GRAPEVINE and BUDA, TEXAS — Harborview Capital Partners, a New York-based commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has closed $17 million in loans for seniors housing communities in Texas. The first loan was a $10.9 million acquisition loan for a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in the Dallas suburb of Grapevine. The second loan was a $6.1 million construction loan for a 48-bed assisted living facility in the Austin suburb of Buda. Avi Begun, senior originator with Harborview, closed both transactions. The borrowers and names of facilities were not disclosed.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $75.2 million loan for the refinancing of The Quaye at Palm Beach Gardens, a new 340-unit apartment community in Palm Beach Gardens. Melissa Marcolini Quinn of NorthMarq Capital’s Orlando office arranged the loan through Fannie Mae’s Pre-Stabilization program on behalf of the borrower, The Housing Group, a development firm led by Charles Funk, Jeff Meehan and Rick Lococo.
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MASS. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8 million in refinancing for Chelmsford Mills, an office property located at 51 Middlesex St. in Chelmsford. The loan features a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule. The property features 208,698 square feet of office space. Ed Reikstins of NorthMarq secured the refinancing for the undisclosed borrower.
SAN FRANCISCO — PCCP has provided a $48.5 million construction loan for the development of Bay Area Logistics Center, a 707,600-square-foot distribution facility in the East Bay submarket of Richmond. The park will be situated within the master-planned Pinole Point Industrial Park. Other notable tenants at the park include Amazon, Whole Foods, Williams and Sonoma and UPS. Bay Area Logistics Center is about 16 miles from the Port of Oakland and 27 miles from Oakland Airport. It will sit adjacent to a UPS hub. The facility is scheduled for completion in September 2017. The borrower was LDK Ventures.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Harborview Capital Partners, on behalf of a California-based client, has arranged a $2.6 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily property in Oklahoma City. The borrower will use the Freddie Mac Small Balance loan to purchase a 68-unit multifamily community. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features 36 months of interest-only payments. Jeff Fuchs of Harborview Capital negotiated the loan.
MUNSTER, IND. — Calmwater Capital has provided a $44 million bridge loan to Simborg Development to refinance existing debt, recapitalize the existing partnership and provide capital to lease up the remaining vacancies at Lake Business Center in Munster near Chicago. The 993,017-square-foot former Simmons Bedding Factory contains industrial and medical office space and was 83 percent leased at the time of the transaction. The building is located at 9100, 9120 and 9200 Calumet Ave. A significant portion of the credit facility will finance the payoff of the existing loan, investor buyout and tenant improvements. Ryan Malatesta of Calmwater Capital was the loan originator in the transaction.
DURHAM, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $26.5 million loan for Whetstone Apartments, a 204-unit multifamily community located at 501 Willard St. in downtown Durham. The undisclosed borrower is using the loan to refinance existing debt for the property, which was built in 2014. Chris Black of KeyBank arranged the seven-year loan with 12 months of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has secured approximately $90 million in acquisition and repositioning financing for an eight-building office and R&D campus in San Diego. The property is located at 16399 W. Bernardo Drive in the Rancho Bernardo submarket. Financing was arranged on behalf of the buyer, an entity owned and managed by Swift Real Estate Partners. CBRE tailored the balance-sheet financing with a base term of three years and the ability to extend the loan as long as seven years. The non-recourse financing included capital toward the purchase of the property, as well as funding to perform capital improvements to reposition the buildings and amenities. The funds will also cover tenant improvements and leasing commissions. CBRE structured a prepayment provision that will allow Swift to sell individual buildings or refinance with long-term debt. CBRE closed the financing with Acore Capital, a domestic advisor of debt investments that worked on behalf of a Japanese Life Insurance Company.
BOSTON — Capstone Development Partners and Provident Commonwealth Education Resources Inc. have closed on the financing for a $139 million student housing and dining community to be constructed on the University of Massachusetts Boston campus. The development will be the first on-campus student housing at the university. The two-building, 250,000-square-foot community is set to feature 1,077 beds targeted for primarily first-year students and an approximately 23,000-square-foot dining facility. The property will also include living-learning amenities such as seminar rooms, study lounges and other social and academic amenities to support student success and enhance the quality of campus life. Structured as a public-private partnership project, the development is being financed by tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by the Massachusetts Development Authority and underwritten by Citigroup. Provident Commonwealth Education Resources will own the housing and dining space, subject to a ground lease from the institution. UMass Boston and Capstone On-Campus Management will manage the housing. The design-build team for the project includes Elkus Manfredi Architects and Shawmut Design and Construction. Construction is slated to begin within the coming weeks, with completion scheduled for fall 2018.
CONROE, TEXAS — Harborview Capital Partners has closed $25.1 million in refinancing for two multifamily properties in Conroe. The borrower was an Arkansas-based client. Both non-recourse loans were refinanced through HUD’s 223(a)(7) program and feature interest rates fixed for 35 and 40 years. Avi Begun of Harborview Capital originated the transactions.