NEW YORK CITY — Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $2.3 million second mortgage loan to finalize the construction of a mixed-use property located at 144-146 West St. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Pembrook previously closed a $6.2 million first mortgage loan for the project in March 2017. The sponsor, comprised of multiple developers, began construction on the six-story, 21,341-square-foot apartment building, with commercial space, on an infill site. The additional $2.3 million loan will fund the construction of four additional apartments, which are targeting individuals or households up to 80 percent average median income (AMI), while agreeing to restrict three additional units to 130 percent AMI. Completion is slated for this year.
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BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS — Louisville-based LDG Development LLC will develop Villages at Ambassador Way, a $29 million mixed-use project that will be located at the corner of Ambassador Way and Gaiter Drive in Balch Springs, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Upon completion of construction, the first phase of which is scheduled to begin within the next month, the project will offer 221 multifamily units and 24,000 square feet of retail space. Residential amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling area, theater room, fitness center, computer lab, playground and walking trails.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Nashville-based Hensler Development Group, in conjunction with South Florida-based Stiles, has unveiled plans to develop Peabody Union, a 625,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Nashville. At full build-out, the development will feature 105,000 square feet of retail, 170,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 25-story, 350,000-square-foot residential tower overlooking downtown and the Cumberland River. The retail space will include flagship anchors, health and fitness concepts, local artisans and restaurants. In addition, Peabody Union will showcase local artistry and technology from the neighboring Entrepreneur Center. The joint venture paid $16 million to the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) for the five-acre site, situated on the northern bluff of Rolling Mill Hill, and will contribute an additional $1 million toward affordable housing in Nashville. As part of the deal, MDHA will commit $17.5 million in tax increment financing (TIF) to fund construction of approximately 400 MDHA-controlled garage spaces, as well as traffic signalization, streetscapes and greenway improvements along the Cumberland River. Peabody Union, along with neighboring retail and office developments, will establish a new “Design District” on approximately 15 acres along the Cumberland River. Upon completion of all phases in 2023, the new Design District will feature roughly …
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $35 million loan for the development of River Place, a mixed-use project located at 200 N. Water St. in downtown Wilmington. The Florida-based company is a joint venture between Palm Beach-based Forman Capital and Vancouver-based Trez Capital Group. Trez Forman Capital arranged the loan on behalf of developer East West Partners. The Chapel Hill, N.C.-based firm is developing the 13-story project, which will include 92 condominium residences, 79 apartment units and 32,000 square feet of retail space. The building will be the central component of a more than $70 million redevelopment of a municipal parking deck with a new 400-space parking garage. River Place will feature a rooftop pool, fitness center and a clubhouse. Individual units will feature open floor plans and balconies with views of the Cape Fear River.
FOX LAKE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of a 4,800-square-foot mixed-use property in Fox Lake, about 56 miles north of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, located at 1 Nippersink Blvd., was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. In addition to three apartment units on the second floor, the ground floor is home to one tenant, Lucky Bernies Gaming. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia represented both the buyer, a local investor, and the undisclosed seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged $6 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a mixed-use property in SoHo. The financing is a non-recourse senior floating-rate bridge loan. The property features 7,500 square feet of retail, office and multifamily space.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — HFF has arranged a $26.7 million construction loan for the adaptive reuse of the former May Hosiery textile mill in Nashville. The development is located at 425 to 431 Chestnut St. and 510 Houston St. in the city’s Wedgewood Houston neighborhood. Danny Kaufman and Christopher Knight of HFF arranged the two-year, floating-rate loan through LoanCore Capital on behalf of the borrower and developer, Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners. Proceeds of the loan will be used for the renovation and remaining lease-up of the property. Constructed in 1909, the 120,000-square-foot facility was originally home to May Hosiery, which made socks through most of the 20th century. AJ Capital Partners is redeveloping the property into a mixed-use space featuring 80,000 square feet of creative office space and 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. In addition, the project will include a private rooftop terrace and central outdoor spaces. At the time of closing, the development was 47 percent preleased to Tuck-Hinton Architects, Southcomm Media, Dream Technologies, Parson’s Chicken & Fish and Blockhouse Barbers.
PHILADELPHIA — Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Trez Forman Capital Group has arranged a $6.7 million loan for the development of a mixed-use project located in Philadelphia. The borrower, Gagandeep Lakhama of 1413 Germantown LLC, plans to develop a six-story, 50-unit apartment building with 5,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space on a 14,625-square-foot site at 1413 Germantown Ave. Ryan Howard of Trez Forman originated the loan. This is the first time Trez Forman has done business in the state of Pennsylvania.
MADISON, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of an 87,975-square-foot mixed-use property in Madison for $7.9 million. The property, located at 2202 W. Beltline Highway, is 100 percent leased to SSM Health and Mattress Firm. Tom Shepherd of Colliers represented the seller, Orlando Partnership GP. An affiliate of Krausz Cos. Inc., WBLH Madison LLC, purchased the asset.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of three contiguous mixed-use buildings on Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights. A private investor, 2372-2376 Amsterdam Avenue NYC, acquired the properties from 2372-2376 Amsterdam Avenue LLC for $13.2 million. The buildings, located at 2372, 2374 and 2376 Amsterdam Ave., total 41,353 square feet. The properties consist of two five-story mixed-use walk-up buildings and one six-story mixed-use building with a total of 58 apartments and eight retail stores, including a barbershop and a grocery store. The properties were built between 1906 and 1908.