ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SunTrust Banks Inc. has closed $600 million in financing for the Texas Rangers to fund the team’s share of construction costs for its new ballpark, known as Globe Life Field. Set to open for the 2020 season, the stadium will feature a retractable roof and typical ballpark amenities. The professional baseball team is building Globe Life Field in a public/private partnership with the City of Arlington. The Rangers transaction was a partnership between several of SunTrust’s business units, including the Southwest Corporate Banking office of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH); the SunTrust Sports and Entertainment Group, which raises capital and provides financing to professional sports franchises; and the STRH Leveraged Finance Group. MUFG and US Bank served as lead arrangers of the Rangers loan.
Loans
PAPILLION, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $22 million loan for the refinancing of Shadow Lake Square Apartments in Papillion, a southern suburb of Omaha. The 264-unit property is located at 7451 Shadow Lake Plaza. Floor plans at the property, completed earlier this year, range from 606 to 1,260 square feet. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan. A life insurance company provided the loan.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $7.3 million loan for the refinancing of Hampton Inn & Suites in Deer Park, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The 104-room hotel is located at 21660 W. Lake Cook Road. The borrower, Atira Hotels, built the property in 2009. Brian Rogan of Associated Bank originated the loan.
Anchor Health Properties Receives $68M Acquisition Loan for Medical Office Portfolio in San Diego
by Nellie Day
SAN DIEGO — Anchor Health Properties has obtained a $68 million loan to purchase a San Diego medical office building portfolio. The portfolio contains a total of 206,000 square feet in the La Jolla/UTC submarket. The acquisition includes the two-building Chancellor Park Medical Campus, which is situated near the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The properties were built in 1988 as traditional office buildings before they were converted into medical uses. The properties are 94 percent occupied. UC San Diego Health currently leases 44 percent of the buildings, which form the largest outpatient medical campus in UTC and one of the larger outpatient medical campuses in Southern California. The funding will also support future tenant improvements and leasing commissions for the properties. Capital One provided the funds.
SAN DIEGO — Berkadia has secured $29 million in financing for Pinnacle Medical Office in San Diego. The office is located at 10670-10672 Wexford St. in the Scripps Ranch submarket. The property provides services like primary care, wellness exams, treadmill stress testing, annual physicals, sports and camp physicals, full laboratory testing, vaccinations and pre-operative clearance. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the full term and features a 4.3 percent interest rate through Wells Fargo. The borrower was LP Scripps Lot 1 LLC.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Love Funding, a subsidiary of Effingham, Ill.-based Midland States Bank Inc., has provided an $11.8 million loan for the conversion of an historic office building in downtown Montgomery into Historic Bell Lofts. The apartment community will offer 88 one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 4,478 square feet of commercial space. Constructed in 1907, the 12-story tower, formerly known as the Bell Building, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Holly Bray of Love Funding secured the funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 221(d)(4) loan insurance program, which is HUD’s flagship product for financing the construction and/or redevelopment of market-rate and affordable housing communities. The transaction was supported by federal historic tax credit equity from National Trust Community Investment Corp. and state historic tax credits purchased by First Partners Bank. Red Leaf Development LLC and MAL LP, in conjunction with WDG Construction and Development Services, are developing the property. Rosemann & Associates is designing the community.
NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided a $145 million, seven-year, floating-rate loan to Jamestown Properties to refinance 88 Leonard Street, an apartment building located in Manhattan. Capital One Municipal Funding purchased $112.5 million in tax-exempt bonds, and Capital One purchased $32.5 million in taxable bonds that were issued by the New York State Housing Finance Agency to finance the property. Paul Kesicki of Capital One closed the transaction. Constructed in 2007, the 21-story building features 352 apartment units, 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and an attached 249-car parking garage. Community amenities include a roof deck on the 14th floor, a second-floor terrace with outdoor fireplace and whirlpool, and a full suite of concierge services. Units feature upscale appliances, granite countertops and wood cabinetry.
GAHANNA AND WESTERVILLE, OHIO — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided $21 million in refinancing for two multifamily properties in Columbus. The financing consists of a $19.5 million Fannie Mae loan and a $1.4 million mezzanine loan. The 10-year loans feature 30-year amortization schedules. The properties include The Reserve at Walnut Creek and The Ravines at Rocky Ridge. The Reserve is located at 5930 Sunbury Road in Gahanna, a northeast suburb of Columbus. Built in 2014, the property includes seven buildings and 148 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, movie theater, fitness center and pool. The Ravines is located at 5700 Rocky Ridge Landing Drive in Westerville, also a northeast suburb. Built in 2014, the property features 136 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, recreation room and pool. Both properties are currently owned by single-asset entities.
SANFORD, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $10.1 million Fannie Mae Loan for Dalton Place Apartments, a 172-unit multifamily community in Sanford, a city in Central Florida. Hayley Suminski of KeyBank arranged the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds of the loan were used to refinance existing debt. Constructed in 1985, Dalton Place features a swimming pool, playground, tennis court and a picnic area.
Cottonwood Group, CCBI Secure $55M in Refinancing for Aloft Hotel at Hudson Yards in Manhattan
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Cottonwood Group and CCB International (CCBI) have closed on a $55 million secured credit facility for the development of an Aloft Hotel at Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side. The hotel, which is part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is currently under construction. Cottonwood, through its subsidiary, CW Credit Services, partnered with CCBI to replace an existing land loan and help secure a land lease for the hotel. Upon completion, Aloft Hotel at Hudson Yards will feature 420 hotel rooms. The hotel will expand the brand’s footprint in New York City, joining Aloft Manhattan, Aloft Harlem and Aloft Brooklyn.