HOUSTON — BBVA Compass, a Birmingham, Ala.-based bank, has provided a $28.1 million loan for the refinancing of Hotel Derek, a 312-room hotel located in Houston’s Galleria neighborhood. The hotel features a 24-hour fitness center, outdoor pool, more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an outdoor movie theater. Colby Mueck and Scott Hall of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Lowe Enterprises Investors, a Los Angeles-based advisory and management firm. Lowe has invested more than $8.8 million in upgrades into the property since 2012.
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ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $20 million construction loan for Hibernia Apartments in the Dogtown neighborhood of St. Louis. The 100-unit apartment property will include 16,000 square feet of retail space to be occupied by a local grocer. David Garfinkel and Dan Baker of NorthMarq arranged the loan through The Bank of Washington. Indianapolis-based Pearl Cos. is developing the project. Completion is slated for the end of this year, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Fields Foods is expected to fill the grocery space.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $15 million loan for Plaza Tower & Courtyard Shops, a 184,000-square-foot office and retail property located at 111 2nd Ave. N.E. and 201 1st St. N.E. in St. Petersburg. Bob Hernandez of NorthMarq arranged the seven-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. A local community bank provided the funding. The property is home to tenants such as Keller Williams Realty, LIG Marine and Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute.
KeyBank Provides $12.6M in Financing for Redevelopment of Multifamily Property in Connecticut
by Amy Works
HARTFORD, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $12.6 million in construction-to-permanent financing to support the redevelopment of an office building located at 101 Pearl St. in downtown Hartford. The long-vacant building will be converted into a 12-story multifamily property featuring 157 market-rate apartment units and 6,113 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Peter Hausherr, Melissa Maher and Kirsten Carlson of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the first mortgage financing, which is structured as a three-year construction loan with a five-year balance sheet perm loan, for the undisclosed borrower.
CANTON TOWNSHIP, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP AND NOVI, MICH. — Greystone has provided $72.5 million in Fannie Mae loans for the refinancing of three multifamily properties in Michigan. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Singh Development Co. Each of the 10-year loans features a 30-year amortization schedule. The properties include Turnbury Park in Canton Township, Brownstones in Novi and Briarcliff Village in Commerce Township. The Class A properties include a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
CARMEL, IND. — CBRE has arranged a $50 million loan for the construction of KAR Auction Services Inc.’s new global headquarters in Carmel. Plans call for a 250,000-square-foot office building on a 13-acre site. The property is slated to open in August 2019. Nearly 1,600 of KAR’s 17,400 employees are based in Indiana. The new location will provide space for an additional 400 jobs. Michael Sherman, Irene Lu, Jason Brown and Dan Gable of CBRE arranged the loan. BBVA/Compass Bank provided the loan. The development team includes U.S. Realty Advisors, Ginovus LLC, Ice Miller, PURE Development and RATIO Architects.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $5.3 million loan for the construction of a Candlewood Suites in Davenport, part of the Quad Cities. The extended-stay hotel will include 71 rooms. Amenities will include a fitness room, business center, market pantry, guest laundry room, outdoor patio and barbecue area. Completion is slated for late summer 2018. CW Davenport LLC was the borrower. Loan terms were not disclosed.
DELAND, FLA. — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $13.4 million in low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) for the development of The Pines, a 100-unit affordable housing community in DeLand, roughly 50 miles north of Orlando. Hunt Capital Partners structured the funding through its multi-investor fund, Hunt Capital Partners Tax Credit Fund 27, on behalf of the project developer, Roundstone Development LLC. The Pines will offer a mix of one- to four-bedroom units, all set aside for households earning up to 40 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Five units will have a preference for “Special Needs Households,” or households consisting of families considered to be homeless, survivors of domestic violence, persons with disabilities or youth aging out of foster care. Community amenities will include onsite management, a clubhouse with a community kitchen, business center, library, fitness center, laundry room, swimming pool and a playground. The development cost for the project is $18.6 million. Bradley Construction Co. Inc. is the general contractor for the project, Brian Rumsey is the architect and Sunchase American Ltd. is the property manager. Construction on The Pines began in December and is slated for completion in January 2019.
LAS VEGAS — BKM Capital Partners has purchased Hughes Airport Center, a 13-building, multi-tenant industrial complex in Las Vegas, for $92 million. The properties are situated in the industrial pocket between McCarran International Airport and interstates 15 and 215. Hughes Airport Center contains 3.3 million square feet of Class A industrial space and Class B office space. The 420-acre, master-planned business park has access to nearby retail and entertainment amenities like Town Square shopping center, Las Vegas Premium Outlets South, Tahiti Village, Callaway Golf Center, Bali Hai Golf Club and Sunset Park. The business park has recently undergone a slew of improvements, including new paint to building exteriors, asphalt and parking lot repairs, roof repair, and upgraded landscaping, monument signage and tenant signage. Rents at Hughes Airport Center typically range between $0.90 per square foot and $1.30 per square foot. Notable tenants at the center include Geotab, CanvasPop, Medical Transportation Management, Climatec, Credit One Bank, North American Video, LabCorp of America and Harman International. Hughes Airport Center marks BKM’s fifth industrial park acquisition in the Las Vegas Valley. “This is a best-in-class asset, the largest of its scale in the Las Vegas airport submarket and our firm’s biggest transaction to …
PLANO, TEXAS — NXT Capital has provided a $32.5 million loan for the acquisition of a 278-unit, Class B apartment community in Plano. The undisclosed property features multiple pools, on-site laundry services, a tennis court, picnic area and a mail center. Suzanne Jones of NorthMarq Capital placed the loan with NXT Capital. Loan terms and the borrower were not disclosed.