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NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has arranged a $198.3 million loan for the office component of Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza, a 1.4 million-square-foot, mixed-use property in Brooklyn. The deal restructures existing debt on the property’s 465,000-square-foot office condominium space. This section of Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza is fully leased to the Kings County District Attorney (KCDA). That lease has 10.5 years left on it. The borrower is a joint venture between New York-based Muss Development Corp. and San Diego-based HomeFed Corp. The loan features a 21.5-year term and a 4.47 percent interest rate. Mark Vogel and Dan Geuther of Berkadia secured the funds through CGA Capital Corp., a Maryland-based private lending and investment firm. “In seeking to obtain a loan duration of over 20 years, we were presented with two significant challenges,” says Vogel. “The ground-lease payment will reset to unknown market rates in 2021 and 2031, and the KCDA lease expires in 2028.” “Working with CGA, we were able to craft a custom credit solution that enabled us to underwrite through these significant risk events and accomplish the client’s objective of long-term fixed-rate financing,” he added. Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza is located at 345 Adams St. In addition to the office condo, the …

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Thorofare Capital has provided a $27.1 million loan for the acquisition of Mount Kemble Corporate Center, a 229,685-square-foot office campus in Morristown. The loan proceeds will also be used for property improvements and lease-up efforts. The borrower is a joint venture between Vision Properties and The Birch Group. The property was built in 1999 and is comprised of two, three-story Class A office buildings. At the time of closing, the property was 81 percent leased with a tenant roster that included Coughlin Duffy LLP, Avaya, Tenfour and Artech. Thorofare’s floating-rate mortgage featured a three-year initial term and two, one-year extension options.

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ALBANY, N.Y. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $38.5 million in financing for the construction of an affordable housing community in Albany. The 76-unit development, which will be called Ida Yarbrough Homes, will set aside 12 apartments for households at risk of homelessness. The borrower is Ida Yarbrough Phase II LLC, an entity owned by the Albany Housing Authority. Keybank provided $18.1 million in equity through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. In addition, Keybank also provided a $17.2 million construction loan and a $3.2 million Freddie Mac first mortgage loan. John Berry, Jen Seamons, Victoria O’Brien and Joe Eicheldinger of Keybank’s CDLI group, and Jeff Rodman of the Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the financing.

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PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $3.5 million in land development financing for a 40-acre parcel in Plymouth. The lender was a major Massachusetts-based banking institution. Harald LLC, the borrower, plans to add roads and utilities, and then subdivide the commercially zoned land into five or six parcels, to be sold for additional development.The site, about 40 miles south of Boston, is located near the Grove at Plymouth shopping center. Tenants at the retail center include a 130,000-square foot Home Depot store, West Marine, Ethan Allen Furniture and Mattress Firm.

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Capital One Multifamily Finance has provided a $19.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of The Blake, a 270-bed student housing community located less than a half-mile from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah. Tim Smits of Capital One originated the 10-year loan with four years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the buyer, Maryland-based Hopkins Holding. The seller, which developed the property in 2016, was a joint venture between Campus Works, Kaplan Residential and McKinney Fund & Co. The Blake features a clubhouse, covered outdoor patio, a 5,000-square-foot pool terrace and a lounge with cabanas.

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SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $134 million in financing for two apartment communities in Santa Clara. The communities consist of the 340-unit Orchard Glen located at 101 Saratoga Ave. and the 173-unit Park Central located at 1050 Benton St. The transactions were structured on 10-year interest-only terms. NorthMarq arranged the financing on behalf of Prometheus Real Estate Group through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.

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LOS ANGELES — iBorrow, a private direct lender for commercial and multifamily real estate, has provided a $6 million loan for Golden Cross Health Care, a skilled nursing facility in the Pasadena submarket of Los Angeles. Originally constructed in 1965 and since remodeled, the facility sits on approximately one acre of land. The asset features 42 units and 96 beds, and is 97 percent occupied. The loan will refinance existing debt, with plans to approach HUD for a permanent loan in the future.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged $5.2 million in permanent financing on behalf of West of Hudson Properties for the acquisition of a two-building apartment community in Newark. The lender was Sabal Financial. The terms of the loan include a $5.2 million non-recorse permanent mortgage with five years of interest-only payments at a fixed rate of 3.86 percent. The loan represents a 65 percent loan-to-purchase price accompanied by a 20-year term and 30-year amortization. After the five-year interest-only period expires, the rate will reset. Located at 10-36 Osbornse Terrace and 9 Hedden Terrace, the 70-unit community was fully renovated in 2007. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the loan on behalf of West of Hudson Properties.

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BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — PCCP has provided a $23.8 million senior loan for the refinancing of Embassy Suites Bloomington in suburban Minneapolis. A venture between Lubert-Adler Real Estate Fund VII, Aimbridge Hospitality and Chelsea Hospitality Partners was the borrower. Loan terms were not disclosed. Built in 1980 and recently renovated, the 232-suite hotel is located at 2800 American Blvd. West. The eight-story property features 6,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and bar, business center, fitness center, gift shop and indoor pool. Suites range in size form 476 to 532 square feet.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $41 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Zen Apollo, a 274-unit apartment community located between Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle and City Center neighborhoods. The undisclosed borrower will use the 12-month loan to reposition the property, which was originally constructed in 1967 and renovated in 2007. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse with billiards, movie theater and poker tables.

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