate Management was the borrower. Over the past two years, the borrower implemented a number of capital improvements, including resurfacing of the main parking lot, upgrades to the LEED, security cameras and HVAC system, replacement of common area carpeting and renovations to each tenant space.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $14.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Pavilion Estates in Kalamazoo. The 531-pad manufactured housing community was built in 1965 and is situated on 74.3 acres of land. Tim Weldon of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — HFF has placed a $48.5 million loan for the refinancing of CITYCENTRE Five, a 201,437-square-foot office building in Houston. The property is located within a 50-acre mixed-use development that includes three apartment communities and a 265-room hotel. Colby Mueck of HFF arranged the loan through New York Life Real Estate Investors on behalf of Midway Cos., a Houston-based development and management firm.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — New York-based Meridian Capital has arranged a $23.2 million CMBS loan for Cedar Ridge Office Park, a 129,000-square-foot office property in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The two-building development was built in 2005 and 2007 and offers a total of 538 parking spaces. Allan Lieberman, Steven Adler and Simcha Schick of Meridian Capital arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Connecticut-based TS Partners.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged $25.6 million in permanent financing for a research and development building located at 5500-5550 Hellyer Ave. in San Jose. Robert Slatt, Jeff Wilcox and Charlie Kokernak of Newmark secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule through a conduit lender for the undisclosed borrower. The two-story property is divided into three tenant spaces and is fully occupied by industrial flex and office users.
TYSONS, VA. — HFF has arranged $104 million in financing for Greensboro Park, a two-building office portfolio totaling 505,085 square feet in Tysons, about 16 miles west of Washington, D.C. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through JP Morgan Chase & Co. on behalf of the borrowers, Velocis and Altus Realty. Greensboro Park features a 14-story and an 11-story office tower located at 8180 and 8200 Greensboro Drive. The office campus is anchored by BB&T and is collectively 83 percent leased to 59 tenants. Amenities include a fitness center, conference facilities, tenant lounges, an on-site café and concierge services.
SUNRISE, FLA. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Bank has provided a $44 million non-recourse loan for Sawgrass Lake Center, a 239,373-square-foot office building in Sunrise, a city in Broward County. The owner, Foundry Commercial, will use the loan proceeds to refinance debt on the six-story property. Sawgrass Lake Center is LEED certified and features a five-level parking garage and an onsite café.
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.
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.