STARKVILLE, MISS. — BWE has originated a $10.6 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the rehabilitation of Brookville Gardens Apartments, a 120-unit affordable housing community in Starkville. All units are reserved for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and are covered by Section 8 project-based vouchers. The borrower, Triangle Development Co., plans to use the funds to add dishwashers, garbage disposals, microwaves and vinyl plank flooring to each unit. Jon Killough of BWE’s Alabama office and John Roberts of BWE’s Dallas office originated the HUD-insured loan. Triangle Development’s recapitalization of Brookville Gardens also includes short-term, tax-exempt bonds and new 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) secured through the Mississippi Home Corp.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $7.5 million sale of a seven-unit apartment building located at 230-232 W. 72nd St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The 11,500-square-foot building was constructed in 1900 and includes one retail space and two office spaces. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of Rosewood represented the buyer, a private office, in the transaction. Andrew Natter and Harold Fuchs of Collaborative Group represented the seller, the Niederman Family. The deal traded at a cap rate of 4.8 percent.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 30,166-square-foot office lease at 875 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Kristen Morgan and Harrison Potter of JLL represented the landlord, Global Holdings Management Group, in the lease negotiations. Jeffrey Peck, Daniel Horowitz, Roi Shleifer and Jacob Stern of Savills represented the tenant, the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board. The nonprofit association of insurance carriers is relocating from 733 Third Avenue to the entire eighth floor of the 29-story building. The deal brings the 750,000-square-foot property, which was originally constructed in 1982, to 98 percent occupancy.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — NAI Summit has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial building located in the Eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown. The sales price was $2 million. The recently renovated building features multiple dock and drive-in doors and clear heights of 20 to 24 feet, and the site spans 9.5 acres with the capacity to support future expansion. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Northmarq has provided a $21.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Oaks Minnehaha Longfellow, a 179-unit apartment community in Minneapolis. Built in 2020, the property is situated near Minnehaha Regional Park. Mike Padilla of Northmarq originated the five-year loan, which features three years of interest-only payments and a 35-year amortization schedule.
RALSTON, NEB. — The Mogharebi Group has arranged the sale of Fireside Village, a 180-unit apartment community in Ralston, a southern suburb of Omaha. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1972, the property is comprised of 11 buildings. About one-third of the units have been renovated. Amenities include a sauna, fitness center, playground, dog park, business center and laundry facilities. The community was 75 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Mogharebi Group represented the seller, a Colorado-based private investment group. The buyer, ARTISAN Capital Group, plans to rebrand the property as Wildewood Commons. The transaction represents the seller’s exit and the buyer’s entry into the Nebraska market. As part of the sale, the buyer assumed an agency loan with five years remaining on its term.
TAYLOR, MICH. — iBorrow has provided a $15.6 million loan for the refinancing of a 238,575-square-foot cold storage facility in Taylor, a southwest suburb of Detroit. The borrower, a national industrial real estate firm, acquired the asset in 2021 and made substantial improvements. The property, now fully occupied, features a clear height of 27 feet, 25 dock doors, two drive-in doors, parking for 100 cars, 40 trailer spaces and a new concrete parking lot. The borrower intends to make further improvements to the facility, which is situated near Norfolk Southern rail service, the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and I-94.
KeyBank Structures $9.9M in LIHTC Equity for Affordable Seniors Housing Project in Cleveland Heights
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment has structured $9.9 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity to finance the conversion of the Margaret Wagner Senior Apartments in Cleveland Heights into 80 low-income seniors housing units. The project will create 20 new units through the adaptive reuse of the first floor of Margaret Wagner House and preserve 60 units on the upper floors. Built in 1960 as a nursing home by the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, the facility features a HUD 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract subsidy for all of its units. In addition to creating 20 new units, the project will also renovate existing units with updated kitchens and bathrooms, improved accessibility, central air conditioning, elevator modernization, new roofing and site improvements. The project’s total cost is $18.7 million. Additional funding comes from a HUD 202 Capital Advance, Cuyahoga County HOME and Affordable Housing Gap funding, Affordable Housing Program Grant funding through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and seller financing. CHN Housing Partners and Benjamin Rose, both of which are Cleveland-based organizations, are co-developing the project. Derek Reed of KeyBank structured the LIHTC tax credit equity investment and Tara Miller served …
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Babies ‘R’ Us has opened its 10,000-square-foot flagship store at American Dream, a 3 million-square-foot entertainment destination in East Rutherford, roughly 13 miles outside New York City. The store features interactive experiences in addition to a baby registry lounge, nursery design center, learning center and comfort zone. This marks the return of the chain to the United States following WHP Global’s acquisition of both the Babies ‘R’ Us and Toys ‘R’ Us brands in 2021 and the launch of a new partnership between Toys ‘R’ Us and Macy’s last year.
DAYTON, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of a 17,200-square-foot rental store for Ziegler Cat at 18171 Territorial Road in Dayton, a far north suburb of Minneapolis. One of Caterpillar’s largest dealers in North America, Ziegler is expanding its equipment sales, rental and repair services in central Minnesota. Ziegler sells and services Cat construction, paving, forestry, mining equipment, trucks, generators and industrial engines. Designed by CNH Architects, the two-story property replaces a former building.