WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) expects to see steady commercial real estate markets keep commercial and multifamily mortgage originations on par with the last two years. In its 2019 Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Forecast, MBA projects commercial and multifamily mortgage originations to total $530 billion in 2019, matching 2017’s total, and slightly up from 2018’s mark of $526 billion. MBA believes that multifamily mortgage originations will increase 1 percent to $264 billion, with total multifamily lending at $315 billion. The Washington, D.C.-based organization expects these originations totals to continue through 2020. Additionally, outstanding debt from multifamily and commercial mortgages are expected to finish 5 percent higher in 2019 than 2018. MBA released its 2019 forecast Sunday, Feb. 10 at the 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo in San Diego. The four-day conference will conclude Wednesday, Feb. 13.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Leon Capital Group has broken ground on Trilogy Cameron Village, a 203-unit multifamily community in Raleigh. The complex will be situated at 305 Oberlin Road on 3.6 acres, about one mile north of North Carolina State University and about two miles west of downtown Raleigh. The community will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. It is the third Trilogy brand apartments in North Carolina, joining Trilogy Cary and Trilogy Chapel Hill, both of which will begin preleasing this year. Amenities at Trilogy Cameron Village will include a resort-style swimming pool, grilling area, package lockers, a fitness and wellness center and an entertainment lounge. JDavis is the architect, and Samet is the general contractor. Completion is slated for summer 2020.
SAN ANTONIO — Local multifamily lender Mason Joseph Co. Inc. has provided a $29.2 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Potranco Apartments, a 244-unit apartment project in San Antonio. Mason Joseph originated the loan, which features a fixed interest rate for the 18-month construction period and subsequent 40-year term, through the HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. The developer of the project is Lev Investments, which has offices in California and Dallas.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital has acquired The Place at Houston Street, a 200-unit apartment community in San Antonio. Built in 2003, the property offers two- and three-bedroom residences and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, resident clubhouse and a playground. Westmount will upgrade the property’s amenity spaces, landscaping and signage. Following this transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed, Westmount’s San Antonio portfolio consists of three properties totaling 684 units.
DALLAS — Multifamily Property Group has purchased Smith Creek Apartment Homes, a 192-unit market-rate asset in Dallas. Built in 1983, the community offers amenities such as a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Minneapolis-based Dougherty Mortgage LLC arranged a 12-year acquisition loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of Multifamily Property Group. Chris Deuillet and Chandler Sims of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Smith Creek was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — A partnership between Chicago-based investment firm Pearlmark and Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sinatra & Co. Real Estate has acquired Pleasant Creek, a 159-unit workforce housing community in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, NAPA Ventures, in the transaction. Greystone provided acquisition financing for the deal through Fannie Mae.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has secured a $165 million construction loan for One Boerum Place, a 21-story, mixed-use condominium development in Brooklyn. Located in Brooklyn’s Borough Hall district, the 122-unit project will include a two-story fitness center, entertainment lounge, children’s playroom, landscaped rooftop, 24/7 doorman and concierge service, as well as a fully automated parking garage. The project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2021. Christopher Peck, Graham Stephens, Peter Rotchford and Alex Staikos of HFF secured the floating-rate construction loan on behalf of One Boerum Development Partners LLC. The lender was a foreign pension fund.
PHILADELPHIA — Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $9.1 million loan for the construction of a 70-unit multifamily project in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Located at 1427 Germantown Ave., the 53,575-square-foot property will also include ground-floor retail. Pembrook provided the financing to the undisclosed borrower, who plans to build smaller, more affordable rental housing at the project than is common in the nearby Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the $10.4 million sale of two apartment buildings in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. Located at 2031 and 2233 Ocean Ave., the pre-war properties comprise 47 units and a total of 33,040 square feet. Both properties are four-story walk-up buildings. Erik Yankelovich of GFI represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction, both local investors.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Madison International Realty has acquired a 5 percent ownership stake in Mack-Cali Realty Corp. The stake equates to approximately 4.5 million shares. Based in Jersey City, Mack-Cali is an owner, manager and developer of five million square feet of office space and 4,400 multifamily units on the New Jersey waterfront. Ronald Dickerman, president of Madison International Realty, said that the company is transitioning to a ‘focused play on prime office and multifamily residential properties on the New Jersey waterfront.’ Madison International Realty specializes in acquiring private ownership stakes, joint venture positions, and listed property shares in properties and portfolios in major markets in the U.S., U.K. and Western Europe.