ATLANTA — Principal Global Investors has provided a $43.3 million loan for 100 Peachtree, a 625,424-square-foot, Class A office tower in Atlanta’s central business district (CBD). Known locally as the Equitable Building, the 32-story office tower features a conference center with a boardroom, three conference rooms, a mock courtroom, fitness center, dry cleaner, florist, FedEx-Kinko’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks and parking for 928 vehicles. The asset was 61 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Koch Properties, Accenture, Fulton County Public Defender, Atlanta BeltLine Inc. and McGuire Woods LLP. Mark Sixour and Gregg Shapiro of HFF arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC, which plans to refinance an existing loan and provide funds for capital improvements, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
Loans
Aztec Group Secures $26M Construction Loan for Phase II of Riverbend Marketplace in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Aztec Group has secured a $26 million construction loan for Phase II of Riverbend Marketplace, a 37-acre, Walmart-anchored development in Fort Lauderdale. The 189,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter opened in January 2016 and sold earlier this month for $26.1 million. Phase II of Riverbend Marketplace will consist of 83,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and five outparcels. The borrower, an affiliate of Gatlin Development Co., broke ground on Phase II earlier this month. The new tenants joining Riverbend Marketplace include Planet Fitness, Chipotle, Lucky Me and T-Mobile. The new outparcel tenants will include Wawa, Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s.
Love Funding Arranges $15M Construction Loan for 90-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Arizona
by Nellie Day
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Love Funding, a lender based in Washington, D.C., has arranged a $15 million FHA bridge loan for the construction and financing of Agua Fria Senior Living, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. The private-pay community will feature 32 units of assisted living and 58 units of memory care. Robyn Cunningham, senior director, and Adrian Hartman, director, arranged the financing. Love Funding’s parent company, Midland States Bank, provided the capital. The closing of the Agua Fria loan caps the first year for Love Funding’s bridge-loan program, which saw the company finance nearly $60 million in bridge loans.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $25 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Reserve at Quebec, a 296-unit multifamily affordable housing property located in Fort Worth. The property will include 12 three-story buildings. The 40-year term loan was arranged for the borrower, Reserve at Quebec LLC, through Dougherty’s Dallas office.
George Smith Partners Arranges $19.9M Loan for Under Armour Office Build-to-Suit in Downtown Portland
by Nellie Day
PORTLAND, ORE. — George Smith Partners has arranged a $19.9 million bridge loan for the construction of a build-to-suit creative office campus in downtown Portland for sportswear supplier Under Armour. The 68,698-square-foot, special-purpose, single-tenant building formerly housed the local YMCA. It will be transformed into a 108,698-square-foot campus environment. Under Armour signed a 15-year lease at the property. The borrower and landlord were not disclosed. Malcolm Davies, Kyle Henrickson and Teddy Stutz of George Smith Partners secured the financing.
HOUSTON — Tony Talamas of BMC Capital’s Houston office has arranged $10.1 million in financing for the cash-out refinance of six multifamily properties in Houston. The properties were built between 1958 and 1980. The five-year loan includes a fixed interest rate of 3.5 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent life company relationships.
KILLINGLY, CONN. — CBRE/New England has secured $7.8 million in permanent financing for affiliates of The Grossman Companies for an industrial building located at 349 Lake Road in Killingly. The long-term, fixed-rate loan was provided by HarborOne Bank. Situated on 20.7 acres, the 207,878-square-foot industrial facility is fully leased to C&M Corp. and Superwinch with a long-term parking lease to Rite Aid. Kyle Juszczyszyn and Chris Coutts of CBRE/NE arranged the financing for the borrower.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Kennedy Funding Financial has completed a $1.8 million loan secured by a development site in North Kingstown. The borrower was property owner CIOE A34 LLC. Located on Ten Rod Road, the 5.3-acre parcel is currently zoned for approximately 200,000 square feet of mixed-use development. Kevin Wolfer of Kennedy Funding Financing arranged the financing for the borrower.
Revere Capital Provides $4.8M Loan for Future Port of Wilmington Cold Storage Facility
by John Nelson
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Dallas-based Revere Capital has provided $4.8 million in financing for a new industrial cold storage facility that will be situated on land owned by the state of North Carolina at the Port of Wilmington. Construction is underway on the 101,000-square-foot project, which is the newest cold storage facility in the area and is the first phase of a potential two-phase warehouse operation. The Port of Wilmington is a full-service deep-water port and marine terminal handling more than 400 vessels annually with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of more than 3 million tons. Owned and operated by the North Carolina State Ports Authority, the port offers facilities serving container, bulk and break-bulk operations and is 26 miles from the open sea on the Cape Fear River. CSX Transportation provides direct rail access to the port, which is one of only two ports in North Carolina.
GURNEE, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $4.6 million loan to Gurnee Investment Partners LLC to acquire land and construct a 14,800-square-foot retail center in the Chicago suburb of Gurnee. The new center — located across the street from the Gurnee Mills Mall — is already 91 percent pre-leased to Mattress Firm, Vitamin Shoppe, Navy Federal Credit Union and MOD Pizza. Developer Shai Wolkowicki, who specializes in ownership and development of retail and mixed-use properties, owns Gurnee Investment Partners LLC.