BALTIMORE CITY, MD. — Greysteel has arranged the $7.5 million sale of Waverly Towers, a 51,550-square-foot urban retail center located in Baltimore City. The property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Advance Auto Parts, Family Dollar, Fresenius Medical Care and Ashley Stewart. Gil Neuman, Joyce Swain and Cyrus Kashfian of Greysteel represented the seller, Waverly Commons LLC, and procured the buyer, Brentwood Village LLC, in the transaction.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has closed the $5.2 million refinance for Sandy Springs Village, a 40,944-square-foot shopping center located in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Built in 1977 on a 4.1-acre site, the property is leased to tenants such as Goodwill, Crossfit Perimeter and Huey Luey’s Mexican Restaurant, which is currently building out its restaurant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The JBG Cos. and Malrite Co. are working together to develop a new and expanded International Spy Museum at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. Cleveland-based Malrite created and founded the International Spy Museum, and The JBG Cos. owns the majority of L’Enfant Plaza and will act as the owner’s representative during the construction period of the new 140,000-square-foot museum. The property will be situated outside of L’Enfant Plaza and will feature a glass curtain wall and an enclosed black box layout on the interior. London-based architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designed the building, and Washington-based Hickok Cole Architects will be the architect of record for the project. The museum showcases the world’s largest collection of international espionage-related artifacts and features an interactive exhibition highlighting the villains in the James Bond movies. The museum is expected to create more than 300 construction jobs and generate a 20 percent increase in staff over its current location at 800 F St. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The new building is expected to open in spring 2018.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased The Pointe at Sugarloaf Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily community in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. RADCO acquired the property for $31.7 million with plans to invest $3.7 million in capital improvements. The Atlanta-based company is using private equity and debt from BBVA Compass to fund the acquisition and renovation of the property, which will be rebranded 2800 at Sweetwater. Built in 1997 on 35.5 acres, the property features one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. The property’s average unit size is 1,002 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool with a sundeck, Wi-Fi café, coffee bar, large dog park, playground and a 24-hour fitness center. Berkadia brokered the off-market transaction. RADCO Residential will manage the property.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — The Memphis office of Financial Federal Bank has secured the $20 million refinancing of a 154-room Embassy Suites hotel in Tuscaloosa. Financial Federal Bank arranged the loan through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Capstone Capital has arranged the $15 million refinancing of Hidden Creek Village Apartments, a 352-unit community in Fayetteville. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the loan through a CMBS lender, which the borrower, a multifamily developer and owner, is using to retire existing debt totaling roughly $15.1 million. The 10-year loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $9.5 million construction loan for Benton House of West Ashley, a 59-unit seniors housing facility set to break ground in Charleston. Benton House will offer both assisted living and memory care services upon completion in the summer of 2017. Richard Thomas of Grandbridge’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta arranged the loan through BB&T on behalf of the borrower, Principal Senior Living Group, which will manage the property upon completion. Principal Senior Living currently operates more than 20 properties in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri and Kansas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A partnership between KeyBank Real Estate Capital and an affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC have originated a $196 million first mortgage loan for Douglas Development Corp. The loan is secured by The Atlantic Building, a 280,000-square-foot trophy office building with ground-floor retail located in the east end of Washington D.C. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan includes a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and refinances the existing debt on the property. KeyBank and Walton Street will provide servicing and advisory services for the life of the loan. The Atlantic Building is located at 950 F St. N.W. The property integrates seven historic buildings and facades with a 10-story office building next to Ford’s Theatre, the site where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Built in 1887, the building was the city’s first privately constructed high-rise with elevator service. The historic exteriors have since been preserved and incorporated into the modern version of the property, which was redeveloped between 2004 and 2006. The Atlantic Building includes 283,512 rentable square feet, of which 29,172 square feet is retail and 35,340 square feet is office. In addition, there are 322 below-grade parking spaces and Metro access from the red, blue and …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Love Funding has closed a $19.7 million construction loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 221(d)(4) loan program for the construction of The Paddock at Grandview in Nashville. The new 240-unit affordable housing community will feature residences reserved for families earning 60 percent or less of area median income. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the non-recourse loan, which features a 40-year amortization schedule beginning when construction ends. Funding was also provided by 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and HOME funds on behalf of the borrower, LDG Development.
MARGATE, FLA. — Ocean Bank has provided a $17.2 million loan for the renovation and repositioning of a 188,028-square-foot shopping center in Margate, a town in Broward County. The asset has been renamed Margate Centre and will house retail tenants and two charter schools — West Broward Academy and Ascend Career Academy. The borrower, Alliance XVI LLC, plans to wrap up construction by August in time for the 2016-2017 school year. Juan Carlos Barreto of Ocean Bank originated the loan.