BOSTON — Locally based investment firm Tremont Asset Management has received a loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property located at 1955-1963 Commonwealth Ave. in the Brighton area of Boston. The amount was not disclosed, but the financing was originated in conjunction with a loan for a condo property in Nashua, N.H. The total value of the refinancings of those properties, which total more than 80 units combined, is $11 million. Patrick Boyle and Rose Liu of Colliers originated both loans through a balance sheet lender and a regional bank.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for South Bend Center, a 43,811-square-foot mixed-use property in South Austin. The three-building property was built in 1984 and supports retail, flex warehouse, restaurant and medical office uses. C.W. Sheehan and Peyton Ackerman of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Duncan Park Capital. The direct lender was an undisclosed regional bank.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $173 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Lorimer House, a 270-unit apartment community located in the South Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Designed by ODA Architecture, the eight-story, newly constructed building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with private outdoor spaces available in select residences. Amenities include indoor and outdoor lounges, a fitness center, pet spa, party room, work-study lounge and a rooftop deck. Aaron Niedermayer and Ethan Stanton of JLL arranged the loan through TPG Real Estate Credit on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between The Loketch Group, The Joyland Group and Meral Property Group.
Northmarq Secures $32M Refinancing for Build-to-Rent Residential Community in Coastal South Carolina
OKATIE, S.C. — Northmarq has secured a $32 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Saddlewood at Pepper Hall, a 121-unit build-to-rent (BTR) residential community in Okatie, a city 11 miles west of Hilton Head Island. The borrowers, RP Communities and Argosy Real Estate Partners, delivered the BTR property last year within the Pepper Hall master-planned development. Grant Harris, David Vinson and Faron Thompson of Northmarq arranged the five-year loan on behalf of the borrowers through Atlanta-based ACRE. Saddlewood at Pepper Hall features one-, two- and three-bedroom townhomes and carriage homes with private porches and detached garages. Amenities include a pool, dog park, green spaces and a clubhouse with a fitness center. Additionally, the site will feature a planned state waterfront park that will include a kayak launch and walking trails.
KYLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Rastegar Property Co. has unveiled plans for Inf1nity Square, a 318-acre master-planned development that will be located in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. The development will feature roughly 1,000 single-family homes and 1,400 multifamily units as well as 185,000 square feet of commercial space. The commercial component will include retail space, an amenity center and an elementary school, all centered around a town square. In addition, Inf1nity Square will feature 61 acres of open green space that will connect to The Vybe, Kyle’s citywide trail network. CastleRock Communities and Brightland Homes will lead the development of first phase of single-family home development. Trez Capital has provided $31.7 million in construction financing for that phase of the project, which will encompass 329 lots.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management has received a $115 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of three commercial properties in Texas. The portfolio comprises Epic I, a 282,873-square-foot office building located in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas; Colonnade, a 168,255-square-foot office building located on the north side of San Antonio; and Woodmeade, a 304-unit multifamily property in Irving. The five-year loan carried a fixed interest rate of 7.11 percent and a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. Giryes Capital Group, an intermediary that connects American borrowers and Israeli lenders, sourced the debt through Pando Cos., a Dallas-based company that is also owned and managed by Giryes founder and CEO Amir Giryes.
LAREDO, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a 250,000-square-foot warehouse located on an 18-acre site in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. Completed in late 2023, the property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Building features include 30-foot clear heights, 48 docks, 3,000 square feet of office space and parking for 272 cars and 233 trailers. Peter Rotchford, David Sitt, Jarrod McCabe, Foster Huggins and Jordan Buck of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through Connecticut-based Shelter Growth Capital Partners. The borrower is New York City-based Thor Equities.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark and Greystone have jointly arranged $560 million in floating-rate debt for the refinancing of 3ELEVEN, a 60-story, 938-unit apartment tower in Manhattan. The site at the corner of 11th Avenue and West 29th Street lies at the intersection of the borough’s Hudson Yards and West Chelsea neighborhoods. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, fitness center with a yoga studio, theater, coworking spaces with conference rooms, music practice rooms and multiple outdoor gathering areas, including a 42nd-floor terrace and dedicated dog runs. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Jonathan Firestone of Newmark collaborated with Drew Fletcher, Paul Fried and Bryan Grover of Greystone to originate the debt, which retires a senior construction loan provided by HSBC. The borrower, a partnership between Ares Corp. and Douglaston Development, originally announced the project in summer 2019 and completed construction in summer 2023. At the time of the loan closing, 3ELEVEN was 99 percent occupied.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged an $8.7 million loan for the refinancing of a retail and hospitality portfolio in Manhattan’s Theater District. The fully occupied portfolio consists of two properties, both of which feature bars/restaurants that are owned and operated by the undisclosed borrower. In addition, the second property has a boutique hotel occupying floors three through six that is leased to a third-party operator. The direct lender and addresses of the property were also not disclosed. Ben Schlegel, Matt Swerdlow, Christoffer Brodhead and Rhea Vivek of Ariel originated the three-year loan.
Tolles Development Receives $114M in Financing for 890,000 SF Airway Commerce Center in Reno, Nevada
RENO, NEV. — CBRE has arranged $114 million in financing for Airway Commerce Center in Reno on behalf of Tolles Development Co. Mike Walker and Brad Zampa of CBRE’s debt and structured finance team secured the three-year, nonrecourse loan from Barings, a Massachusetts-based global investment management firm. Eric Bennett of CBRE is handling leasing, while CBRE’s Brett Hartzell facilitated the sale. Located at 3000-3030 Airway Drive, Airway Commerce Center features four buildings offering a total of 890,000 square feet of Class A industrial space. The buildings feature high clear heights, ample car and trailer parking, 152 dock-high doors, 28 drive-in doors and multiple points of ingress/egress. Airway Commerce Center is adjacent to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and is within five miles of the regional and national freeways, including interstates 580 and 80, McCarren Boulevard, downtown Reno and the California-Nevada border.