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LAWRENCE, MASS. — An affiliate of Trinity Financial has received $17.1 million in financing for the development of an affordable housing community in Lawrence. MassHousing has provided a $14 million conduit bridge loan, $1.2 million in permanent financing and $1.9 million in workforce housing funds for the project. Trinity Financial will transform the former Van Brodie Mill into a 102-unit mixed-income housing community. Designed by ICON Architecture, the property will contain eight studio apartments, 25 one-bedroom apartments, 56 two-bedroom apartments and 13 three-bedroom apartments. Aberthaw Construction is the contractor and Trinity Management will manage the completed property. The adaptive reuse project will preserve the historic former mill, while remediating a brownfield site. Constructed in 1919 by the Arlington Mills company, the Van Brodie Mill originally manufactured yarn for wool and flannel. By the 1950s, the Arlington Mills company has closed and the Van Brodie Mill was operated by a company that shifted production to food products, including packaged breakfast cereals and rations for the military.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Birmingham-based GCP has secured a $60 million loan from MetLife for the refinancing of a seven-property industrial portfolio located throughout Atlanta, Charlotte, Alabama and Florida. Speake Financial advised GCP on the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The properties comprise nearly 1.8 million square feet of GCP’s 7.2 million square foot inventory across the Southeast. The refinanced portfolio includes Progress Center and Troon Circle in Atlanta, which total 611,200 square feet; the 465,0000-square-foot Twin Lakes in Charlotte; and four properties across Alabama and Florida totaling 707,834 square feet.

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AUGUSTA, GA. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $17.5 million loan for the refinancing of the Residence Inn by Marriott Augusta located at 1116 Marks Church Road in Augusta. Other terms of the deal and the borrower were not disclosed. The 124-room hotel is located roughly five miles south of Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters golf tournament. The hotel features a 483-square-foot meeting room, complimentary breakfast, fitness center and an indoor pool.

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SAN DIEGO — NorthMarq Capital has secured $57.1 million in construction financing for Watermark II, a 158,000-square-foot office building in San Diego. The loan was structured with a five-year term, the first three of which feature interest-only payments followed by a 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged the financing through a regional bank. The borrower is an owner-user who previously developed a neighboring Class A office building that it currently occupies.

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OREGON — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged a $13.3 million loan for the construction of an 84-unit assisted living and memory care community in Oregon. Avi Begun of Harborview closed the transaction for the Oregon-based client.

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SHELTON, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $22.5 million in permanent financing for The Center at Split Rock, a neighborhood retail property located in Shelton. The 10-year loan amortizes over a 30-year period and was structured with a fixed rate of 4.12 percent. Situated on 11.7 acres, the 91,197-square-foot property was constructed in 2007 and is 99 percent leased to more than 20 tenants. Current tenants include Walgreens, Outback Steakhouse, Orange Theory Fitness and Mattress Firm. Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage originated and placed the loan for the undisclosed borrower.

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CHICAGO — Mesa West Capital has provided a $48 million loan for the refinancing of the newly renovated Talbott Hotel in Chicago. The borrower, Sterling Bay, acquired the 16-story hotel in the fall of 2015. Sterling Bay completed a renovation of the lobby, common areas and guest rooms and added a restaurant, fitness center and 29 new rooms to rebrand the property into a 178-room boutique hotel. The hotel reopened in May 2017. The non-recourse loan will allow Sterling Bay to stabilize the hotel over the course of the five-year loan term, according to Matthew Snyder, vice president of Mesa West. Snyder and Brian Hirsh originated the loan.

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ANDERSON, IND. — CBRE has arranged $15.5 million in financing for a three-property multifamily portfolio located in Anderson, about 40 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Jason Brown and Dan Gable of CBRE arranged the 10-year loans through Starwood Mortgage Capital. James Management Group was the borrower. Brown and Gable arranged a $6.8 million loan for the refinancing of Villages on Madison. The 214-unit property is located at 4325 S. Madison Ave. The team also arranged a $7.2 million loan for the acquisition of the 212-unit Cross Lakes and a $1.4 million loan for the acquisition of the 72-unit Giant Oaks.

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BETHESDA, MD. — Brightview Senior Living has received a $43.6 million construction loan from SunTrust Bank to finance the development of Brightview Bethesda Woodmont, a seniors housing community in Bethesda, roughly seven miles north of Washington, D.C. The community will include 112 private and semi-private apartment units — 91 for assisted living and 21 for Wellspring Village, Brightview’s specialized neighborhood for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The community will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment homes and feature rooftop dining, a sloped floor theater, fitness area, salon/spa services and an activity room with full-scheduled programming. Bethesda Woodmont, which marks Brightview’s 40th community since 1999, is expected to create more than 100 jobs. The project is slated for completion by summer 2019.

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LAKE WORTH AND HIALEAH, FLA. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided two loans totaling $24.5 million for the refinancing of two multifamily properties in South Florida: Village at Lake Osborne Apartments in Lake Worth and Amelia Oaks Apartments in Hialeah. Hunt Mortgage provided a $13 million, 10-year Fannie Mae loan for Village at Lake Osborne on behalf of the borrower, AHS Development Group LLC. The loan features two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Constructed in 2017, the 118-unit property, located at 2430 Lake Worth Road, includes three, three-story apartment buildings and 168 parking spaces. In addition, the gated community features nearby public transportation, a fitness center and a pool. In Hialeah, Hunt Mortgage provided a $10.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Amelia Oaks on behalf of the borrower, Hialeah 2.71 Acres LLC. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Located at 295 W. 79th Place, Amelia Oaks features 82 units housed in five, three-story buildings and 164 parking spaces.

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