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Cushman & Wakefield Secures Refinancing of Former Blockbuster Headquarters

by Haisten Willis September 23, 2016

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has secured bridge refinancing through Synovus Bank for Texas Crossing, which previously served as Blockbuster’s corporate headquarters and national distribution center. Cushman & Wakefield’s Beth Lambert and Diego Arroyave represented the owner, Saskaway Group. The 856,897-square-foot office and industrial facility sat vacant for two years until Saskaway Group purchased it in May 2014, making it the investment group’s fifth acquisition in metro Dallas. In 18 months, ownership leased 100 percent of the 697,149-square-foot warehouse portion to national credit tenants including UPS and International Paper. With the new loan in place, ownership is now focused on leasing the adjoining 160,000-square-foot, two-story office building. The property is located 20 miles north of Dallas at 3000 N. Redbud Blvd. in McKinney.

September 23, 2016

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Cushman & Wakefield Secures $32M Acquisition Financing for Two Multifamily Properties in Georgia, South Carolina

by Katie Sloan September 23, 2016

ACWORTH, GA. AND NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured more than $32 million in short-term, floating-rate financing for the acquisition of and capital improvements to two multifamily communities in Georgia and South Carolina. The properties include Stanton Place Apartments, a 240-unit, garden-style community located roughly 30 miles outside of Atlanta in Acworth; and The Reserve at Ashley River, a 280-unit, garden-style community located in North Charleston, S.C. Cushman & Wakefield’s Mike Ryan, Telly Fathaly and Brian Linnihan secured the financing on behalf of The RADCO Cos. through a regional bank. RADCO plans to implement a combined $6.3 million in capital improvements to the communities.

September 23, 2016

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HFF Arranges $29.5M Financing for Tampa Mixed-Use Development

by Katie Sloan September 23, 2016

TAMPA, FLA. — HFF has arranged $29.5 million in financing for TriPointe Plaza, a 71,721-square-foot, mixed-use property located in Tampa. Located at 4488 Boy Scout Blvd. in the Westshore District, the property consists of a four-story, Class A office building; 374-space structured parking garage; 10,008-square-foot Eddie V’s Prime Seafood & Steaks restaurant; and 15,005 square feet of ground-floor retail. A drive-through Synovus Bank branch, BNY Mellon, TD Ameritrade and Sharp Electronics anchor the 90 percent-leased office component. Chris Drew and Brian Gaswirth of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Cardinal Point Management, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Initial loan proceeds were used to acquire the property with the future proceeds going to fund the construction and interior build-out of a rooftop restaurant/lounge area.

September 23, 2016

Georgia Loans Multifamily Southeast

Walker & Dunlop Secures $34.1M Loan Conversion

by Katie Sloan September 23, 2016

MARIETTA, GA. — Walker & Dunlop has secured the conversion of a $24 million bridge loan to $34.1 million in Fannie Mae-insured financing for Ashford Retreat, a 654-unit multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta. Jeff Lawrence and Matthew Baptiste led the Walker & Dunlop team in arranging the 10-year loan, which features three years of interest-only payments for the borrower, The RADCO Companies.

September 23, 2016

Loans Northeast Pennsylvania Retail Top Stories

HFF Arranges $210M Financing for 10-Property Retail Portfolio

by Katie Sloan September 23, 2016

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh-based HFF has arranged $210 million in first lien financing for a 10-property retail portfolio totaling 973,985 square feet in Arizona, California, Kansas, North Carolina and Texas. Kevin MacKenzie, Jim Curtin, Cory Fowler, Jamie Kline and Lauren LaFever of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Westwood Financial Corp., to place a 10-year, $110 million, fixed-rate portfolio loan with a life insurance company and a $100 million senior credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank’s Real Estate Capital Markets Group. The loans were secured in correlation with Westwood’s recent $1.2 billion consolidation and reorganization. The $110 million loan was secured against six retail assets including the 79,575-square-foot Village Plaza in Phoenix; the 65,054-square-foot Plaza Del Rio in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; the 103,124-square-foot Stateline Village in Prairie Village, Kan.; the 46,789-square-foot Hebron Parkway Plaza in Carrollton, Texas; the 226,414-square-foot Old Town Shopping Center in Dallas; and the 79,226-square-foot Steelecroft Shopping Center in Charlotte, N.C. Tenants at the 91 percent-leased portfolio include Harris Teeter, Sprouts, Hy-Vee, Tom Thumb, Vons, PetSmart, LA Fitness and Michaels. The assets included in the Wells Fargo credit facility included the 77,031-square-foot Camelback Village anchored by AJ’s Fine Foods in Phoenix; the 89,506-square-foot Mercado Del Rancho …

