Loans

NEW YORK CITY — Clarion Partners has received $200 million in acquisition financing for a nine-property portfolio comprising multifamily, industrial and retail properties in six states throughout the U.S. Included in the financing are: Three multifamily properties totaling 761 units in Minneapolis and metro Dallas. Four industrial properties totaling 1.7 million square feet in Hanover, Md., Denver, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Redlands, Calif. Two retail properties totaling 275,859 square feet in Delray Beach and Celebration, Fla. Riaz Cassum, Lauren O’Neil and Robyn King of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction. The firm arranged the loan through one of its correspondent lenders. Clarion Partners is a New York-based real estate investment manager with $43.1 billion in total assets under management. — Kristin Hiller

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BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $21.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Berkshire of Burnsville, a 205-unit multifamily property in Burnsville, 15 miles south of Minneapolis. Located at 13901 Echo Park Circle, the apartment building features one-, two- and three-bedroom townhomes. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan for borrower Echo Park Limited Partnership.

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PHILADELPHIA — TD Bank has invested a total of $20.6 million to convert the long-vacant Spring Garden School in Philadelphia into a 49-unit affordable community for seniors and homeless veterans. The investment includes $11.6 million in tax credit equity and a $9 million construction loan. When completed, the conversion will offer 37 units for low-income seniors and 12 units for homeless veterans. Spring Garden School was built in 1927 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The property has been vacant for nearly 40 years. The project will include restoring the interior and exteriors of the building, while intentionally preserving some of the graffiti. HELP USA, a national homeless service provider and low-income housing developer, is developing the project.

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FAIRFAX, VA. — AIG Investments has provided a $72 million loan for the refinancing of Plaza at Landmark, a 437,299-square-foot, grocery-anchored regional power center located at 6244 Little River Turnpike in Fairfax. Cary Abod and Dana Brome of HFF arranged the 18-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Landmark HHH LLC. Plaza at Landmark was 98.2 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Shoppers, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, LA Fitness, Total Wine & More, Dollar Tree, Verizon Wireless, DFurniture Galleries, BB&T, Five Below, Gamestop and Chipotle Mexican Grill.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bellwether Enterprise has closed a $26.4 million loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Pavilion Towers, a 240-unit apartment community located on Huger Street in Columbia. The property is situated near downtown Columbia, Finlay Park, the Congaree Vista entertainment district and the Vista Greenway biking and walking trail. The borrower, Vista Towers Columbia LLC, plans to use the loan to fund an $11 million renovation program at the property. The developer, Greenville, S.C.-based Homes Urban, will upgrade the Pavilion Towers’ existing units and convert an adjacent office building into a new community space with 23 additional residences. Matt Good of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the construction/permanent loan through Freddie Mac’s acquisition rehabilitation program.

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TEQUESTA, FLA. — Capital One has provided a $14.1 million HUD loan modification to Tequesta Terrace, a 100-bed assisted living facility in Tequesta, approximately 90 miles north of Miami. The borrower, Terrace Communities, owns assisted living communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Florida. Carolyn Whatley of Capital One’s Palm Beach office originated the loan modification. Capital One previously refinanced an entire portfolio of Terrace communities, but Tequesta Terrace ended up with a slightly higher interest rate than the other properties, leading to the loan modification. Tequesta Terrace was built in 2001 and features 71 assisted living units and 29 memory care beds. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan has 32 years remaining on the original 35-year, fully amortizing term.

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ASHBURN, VA. AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has closed two Fannie Mae loans totaling $160.7 million on behalf of Cortland Partners for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Stoneridge Apartments in Ashburn and Century Northlake Apartments in Charlotte. Stephen Farnsworth led Walker & Dunlop’s New Orleans team in arranging both loans using Fannie Mae’s Structured Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (SARM), which provides long-term financing with floating interest rates and prepayment flexibility. Cortland Partners plans to reposition both properties through capital improvements, unit renovations and rebranding. The SARM backed by Stoneridge is a seven-year, interest-only loan, and the SARM backed by Century Northlake is a 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments.

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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union Funding and Greystone & Co. have arranged a $105 million loan for a New York-based owner-operator. The loan will be used to partially fund the $120 million acquisition of 12 skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in eastern Kentucky. The portfolio totals 1,239 beds and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed. Phil Krispin and C.J. Danziger of Eastern Union, along with Greystone’s Jonathan Coven, secured the financing from several regional banks in the eastern United States. The loan includes flexible prepayment terms to allow for an FHA exit.

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DANIA BEACH AND NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — West Bay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private lender, has provided two loans totaling $1.8 million for the acquisition of two restaurant properties in South Florida currently leased to Checkers, a fast-food burger chain. The drive-thru restaurants are located in Dania Beach and North Miami Beach. As part of the acquisition, the undisclosed borrower recently executed 20-year leases with a Checkers franchisee at both locations. The financing, which represented roughly 90 percent of the purchase price and reflected the value of the new lease agreements, included a $1 million loan for the North Miami Beach restaurant and a $810,000 loan for the Dania Beach location.

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged $13.6 million in acquisition and development financing and $3.9 million in equity for Brushy Creek Corporate Center, a speculative office and industrial development in Cedar Park, about 20 miles northwest of Austin. The development is a two-building, 231,180-square-foot property. Mike Landon and David Aaronson of CBRE arranged the loan for the borrower, IGX Brushy Creek LLC. American National Insurance Co. provided the financing, while ANICO Eagle LLC, a joint venture partner in the development project, provided the equity for the project.

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