BRUSH, COLO. — Lancaster Pollard has closed $34.7 million in financing for the refinancing and expansion of Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, approximately 90 miles northeast of Denver. In addition to refinancing existing debt with long-term, fixed-rate financing, the loan will allow for construction of 46 units of memory care in three buildings, a 54-unit assisted living building and new physical therapy area. The expansion will also include a new kitchen, laundry and central receiving facilities, as well as the demolition of several existing structures. Rob McAdams led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $3.6 million non-recourse loan for an 8,500-square-foot office asset in Los Angeles. The property is located at 2818 La Cienega Ave. in Culver City. The borrower plans to renovate the property, which features open floor plans and an outdoor courtyard on the second floor. The interest-only loan features a 24-month term with one extension option and flexible pre-payment options. It includes a facility to provide for capital expenditures, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and interest and carry reserves.
SMYRNA, GA. — Conlon Capital has arranged an $11.9 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Ivy Walk Shoppes, a 42,499-square-foot retail center located at 1675 Cumberland Parkway in Smyrna’s Vining district. The retail property is situated within a mixed-use development near SunTrust Park, the new home of the Atlanta Braves in Cobb County. Rushi Shah of Conlon Capital arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Atlanta-based MRE-Ivy LLC. The loan features a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and interest-only payments for 18 months.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $11.9 million acquisition loan for Courthouse Place, a 66,260-square-foot, eight-story office building located at 12 S.E. 7th St. in Fort Lauderdale’s central business district. Built in 2007 near the 20-story Broward County Courthouse, the office building features three stories of office space atop a five-story parking garage. The asset was 88 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman, Legacy Bank of Florida and Apex Reporting Group. Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the fixed-rate, three-year loan through Ready Capital Structured Finance. HRE/SEFIREA Courthouse Place LLC purchased the office building from an affiliate of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Morning Calm Management LLC known as Courthouse Place Building Owner LLC for $13.7 million. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Deanna Lobinsky and Travis Herring of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Love Funding, a subsidiary of publicly traded lender Midland State Bancorp Inc., has provided a $87.3 million HUD loan for the construction of LVL 29, a high-rise apartment complex located within the Legacy West development in Plano. Leonard Lucas of Love Funding arranged the non-recourse loan, which is the largest construction loan ever issued by HUD in the Southwest region. The developer of LVL 29, NE Development, expects to deliver the property in May 2019.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Axilla Capital LLC has secured an $11.9 million, non-recourse bridge loan for TRYP by Wyndham College Station, a 166-room hotel located at 1508 S. Texas Ave. near Texas A&M University in College Station. Joel Mazur and Tom Fleming of Axilla arranged the loan on behalf of an undisclosed borrower that acquired the property in 2015. Proceeds will be used to refinance the property’s existing debt and fund outstanding renovation costs.
LINDEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5.6 million industrial warehouse loan for a 161,000-square-foot building located at 601-721 W. Linden Ave. in Linden. Eric Seidel, a director in MMCC’s New Jersey office, arranged the debt placement.
COVINGTON, LA. — CBRE has arranged a $14 million construction loan for Avanti Senior Living at Watercross, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in the New Orleans suburb of Covington. The borrower is a joint venture between Texas-based developer Avanti Senior Living and investment advisor Iron Point Partners. The property will sit within the Watercross Healthcare Campus, which includes the new Ochsner Medical Hospital. The projects sit within the larger, 171-acre Water Cross at Nor du Lac development, which includes Ochsner Health Center, an active adult community, a wellness center, professional medical offices, a skilled nursing/rehab community and luxury apartments. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the floating-rate loan with four years of interest-only payments through a regional bank.
FORT MITCHELL, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $4.1 million refinancing for Chamber Office Park, a 67,552-square-foot office park located at 2101-2181 and 2500 Chamber Center Drive in Fort Mitchell, a Kentucky city located about six miles south of Cincinnati. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq’s Cincinnati office arranged the fully amortizing, 10-year loan through an undisclosed life insurance company.
HOUSTON — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged $7.8 million in refinancing for a 138,633-square-foot office building located at 2224 Bay Area Blvd. in the Clearlake area of Houston. Adam Lipkin of Grandbridge arranged the refinancing for the six-story property on behalf of a sovereign wealth fund operated by the Republic of Nauru, a South Pacific island nation. The property is primarily leased to a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group, a publicly traded NASA contractor.