NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has negotiated the $47.5 million refinance of a 250,000-square-foot Macy’s, located at 136-32 Roosevelt Ave. and 131-52 41st Ave. in the Flushing area of Queens. The transaction was structured with a 25-year term and arranged through NorthMarq’s relationship with a life insurance company. Ernest DesRochers and Matthew Buttram of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
TOTOWA, N.J. — HFF has arranged $12.2 million in construction financing for the conversion of a light industrial building into a 1,246-unit self-storage facility in Totowa. The developer and borrower is a joint venture between Tulfra Real Estate and The Hampshire Cos. M&T Bank provided the loan. Located at 930 N. Riverview Drive, the renovated facility will feature 1,235 climate- and 11 non-climate controlled units. Jon Mikula and Michael Klein of HFF represented the borrower in the financing transaction.
YONKERS, N.Y. — CBRE has secured a $6 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily portfolio of three residential properties in Yonkers. The five-year, interest-only, non-recourse fixed-rate loan was provided by Freddie Mac. Jared Sobel of CBRE arranged the loan for the undisclosed buyer. The three-building, 63-unit portfolio was sold by NuRealty Advisors. Michael Nukho and Lukasz Przybylek provided in-house representation for the seller.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Starkman Realty Group has arranged the sale of Best of Life Park Apartments, a seniors housing property located in Atlantic City. Radiant Property Management acquired the property from a non-profit entity for $5 million. The 14-story building features 208 units and 73 parking spaces. Jason Starkman of Starkman Realty Group represented the seller in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Aspen Heights Partners has partnered with Grand China Fund to develop Aspen West Campus, a 166-unit student housing high-rise development at 1909 Rio Grande St. in Austin. The team commenced construction on the 17-story, 464-bed property in September, with completion slated for fall 2018. The property will feature units ranging from efficiencies to five-bedroom floorplans and amenity space, including a fitness center, game lounge, study lounge and pool area with grills overlooking the University of Texas campus. The development is Grand China Fund’s first venture into student housing.
HOUSTON — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has closed $67.6 million in bond financing for Brazos Presbyterian Homes (BPH), the operator of Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor and the Hallmark, two continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in Houston. Combined, the two communities feature 310 independent living units, 37 assisted living units, 18 memory care units and 69 skilled nursing beds. BPH will use the tax-exempt, fixed-rate financing to pay off bonds from 2013 and fund a debt service reserve fund. The move will save the company approximately $3.3 million in debt payments.
CLEVELAND, OHIO — Cleveland-based Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment, has closed a $125 million refinancing loan for a 10-property multifamily portfolio in Texas and Ohio. The entire portfolio comprises more than 3,000 units across 10 multifamily properties, with four properties in Texas and six properties in Ohio’s Greater Cincinnati/Dayton area. The Texas properties total 1,273 units and the Ohio properties total 2,065 units. Sara Behrman of Bellwether Enterprise’s Cincinnati office originated the interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, Fath Properties.
SAN ANTONIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a total of $33.5 million in construction financing for Acme Apartments, a 324-unit affordable housing development in San Antonio. The property will be constructed on more than 18 acres of currently vacant land and include four three-story buildings, a community center, leasing office and on-site management building. Additionally, all the units at the property will be designated for households earning at or below either 50 or 60 percent of the area median income. The financing consists of a $10.3 million equity bridge loan and a $23.2 million Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan. Jeffrey Rodman of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group and Kyle Kolesar of Key’s Community Development Lending and Investment Group arranged the financing.
DALLAS — HFF has arranged the sale of Coit Medical Center, a medical office building located at 12230 Coit Road in Dallas. Mohr Capital sold the 32,201-square-foot property to Anchor Health Properties for an undisclosed price. Baylor Scott & White Health, Greater Dallas Orthopaedics, Legacy Heart Care, Texas Orthopaedic Surgical Associates and Lester Plastic Surgery occupy the fully leased building, which was built in 2009. Evan Kovac, Todd Savage, Philip Mahler and Ben Appel of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — A private client of Brighton Management has acquired the 419-room Crowne Plaza Hanalei in the San Diego submarket of Mission Valley for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 2270 Hotel Circle N. The hotel will continue to operate under the Crowne Plaza flag. The new owner plans to make significant renovations and upgrades to the property. Brighton will manage the hotel. CBRE’s Bob Kaplan and Rod Apodaca represented the seller, Hanalei Associates LLC (with Multi-Ventures acting as a managing member), in this transaction.
