WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Lument has provided a $31.6 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge. The 160-unit seniors housing community is located in Westminster, a northern suburb of Denver. Built in 2011, Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge features independent living and assisted living units. The community has maintained strong occupancy throughout 2022. Eric Mestemaker, Doug Harper and Casey Moore led the transaction for Lument. The Freddie Mac loan features a 10-year term, five years of interest-only payments, 30-year amortization and a fixed interest rate. The loan refinanced two existing Freddie Mac loans totaling $28.2 million and provided almost $3 million in cash-out proceeds. During the loan process, the community enjoyed a substantial improvement in net operational income, as occupancy rates rose and rent collections increased. Lument subsequently adjusted its underwriting and successfully secured an increase in loan proceeds. Lument also helped Keystone take advantage of Freddie Mac’s index lock functionality to lock the interest rate more than three months prior to closing, saving 100 basis points and generating substantial debt service savings. Lument has a longstanding relationship with Keystone that dates back more than 10 years and includes acquisition bridge financing, construction financing, mezzanine financing and …
CHICAGO — Lument has provided a $73.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a 47-building, 793-unit multifamily portfolio located on the South Side of Chicago. Nicholas Diamond of Lument originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Chicago-based Icarus Investment Group. Jonathan Bodner of Two Bins Capital arranged the loan. The transaction utilized Fannie Mae’s Structured Adjustable-Rate Mortgage product, which enabled the borrower to consolidate six loans — several bank loans, a bridge loan and an agency loan — into a single Fannie Mae loan. The loan features a 10-year term, five years of which are interest-only payments, and a 35-year amortization schedule.
SALINA, KAN. — Lument has provided a $21.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Eaglecrest Retirement Community in Salina, a city in central Kansas. Constructed in 2004, the independent and assisted living community features 102 units. Bill Wilson, Doug Harper and Casey Moore of Lument originated the loan. Midwest Health Inc. manages the property.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Lument has provided a $34.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Wexford Townhomes, a 122-unit multifamily property in Duncanville, a southern suburb of Dallas. The 17-building property was built on nine acres in 1984 and renovated in 2016. Michael Curland of Lument originated the 10-year loan, which carries a fixed interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments, through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
DENTON, TEXAS — Lument has provided a $15.4 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Village on University, a 133-unit apartment complex located in the North Texas city of Denton. The 12-building property was built on 6.9 acres in 1968. John Sloot of Lument originated the financing, which was structured with interest-only payments throughout the entirety of the three-year term, as well as two 12-month extension options. The undisclosed borrower plans to use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
DETROIT — Lument has provided a $13.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of two apartment communities in Detroit. Greatwater Opportunity Capital was the borrower. Selden Manor consists of 48 units within a four-story building, while Heather Hall includes 70 units across a 10-story building. Both properties were constructed in 1924. Greatwater acquired the assets in early 2020, at a time when they were in disrepair and had almost no occupants. The firm then completed $7.5 million in renovations. James Kelly of Lument originated the loan, which features a two-year term and a floating interest rate.
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Utilizing Tax Credits to Create Affordable Housing in High-Opportunity Communities
The Section 42 Low-Income Housing Credit program has been America’s primary tool in the effort to construct affordable homes for low- and moderate- income households and ease renter cost burdens since 1986. This public-private partnership has created or preserved more than 3.1 million rental units, accounting for over 30 percent of the nation’s affordable housing stock. Congress is considering legislation that would materially expand and strengthen the tax credit program. In addition to several technical changes to tax credit accounting and rules governing the use of private-activity bond financing, the legislation would authorize increases in credit allocation in 2021 and 2022. The impact of these changes would be substantial, catalyzing construction of more than 100,000 additional units per year over a 10-year period, perhaps trimming the number of rent burdened low-income households by half. Building more affordable housing will represent a significant step toward reducing housing instability and economic inequality in America. But are quantitative gains alone enough? Constructing affordable housing in low-poverty, high-opportunity census tracts is challenging. The following discussion explores some ways in which developers, lenders and credit allocating agencies can increase the level of affordable housing construction in low-poverty, high-opportunity areas (LPHOA) and optimize the …
BOSTON — Lument, a commercial real estate lender based in New York City, has opened a new office at 10 Arch St. in downtown Boston. The Boston team will focus primarily on originating agency loans and proprietary capital for institutional and private multifamily owners. Brian Sykes, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the new office along with managing director Jon Wood. The duo previously worked together for nearly 10 years at Capital One and at Deutsche Bank. Rounding out the team are director Tim Smits; vice president Mike McNeill; assistant vice president Mitchell Goldenberg; and administrative assistant Christine Mahoney. Lument has about 30 offices across the country.
SAN ANTONIO — New York City-based Lument has provided a $17.9 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Park at Colonnade, a 211-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. Built in 1970, the garden-style property houses 18 studios, 86 one-bedroom residences, 94 two-bedroom apartments and 13 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, two pools and a dog park. Phil Frasca of Lument originated the nonrecourse, interest-only loan, which carried a three-year term and a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The undisclosed borrower plans to use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
SAN ANTONIO — Lument has provided two acquisition loans totaling $32 million for a pair of multifamily assets in San Antonio. In the first transaction, Lument originated a $17.5 million loan for Auburn Creek, a 224-unit community that was originally built in 1976 and was 91 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. In the second deal, Lument funded a $14.5 million loan for Fairways, a 205-unit complex that was initially constructed in 1973 and had an occupancy rate of 95 percent when the loan closed. Marc Suarez led the transactions for Lument. The borrower was locally based multifamily investment firm Lynd Group.