BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $53.6 million loan for the construction of Clara Bay Harbor 100th, a multifamily development located at 1145-1163 100th St. in Bay Harbor Islands, roughly 15 miles outside Miami. Upon completion, the property — which is the second phase of a three-phase rental development by Clara Homes — will comprise 45 units. The developer will also use the proceeds to begin pre-development on the third and final phase of the project, which will feature an additional 77 units. Construction is currently underway on the first, 28-unit phase, with completion scheduled for the end of this year. Adam Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Michael Ianno, Christopher de Raet and Marlon Robins of Walker & Dunlop secured the financing on behalf of the borrower.
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KENSINGTON, MD. — Berkadia has arranged a $47.4 million loan for the refinancing of Modena Reserve at Kensington, a 135-unit seniors housing community located in Kensington, a northern suburb of Washington, D.C. A debt fund provided the capital to the borrowers: Solera Senior Living, McCaffrey and an unnamed institutional investor. Steve Muth and Austin Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged the three-year, nonrecourse loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term. The loan will be used to refinance a maturing construction loan. Modena Reserve at Kensington originally opened in late 2021, reaching a stabilized occupancy within 24 months.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multifamily lending declined 49 percent year-over-year in 2023, according to a report by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Lenders provided a total $246.2 billion for apartment buildings with five or more units last year, with 51 percent of active lenders making five or fewer multifamily loans throughout the year. The Washington, D.C.-based organization previously estimated that multifamily originations totaled $264 billion. By volume, the top five multifamily lenders in 2023 included Berkadia, Walker & Dunlop, JP Morgan Chase & Co., CBRE and Greystone. Nearly half (42 percent) of the dollar volume went to the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “The analysis shows that even with the drop in activity, the multifamily lending market remains broad and deep, with more than 2,500 different lenders making more than 36,000 mortgage loans backed by multifamily properties,” says Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s head of commercial real estate research. The MBA report is based on its surveys of the larger multifamily lenders and the recently released Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data that covers multifamily loans made by many smaller lenders, particularly commercial banks.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greystone has provided an $18.6 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for The Residences of Diamond Hill, a 204-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. The garden-style community was built in 2003 and comprises 40 buildings that house two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, outdoor grilling and picnic area, playground and an after-school program. The property is subject to land-use restriction agreements that limit resident incomes on 121 apartments, and more than half of the units at the complex are reserved for households earning below 30 or 60 percent of the area median income. John Williams of Greystone originated the loan, which carries a 10-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and interest-only payments for the first five years. The borrower and seller were not disclosed.
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 52-acre industrial outdoor storage facility in Hutchins, a southern suburb of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1700 Dowdy Ferry Road houses a 12,000-square-foot building, five drive-in bays and about 175 truck parking stalls that are leased on a month-to-month basis. Jarrett Huge and Alex Wilson of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Tribeca Truck Repair & Parking LLC, in the transaction. Jake Griffin and Mark Becker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, All State Truck & Trailer Repair.
HOUSTON — Prenuvo, a provider of whole-body MRI imaging services, has signed a healthcare lease in Houston’s River Oaks area. The company is taking space within a six-story, 52,342-square-foot building at 3720 Westheimer Road, which is also home to beauty clinic SkinPharm, plastic surgery specialist Nuveau and Occu-Health Surgery Center. Chris Wadley and Madeline Cleary of JLL represented the locally based landlord, Ancorian, in the lease negotiations. Kevin Klink and Walker Ryan of Colliers represented Prenuvo.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 19,973-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Houston’s Spring Branch area. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 8353-8399 Kempwood Drive was built in 1980, totals 174,337 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights. John Harris, Stephen Hazen and Jacob Summers of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, Pioneer Millworks, in the lease negotiations. Ryan Patronella represented the landlord, Prologis, on an internal basis.
WALLKILL, N.Y. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 92-acre industrial development site in Wallkill, about 75 miles north of New York City. The site at 350 Silverlake-Scotchtown Road is known locally as Golden Triangle and is fully approved for the development of roughly 835,000 square feet of product. Crow Holdings Development acquired the site with a two-phase plan to construct a facility that will be known as Golden Triangle Logistics Center. Phase I will total 535,603 square feet and feature a clear height of 36 feet, 88 dock doors and parking for 83 trailers and 422 trailers. Phase II will comprise 299,200 square feet and could include 38 dock doors and parking for 199 cars and 34 trailers. Rob Kossar and James Panczykowski of JLL represented the seller, New Jersey-based Vision Real Estate Partners, in the land deal. JLL has also been retained to lease the project, construction of which is slated to begin in the third quarter.
HAMILTON, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based Saxum Real Estate and Meadow Partners, an investment firm with offices in New York and London, has purchased an 80,420-square-foot industrial flex building in Hamilton, located just outside of Trenton. The site at 1 Electronics Drive spans 16 acres, including land for future expansion. The building, which according to LoopNet Inc. was constructed in 1972 and renovated in 2000, includes 530 parking spaces and was 73 percent leased at the time of sale to three tenants. JLL represented the seller, BTR Capital Group, in the transaction and arranged the joint venture equity and acquisition financing for the deal. Zimmel Associates has been tapped as the leasing agent.
MILLVILLE, N.J. — New York-based investment and development firm Irgang Group has welcomed three new tenants at Union Lake Crossing, a 393,000-square-foot shopping center in the Southern New Jersey community of Millville. Bath & Body Works, AAA South Jersey and Jersey Mike’s have signed deals for 4,400, 1,945 and 1,500 square feet, respectively. Mario Brunelli and Chelsea Reizner of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented the landlord in all lease negotiations. Reizner and Brunelli also represented AAA South Jersey. Jarrad Coletta of Coletta Commercial represented Jersey Mike’s, and Adam Rosenfarb of MSC represented Bath & Body Works. Irgang Group acquired Union Lake Crossing, which is now more than 99 percent leased, in late 2021.