KANSAS CITY, MO. — Cain Brothers has arranged $51.8 million in bond financing for Kingswood Senior Living Community, a continuing care retirement community in Kansas City. The bonds will fund the repositioning of the community, which Life Care Services operates. The campus was built in 1982. LCS Development has formulated a turnaround plan that includes converting the obsolete independent living units to new assisted living and memory care units. Renovations will also be performed throughout the remaining units, common areas and amenities. In addition to the 35-year, non-rated, fixed-rate bonds, Cain Brothers arranged $2 million of mezzanine financing to execute the development plan.
WILLOWBROOK, ILL. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $9.4 Fannie Mae loan to refinance Willowbrook Apartment Homes, approximately 25 miles west of Chicago. The apartment property features 140 market-rate apartments. Amenities at Willowbrook Apartment Homes includes walk-in closets, walk-through kitchens, separate dining areas and private balconies or patios. The five-year interest-only loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Heartland Willowbrook LLC was the borrower.
KATHLEEN, GA. — Walker & Dunlop has closed a $19.9 million acquisition loan for Houston Lake, a 300-unit, Class A apartment complex in Kathleen, roughly 20 miles south of Macon. Dustin Swartz of Walker & Dunlop’s Bethesda, Md., office led the team that structured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s CME program on behalf of the borrower, Denver-based Miller Frishman Group. The loan features three years of interest-only payments. Approximately 35 percent of the community’s residents are active and civilian military employees at nearby Robins Air Force Base, which is located about 14 miles southwest of Houston Lake. Built in 2008, the property features gated access, walking trails, poolside grills, a clubhouse, fitness center, playground, basketball court and a tennis court.
DALLAS — Dougherty Mortgage has secured a $1.5 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Bristol Square Apartments, a 341-unit apartment property located in Dallas. Bristol Square’s unit interiors include ceiling fans, oversized walk-in closets, exterior lockable storage units and washer and dryer connections. Sunrooms, patios and balconies are available in select units. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the 8.5-year loan for the borrower, McGuire Family Taraval Property LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has arranged a $55 million permanent mortgage for a commercial property located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district. The non-recourse five-year loan features a 2.63 percent fixed interest rate and is full-term interest-only. Developed in 2008, the 80,000-square-foot property is occupied by Arhaus, a furniture retailer, and a California-based tech company. Ricky Aryeh of Equicap originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $38 million in financing to increase proceeds on the existing construction loan for a multifamily property at 33 Lincoln Road in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. The borrower, Lincoln Park Partners, will use the loan to complete the development of a nine-story residential building featuring 141 apartment units and retail space. The loan was provided by Santander Bank. Preston Flammang of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the two-year loan for the borrower.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN., AND POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged two loans totaling $9.5 million for two retail properties in New Britain and Poughkeepsie. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim secured both 10-year loans, which feature a 4.22 percent fixed rate and 25-year amortization schedule. The loans were placed with Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co. In New Britain, an undisclosed borrower received $3.5 million in financing for Brittany West Plaza, a 39,438-square-foot retail property. The property is currently 100 percent leased to a variety of national and regional tenants, including Subway, TD Bank, Hair Cuttery, Gloria’s Nails and Arthur Murray Dance Studio. In Poughkeepsie, an undisclosed borrower received $6 million in financing for Poughkeepsie Plaza, a 170,966-square-foot community shopping center. Originally constructed in 1958, the property was partially enclosed in 1978, with various additions from 1983 to 2004.
BRADENTON, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $10.2 million bridge loan for Centre Court Apartments, a 180-unit affordable housing community in Bradenton. The property operates under the Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LITHC) with 108 units reserved for renters earning 60 percent area median income (AMI) and 27 units restricted to 30 percent AMI. John Gilmore IV of KeyBank’s community development lending division originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Foundation for Affordable Rental Housing Holdings Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Delaware. Centre Court Apartments is sponsored by Harmony Housing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Berkadia has arranged a $10.1 million acquisition loan for The Element at Cedar Bluff, a 223-unit apartment community in Knoxville formerly known as Warren House Apartments. The property is situated roughly 10 miles from the University of Tennessee and Neyland Stadium. The borrower, SCBP Knoxville Associates LLC, a partnership between Springer Capital and Brookside Properties, used the loan to acquire the property and fund future renovations totaling roughly $5 million. The Element at Cedar Bluff’s amenities include a new fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. The property was 93 percent occupied at the time of financing. Corby Chaffin of Berkadia’s Houston office arranged the floating-rate loan through Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, a Southern California-based institutional debt fund specializing in bridge lending.
ST. JOSEPH, MICH. — NorthPoint Capital Funding has arranged the $7 million refinancing of The Whitcomb Senior Living Community, a 134-unit community in St. Joseph, located in the southwest corner of the state along the banks of Lake Michigan. Originally constructed as a hotel in 1928, the property was converted to seniors housing in 1973. NorthPoint Capital Funding is a subsidiary of NorthPoint Capital Group, a lender based in Chicago.