NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged the $25 million refinancing of a retail and parking facility in Brooklyn. The 10-year CMBS loan features a rate of 4.86 percent and full-term, interest-only payments. Steven Ribiat, Morris Diamant and Tzvi Krieger of Meridian’s New York office arranged the financing for the transaction with the undisclosed borrower. Located at 236 Atlantic Ave., the 69,000-square-foot property was constructed less than 10 years ago and features 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space as well as a parking garage. Current tenants include PetSmart and PM Pediatrics. The building also includes 42 residential condominiums on the upper floors that were not part of the collateral.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Berkeley Point Capital, a multifamily finance firm with 11 offices throughout the country, has provided a $47.2 million loan for the construction of Tower Bay Lofts, a 308-unit apartment project being developed in the northern Dallas metro of Lewisville. The loan features a fixed 3.78 percent interest rate and a 40-year, fully amortized permanent term. Tom White of Berkeley Point secured the financing through the FHA’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of the developer, Wittington Holdings. The project team broke ground in mid-April and expects to deliver the building in about 24 months.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $16.1 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Eastgate Apartments in Rochester. The 135-unit affordable housing property is slated to open in the summer of 2019. All units will be restricted to residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. In addition to the 40-year loan, the project will receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits. BDKN LLLP was the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Leviathan Capital has arranged $7.3 million in permanent mortgage financing for a mixed-use property in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan. The property consists of 10 apartments and one retail unit occupied by a long-term tenant. Leviathan secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan at 4.26 percent with five years of interest-only financing. The lender, a money center bank, charged no origination fee. The borrower was a local owner-operator.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $6.5 million construction loan for a 12-unit mixed-use condominium development in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The borrower was undisclosed. Located at 114-120 Brookside Ave., the building will feature three retail and nine residential condominiums. All residences will feature hardwood floors, in-unit washers and dryers and high-end finishes that include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and custom-tile surround showers. Each unit will also have a private balcony. The square footage will vary depending on the unit style, but will average around 1,098 square feet. The building is slated for completion in 2019.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated a $39.9 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Peyton Stakes, a 249-unit multifamily community in Nashville’s Germantown district. Robert Prouty of KeyBank underwrote the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Peyton Stakes was constructed in 2017 and features a car wash station, pet spa, dog park, private conference room, pool with outdoor theater, rehearsal space, art studio, and a yoga and barre studio.
MIAMI BEACH AND BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $20.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of five apartment communities located in South Florida’s Miami Beach and Bay Harbor Island. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia arranged the two-year, floating-rate loan through LoanCore Capital Funding Corp. LLC on behalf of the borrower, Boardwalk Properties. The properties included in the 108-unit portfolio are: 1600 and 1606 W. Ave. in Miami Beach; 9200, 9270, 10150 and 10190 E. Bay Harbor Drive in Bay Harbor Islands, and 1075 101st St., also in Bay Harbor Islands.
FLORENCE, KY. — An affiliate of FM Capital LLC has originated a $10 million acquisition loan for Turfway Ridge Office Park, a 217,000-square-foot office building in Florence, located roughly six miles from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, home to Amazon’s $1.5 billion Prime Air cargo hub. The borrower, a Los Angeles-based real estate investor, acquired the asset from a special servicer via an auction process. Other terms of the bridge financing were not disclosed. The five-story Turfway Ridge Office Park was originally constructed in 1988 and renovated in 2006. The building was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as ADP, Central Bank and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided two Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans and a Fannie Mae Conventional Green mortgage to refinance a multifamily portfolio in Bakersfield. The loans totaled $16.9 million. The transactions include: A $6 million Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan for the refinance of Village Lane Apartments, a 200-unit property at 5101 Marsha St. The community features 33 one- and two-story buildings with 79 one-bedroom units, 120 two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom unit. A $1.9 million Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan for the refinance of River Oaks Apartments, a 46-unit multifamily property located at 336 Roberts Lane and 314 and 400 Locust St. The property includes 15 one- and two-story buildings consisting of all two-bedroom units. A $9 million Fannie Mae Conventional Green mortgage for the refinancing of Park Village Apartments, located at 1405 White Lane. Built in 1973, the property features 224 apartments and 371 open parking spaces. The two Freddie Mac loans feature a 10-year term and fixed rate with no interest-only period and a 30-year amortization schedule. The conventional mortgage features a 12-year term with a 30-year amortization.
FARMINGTON, SIMSBURY, CONN. — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for a joint venture between CA Ventures and a global investment manager. The funds will be used for the construction of two seniors housing communities in the Hartford area. Farmington Senior Living in Farmington and Simsbury Senior Living in Simsbury will each offer 80 assisted living units and 40 memory care units. Integral Senior Living will operate the two properties under a third-party management contract. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loans with 42 months of interest-only payments. A regional bank provided the two identical loans.