PLANO, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged $18.4 million in financing for H Mart Town Center, a grocery-anchored retail property in Plano. Joseph Hevey Jr. of Berkadia’s Dallas office secured the refinancing through Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. The loan features a 4.8 percent fixed interest rate with three years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule for the remaining seven years. The borrower, RPI H Mart Town Center, will use the loan to refinance existing debt on the location. Located at 3420 K Ave., the property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including H Mart, Fresenius and Prime Overstock. The 211,718-square-foot property sits on 17.5 acres less than two miles north of downtown Plano.
Loans
Lancaster Pollard Closes $4.5M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community in Washington
by Nellie Day
CLARKSTON, WASH. — Lancaster Pollard has closed a $4.5 million refinancing for Evergreen Estates Retirement & Assisted Living Community, a seniors housing community located in Clarkston along the southeast border of Washington State. The FHA loan will be used to refinance existing debt and fund the community’s replacement reserve account. The loan features a 30-year term at a lower interest rate than the previous bank loan. Matt Lindsay led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged three loans totaling $12.3 million in permanent financing for three properties in Boston. The properties include a mixed-use property at 174 Newbury St. and two multifamily assets located at 471 and 475 Commonwealth Ave. within Kenmore Square. The Newbury Street property features four stores with a lower level retail space occupied by Ben & Jerry’s and Vans, and five apartment units on the upper levels with direct access to the sidewalk. 471 Commonwealth is a four-story building with 10 apartment units and 475 Commonwealth is a seven-story property with 42 apartments and one office suite. Derek Coulombe, Tim O’Donnell and Chris Miller of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
TAMPA, FLA. — PCCP has provided a $70 million loan to Carter for the development of a 23-story residential tower in downtown Tampa. The 362-unit development will be situated atop a six-story parking garage and 6,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Community amenities will include a pool deck and terrace, ground-level fitness center and a clubroom on the top floor. The project will comprise a full city block bordered by North Franklin, North Florida, East Tyler and East Cass streets. Construction is anticipated to be completed in late 2017.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $2.4 million HUD loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property in Minneapolis. Vantage Flats is a 37-unit affordable workforce housing property. The building is a transit-oriented project located near the METRO Blue line in South Minneapolis. The property, located at 5341-5359 Minnehaha Ave., was built in 2007 and is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amenities include a community room with kitchen, exercise room, bike racks and underground heated parking. Dougherty arranged the 40-year term loan for MDI Limited Partnership #64.
Related Group, Rabina Close $105M Construction Loan from SunTrust for High-Rise in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — The Related Group and Rabina Properties have closed a $105 million construction loan from SunTrust Bank for a high-rise apartment tower in Fort Lauderdale. The 45-story, 272-unit tower will be located at 500 E. Las Olas Blvd. and is set for completion in the second quarter of 2017. The project, known as Icon Las Olas, is the third Related Group development under construction in Broward County.
MIAMI — Silver Arch Capital Partners, a private lender based in Hackensack, N.J., has closed a $21 million loan for Apeiron at the Jockey Club in Miami. Once the site of the popular Jockey Club in the 1960s, the new hotel and residential development will span 1 million square feet at 111 Biscayne Blvd. David Larson of NGKF Capital Markets arranged the 2-year loan through Silver Arch Capital on behalf of Apeiron Miami LLC, a partnership headed by Ritz-Carlton Group co-founder Horst Schulze, former chairman of HBA International Michael Bedner and former vice president of Related International Muayad Abbas. The partnership will use the loan for engineering, architecture and planning purposes for the development, which will be built in two phases. Phase I is a 41-story tower that will feature 120 residential condominium units, 90 hotel rooms, a restaurant, fitness center and amenities. Phase I will also comprise a 417-space, two-story parking garage and the reconstruction of a 38-slip marina. Phase II will be a 120-unit residential condominium building and a 346-space parking structure.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Associated Bank has completed a $19.3 million loan for the land acquisition and construction of a Mariano’s Fresh Market grocery store in Des Plaines, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Golf Road Ventures LLC, a joint venture of Abbott Land and Investment Corp. and WBS Equities, is the borrowing entity. When complete, the 73,317-square-foot store will be located at 10 E. Golf Road. Construction will begin this spring and completion is slated for the spring of 2017. Working with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Golf Road Ventures is funding over $1 million in improvements to the traffic intersection, including the addition of a turn lane and traffic signals. Working with the Des Plaines Park District, the developer is also contributing approximately $750,000 toward road, parking and field improvements for nearby Blackhawk Park.
SAN DIEGO — NorthMarq Capital has negotiated $6.7 million in refinancing for a portfolio of Pearl Car Washes in California. The 17,329 square-foot portfolio includes 600-602 Pearl Street in La Jolla; 215 Woodlawn Ave. in Chula Vista; 823 N. Broadway in Escondido; and 322 E. Mission Road and 2189 E. Valley Parkway in Fallbrook. The transaction was structured with a 15-year fully amortizing term. Daniel McCarthy of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has arranged $5 million in permanent financing for a mixed-use property located in the Chinatown section of New York City. The 20-unit property features four retail units and 16 apartments. The borrower, a large not-for-profit, plans to renovate and re-tenant the retail portion of the property. Daniel Hilpert of Equicap negotiated the five-year loan at a 3.25 percent interest rate.