LOS ANGELES — George Smith Partners (GSP) has secured financing on behalf of Canadian retail investment firm CormackHill LP for the $43 million acquisition of the Fred Segal retail property at 8100 Melrose Ave. in Hollywood. George Smith Partners’ Principal David Rifkind and his team arranged the sub-3 percent, floating-rate loan with prepayment flexibility.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Harborview Capital Partners has arranged an $11.6 million acquisition loan for a 304-unit multifamily property in Oklahoma City. Jeff Fuchs of Harborview negotiated the transaction. The five-year loan, provided by a regional lender, features a one-month LIBOR-based interest rate and two years of interest-only payments. The property totals 172,368 square feet and consists of 19 two-story, garden-style residential buildings situated on 10.7 acres. Amenities include two pools, over 400 parking spaces, two laundry facilities and a clubhouse.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — The Donato Group has received a $6.7 million loan for the acquisition of a 106,918-square-foot industrial flex property located at 34-38 Industrial Way East in Eatontown. Michael Klein of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan, provided by Lakeland Bank, for the borrower. The two-building facility features 14 individual flex units ranging in size from 3,000 square feet to 17,000 square feet. At the time of acquisition, the property was 83.6 percent occupied. Current tenants include Paw BioScience, Hanro of Switzerland, Augustine Consulting Inc., Alkaline Corp., KruseCom and Meridian Health.
MIAMI — Meridian Capital has arranged an $11 million loan to refinance Village Portico, a 28,700-square-foot retail center located at 201-299 S.W. Eighth St. in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The property is anchored by a CVS/pharmacy, McDonald’s and Subway and is zoned for an additional 600,000 square feet of air rights. Eric Trombly of Meridian Capital’s Boca Raton, Fla., office arranged the seven-year loan through a regional balance sheet lender. The financing features a fixed interest rate and flexible prepayment terms.
NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group Inc. has completed a $500 million refinancing of an office building located at 31 W. 52nd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The 10-year loan is interest only at a fixed rate of 3.8 percent. Eastdil Secured represented Paramount in the financing transaction. The loan was arranged with AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co., through its advisor Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The company realized net proceeds of $65 million after the repayment of the existing loan, swap brokerage costs and closing costs. The 786,647-square-foot property was previously encumbered by a $413.5 million loan that was scheduled to mature in December 2017 and had a weighted average interest rate of 4.23 percent.
BOSTON — Colliers International has arranged $133 million in financing for Park Square Building, an 11-story office and retail building located at 31 St. James Ave. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Capital Properties took on the loan to replace existing debt and provide capital expenditures for the 500,000-square-foot building including improvements to the lobby and common areas, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Aareal Capital Corp. provided the three-year loan, which features an interest-only floating rate and two options to extend for one year each. At the time of closing, the asset was 96 percent occupied by a diverse tenant roster, including WeWork, Fiksu, Yahoo, Goji, HNTB and six foreign embassies. Kevin Phelan, Stephen Horan and Patrick Boyle of Colliers represented the borrower in the financing deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has placed a $30 million first mortgage on a 220,000-square-foot office condominium at 1775 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The seven-year, non-recourse loan features a fixed rate with interest-only payments for two years and an option to extend. The mortgage covers a commercial condominium interest in the 300,000-square-foot building that shares ownership with Verizon, which owns the first two floors of the building. Current tenants of the property include Con Edison, Special Citizens Futures Unlimited, Inovalon SME Inc., Safe Horizon, The Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Public Health Solutions and Abbott House. Bryan Houlihan and James J. Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $31.2 million in Freddie Mac financing for Apex on Preston Apartments, a 312-unit apartment community in Louisville. The Class A asset was delivered in 2015. Charlie Williams of KeyBank’s commercial mortgage group arranged the acquisition financing, which features an 8-year loan term.
HERNDON, VA. — NXT Capital has provided a $22.3 million loan to finance the recapitalization of Parkway Atrium, a 184,000-square-foot, Class B office building located in Herndon, about 25 miles west of Washington, D.C. The building has historically been leased to GSA tenants. The undisclosed borrower plans to use the loan proceeds to renovate the asset. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the loan through NXT Capital.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged a $43 million loan for Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC to refinance Bressi Ranch Village Center, a retail center in Carlsbad. Michael Riccio and Mark McGovern of CBRE’s San Diego office secured the long-term, fixed-rate loan for the borrower. Delivered in 2010, the 116,403-square-foot center is 97 percent occupied by 30 tenants, including Stater Bros. and Trader Joe’s.
