DALLAS — Greystone has provided $68.1 million for the refinancing of Vineyards at Forest Edge, a 1,218-unit multifamily property located at 9669 Forest Lane in Dallas. Built in 1984, the property features 11 swimming pools, four playgrounds, a 24-hour fitness center, social center and a kids club. Rob Meehan of Greystone originated the CMBS loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower that acquired the property in 2015.
NEW YORK CITY — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), MDG Design + Construction, Citi Community Capital, Raymond Jones, Smith & Henzy, BSR Management and Cary Fields have secured nearly $160 million in financing for the restoration of Michelangelo Apartments, a 494-unit affordable housing community located in the Melrose section of the Bronx. The 43-year-old development will be renovated and preserved as affordable housing for an additional 40 years through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. Built in 1974 using a HUD Section 236 loan guarantee, Michelangelo Apartment comprises four towers offering a total of 80 studios, 126 one-bedroom, 191 two-bedroom, 77 three-bedroom and 20 four-bedroom apartments, as well as 50,000 square feet of retail space and underground parking. The renovations and improvements, which will happen with tenants in place, will include full kitchen and bathroom renovations, conversions to an energy-efficient hydronic boiler system from electric heaters, elevator modernization, façade repairs, lobby modernization, public hall beautification, conversion to energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the buildings and landscaping improvements.
WESTBROOK AND BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Arbor Realty Trust has funded two loans, totaling $34.5 million, in Connecticut. The firm provided a $32.6 million for a retail property located in Westbrook. Funded under Arbor’s balance sheet bridge load program, the three-year interest-only, floating-rate loan features two one-year extension periods, allows the borrower to acquire the property and provides tenant improvement capital to execute a new 10-year lease to H&M. The name of the borrower was not released. Additionally, Arbor provided a $1.9 million acquisition loan for a 32-unit multifamily property in Bridgeport to an undisclosed borrower. Funded under the Freddie Mac small business loan product line, the 20-year loan features a fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $19 million loan for 1776 On the Green, an office building located at 67 Park Place in Morristown. The 10-story building features 145,358 square feet of rentable Class A office space and 1,136 square feet of storage space. At the time of financing, the property was 79 percent leased. The loan, which was provided by Mutual of Omaha, features a 10-year term. Gretchen Wilcox, Al Raymond and Wesley Wilcox of G.S. Wilcox secured the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — San Antonio-based Mason Joseph Co. Inc. has arranged $12.1 million in construction and permanent financing for The Lodge at the Guadelupe, a 124-unit apartment community that will be located at 1355 Ranch Parkway in New Braunfels. Lev Investments and T.R. Inscore LLC will develop the project and Crane Contracting Group Ltd. will serve as general contractor. HUD provided the 40-year, non-recourse loan.
LYNN HAVEN, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has secured $36.7 million in financing for Arbor Trace, a 336-unit apartment community located in Lynn Haven, a town in the Florida Panhandle near the Gulf of Mexico. The loan involved a refinance of the community’s existing 168 units and a construction take-out loan for the newly built Phase II, which spans 168 units. Glenn Housman of CBRE’s debt and structured finance team in Orlando arranged the 10-year, floating-rate, Fannie Mae loan with two years of interest-only payments.
INDIANA, MINNESOTA AND OHIO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged the $57.5 million refinancing for a 15-property multifamily portfolio located across five states. The 1,192-unit portfolio includes Ridgewood and Meadowood in Indiana; Laurel Bay and Carleton Court in Minnesota; and Camellia Court, Beckford Place, Forsythia Court, Slate Run, Tabor Ridge, Foxhaven and River Glen in Ohio. Four other properties within the portfolio are located in Georgia and Kentucky. Cary Pollack, Judah Neuman and Steve Cohen of Meridian Capital arranged the 10-year CMBS loan. Reliance Global Holdings was the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $41.6 million in financing for the construction of Kingswood Plaza II, an office and retail development located at 1715 E. 13th St. in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. Jason Cohen, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Justin Hunt and David Behmoaras of Mission Capital arranged the loan with a foreign bank for the borrower, a joint venture between Infinity Real Estate and The Nightingale Group. The 106,000-square-foot development, which is 56 percent pre-leased to Target and Marshalls, will offer three floors of professional/medical office space in addition to its retail component.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CapitalSource has provided a $100 million loan for the construction of Portals Residential Phase V Building, located in downtown Washington. The 373-unit multifamily property will be 13 stories tall. Units will range in size from 506 square feet to 3,400 square feet. Portals Residential Phase V Building is part of the final phase of a 3 million-square-foot development project that includes the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and three Class A office buildings. The building design includes a sky terrace level with multiple living and meeting rooms, and an infinity pool overlooking the Jefferson Memorial and Tidal Basin National Parks. The rooftop area includes a 1,100-foot walkway around the entire building. Other property amenities include a fitness facility, enclosed garden, dog grooming rooms, interior lounges and meeting rooms. The borrower is an affiliate of Republic Properties Corp., part of the Republic Family of Companies and a full-service real estate development and management firm. Parse Capital provided mezzanine financing, while CBRE brokered the loan transaction. CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank, provides commercial loans to small and middle-market businesses. Los Angeles-based Pacific Western Bank maintains over $21 billion in assets. — Kristin Hiller
NEW YORK CITY — Boston Properties’ consolidated joint venture entity, in which it has 60 percent interest and which owns 767 Fifth Avenue in New York City, has completed the refinancing of approximately $1.6 billion in indebtedness that had been secured by direct and indirect interests in 767 Fifth Avenue. The new mortgage financing has a principal amount of $2.3 billion, has a fixed interest rate and matures in 2027. The loan requires interest-only payments during the 10-year term, with the entire principal amount due at maturity.
