NEW YORK CITY — Silver Arch Capital Partners has secured a $30.4 million loan for the purchase of the Out Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The borrower, real estate management company Merchants Hospitality, has entered a partnership with hotel and restaurant branding company Cachet Hospitality Group to rebrand the 105-room, three-story hotel as the Cachet Boutique New York. A New York-based investment firm was the lender. Playboy Enterprises has partnered with Cachet to construct a Playboy Club franchise location on the property’s ground floor. Expected to open later this year, Cachet Boutique New York will feature an open-air garden and an outdoor spa. A central feature of the hotel, the Great Lawn, will be a 2,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor wine bar and meeting space. The Eden restaurant will provide on-site dining space. The property is located on West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th avenues. The Carlton Group’s Howard Michaels and Steven Weiss represented the borrower in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — The Moinian Group has arranged a $120 million loan to refinance the International Jewelry Center in Los Angeles. The center is located at 550 S. Hill St. within the Jewelry District. The building contains 405 tenants that are primarily within the jewelry industry. Bank of China provided the five-year, interest-only loan.
LANCASTER, PA. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged $14.2 million in acquisition financing for Hawthorne Gardens Associates’ purchase of Hawthorne Gardens in Lancaster. Eastern Union’s David Metzger and Nate Hyman worked with Greystone on behalf of the New Jersey-based private investor, securing a 12-year, fixed-rate loan with six years of interest-only payments. Located at 99 Dickens Drive, Hawthorne Gardens includes six, three-story apartment buildings. All apartments are two-bedroom, two-bathroom units. The 144-unit community was built in 2014 and is 97-percent occupied. Robert Holland of The Kislak Co. represented the seller in the transaction.
NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — Farmers Brothers Coffee, a wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, has opened a $90 million, 538,000-square-foot headquarters in the Fort Worth suburb of Northlake. Located at 1912 Farmers Brothers Drive, the headquarters includes a 125,000-square-foot roasting plant with the capacity to roast 24 to 28 million pounds of coffee per year and a 258,000-square-foot distribution center. Stream Realty Partners developed the facility, which will house approximately 175 employees as the company begins its complete relocation from California to Texas.
HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $12 million in financing for a 562,000-square-foot industrial park located in Horsham Township. The 10-year loan includes a 20-year amortization schedule for the borrower, Heffernan and Partners. The loan was placed with American United Life Insurance Co., which Cronheim represented as correspondent and servicing agent. The subject property is Babylon Business Campus, a 15-building property constructed between 1972 and 1987 on 55 acres. There are over 50 tenants in the industrial park, with leases ranging from 600 square feet to more than 100,000 square feet. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim originated and placed the loan.
THORNTON, COLO. — TruAmerica Multifamily and the Magnolia Real Estate Fund have acquired the 287-unit Fox Creek apartments in Thornton for $53 million. The community is located at 12220 Colorado Blvd. The property was built in two phases between 1984 and 1999. CBRE’s David Potarf and Dan Woodward represented the buyers and private seller. TruAmerica financed the acquisition through Freddie Mac’s select sponsor program.
BROOKLINE, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $2.5 million in first mortgage financing for a 7,700-square-foot retail center located at 1427-1431 and 1441 Beacon St. in Brookline. A former Massachusetts resident who has relocated to California was the borrower. The retail property is 100 percent occupied and anchored by East Boston Savings Bank. Fantini & Gorga’s Derek Coulombe and Chris Miller arranged the refinancing on behalf of the borrower. The loan was placed with a Massachusetts-based financial institution.
HOUSTON — Arrimus Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has acquired Campus Vue, a 465-bed, Class A student housing property located at 4459 N. MacGregor Way near the University of Houston. Fountain Residential Properties sold the asset, which consists of 145 units across two five-story buildings. Amenities of the property, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale, include a resort-style pool, study lounges and a game room. With this transaction, Arrimus has now acquired more than $100 million in student housing properties over the last 90 days.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has arranged a 4,405-square-foot lease for Orchestra Premaman at the King of Prussia Mall near Philadelphia. The store will be the first U.S. location for the French retailer. Orchestra Premaman, a children’s fashion and apparel store, operates more than 700 stores in 40 countries worldwide. The company opened its first location in 1995. CBRE’s John Krause and Matt Mandel assisted Orchestra in its overall market analysis, site selection process and negotiated on the company’s behalf. The store is scheduled to open May 15.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Sims Mortgage Funding has closed a $30.1 million loan for Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside. The hospital is located at 3865 Jackson St. The loan will finance the expansion of Parkview’s emergency department. The loan was insured under the HUD Section 242/241 program.