SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $21.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Legacy at Poplar Creek in Schaumburg. Built in 1986, the 196-unit multifamily property is comprised of 20 two-story buildings. Trevor Ritter of KeyBank originated the seven-year loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
LAKEWOOD, OHIO — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $6 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Harbour View in Lakewood, about seven miles west of Cleveland. The 131-unit apartment property is located at 1370 Sloane Ave. Built in 1971, the nine-story building is currently 98 percent occupied. The borrower, Harbour View Associates Ltd., has invested more than $1 million in capital improvements to the property over the last five years. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.
In 2017 alone, over $35 billion in CMBS loans were exposed to risk of default by retailers declaring bankruptcy, according to New York City-based Trepp LLC, which monitors the performance of securitized commercial mortgages. The loans were largely backed by mall properties that had leased space to retailers, many of which are now closing stores. “In the first 11 months of 2017 alone, more than 30 U.S. retailers filed for bankruptcy protection. That news certainly made those in structured finance take notice to the mounting concern surrounding brick-and-mortar retail,” states the report titled “The 11 Largest Retailer Bankruptcies of 2017.” As the “retail apocalypse” continues, with consumers increasingly choosing e-commerce purchases over brick-and-mortar malls, certain sectors have been particularly hard hit. Apparel and footwear sales have largely shifted on line, spurring the string of bankruptcies. The report is quick to note, though, that retail sales have actually been on the rise through 2016 and 2017, and that the “retail apocalypse” is simply a shifting of winners versus losers in a changing economic model. “In step with the rise of e-commerce, the popularity of traditional department store anchors is plunging, and hundreds of malls nationwide have reported dwindling foot traffic,” states …
PARK CITY, UTAH — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $60 million in financing for the 177-room St. Regis Deer Valley resort in Park City. The resort is located at 2300 Deer Valley Drive E. The St. Regis Deer Valley offers 67 hotel condominium suites divisible into 177 hotel keys and 25 private whole-ownership residences. The ski-in, ski-out resort includes amenities like the 14,000-square-foot Remède Spa, fitness facilities, a Jean-Georges Vongerichten signature restaurant (J&G Grill) and the Deer Crest Club, a private club. A domestic life insurance company funded the loan in a highly structured transaction. Proceeds of this non-recourse financing were used to refinance existing debt with a new long-term, fixed-rate loan. The proceeds will also fund the next phase of the resort’s development, which will include additional condominium and hotel units, a destination restaurant and other amenities. Construction on the next phase is scheduled to begin in late 2018 or early 2019. This is the third financing Sonnenblick-Eichner has arranged for the ownership. This includes a $212.5 million construction loan and a subsequent permanent loan.
MOORE, OKLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $22.5 million in acquisition financing for The Villas at Countryside, a 360-unit multifamily community in Moore, a southern suburb of Oklahoma City. The property was built in 2002 and consists of 21 three-story buildings situated on 18.6 acres. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank secured the Fannie Mae loan, which features a five-year term, two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
CHADDS FORD, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has raised equity and arranged $20.5 million in financing for the construction of The Residence at Chadds Ford, an 84-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Philadelphia suburb of Chadds Ford. The borrower is LCB Senior Living, which is building the community. It will be the company’s 15th seniors housing property, and its first in the Philadelphia metro. The community is located along the Delaware border, 11 miles north of Wilmington. The community will consist of a three-story building on a 2.3-acre site. It will offer 64 independent living and assisted living apartments, as well as 20 memory care beds. The project is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2019. Webster Bank is providing $20.5 million of non-recourse construction financing at 65 percent loan-to-cost for the joint venture between LCB and its institutional partner. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Jim Dooley and Caryn Donahue.
PITTSBURGH — KeyBank Commercial Development Lending & Investment has provided $16.6 million in total financing for Allegheny Dwellings Phase I, a new affordable housing project in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood. The first of three phases, Allegheny Dwellings Phase I involves replacing existing public housing with 65 new mixed-income units. TREK Development Group, in partnership with the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh, is developing the project. The first phase will feature 47 affordable and 18 market-rate townhome, walk-up and apartment-style units. Kyle Kolesar of KeyBank arranged the financing. City Real Estate Advisors, Allies and Ross Management, Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh contributed 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, tax-exempt bonds and other gap financing.
PHILADELPHIA — Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Trez Forman Capital Group has arranged a $6.7 million loan for the development of a mixed-use project located in Philadelphia. The borrower, Gagandeep Lakhama of 1413 Germantown LLC, plans to develop a six-story, 50-unit apartment building with 5,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space on a 14,625-square-foot site at 1413 Germantown Ave. Ryan Howard of Trez Forman originated the loan. This is the first time Trez Forman has done business in the state of Pennsylvania.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $40.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of LC Idlewild Phase II, a 286-unit apartment community in Louisville. Tim Migchelbrink of KeyBank arranged the seven-year loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. LC Idlewild was constructed in 2017 and includes 15, three-story apartment buildings. Community amenities include a fitness center, resort-style pool, sand volleyball courts, attached garages and an on-site restaurant.
CLEVELAND, OHIO — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $57 million loan for the refinancing of One Cleveland Center in Cleveland. Renovated in 2011, the property includes 543,945 square feet of Class A office space, along with a 1,100-square-foot attached parking garage. The 31-story building features an on-site café, dry cleaning service, security and an underground pedestrian connection. Jim Doyle and Ross Halloran of Bellwether arranged the 10-year CMBS loan on behalf of the borrower, Optima 1375 II LLC. Rialto provided the loan, which was used to refinance both the building and parking garage as well as fund tenant improvements.
