SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has arranged a $15.2 million interim bridge loan on behalf of Alliant Strategic Investments (ASI) to acquire Village Green Apartments, an affordable housing property in San Bernardino. Woodland Hills, Calif.-based ASI is an investment firm focused on the acquisition and preservation of affordable and workforce housing in urban markets throughout the United States. Situated on 22 acres, Village Green Apartments features 184 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities for the pet-friendly property include private backyards and two swimming pools. Additionally, KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s (KBREC) Commercial Mortgage Group is arranging permanent financing — a Federal Housing Administration 223(f) mortgage through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — for ASI. The term of the Housing Assistance Payments Contract on the property will be extended. Hector Zuniga of KeyBank’s CDLI and Paul Angle of KBREC’s Commercial Mortgage Group structured the financing.
SIERRA VISTA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Los Arcos Mobile Home Park, located at 650 E. Busby Drive in Sierra Vista. An individual/personal trust acquired the community from a private investor for $3.2 million. Situated on 37.2 acres, Los Arcos Mobile Home Park features 232 total lots. At the time of sale, the property was 60 percent occupied. Michael Escobedo and Glenn Esterson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Embrey Partners, a San Antonio-based multifamily developer, has received a loan for the refinancing of Domain at the Gate, a 350-unit apartment community in Frisco. Built in 2017, the property offers a 24-hour fitness center with yoga and spin studios, an indoor sports simulator, clubhouse and coffee bar, pool with outdoor kitchen and a private library. Pacific Life Insurance Co. provided the loan, and Trinity Real Estate Finance Inc. placed the debt. The amount of the loan was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — A fund sponsored by Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors has acquired Elan Med Center, a 281-unit apartment community located within the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Built in 2014, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, game room, fitness center, pet park, multiple study lounges and an outdoor terrace area with a kitchen and grills. The seller was not disclosed.
BATTLE CREEK, MICH. — Twins Real Estate has received a $2.3 million Freddie Mac small balance loan for the refinancing of Hidden Lane Apartments in Battle Creek, about 25 miles east of Kalamazoo. Located at 612 Garrison Ave., the 77-unit community is comprised of three apartment buildings and two townhome buildings. Jason Brown and Sam Orman of CBRE Capital Markets arranged the 10-year loan, which is amortized over 30 years and features a fixed rate of 4.13 percent and a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio.
CALUMET CITY, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 60-unit apartment property in Calumet City, a southern suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 495-525 Madison Ave., the property consists of five 12-unit buildings on a 1.3-acre lot. Andrean Angelov, Ryan Engle and Anthony Hardy of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Angelov and Engle secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Mill Creek Residential, a Florida-based multifamily development firm, has launched a joint venture with Canadian global investment firm Quadreal Property Group. The two companies have partnered on an initiative to invest up to $421 million in the development and operation of apartment communities in targeted U.S. markets over the next two to three years. Specific target markets were not identified. The joint venture has already acquired land for its first development. Modera Six Pines will be a 429-unit multifamily project in The Woodlands, Texas, located about 30 miles north of Houston. “QuadReal is a well-respected firm with a depth of experience in the multifamily sector,” says William MacDonald, CEO, president and chief investment officer for Mill Creek. “This venture serves as an important step in further developing our investment management business.” Hodes Weill Securities acted as financial advisor and global placement agent for Mill Creek in connection with the formation and capitalization of the joint venture. Mill Creek Residential, which has 16 offices across the United States, owns and operates a portfolio of roughly 80 communities totaling 21,300 apartments. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, QuadReal Property Group manages a $37.6 billion portfolio spanning 23 cities and 17 countries. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freddie Mac has changed its previously announced Multifamily COVID-19 forbearance program in three ways to better align with the federally enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The program allows Freddie Mac’s multifamily borrowers to defer their loan payments for 90 days if they can show hardship as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak and if they receive approval from their lenders, which are part of Freddie Mac’s Optigo network. The first change to the program is an extended deadline for multifamily owners to enter forbearance due to COVID-related hardships. The new deadline is until the end of the year or the end of the federally declared emergency period, whichever occurs first. The previous end of the program was set for Aug. 1. The agency also revised its eviction policy pertaining to borrowers that enter forbearance, saying none of the borrowers’ residents can be evicted, whether or not they can prove their nonpayment stems from COVID-19-related hardships. The third change is participating owners are required to waive late fees, penalties or other charges related to tenant nonpayment of rent during the forbearance period. “The program has already proved to be an important source of relief …
OAKLAND, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $58.8 million in financing to fund the recapitalization of a nine-property multifamily portfolio in Oakland. The borrower is Mosser Capital and its new foreign investment partner. Peter Smyslowski and Bercut Smith of JLL Capital Markets represented the borrower in financing. The firm secured floating-rate loan through Société Générale. The term is seven years, including extension options. The loan includes interest-only payments through the first five years of the term with an initial advance of $49.5 million and an additional $9 million in future funding for unit renovations, the addition of new accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and other expenses. Mosser Capital originally acquired the assets in a series of transactions and aggregated the portfolio between 2016 and 2017. The portfolio includes 282 existing rent-controlled residential units, including the addition of 28 to-be-built ADUs, averaging 522 square feet, and four ground-floor retail suites. The properties are centrally located the Oakland submarkets of Cleveland Heights, Adam’s Point, Lakeside, Uptown and East Lake.
DENVER — CBRE has arranged the acquisition of Garfield Park, a multifamily property located at 1300 and 1325 Garfield St. in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood. Elterra Investments purchased the asset from an undisclosed seller for $18.9 million. Robert Bratley of CBRE’s Denver office represented the buyer in the deal. The 51,730-square-foot property features 78 apartments, a leasing office, fitness center, courtyard, storage areas, laundry room and abundant parking. Prior to the sale, the seller completed updates to several units, as well as common areas. Additionally, Cornerstone Apartment Services, the buyer’s property manager, took over management while the community was under contract and filled several vacancies prior to closing the sale. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent leased.