NASHUA, N.H. — M&T Realty Capital has provided an $11.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Clocktower Place in downtown Nashua. The 10-year loan features a 3.97 percent fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Clocktower Place offers 143 rental units in one-, two-, three-bedroom or townhome layouts. Community amenities include an on-site health club, covered parking, function rooms and concierge services. Daniel Kerner of M&T Realty Capital’s Boston office secured the financing, while Fantini & Gorga provided brokerage services for the borrower.
MIAMI — SunTrust Community Capital (STCC) has provided $42.1 million in construction financing for the development of Allapattah Trace Apartments, a 77-unit affordable housing property located in Miami’s historic Allapattah neighborhood. The borrower, The Richman Group, began construction on the project in October and plans to deliver the community by the end of 2016. Allapattah Trace will feature one- and two-bedroom units, and each apartment will have Energy Star-certified appliances, a central HVAC system and a walk-in closet. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, business center, playground, exercise facility and laundry room. Services such as tutoring and an after-school program will also be available. STCC made a $23.7 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investment in the development, and SunTrust Banks Inc. provided construction loans totaling $18.4 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has closed a $9.5 million loan for the refinancing of Rego Park Gardens, a cooperative apartment building in Queens. Andrew Ellis of Greystone and Peter Grazide of Total Real Estate Finance Solutions arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower. The loan includes a 15-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. Located in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, Rego Park Gardens features 527 multifamily units. This loan is the company’s first Freddie Mac Fast-Track Co-op Early Lock loan.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — HFF has secured refinancing totaling $15.5 million for three apartment communities in Lubbock known as Stone Lake, Savannah Oaks and The Fountains. Working on behalf of the borrower, HFF placed three separate 10-year loans through Lincoln Financial Group. Each loan has a fixed interest rate with five years of interest-only payments. The communities total 480 units and feature swimming pools, grilling/picnic areas, 24-hour fitness centers, business centers and dog parks. Stone Lake is a 162-unit complex located at 7414 Elgin Ave. Savannah Oaks is located at 5204 50th St. and includes 150 units. The Fountains is located at 5001 Chicago Ave. and includes 168 units. All three were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. De’On Collins and John Brownlee led HFF’s debt placement team.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Robert Faust Mortgage Company recently arranged $3,813,000 in equity for the proposed Wilmeth Ridge project in McKinney. The proposed residential development will be 124 acres located at the northeast corner of Wilmeth and Ridge roads. There will be 291 lots constructed in two phases. Grand Homes and Shaddock Homes are buying all the lots in Phase I. The developer Wynne Jackson has developed over 10,000 residential lots.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — HFF has arranged $18.5 million in refinancing for West Goshen Town Centre, a grocery-anchored retail center located at Route 3 and Five Points Road in West Chester, a suburb of Philadelphia. Brandolini Cos. was the borrower. Situated on 17.6 acres, the property is fully leased to ShopRite, A.C. Moore, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, Panera Bread, AT&T, Massage Envy, GameStop, Great Clips, Sun East Federal Credit Union and H&R Block. Ryan Ade of HFF secured the fixed-rate loan, which was provided by an institutional lender, for the borrower.
TAMPA, FLA. — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged a $55 million acquisition loan for five Class A office buildings within the 88-acre Highland Oaks development in Tampa. Highland Oaks is currently 96 percent leased and is situated near the I-75 and I-4 interchange. The five properties span 575,852 square feet. Craig Romer of Dockerty Romer arranged the loan through J.P. Morgan on behalf of the borrower, a global real estate investment manager.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $98.8 million in financing for the acquisition of three apartment communities in Orange County by A&M Properties. The properties include Springdale Villa in Westminster, Portofino Cove in Anaheim and Tustin Parc in Tustin. The properties contain a total of 723 units. They were built between 1961 and 1971. Doug Taylor and Jason Krupoff of Bellwether arranged the Freddie Mac, fixed-rate financing. Bellwether is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc. The team also helped A&M Properties identify Tustin Parc for acquisition.
SAN DIEGO — CityMark Development has received a $48 million loan to develop a 129-unit multifamily project in the downtown San Diego submarket of Little Italy. The community will be located at 2101–2175 Kettner Blvd. The site was formerly occupied by Caliber Collision Center. The new project will contain a six-story apartment building with 8,000 square feet of retail podium space, 100,000 square feet of residential space and 2.5 levels of subterranean parking. Tanner Hecht Architecture will design the community, while Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh will act as the architect of record. The funds were capitalized by Fident Capital, which has identified an institutional equity partner for this project. The Los Angeles-based fund manages more than $2 billion in assets. It focuses exclusively on urban infill residential projects that contain over 100 units.
LOS ANGELES — Thorofare Capital has provided a $7.7 million bridge loan to a partnership between Cadence Capital Investments and Oakwood Real Estate Partners for the off-market acquisition of a retail property located near The Grove on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. The non-recourse, one-year, interest-only loan features a fixed rate. The borrower plans to reposition the 12,500-square-foot property, which was 56 percent leased at the time of closing.