ANTIOCH, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has closed a $35.2 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Vintage Burkitt Station, a 244-unit apartment complex underway in Antioch, a southeastern suburb of Nashville. The garden-style community will feature a clubhouse, cyber café, business center, fitness center, resort-style pool with outdoor entertainment area, game room and a playground for kids. The property will be the only Class A apartment community in the immediate area, according to Walker & Dunlop. The financing features both construction and permanent components, and the permanent financing was structured as a 40-year, fixed-rate loan. David Strange and Keith Melton of Walker & Dunlop’s Nashville office originated the transaction.
Multifamily
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a package of 128 sponsor-held condominiums in a 280-unit condominium building located 100 W. 93rd St. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A local real estate investor acquired the 29-story, 403,000-square-foot building from a real estate investment partnership for an undisclosed price. Brian Ezratty, Deborah Gutoff and George Moss of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, while Gutoff and Moss also represented the buyer in the deal. Scott Ellard of Eastern Consolidated served as analyst for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $14.4 million in permanent financing for the refinance of a mixed-use property located at 156 Prince St. in SoHo. The five-year loan, provided by a balance sheet lender, features a fixed rate, 18 months of interest-only payments and a five-year extension option. Scott Assouline and Isaac Lifshitz of Meridian Capital arranged the financing for the borrower. The six-story property features 22 apartment units and two retail spaces totaling 1,100 square feet. The retail spaces are currently occupied by Techno Solutions Group Inc. and Juice Press.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 574 W. 161st St. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. BSF 574 West 161st Street Holding LLC acquired the asset from Hillcrest Acquisitions LLC for $7.2 million, or $286 per square foot. Built in 1910, the five-story, 25,160-square-foot building features 31 apartments. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
Universe Holdings Receives $124.7M to Refinance Southern California Multifamily Portfolio
by Nellie Day
LOS ANGELES — Universe Holdings has received $124.7 million to refinance a seven-property multifamily portfolio in Southern California. The properties contain a total of 559 units. The refinancing program generated $15 million in proceeds for new acquisitions and asset improvement programs. Universe is targeting up to $100 million in new acquisitions this year, according to the firm’s CEO. Properties in the portfolio are the 50-unit Isles of Charm in Los Feliz; the 172-unit Nantucket Creek in Chatsworth; the 53-unit Chateau Lakeside; the 82-unit Chateau Woodley Hart in Van Nuys; the 52-unit Chateau Regent in North Hollywood; the 56-unit Chateau Spring Terrace in La Mesa; and the 94-unit Chateau Spring Hill in La Mesa. HFF’s Charles Halladay arranged the loans through HFF’s Freddie Mac Program Plus® Seller/Servicer Program and Sabal Financial’s Freddie Mac Small Balance Program.
CBRE Secures $80M Acquisition Financing for Seniors Housing Communities in California, Arizona
by Nellie Day
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF., AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged $80 million in financing for a joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners and Belmont Village Senior Living. The JV will use the funds to purchase an assisted living and memory care portfolio consisting of Belmont Village Thousand Oaks in metro Los Angeles and Belmont Village Scottsdale in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan includes 48 months of interest-only payments. A life insurance company provided the funds. The two communities total 275 units and Belmont Village will continue to operate the properties. The California location was built in 2011 and the Arizona location in 2012. Aron Will, vice chairman of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the financing.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village Oaks Condominiums, a 41-unit apartment property in Dallas, for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1982, the one-story, Class B asset is situated on approximately 3.5 acres of land. Village Oaks Condominiums includes 17 one-bedroom, one-bath units and 24 two-bedroom, two-bath units. The property features 35,624 square feet of rentable space, for an average of 869 square feet per unit. Stephen Crittenden, senior associate with Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and the buyer, both private investors, in the transaction. The seller acquired Village Oaks out of foreclosure through an all-cash transaction. The buyer is looking to expand its multifamily portfolio after a long history of medical, industrial and single-tenant ownership.
Meridian Capital Arranges $65.2M in Acquisition Financing for New York Multifamily Property
by Amy Works
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $65.2 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of Hawthorne Court, a multifamily property located in Central Islip. The borrowers were Spruce Capital Partners and Post Road Properties. The seven-year Freddie Mac loan, provided by Capital One Multifamily Finance, features a fixed rate and three years of interest-only payments. Abe Hirsch and Zev Karpel of Meridian negotiated the transaction. Located at 111-211 Hawthorne Ave., the 20-building property features 434 apartments, 682 parking spaces and a swimming pool.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has completed the disposition of a multifamily property located at 265-267 S. Second St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $22.4 million. The six-story, 22,800-square-foot building features 35 apartment units. MRC originally acquired the property in 2013 for $9.7 million and implemented a renovation and repositioning plan aimed to add significant value to the asset. The renovations included new kitchens, updated bathrooms, recessed lighting and hardwood floors, as well as open-air terraces and ground-floor outdoor spaces for select units.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers International has arranged $9.1 million in financing for Wister Court, a student housing property located in Philadelphia. The seven-year loan features a fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Serving students at La Salle University, the newly-built property features 49 apartments totaling 206 beds. At the time of closing, the property was 50 percent occupied. Kris Wood, John Banas, Chad Levitt, Tim Hoyt and Martin Duval of Colliers arranged the financing. The name of the borrower was not released.