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CHICAGO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $57 million loan for the refinancing of The Residences at Eagle Building, a residential and commercial building in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Completed in 2019, the asset includes 134 apartment units and 20,000 square feet of commercial space that is leased to Starbucks, Smylie Brothers and Lakeview Food Pantry. The geothermal property rests on top of 60 wells that extend 500 feet below ground, supplying heat and cooling for the building. Additionally, 130 solar panels on the roof help generate electricity. The Residences at Eagle Building is a LEED Gold property. An insurance company provided the 15-year loan, which features an interest rate of 3 percent. Gershon Friedman of Meridian’s Chicago office arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Dave Gassman of DLG Management. Of the $57 million total loan amount, the lender has disbursed $47 million to the borrower. The remaining $10 million will be disbursed once the property reaches stabilization.

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CHESTERFIELD, MO. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $54 million of fixed-rate Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition of The Parq at Chesterfield in suburban St. Louis. Irvine, Calif.-based Passco Cos. was the borrower. Built in 2019, the 345-unit apartment complex spans three buildings on 13 acres. Amenities include a pool, spa, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and corporate suites. Caleb Marten and Chris Neil of KeyBank structured the financing.

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WHITELAND, IND. — Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based privately held real estate investment firm, has started construction on a new speculative industrial development within Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland. The 827,000-square-foot development will feature a clear height of 32 feet. Mohr is also scheduled to break ground on a 1 million-square-foot project within the logistics park in the next 60 days. The 827,000-square-foot building is slated for completion in October, while the 1 million-square-foot project is scheduled to wrap up in January.

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CHICAGO — James McHugh Construction Co. and Brown & Momen Inc. have broken ground on 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores, a 53-unit mixed-income development in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. As part of a public-private partnership led by The Community Builders, the residential and retail building marks the latest phase of the larger Oakwood Shores project, which will span more than 100 acres. Located at 508 E. Pershing Road, the four-story building will include 50 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units. There will be 7,000 square feet of amenity space and management offices as well as 3,500 square feet of street-level retail space. Completion of the $17.1 million project is slated for February 2022. Nia Architects and Antunovich Associates are the architects. Of the 53 units, 36 will be low-income housing tax credit units for households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The remaining 17 units will be market rate. National Affordable Housing Trust provided project funding in partnership with investor UnitedHealth Group. The project is situated on land formerly occupied by the Chicago Housing Authority’s Ida B. Wells, Madden Park and Clarence Darrow Homes. All told, Oakwood Shores will be home to more than 2,000 rental and …

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CHICAGO — Food and beverage concept The Luminary has opened at 303 E. Wacker, a 30-story office building in Chicago’s East Loop. The café will offer coffee, tea, pastries, salads, sandwiches and snacks. Cocktails and chef-crafted bites will follow later this year. Infuse Hospitality will operate The Luminary. Infuse is also the team behind Fairgrounds Craft Coffee & Tea. Beacon Capital Partners, the owner of 303 E. Wacker, recently completed a renovation of the 944,000-square-foot building. Designed by architectural firm Norman Kelley, the lobby design now features new flooring, seating, a lighting installation and bar area.

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Griffin Gate

HOPKINSVILLE, KY. — Brian Devlin, Brandon Wilson and John Seale of The Kirkland Co. have brokered the $7.6 million sale of Griffin Gate, an 80-unit multifamily complex located in Hopkinsville. The buyer was Fisher Bay LLC and the seller was Drury-McCoy LLC. Griffin Gate includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. The property is located at 302 Griffin Gate Drive, close to the Nashville MSA and about 18 miles from Fort Campbell. The community amenities and features include a pool with restrooms and gathering areas, nine-foot and vaulted ceilings, Energy Star appliances, water heaters, windows and HVAC, patio/balcony area, storage room, lighted carports, stainless steel or black appliances, cherry cabinets, quarry tile-kitchen and bathrooms and washer/dryer connections.

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PHILADELPHIA — Naftali Credit Partners, a debt fund and subsidiary of global investment firm Naftali Group, has provided a $10 million mezzanine loan for a multifamily project that is under construction at 4224 Baltimore Ave. in Philadelphia. The six-story property will be located in the University City neighborhood will consist of 132 units and 19,000 square feet of retail space. The borrower and developer is New York City-based Thylan Associates.

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138-St.-Marks-Place-Brooklyn

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Conway Capital has purchased two multifamily and retail buildings in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn for $7.9 million. The 7,200-square-foot building at 155 Fifth Ave. was constructed in 1920 and consists of eight apartments and a ground-floor restaurant/jazz bar. The 4,900-square-foot property at 138 St. Marks Place was built in 1931 and includes 10 apartments and a pizzeria. The assets sold for $4.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Adam Lobel of BRG represented the seller of 155 Fifth Ave., and Eddie Setton and Adam Hess of Meridian represented the seller of 138 St. Marks Place.

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — GHP Office Realty, a division of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, has received a $4.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 35,000-square-foot office building in White Plains, a northern suburb of New York City. A local bank provided the 15-year loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate for the first 10 years and a 30-year amortization schedule. GHP has owned the four-story building, which recently underwent a capital improvement program, since 1999.

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Desert-Peaks-El-Paso

By Jack Stone, director of investment sales, Greysteel “What do you have in El Paso?” The country is over a year into the pandemic, and Greysteel is still receiving calls on a daily basis from groups asking just that. We sold thousands of units in El Paso over the two years leading up to COVID-19, and there’s no end in sight. In fact, even in these uncertain times, demand seems to have grown. Attracted to the higher yields, strong tenant base and increasingly diversified economy, investors are coming to El Paso in droves. It’s no secret that the Texas multifamily market has been hot. Out-of-state groups were first drawn to markets like Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio because they offered higher yields with fewer regulations than markets like New York and California. But it was only a matter of time before even those cities, which are seeing with cap rates begin to compress 4 to 5 percent, got too hot. Investors subsequently began exploring other options and turned to cities like El Paso, where the fundamentals were strong and yields still attractive. Demographic Advantages El Paso’s multifamily market has always had a strong tenant base. New players in the …

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