NEW YORK CITY — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged a $63 million bridge-to-HUD loan for a skilled nursing facility and two adult day care centers in Brooklyn. The loan refinances existing debt. The local borrower plans to improve the facility with a new rehabilitation gym. Further details on the borrower and facilities were not disclosed. David Nussbaum and Jeffrey Fuchs of Harborview negotiated the transaction.
HEBER CITY, UTAH — CBRE has secured an undisclosed amount of refinancing for Wasatch Commons Apartments, a 224-unit multifamily community located in Heber City. Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE’s San Francisco office secured the 10-year, interest-only, floating-rate Fannie Mae mortgage on behalf of the undisclosed owner. The property consists of 106 newly renovated one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences include walk-in closets, window coverings, private balconies/patios, air conditioning and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include covered parking, a playground, barbecue areas, a heated swimming pool, a hot tub, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness room and guest parking.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — HFF has secured an $18.8 million loan for the acquisition of Meadow View Townhomes, a 400-unit apartment community located at 4801 Marshall Ave. in Newport News, a town in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. Jamie Leachman and Nicole Brickhouse of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution program on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Brick Lane and Red Starr Investments. The 77-building property includes a mix of one- to four-bedroom units. The property, which was fully renovated in 2017, features a clubhouse, playground and on-site parking.
NEW YORK CITY — Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies has provided Sugar Hill Capital Partners with a $97 million construction loan and a $30 million mezzanine loan to fund the redevelopment of One Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. The nine-story, 169,410-square-foot building, a former senior living facility, was vacant when Sugar Hill acquired it in 2016. Sugar Hill plans to redevelop the property as a multifamily building. The Mack Real Estate financing was arranged by Ronnie Levine, Shamir Seidman and Ben Jacobs of Meridian Capital Group. Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP provided legal representation for Sugar Hill in the transaction and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP represented Mack Real Estate.
LITTLETON AND MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $36.3 million loan for L&B Realty Advisors to finance the purchase of a two-building industrial portfolio in suburban Boston. L&B Realty Advisors acquired the portfolio on behalf of an institutional client. The 775,000-square-foot portfolio consists of two warehouse distribution buildings, one in Littleton and the other in Middleborough. Both buildings are fully leased, with the 275,000-square-foot building at 154 Campanelli Drive in Middleborough occupied by a single tenant. The 480,000-square-foot building at 1 Distribution Center Circle in Littleton is leased to six tenants. A life insurance company provided the 10-year loan.
LOS ANGELES — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment, has arranged $22.5 million in refinancing for MDR Truss Campus, an office complex located in the Marina Del Rey submarket of Los Angeles. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property consists of six separate buildings totaling 68,693 square feet of creative office space and 179 parking spaces. The 15-year, fully amortizing, fixed-rate loan features a 3.64 percent interest rate. It was used to pay off the construction loan and cover closing costs. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether secured the loan through one of the company’s correspondent life insurance companies. The name of the borrower was not released.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged two acquisition loans totaling $35.2 million for Metropolitan Apartments and 2900 North Apartments in Greenville. Mike Ortlip and Josh Davis of Grandbridge arranged the non-recourse loans with an initial period of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through its lending platform, BB&T Real Estate Funding. The Charlotte-based firm is a subsidiary of BB&T. The financing included a $21.6 million, first mortgage loan for Metropolitan Apartments, a 246-unit community located at 660 Halton Road, and a $13.6 million loan for 2900 North Apartments, a 172-unit community located at 2900 E. North St. The names of the borrowers were not disclosed. Both properties feature swimming pools, fitness centers and grilling stations.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $30 million loan to refinance a 61,000-square-foot office building in Cambridge. The property, located at 784 Memorial Drive and owned by an affiliate of the Bullfinch Companies, was originally built in 1937 and underwent renovations in 1999 and 2014. Harvard University recently executed a long-term lease for the entire building with plans to house a technology services department there. Wayne Clough and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing with one of its correspondent life insurance companies. The building is located along the Charles River in the Cambridgeport neighborhood, halfway between the campuses of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based developer Songy Highroads LLC and Hyatt Hotels Corp. have closed on a $32.9 million construction loan for Hyatt Place Centennial Park, a 175-room hotel that will be located at 300 Luckie St. in downtown Atlanta. Designed by Wakefield Beasley, the 11-story hotel will be situated directly across the street from the Georgia Aquarium and one block from Centennial Olympic Park. Ed Coco led HFF’s team in arranging the loan through HSBC on behalf of the Songy Highroads-Hyatt joint venture. Set to open in August 2019, the hotel will feature a parking garage, pool, fitness center, 2,100 square feet of meeting space and retail facing Luckie and Marietta streets. General contractor Reeves Young is underway on construction, which included razing an existing two-story building at the site. Hyatt Place Centennial Park will mark Songy Highroads’ sixth Hyatt-branded development since 2014.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $16 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Woodchase Apartments in Ann Arbor. The 144-unit garden-style apartment community, located at 1100 Rabbit Run Circle, features 11 buildings and is currently 98 percent occupied. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse and laundry room. Matt Shane of Q10 | Lutz Financial Services arranged the 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Woodchase Acquisition LLC was the borrower.