CLEVELAND — PGIM Real Estate Finance has opened a new Cleveland office and hired an originations team led by Bruce Gerhart and David Strachan. PGIM Real Estate Finance is the commercial mortgage finance business of PGIM, the $1 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU). The new team will be responsible for sourcing and originating loans for affordable housing, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily, healthcare and seniors housing with a focus on Ohio, Michigan and the Midwest region. The team will report to Hal Collett, head of FHA and affordable lending for PGIM Real Estate Finance. Gerhart, Strachan and their production team of Thomas Bruce and Troy Buckley formerly worked together at Love Funding Corp.
CLEVELAND — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $6.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Perry Payne Apartments in downtown Cleveland. The 148-unit apartment building includes amenities such as a rooftop deck, fitness center, self-storage suites and on-site laundry. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Perry Payne Ltd. was the borrower.
CLEVELAND — Berkadia has arranged a $100 million refinancing of the Ernst & Young Office Tower, a 23-story property in downtown Cleveland.The Class A building is located at 950 Main Ave. and totals 465,000 square feet. Onsite amenities include garage parking, a dry cleaner, a fitness center and concierge services. According to LoopNet Inc., the property has a Walk Score of 85 (out of 100) due to its proximity to numerous downtown restaurants, a commuter rail and Cleveland’s waterfront district. Ernst & Young, a London-based accounting firm, moved into the building upon its completion in 2013, occupying the top six floors. The building was 95 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to other tenants such as law firm Tucker Ellis and Wells Fargo, which houses its regional Cleveland office in the building. Ernst & Young Tower also adjoins a 150-room Starwood Aloft Hotel. Mark Vogel and Eric Bevilacqua of Berkadia arranged the financing through J.P. Morgan with mezzanine debt from Axonic Capital LLC. The borrower was The Wolstein Group, an Ohio-based development and investment firm.The two-year permanent refinancing features an adjustable interest rate, three one-year extension options, an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio and interest-only payments. — Taylor …
CHICAGO, CINCINNATI AND COLUMBUS, OHIO — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has acquired a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus. The portfolio consists of 12 buildings constructed between 1970 and 1994 with clear heights ranging from 20 to 26 feet and an average office finish of 7 percent. Some of the larger tenants within the portfolio include Pactiv, Sonoco Products, Graham Packaging, SAF-Holland USA and FedEx. In the Chicago area, the portfolio consists of a 123,986-square-foot single asset in Alsip that is currently fully leased to four tenants. The Cincinnati portion of the portfolio includes a collection of seven assets. Five of the buildings are in the West Chester submarket on the north side of the Cincinnati metro area. The remaining two buildings are located off I-71 just east of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The Columbus portion consists of three infill properties in the West submarket and one 289,491-square-foot asset located south in the Rickenbacker submarket. This portion of the portfolio is currently 78 percent leased. The seller was not disclosed.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. — The Sherwin-Williams Co. (NYSE: SHW) has agreed to a sale-leaseback transaction with net lease REIT Agree Realty Corp. (NYSE: ADC) for more than 100 retail properties. Agree will pay more than $150 million for the portfolio. The transaction is expected to close on or before the end of December. The undisclosed properties are located in more than 25 states. The five states with the largest concentration of properties include Florida, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Georgia. “We are pleased to have entered into this agreement with Sherwin-Williams,” said Joey Agree, President of Agree Realty Corp. “This unique transaction is incremental to our operating strategy, demonstrates additional differentiated capabilities and further solidifies the strength of our first-class real estate portfolio.” Bloomfield Hills-based Agree Realty Corp. currently owns and operates a portfolio of 537 properties in 45 states for a total of 10.6 million square feet of gross leasable space. Cleveland, Ohio-based Sherwin-Williams was founded in 1866 and is a leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. The company operates more than 4,900 retail stores across the United States. Sherwin Williams’ stock price closed …
CLEVELAND AND CHICAGO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $26.4 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of a portfolio of Extended Stay America hotels in suburban areas of Cleveland and Chicago. The portfolio is comprised of 14 hotels, built in the late 1990s and early 2000s, totaling 1,386 rooms. Jake Proctor of KeyBank originated the nonrecourse, fixed-rate financing with a five-year term, three-year interest only period and 30-year amortization schedule. Singerman Real Estate was the borrower. The portfolio also includes hotels in Columbus, Ga.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Easton Town Center is undergoing a significant expansion that will feature local and national retailers, breweries, restaurants, entertainment venues, hotels and public event space. The expansion will exceed $500 million of development over the next four years. The Georgetown Company is co-developing the project alongside Steiner + Associates and L Brands. Construction is already underway on infrastructure, parking, Merchants Row, The Yard and Urban Hearth. The Yard will serve as a public green space for live music and entertainment. Urban Hearth is an industrial building that has been architecturally deconstructed to create a social space with breweries and restaurants. A Restoration Hardware gallery will anchor the expansion. The three-story, 40,000-square-foot building is expected to open in 2019. Easton Town Center is a 1,300-acre mixed-use development in northeast Columbus.
CINCINNATI — KeyBank Real Estate Capital and KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment have provided a total of $87 million for the acquisition and revitalization of two affordable housing developments in Cincinnati. Avondale Properties is a Section 8 development that includes Burton Apartments, Entowne Manor, Founders Home and Georgia Morris, containing a total of 209 units that are scattered along a main thoroughfare in the Avondale neighborhood. Alms Hill Apartments is a single building that contains 200 affordable units. Both properties are more than 40 years old.The borrower, Related Cos., plans to keep all 409 units as affordable for families earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Between the two developments KeyBank provided $21 million in low-income housing tax credit equity, $38 million in construction financing and $28 million in Fannie Mae financing. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency issued the tax-exempt bonds. KeyBanc Capital Markets underwrote the publicly offered tax-exempt bonds. Victoria O’Brien, Kyle Kolesar, Dirk Falardeau and Sam Adams of KeyBanc Capital Markets arranged the financing.
WADSWORTH, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $16 million sale of Wadsworth Crossings, a 118,145-square-foot regional power center in Wadsworth, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. The property, located at 1183 Williams Reserve Blvd., includes tenants such as Planet Fitness, OfficeMax, Petco, Beef O’Brady’s, Kay Jewelers, Fresenius Kidney Care and Huntington Bank. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Brixmor, a publicly traded REIT. The team also represented the private Texas-based buyer. Not included in the sale was anchor tenants Target, Lowe’s and Kohl’s.
DAYTON, OHIO — Dark Star Marble & Granite has purchased a 27,186-square-foot industrial property located at 2425 Stanley Ave. in Dayton. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property features a 19,486-square-foot warehouse and a 7,700-square-foot office and showroom space. Dark Star will relocate from 1353 Stanley Ave., a 7,200-square-foot facility. Beau Nimer of CBRE represented Dark Star. The previous company that occupied the facility, Mees Distributing, dissolved.