NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has arranged a $16 million loan for the refinancing of a 282-bed student housing property located at 17 Locust Ave. in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The newly built, 94-unit property serves nearby Monroe College. Steven Rock of Marcus & Millichap arranged the loan that was originated at a 65 percent loan-to-value. The loan features a fixed interest rate of 4.98 percent as well as 18 months of interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed.
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LOWELL, MASS. — Boston-based mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has placed a $14 million construction loan for a redevelopment project involving a former corduroy mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, about 30 miles north of Boston. The project will convert the 80,000-square-foot facility, known as Waterhead Mill, into a 71-unit residential building that will offer studio and one-bedroom units. The new property will also feature amenities such as a fitness center, a movie theater, coworking office space, resident lounge and a package receiving area. The borrower was not disclosed. Construction is underway and expected to last about 15 months.
HOUSTON — Minneapolis-based NorthMarq Capital has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for The Park at Clear Lake, a 342-unit apartment community in Houston. Units at the property, which was built in 1973, feature walk-in closets, dishwashers and laundry facilities. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling areas. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq arranged the funds through an undisclosed balance sheet lender. The borrower was also undisclosed, but the property’s website redirects to Madera Residential’s homepage.
FITCHBURG, WIS. — Hunt Capital Partners, in collaboration with Plesko Properties LLC, has arranged federal and state low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the construction of Fitchburg Senior Apartments. Located in the Madison suburb of Fitchburg, the community will feature 160 affordable housing units for seniors who are age 55 and older. Units will be restricted to households who earn up to 80 percent of the area median income. The development team broke ground on Fitchburg Senior Apartments in March. The four-story community will provide 80 one-bedroom units and 80 two-bedroom units upon completion, which is slated for July 2020. The total development cost for Fitchburg Senior Apartments is $34.4 million. The development team was awarded $15 million in federal and state LIHTCs. Hunt Capital Partners facilitated the federal tax credits through its multi-investor fund, Hunt Capital Partners Tax Credit Fund 27. Advantage Capital purchased the state LIHTC credits through Fund 27 as well. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) provided $23 million in taxable and tax-exempt construction and permanent financing and $1.5 million in soft financing. Plesko Properties, the project developer, selected Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP as the project consultant. Stevens Construction Corp. is …
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $79.9 million refinancing loan for LC Murfreesboro, a 580-unit apartment community in Murfreesboro, about 34 miles southwest of Nashville. The Freddie Mac loan features a fixed interest rate with an 11-year term, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in phases between 2015 and 2018, LC Murfreesboro comprises19 three-story buildings offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include green spaces, a fitness center and a swimming pool. Jon Reible of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Columbus, Ohio-based Lifestyle Communities to refinance existing debt.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $31.5 million loan for the refinancing of Storage Rentals of America, a self-storage facility located in Belleville, located due north of Newark. The facility, which was approximately 85 percent occupied at the time of sale, comprises 2,064 units totaling approximately 400,000 gross square feet. The property also houses 83,464 square feet of light industrial space. Griffin Guthneck and Wes Wallace of JLL arranged the nonrecourse loan, which includes a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower is Florida-based SROA Capital.
HAMDEN, CONN. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided $7.5 million in Fannie Mae DUS financing for Meadow Mills Assisted Living & Memory Care in Connecticut. Located on two acres in Hamden, just north of New Haven near Long Island Sound, the property offers 60 units of assisted living and memory care. The loan includes a 10-year, fixed-rate term on a 30-year amortization schedule and will be used to refinance existing debt. Ari Short of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan.
SHELBY, MICH. — Berkadia has originated a $23 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ashford Apartments in Shelby, about 30 miles north of Detroit. Located at 48377 Commonview Drive, the apartment property features two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a resort-style pool, sundeck and various health and fitness clubs. Colin Callaghan and Peter Benedetto of Berkadia originated the 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule and a loan-to-value ratio of 75 percent. Michigan-based Ashford 180 LLC, an affiliate of MJC Cos., was the borrower.
MCHENRY, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $5.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 218,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 1301 Ridgeview Drive in McHenry. Built in 1995, the air-conditioned building is located on almost 20 acres. Features include 20 exterior loading docks and parking for 519 cars and 40 trailers. Disk.com, which provides printing, manufacturing and fulfillment solutions, leases approximately 50 percent of the space. Krista Casper of Associated Bank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Midwest Industrial Funds.
MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS and NEW HAMPSHIRE — HFF has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for a portfolio of eight seniors housing properties totaling 565 units in New England. Northbridge Strategic Senior Housing Fund II was the borrower. Freddie Mac provided the capital, and HFF will service the loans. The intended use of the proceeds was not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio are Avita of Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine; Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, Maine; Avita of Wells in Wells, Maine; Carriage House at Lee’s Farm in Wayland, Massachusetts; Laurelwood at the Pinehills in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Ledgewood Bay at Milford in Milford, New Hampshire; Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, Maine; and Sunnybrook in Brunswick, Maine. The properties have an average completion date of 2014 and comprise a mixture of 49 independent living, 256 assisted living and 260 memory care units that were nearly 90 percent occupied at closing.