September 23, 2016

California Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Dekel Provides $16.1M for Development of 130-Unit Assisted Living Community in Thousand Oaks

by Nellie Day September 22, 2016

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Dekel Strategic Investors, the equity fund of Dekel Capital, has provided $16.1 million for the development of Sage Mountain Senior Living, a 130-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks. The four-story, 58,154-square-foot facility will feature 98 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Construction started earlier this month for scheduled completion in early 2018. Los Angeles-based bank Dekel Capital launched Dekel Strategic Investors in January 2014, and has invested more than $100 million through the platform so far.

September 22, 2016

California Loans Retail Western

HFF Arranges $5.5M in JV Equity for Oliveira Plaza in Port Hueneme

by Nellie Day September 22, 2016

PORT HUENEME, CALIF. — HFF has arranged $5.5 million in joint venture equity for the acquisition of Oliveira Plaza, a 116,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Southern California community of Port Hueneme. The center consists of six single-story buildings that are 92 percent leased to tenants including Big Lots, Bank of America, Rite Aid, Citibank, West Marine, Dollar Tree, Panda Express and Carl’s Jr. Greg Brown and Jamie Kline of HFF worked on behalf of Progression REI to arrange the joint venture equity with an institutional equity investor.

September 22, 2016

Loans Multifamily New York Northeast

Meridian Capital Group Arranges $34 Million Acquisition Loan for Brooklyn Multifamily Property

by Jaime Lackey September 22, 2016

NEW YORK CITY— Meridian Capital Group has arranged $34 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of a multifamily property with retail and parking, located at the intersection of the Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill and Williamsburg neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The six-story property, located at 756 Myrtle Avenue, comprises 72 units; 17,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, partially occupied by Duane Reade; and a 48-car parking garage. Sam Shifer of Meridian negotiated the five-year loan, which provided by a regional balance sheet lender and features a fixed-rate of 3.25 percent as well as an interest-only component.

September 22, 2016

Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Washington Western

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $145M Acquisition Financing for West Coast Seniors Housing Portfolio

by Nellie Day September 21, 2016

SEATTLE — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $145 million in acquisition financing for Merrill Gardens, which will use the funds to purchase a 456-unit seniors housing portfolio on the West Coast. Merrill Gardens, a seniors housing owner-operator based in Seattle, already operates the four communities that it will now own, along with a joint venture partner that was not named. The portfolio includes properties in the high-barrier-to-entry markets of Orange County, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and downtown Seattle. The properties acquired are Merrill Gardens of Huntington Beach, Merrill Gardens at Lafayette, Merrill Gardens at Campbell, and Merrill Gardens at First Hill. The communities offer independent living, assisted living and memory care. Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors, acting on behalf of an institutional investor, provided the $145 million in long-term financing. The Cushman & Wakefield team, which arranged both the loan and the transaction, included Richard Swartz, managing director; Jay Wagner, managing director; Aaron Rosenzweig, senior director; Michael Kane, senior director; and Timothy Hosmer, director.

September 21, 2016

California Hospitality Loans Western

Sonnenblick-Eichner Arranges $75M in Financing for Hotel in Sausalito

by Nellie Day September 21, 2016

SAUSALITO, CALIF. — Sonnenblick-Eichner Company has arranged $75 million of first mortgage leasehold financing for Cavallo Point-The Lodge at the Golden Gate in Sausalito. The hotel is the San Francisco Bay Area’s first national park lodge. It contains 142 rooms within Golden Gate National Recreation Area at the northern foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Cavallo Point is situated on about 45 acres within the 350-acre former Fort Baker military base. The property includes the Murray Circle Restaurant and Farley Bar, more than 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, an 11,000-square-foot Healing Arts Center & Spa, a retail outlet, a cooking school and a fitness center. The non-recourse financing features a five-year balance sheet loan provided by an international money center bank.

September 21, 2016

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