DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. — BWE, the commercial finance firm formerly known as Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, has arranged a $57.8 million loan for the refinancing of Keystone Villa at Douglassville, a 248-unit seniors housing property located about 55 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The property comprises a 123-unit independent living building that was constructed in 2015 and a 125-unit assisted living and memory care building that was constructed in 2011. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE arranged the nonrecourse loan through Commercial Bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between private investment trust ReNew REIT and operator Heritage Senior Living. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.
Multifamily
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $32 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 90-unit affordable housing complex in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The building at 58 Vanderbilt Ave. was completed in 2023 and features studio-, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, business center and a recreation room, and the building houses two commercial spaces on the ground floor. Rose Schwartz and Gabby Gutwein of Everest Equity arranged the loan, which was structured with a 51 percent loan-to-value ratio, a five-year term and a 30-year amortization period. The borrower was not disclosed.
KATY, TEXAS — Locally based developer Sueba USA has completed San Paseo, a 293-unit apartment community in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Located near the northeast corner of I-10 and the Grand Parkway, San Paseo consists of 273 apartments and 20 townhomes. Apartments come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 496 to 2,088 square feet, while the townhomes feature three different layouts and have an average size of about 2,450 square feet. Amenities include multiple pools, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a fitness center, coworking space and a coffee bar. Rents start at $1,170 per month for a studio apartment.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Muskin | Elam Group has negotiated the sale of six multifamily properties totaling 179 units in Austin. The properties, which include The Hyde Park Collection, Baccarat Apartments and Adobe Apartments, are concentrated in the Hyde Park neighborhood and have an average construction vintage of 1974. The four Hyde Park Collection properties were sold by the original developers, and there were three different buyers across the six assets. All parties involved requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Dallas Duplex Portfolio, a collection of 30 duplex buildings that are located across southern suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Specifically, the buildings, which were constructed between 1983 and 2000 and total 60 two-bedroom units, are located in DeSoto, Ennis, Mansfield and Glenn Heights. Chris Pearson, Bard Hoover, Nick Fluellen and Garret Nelson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private investor, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Vault Cap. The sales price was not disclosed.
JLL Arranges Sale of 286-Unit Pier 33 Apartments in Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina
by John Nelson
WILMINGTON, N.C. — JLL has arranged the sale of Pier 33, a 286-unit apartment community located at 901 Nutt St. in downtown Wilmington. Middle Street Partners purchased the luxury community from Dewitt Carolinas Inc. for an undisclosed price. John Mikels, John Gavigan, Niki Dewberry and William Martin of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Ward Smith and Brad Woolard of JLL originated a Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of Middle Street. Built in 2021, Pier 33 features 21,000 square feet of retail space, including concepts Bonita Latin Fusion, Megarounds and Nautical Bowls. The property also features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a resort-style pool, pet spa, sky lounge, fitness center and coworking spaces.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has placed a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 44-unit multifamily property in Buffalo. The name and address of the property, which exclusively offers two-bedroom units, were not disclosed. Kevin Coscia of Largo originated the loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and 10 years of interest-only payments. The names of the direct lender and borrower were also not disclosed.
WOODINVILLE, WASH. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Beaumont Apartments in Woodinville, approximately 20 miles northeast of Seattle. The asset traded for $136.1 million. David Young, Corey Marx and Chris Ross of JLL Capital Markets’ Investment and Sales Advisory team represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. Located at 14001 NE 183rd St., Beaumont Apartments offers 344 studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with an average size of 856 square feet. The apartments offer stainless steel appliances, keyless entry, mosaic tile kitchen backsplashes, undermount sinks, deep soaker-style bathtubs and French doors leading to private balconies. Community amenities include a fitness center, resort-style pool, terrace with barbecues and fire pit, fenced dog park and a coworking space. The three-story building was constructed in 2009.
MILPITAS AND FREMONT, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged a total of $18.3 million in two permanent loans for the Spinnaker Pointe Apartments in Milpitas and Crossroads Village Apartments in Fremont. Totaling 540 units, the properties are fully stabilized and professionally managed. Gantry’s Tom Dao and Erinn Cooke represented the borrower, a private real estate investor, in arranging the financing. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the two five-year loans, which feature 30-year amortization schedules. The loans also feature no prepayment fees after the first 12 months from loan closing with rates in the mid-5 percent range, nonrecourse terms and a turnkey loan closing.
Red Oak Capital Holdings Provides $4.5M Loan for Apartment Community in North Bend, Oregon
by Amy Works
NORTH BEND, ORE. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided $4.5 million in financing for Eagle Crest Village Apartments in North Bend. The loan will be used to retire the existing debt and complete renovations on the garden apartment community. The three-building property features 60 studio units, 37 one-bedroom apartments and a freestanding single-family home. Written under Red Oak’s Opportunistic Bridge Loan Program, the debt carries an 11 percent interest rate, three-year term and represents 53.4 percent of the property’s stabilized value. Dave Christensen, Hermann Wendorff and Jesus Martinez of Red Oak originated and underwrote the loan. The undisclosed sponsor acquired the vacant former residential care facility in 2021 and is nearly finished converting the asset into 100 percent multifamily. At full stabilization, the sponsor intends to exit the Red Oak loan via a conventional refinance and manage the community in the long term.