CLEVELAND — BGL Real Estate Advisors LLC has arranged an $81 million construction loan for Weston Inc. The company plans to convert the Standard Building, which was originally built for Standard Bank in the 1920s, into a mixed-use building. The building is currently used as Class B office space and will be transformed into luxury apartments with ground-floor retail. Financing consisted of senior construction debt, subordinated bridge debt, municipal city and state agency debt, Federal and State Historic Tax Credit Equity, and Weston equity. Companies involved in the financing include The Huntington National Bank, Fifth Third Bank, First Commonwealth Bank, Peoples Bank, and Cleveland Development Advisors, as well as multiple city and state agencies including the Ohio Water Development Authority and Ohio Development Services Agency.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — CIT Real Estate Finance has arranged $61.8 million in acquisition financing for three office properties totaling 480,000 square feet in Deerfield, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. A joint venture between True North Management Group and Fulcrum Asset Advisors, TNREF III Parkway JV LLC, acquired the Class A buildings. The properties are 3 Parkway North, 6 Parkway North and 9 Parkway North, which are all located within the Parkway North Center Office Park, an 85.5-acre office complex consisting of six office buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet, a daycare center, a 250-room hotel and a recently built luxury apartment complex. The buyer plans to make upgrades to the café and winter garden, as well as develop additional parking. The seller in the transactions was not disclosed.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $6 million acquisition loan for a 120,030-square-foot industrial property in Brooklyn Park, approximately 10 miles north of Minneapolis. The Stein Industries Building is located at 7500 Setzler Parkway N. Patrick Minea of NorthMarq Capital negotiated the loan for the undisclosed borrower through a life insurance company. The loan features a 20-year term and 20-year amortization schedule.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — CBRE Group Inc. has secured acquisition financing for a 264-bed student housing property in Big Rapids, approximately 55 miles north of Grand Rapids. Vision Real Estate Investment purchased Venlo Place Apartments, which serves Ferris State University. The property features amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center, a sand volleyball court and river access. Venlo Place Apartments offers two- and four-bedroom units. The fixed-rate loan features a 20-year term. Jason Brown and Dan Gable of CBRE placed the financing with a national balance sheet lender. The seller and loan amount were undisclosed.
LAKEVILLE, MASS. — Calare Properties Inc. has received nearly $4 million in financing for the acquisition of 8 Lakeville Business Park, a 100,000-square-foot warehouse building located in Lakeville. Kyle Juszczyszyn, Chris Coutts and Lenny Pierce of CBRE/New England’s Debt & Structured Finance team secured the financing, which was provided by East Boston Savings Bank. The fully leased property is occupied by Guardian Building Products and T3 Expo.
NEW ORLEANS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $31.6 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Village of Versailles, a 50-building, 400-unit affordable and workforce housing community in New Orleans. Prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the site of the Village of Versailles housed two 200-unit, HUD-insured apartment developments. Set to open in late 2017, Village of Versailles will feature two community buildings and a leasing office. Jon Killough of Bellwether Enterprise’s Alabama office arranged the 40-year loan with 22 months of interest-only payments through HUD on behalf of the borrower, Mirus New Orleans LLC. The financing of the project also includes the issuance of short-term tax-exempt bonds, 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits purchased by City Real Estate Advisors and HOME Funds provided by the Louisiana Housing Corp.
DORAL, FLA. — Capital One has provided a $74 million loan for the refinancing of The Manor CityPlace Doral, a 398-unit, Class A apartment community in Doral, a city in Miami-Dade County. Joshua Howes of Capital One originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between the Related Group of Florida and an investment fund managed by PGIM Real Estate (formerly known as Prudential Real Estate Investors). The joint venture used the loan to retire an existing construction loan. The apartment community is part of CityPlace Doral, a 48.3-acre master-planned development that will include retail, condominiums, multifamily and single-family homes.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Berkadia has arranged a $19 million Fannie Mae loan for Turnberry Place Apartments, a 272-unit property located at 10720 Linkwood Court in Baton Rouge. Built in 2002, Turnberry Place features one- and two-bedroom units with full-size washer and dryers, patios or balconies and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style pool, heated spa, digital business center and video-monitored, controlled access gates. Cameron Hart of Berkadia’s Austin office arranged the 12-year refinancing with a fixed 3.67 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Belcher Management LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $17.9 million in construction financing for the development of a multifamily property located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. David Hayum and Tal Savariego of Meridian secured the three-year, interest-only construction loan, provided by a regional balance sheet lender, for the Long Island-based borrower. Located at 177-30 Wexford Terrace, the ground-up development will feature 68 apartments and a community facility.
HARRISON, N.J. — Russo Development has received $73 million in financing for Vermella Harrison, a Class A mid-rise multifamily community located at 1100 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South in Harrison. HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through John Hancock Real Estate Finance Group for the borrower. Situated on three acres, the transit-oriented property is 800 feet from the Harrison PATH station and features 120 studio units, 260 one-bedroom and 18 two-bedroom units averaging 717 square feet. On-site amenities include a 3,500-square-foot fitness center with yoga studio; an outdoor heated swimming pool; bocce ball court; putting green; rooftop dog run; rooftop terrace with pergolas; fireplace and grilling stations; large courtyards; concierge service; and personal storage lockers on each floor. Thomas Didio of HFF led the HFF debt placement team that secured the financing.