HOUSTON — French investment bank Natixis has provided a $147.2 million floating-rate loan for the refinancing of San Felipe Plaza, a 46-story office tower located in the Galleria/Uptown area of Houston. The Class A, 980,473-square-foot property was built in 1983 and renovated in 2015. Amenities include a fitness center, multiple onsite dining options, a conference center, dry cleaner and a Starbucks. Susan Hill of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a subsidiary of Parkway Inc.
PHILADELPHIA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $13.1 million in acquisition financing for a 452,375-square-foot industrial facility in Philadelphia. Located at 11200 Roosevelt Blvd., the property is fully leased to a mix of industrial users. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala and Zachary Kraft of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity Debt & Structured Finance group secured financing for the borrower, Ivy Realty, through lender Reinsurance Group of America Inc. Ivy Realty plans to make $3 million in capital improvements to the property and rebrand it as the Roosevelt Industrial Center.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged a $14.7 million loan for the refinancing of an Embassy Suites hotel property in Columbus. A national lender provided the loan, which features a locked rate of 4.44 percent, a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Kana Hotel Group, the borrower, acquired the 224-room property in 2015 and extensively renovated it.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $27 million construction loan for Park 77 Apartments, a 93-unit multifamily community in the Alewife neighborhood of Cambridge. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. Located at 77 New St., the property is walking distance from the Metro Boston Transit Authority’s Alewife Station. Derek Coulombe, Tim O’Donnell and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a large regional lender.
GRANDVILLE AND WYOMING, MICH. — Berkadia has secured $108.3 million in acquisition financing through Fannie Mae for two apartment properties in Michigan. Torchlight Investors was the borrower. The Grandville property features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a basketball court, pet area, fitness center and walking and biking trails. The Wyoming property offers upgraded units with vaulted ceilings and walk-in closets. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor courtyard, swimming pools, tennis courts and storage facilities. Peter Benedetto of Berkadia arranged 12-year, fixed-rate financing for both properties.
WARREN, MICH. — Q10|Lutz Financial Services has arranged a $2 million loan for the refinancing of a 34-unit multifamily property in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The asset was fully occupied at the time of refinancing. Steven Siegel of Q10|Lutz arranged the non-recourse loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Loan terms included 80 percent leverage, a fixed interest rate of 4.66 percent, 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. A Southeast-based lender provided the loan.
ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $278.4 million in financing for the redevelopment of Colony Square, an office/retail complex in Midtown Atlanta. The loan will go to Houston-based Lionstone Investments and Cincinnati-based North American Properties for the project, which is already underway. The loan will retire the existing financing and fund future redevelopment plans. Blackstone Mortgage Trust provided the capital. The new Colony Square will feature more 1 million square feet of office and retail space. It will also feature iPic, a movie theater with nine auditoriums and farm-to-glass cocktails. Anticipated completion is late 2020.
HARRISON, N.J. — Madison Realty Capital has provided $67.5 million in acquisition and construction financing for a 205-unit multifamily development project and an adjacent development site in Harrison. The loan allows the borrower, a partnership between Accordia Realty Ventures and Eastone Equities, to acquire both sites and finish construction of the 205-unit first phase of the project, which is currently topped off and approximately 60 percent complete. The development site has been approved for 435 multifamily units. Located at 700 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd., the first phase of the project is slated for completion in Spring 2019. The development team on the project includes Hollister as general contractor, NK Architects as design architect, Studio 1200 as interior designer, and The Marketing Directors as leasing and marketing agent.
OHIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $36.3 million FHA 232/223(f) loan for the acquisition of a four-property skilled nursing portfolio in Ohio. Built between 1961 and 1984, the properties contain a total of 442 beds. Property names were not disclosed. John Randolph, Henry Alonso and Brandon Taseff of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Foundations Health Solutions. The loan proceeds were used to pay down part of an existing $87.5 million bridge loan that KeyBank previously provided the borrower for the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $23.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Preserve at Wells Branch, a 308-unit multifamily community in Austin. The community offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and basketball court. The new ownership plans to convert the property into an affordable housing community with 51 percent of the units available to households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Bowen of Bellwether arranged the 12-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin.