WESTMINSTER, COLO. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) team has provided a total of $49.7 million in financing to a joint venture between Koelbel & Co., Mile High Development and Longs Peak Advisors. The transaction will fund the construction of Eaton Street Apartments, an affordable housing development in the Denver suburb of Westminster. KeyBank provided a $24.8 million construction loan, a $14.1 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investment and a $10.8 million Fannie Mae permanent loan. Beth Palmer and Sarah Geis of KeyBank’s CDLI team, along with Jeff Rodman of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group, arranged the financing. Additional funding was provided by the City of Westminster, Jefferson County and the Colorado Division of Housing’s Colorado Housing Investment Fund. Private Activity Bonds were issued by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. Ron Lehr and Sam Adams of KeyBanc Capital Markets provided underwriting and remarketing services for the bond issuance. The property will feature 118 apartment units and 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. A portion of the units, 99 in total, will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of area median income (AMI), and eight units will be reserved for households earning 50 percent …
NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $47 million refinancing of 64 West 48th Street, a 128,251-square-foot mixed-use building in Manhattan. The property is located one block south of New York City’s iconic Rockefeller Center. The refinancing was structured as a 15-year term with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Charles Cotsalas and Bob Delitsky of NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through a life insurance company.
NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has arranged $36 million in mortgage loans for two self-storage locations branded under the name Storage Fox in Queens and Yonkers. The two separate $18 million loans will go toward refinancing existing debt and recapturing equity in the two properties. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital worked with Signature Bank to secure a seven-year, fixed-rate loan at 4 percent with a 25-year amortization. The combined loans represent a 66 percent loan-to-value for both properties. The proceeds of the loans represent a significant cash-out financings that Storage Fox plans to reinvest in future real estate acquisitions. Chris Read of the Amato Law Group represented Storage Fox in the transaction. Constructed in 2013, 30-46 Northern Boulevard in the Long Island City section of Queens is a 12-story 123,000-square-foot building with 70,000 square feet of self-storage space as well as the Davita Dialysis Center. The second property, located in Yonkers at 280 Fullerton Avenue, is a five-story, 190,000-square-foot self-storage facility constructed in 2012.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — New York-based Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $40 million loan for the refinancing of The Retreat by Watermark, a 324-unit apartment community in Corpus Christi. The property consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, movie room, game room and a pet park. Peter Martz, Akiva Friend and Israel Schubert of Meridian Capital arranged the 10-year, non-recourse loan, which features an 80 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of Watermark Residential, an Indiana-based multifamily developer.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Madison Realty Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has closed a $6.5 million loan for the acquisition of a non-performing first mortgage note secured by The Edge, 96-unit student housing complex located at 5230 S. Martin Luther King Parkway in Beaumont. The five-building property serves Lamar University and includes amenities such as a pool, fitness center, tanning salon, volleyball court, business center and a coffee bar. The borrower was not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $41.9 million loan for the acquisition of Alexan Crossroads, a 314-unit apartment community in Orlando. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez of Berkadia arranged the five-year loan with three years of interest-only payments and two one-year extension options on behalf of the borrower, Harbor Group International. A life insurance company provided the fixed-rate loan. Virginia-based Harbor Group acquired the property, constructed in 2016, for $64 million. Alexan Crossroads includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a saltwater pool, grilling stations, yoga and spin room, two-story fitness center and a clubhouse.
RICHLAND, S.C. — Money360 has provided a $3.2 million bridge loan for a retail center in Richland, located roughly eight miles east of Columbia. The two-year, interest-only loan has a loan-to-value ratio of 52 percent. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. Bi-Lo recently vacated the center, and a fitness concept backfilled the space.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Money360 has arranged a $5 million bridge loan for a manufactured housing community in San Francisco. The non-recourse, three-year loan features an interest-only amortization and a 46 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower was not disclosed.
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $5.1 million in affordable housing financing to support the redevelopment of Worcester’s Central Building. The financing will allow the borrower, Central Building Development Group, to transform a vacant office building into a 55-unit, mixed-income housing community with 14 workforce-housing units. Dellbrook JKS is serving as general contractor on the project with The Architectural Team serving as architect. MassHousing provided a $3.7 million permanent loan and $1.4 million in workforce housing funding from the agency’s $100 million workforce housing initiative. The project also received $12 million through an allocation of federal and state low-income housing tax credits by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. The property, which is located at 332 Main St., was built in 1925 as an office building and has been vacant for several years. Of the 55 units in the building, 50 will be allocated to lower-income households.
HOUSTON — California-based direct lender Money360 has closed a $15.6 million bridge loan for an undisclosed office property in Houston. The three-year recourse loan features a 74 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. Proceeds from the loan will be used to pay off existing debt, complete construction, conduct tenant improvements and market the property, which was impacted by Hurricane Harvey.