SEATTLE — PSRS has provided a $57 million loan for a 285,186-square-foot office building in the South Lake Union area of downtown Seattle. The building was constructed in 1929 and renovated in 1965. The asset has a mix of tenants, including a local newspaper as the anchor. The space also includes a data storage business. The 10-year, interest-only, cash-out loan was financed through a leading CMBS lender. The borrower is a large data center and office investor. PSRS’ Michael Thorp and Ryan Frankman secured the financing. The planned use of the capital was not disclosed.
BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has secured a $21 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Glenshire Villas Apartments, a 484-unit multifamily complex in the eastern Dallas suburb of Balch Springs. Located at 12222 Quail Drive, the garden-style property spans 89 two-story buildings. The 10-year loan, which was placed on behalf of an undisclosed borrower, features a 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged an $8.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Villa Creek, a 161-unit apartment property located at 2835 Villa Creek Drive in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Farmers Branch. Dougherty arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, 2835 Villa Creek Drive LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided $82.3 million in Fannie Mae DUS loans for the refinance and acquisition of multifamily properties in Long Island and Queens. Avrom Forman of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of KRCM Astoria Portfolio Corp. and 590-600 Realty Corp. Total financing included two seven-year Fannie Mae loans with one year of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. The transactions included: The $47.6 million refinancing of Fulton Manor Apartments, a 337-unit property in Hempstead located near Hofstra and Adelphi universities. With the proceeds from the above transaction, the borrower acquired a multifamily portfolio in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Greystone financed three mixed-use, non-contiguous properties totaling 119 units, including retail space for $34.7 million. Prior to acquisition, the properties saw $10 million in renovations.
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — James Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has secured a $17.5 million first mortgage for an office property located at 2649-2651 Strang Blvd. in Yorktown Heights. The current owners acquired the property in October 2014. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan features a 50 percent loan-to-value ratio and includes an option to extend for another five years. Elizabeth Smith of Goldberg, Weprin, Finkel, Goldstein LLP was the attorney representing the borrower at closing. The property includes two buildings consisting of 200,000 square feet along with 695 on-site parking spaces. Tenants include Putnam County Savings Bank, ENT & Allergy Associates, Mercy College and New York-Presbyterian Medical Group-Hudson Valley Hospital.
SAN DIEGO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $61.2 million refinancing for a San Diego-based multifamily portfolio owned by a local private family office. The portfolio contains three communities and a total of 488 units. The properties are located in San Diego, Poway and La Mesa. The transaction was structured with a 12-year, interest-only term. Gardiner Champlin and Marty Meagher of NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrowers through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program.
HARTSDALE, N.Y. — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $1.3 million loan on an office property located at 210 N. Central Ave. in Hartsdale. Ariel arranged the 4.5-year recourse loan at 4.4 percent for the 17-unit, 46,000-square-foot office property. Situated near White Plains, the building — originally an elementary school — was owned free and clear by a family and leased to Empire State College as its anchor tenant. Currently 55 percent occupied, Ariel also negotiated the option for an additional $1.6 million in proceeds once the property reaches a predetermined occupancy threshold.
NEW YORK CITY — Silver Arch Capital Partners has secured a $30.4 million loan for the purchase of the Out Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The borrower, real estate management company Merchants Hospitality, has entered a partnership with hotel and restaurant branding company Cachet Hospitality Group to rebrand the 105-room, three-story hotel as the Cachet Boutique New York. A New York-based investment firm was the lender. Playboy Enterprises has partnered with Cachet to construct a Playboy Club franchise location on the property’s ground floor. Expected to open later this year, Cachet Boutique New York will feature an open-air garden and an outdoor spa. A central feature of the hotel, the Great Lawn, will be a 2,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor wine bar and meeting space. The Eden restaurant will provide on-site dining space. The property is located on West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th avenues. The Carlton Group’s Howard Michaels and Steven Weiss represented the borrower in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — The Moinian Group has arranged a $120 million loan to refinance the International Jewelry Center in Los Angeles. The center is located at 550 S. Hill St. within the Jewelry District. The building contains 405 tenants that are primarily within the jewelry industry. Bank of China provided the five-year, interest-only loan.
LANCASTER, PA. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged $14.2 million in acquisition financing for Hawthorne Gardens Associates’ purchase of Hawthorne Gardens in Lancaster. Eastern Union’s David Metzger and Nate Hyman worked with Greystone on behalf of the New Jersey-based private investor, securing a 12-year, fixed-rate loan with six years of interest-only payments. Located at 99 Dickens Drive, Hawthorne Gardens includes six, three-story apartment buildings. All apartments are two-bedroom, two-bathroom units. The 144-unit community was built in 2014 and is 97-percent occupied. Robert Holland of The Kislak Co. represented the seller in the transaction.