CLERMONT, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured the $5 million refinancing of Oakley Square Shopping Center, a 30,218-square-foot retail center located roughly 23 miles outside Orlando in Clermont. Tenants at the center include Vitamin Shoppe, AT&T and Firehouse Subs. Philip Carroll of Grandbridge secured the 20-year, self-amortizing, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through an insurance company.
WEST ST. PAUL, MINN. — CBRE has arranged a $3.8 million acquisition loan for Emerson Hills Apartments in West St. Paul. The 35-unit multifamily property is located at 993 Robert St. The building, which was built in 2005, was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The financing was obtained through Freddie Mac’s small loan balance program and includes a 10-year, fixed interest rate of 3.6 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. Ben Bastian and Mark Roos of CBRE represented the borrower, Emerson Hills Apartments LLC. The borrower is affiliated with Blackhawk Investment Group, a private real estate investment and development firm with a portfolio of approximately 300 apartment units in the Minneapolis and Chicago metro areas. The seller was an entity related to Sherman Associates Inc.
ARCADIA, CALIF. — Yellow Iron Investments has received a $69 million construction loan for the Arcadia Logistics Center industrial facility in Arcadia. The Class A facility will be situated on 40 acres directly adjacent to the San Gabriel (605) Freeway. Arcadia Logistics Center will feature three buildings totaling 698,000 square feet. An additional 42 acres at the site are ground leased to a national build-to-suit developer. Fullmer Construction will build the center. The loan has a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options. It features interest-only payments during both the initial and extension terms. Keystone Mortgage Corp. provided the financing.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $10 million loan that will be used to acquire, renovate and stabilize a Class B office building in Newport Beach. The 44,434-square-foot building is located at 4440 Von Karman Ave., within the master-planned Koll Center in the John Wayne Airport submarket. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 36-month term with two extension options, flexible pre-payment, and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, interest and reserves.
PHILADELPHIA — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $19 million loan for the refinancing of a data center, located at 2401 Locust St. in Philadelphia. Built in 1928 as a manufacturing facility, the four-story 44,015-square-foot property is now used as a mission-critical data facility. Meir Kessner of Eastern Union represented the borrower, CRCO Phil LP, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — RM Capital has arranged $57.5 million in first mortgage and mezzanine construction financing for the redevelopment of the Tammany Hall building at 44 Union Square in New York City. The borrower, Reading International, will use the financing to renovate and repurpose the six-story 73,322-square-foot retail and office building. Upon completion, the building will feature three contiguous lower levels of retail space and three floors of office space. The historic property is the former headquarters for the Tammany Hall political organization and required a variance and Landmarks Commission to move forward with the redevelopment. Tammany Hall was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and planned a major role in controlling city and state politics and helping immigrants rise up in American politics. Bank of the Ozarks provided the $50 million senior construction loan, and an affiliate of Fisher Brothers provided the $7.5 million mezzanine loan. Marc Sznajderman, Romano Tio and Bo Diamond of RM Capital secured the financing for the borrower.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Colliers International has arranged $12 million in financing for the acquisition and completion of Blue Course Commons, a 276-bed student housing complex in State College. John Banas and Kris Wood of Colliers Philadelphia Capital Markets arranged a three-year, fixed-rate loan with a two-year interest-only payment period for the undisclosed borrower.
CHICAGO — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $170 million loan for the construction of Essex on the Park in Chicago. The 56-story, 479-unit luxury apartment building will be located at 808 S. Michigan Ave. As part of the project, the adjacent Essex Inn will be expanded to 271 rooms and repositioned as the Hotel Essex. Opening of the entire project is slated for 2019. The apartments will include a mix of studios, convertibles, and one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The top two residential floors of the building will include four penthouse duplexes. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital advised ownership and sourced the financing from a global investment bank. Oxford Capital Group LLC and Quadrum Global are co-developing the project.
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $11 million loan for the acquisition of an industrial warehouse property located at 201 Elizabeth St. in Bordentown. The undisclosed borrower purchased the 275,631-square-foot property, which houses Bai soft drink distribution operations, for an undisclosed price. The property features 24-foot clear ceiling heights, 24-foot column spacing and easy access to the New Jersey Turnpike. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 36-month term with two extension options and flexible prepayment.
CHICAGO — Associated Bank has provided $36.3 million in syndicated financing for a new mixed-use development under construction in Chicago. The 11-story tower will be located at 165-171 N. Aberdeen St. and will include 13,895 square feet of street-level retail space and 43,438 square feet of office space on the fourth and fifth floors. Floors six through 10 will contain 75 apartment units consisting of 10 studios, 50 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units. The project is scheduled for completion in October 2017. MCZ Development was the borrower. @Properties is marketing the tower. Associated Bank was the lead arranger/administrative agent and provided $18.1 million. The Private Bank was co-lead arranger and also provided $18.1 million. Michael Olson of Associated Bank managed the loan and closing.
