AUSTIN, TEXAS — ORIX Real Estate Americas, a division of Dallas-based financial services firm ORIX Corp. USA, has provided a $28 million loan for the construction of a student housing community in Austin. The property will serve the University of Texas at Austin and total 236 beds across 66 units. Amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop deck, cyber lounge and conference rooms. Construction of the property began in April, with completion expected in time for the 2019-2020 school year. ORIX provided the loan on behalf of the undisclosed developer.
Loans
HOUSTON AND PASADENA, TEXAS — LMI Capital has closed three loans totaling roughly $24 million for the acquisitions of two multifamily complexes and one retail center in the Houston area. The undisclosed properties include a 215-unit apartment complex in northwest Houston, a 200-unit apartment property in the southeastern suburb of Pasadena and a 21,000-square-foot retail center in west Houston. Jamie Mullin, Brandon Brown and Jamie Safier of LMI Capital closed the deals for the first, second and third properties, respectively. The borrowers were not disclosed.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged a $22 million bridge loan for Hunter’s Cove, a 192-unit multifamily community in Waxahachie, a southern suburb of Dallas. The property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park and outdoor kitchen area. Andy Bratt and Spencer Seibring of Newmark secured the two-year loan, which features an 80 percent loan-to-purchase-price ratio, through Greystone. The borrower was not disclosed.
CLARKSTON, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $32.5 million sale of Lakes at Indian Creek, a 603-unit affordable housing community in Clarkston, located roughly 18 miles northeast of Atlanta. Jeremiah Jarmin and Judy MacManus of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Alden Torch Financial. In addition, Josh Finley of Berkadia arranged a 10-year, $28 million Fannie Mae loan on behalf of the buyer, EB Real Estate Group. Lakes at Indian Creek is an affordable housing community under the Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The community features a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and townhomes. Amenities include a picnic area, tennis courts, swimming pools, fitness center and a computer center.
ATHENS, GA. — HFF has arranged a $30.4 million loan for the refinancing of River Club Apartments and River Club Townhomes, two student housing assets located roughly two miles from the University of Georgia (UGA) campus in Athens. The adjacent communities operate as a single property, and include a total of 1,134 beds. David Keller and Mark Sixour of HFF arranged the seven-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution program on behalf of the borrower, an entity managed and controlled by The Scion Group. River Club Apartments includes a mix of two- to four-bedroom units with private bathrooms, hardwood-style plank flooring and flat screen TVs. The adjacent River Club Townhomes features three- and four-bedroom floor plans within two-story townhome units. Community amenities at both properties include swimming pools; volleyball, basketball and tennis courts; fitness centers; computer labs; car wash stations; private tanning salons; and on-site bus stops with service to the UGA campus.
LAS VEGAS — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $37 million refinancing for Sahara Center, a retail property located at 10000 W. Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. Scott Monroe of NorthMarq Capital’s Las Vegas office arranged the 10-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. A conduit CMBS lender provided the capital. Sprouts Farmers Market, TJ Maxx, Petco, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, In-N-Out Burger, Stein Mart and Burlington Coat Factory are major tenants at the 222,883-square-foot retail property.
SAN FRANCISCO — HFF has arranged the sale of a subdivided office condominium interest in 1390 Market St., a transit-oriented office building in San Francisco. Broadreach Capital Partners sold the property to Swift Real Estate Partners for $109.8 million. Michael Leggett, Gerry Rohm, David Dokko, Ben Bullock, Thomas Foley and Austin White of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Additionally, Jordan Angel and Bercut Smith, also of HFF, arranged a $103.6 million floating-rate loan through Brookfield for the buyer. Located in San Francisco’s Mid-Market, the property features 218,791 square feet of office space and 920 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Originally built in 1967, the property was renovated in 2007. Current tenants include Twitter, Jones Clifford and several branches of the City of San Francisco. The property also includes apartments on the top floors, which were not included in the sale or financing.
HOUSTON — Arbor Realty Trust Inc., a New York-based direct lender, has provided a $21.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Casa del Mar, a 354-unit multifamily community in Houston. The property is situated on Interstate 45 on the city’s north side. Floor plans include one- and two-bedroom units and amenities include two pools, a playground, on-site laundry facilities and a tennis court. The borrower was not disclosed.
ODESSA, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged approximately $8 million in financing for the acquisition of Peppertree & Spanish Oak Apartments, a 180-unit multifamily community located in the West Texas city of Odessa. Amenities at the property include a pool, tennis and basketball courts, a business center and on-site laundry facilities. Carl Pankratz of NorthMarq arranged the financing on behalf of an undisclosed borrower through a bridge/mezzanine lender.
NEW YORK CITY — PCCP LLC has provided a $45.9 million senior loan to Forkosh Development Group for the development of a 20-story residential condominium at 157-161 E. 28th St. in Manhattan. Forkosh acquired three vacant apartment buildings at the site in January for $17 million in an all-cash transaction. The privately owned real estate development firm will build a boutique condo development on the site of the former apartment buildings. Once completed, the project will offer units with open layouts, floor-to-ceiling windows and hardwood floors.