CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $858 million in debt financing for YES! Communities LLC, an owner and operator of manufactured housing communities that is managed by Stockbridge Capital Group LLC. The financing consisted of one Fannie Mae and one Freddie Mac credit facility totaling $733 million and a $125 million syndicated, corporate-level revolving credit facility. Wells Fargo also arranged a credit facility for the company, which announced earlier this week that it sold 71 percent equity interest to two global investors, including GIC, a sovereign wealth fund from Singapore. In connection with the transaction, YES! Communities’ three manufactured home portfolios will be consolidated into a single entity. Chris Black of Cleveland-based KeyBank arranged the agency financing.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $13.3 million in non-recourse financing to recapitalize a portfolio of four mixed-use buildings along King Street in Charleston. Situated a block from the College of Charleston, the properties total 41,545 square feet and include 36 apartment units and six ground-floor retail shops. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald and David Behmoaras of Mission Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Friedman Capital. EquityMultiple, Mission Capital’s sister company, raised limited partnership equity totaling $500,000 from a group of individual investors on behalf of the borrower.
Meridian Capital Group Secures $60M in Refinancing for 131,358 SF Office Property in Manhattan
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $60 million in CMBS financing for the refinance of an office property located at 286 Madison Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The borrower is APF Properties. Provided by Jeffries LoanCore, the 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate and full-term interest only-payments. The 23-story building features 131,358 square feet of office space. Tal Bar-Or, Raj Khatiwala and Kyle Kite of Meridian’s New York City headquarters negotiated the transaction.
New York Life Provides $225M Financing for the Village at Corte Madera Near San Rafael
by Nellie Day
CORTE MADERA, CALIF. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $225 million, 12-year mortgage loan for The Village at Corte Madera, a 460,000-square-foot regional mall located in Corte Madera, just a few miles south of San Rafael. The Macerich Co. and Institutional Mall Investors own the open-air mall, which is home to tenants including Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Free People, J. Crew, Macy’s, lululemon athletica, Nordstrom, Madewell and Restoration Hardware.
Progress Capital Advisors Arranges $16.2M Bridge Loan for Retail Property in Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA. — Progress Capital Advisors has secured a $16.2 million 24-month bridge loan for Harrison Town Square, a retail center located in Natrona Heights formerly known as Heights Plaza. The borrower, Steve Kogut, plans to use the loan to retire current CMBS debt and rebrand the center into a retail/medical destination. Current tenants at the center include a physical rehabilitation center, Planet Fitness, urgent care facilities for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Allegheny Health Network, as well as multi-specialty physician practices. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital arranged the loan for the borrower.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — Q10|New York Realty Advisors has arranged a $7.5 million permanent loan for Best Western Mill River Manor, located at 173 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre. The 10-year non-recourse loan features a 4 percent interest rate for the first five years. The full-service hotel features a banquet facility, on-site parking and a swimming pool. Jeanne Cronin and Zeev Douek of Q10 secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — On behalf of S2 Capital, JLL Capital Markets has secured financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of River Oaks apartments, a 188-unit value-add asset located in Arlington. Green Bank N.A. provided the loan. Mark Brandenburg led the JLL team in the transaction. River Oaks is located near the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park, Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, Six Flags Over Texas and the Riverside Golf Course. Community amenities include a barbecue and picnic area, fitness center and a swimming pool. JLL Capital Markets is a provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers.
Cohen Financial Secures $19M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Portfolio in Metro Nashville
by John Nelson
GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Cohen Financial has closed a $19 million acquisition loan for two industrial parks totaling 13 buildings and 980,000 square feet in Goodlettsville, a suburb of Nashville. The properties, Space Park North and Old Stone Bridge, are situated a mile apart along I-65. The assets are currently leased to more than 50 tenants combined. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial arranged the fixed-rate, 10-year, CMBS loan through Morgan Stanley on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Chicago-based Kaufman Jacobs.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $10.4 million refinancing of Publix Market Square, a 71,007-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located at 2625-2835 S.W. 91st St. in Gainesville. Bob Hernandez of NorthMarq Capital’s Tampa office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Mega A LLC.
HOUSTON and FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Love Funding, a provider of FHA multifamily, affordable and healthcare financing, has secured $51.2 million in loans to refinance four mixed-income apartment communities in Texas, three of which are age-restricted. The four properties being refinanced are Villas in the Pines, Villas at Pine Lake and Villas on Woodforest in Houston; and Villas by the Lake in Fort Worth. The properties offer a total of 908 apartment units built between 1998 and 2001 with the assistance of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs). All four communities are owned by related entities of The Wentwood Cos. and managed by Westlake Housing, both based in Austin. Love Funding’s Jonathan Camps secured the financing for the Villas portfolio through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 223(f) loan insurance program, which helps preserve affordable multifamily housing.