LAYTON, UTAH — Hunt Real Estate Capital has funded a $6 million Fannie Mae DUS conventional multifamily loan for the refinancing of two manufacturing housing communities in Layton. The 10-year loan features interest-only payments for the first four years. Country Village MHC and Mountain View Estates MHC are the two non-contiguous communities. Developed in 1973 and 1975, respectively, the properties 145 manufactured housing sites and 310 parking spaces, including two spaces for each home. Country Village offers 34 single-wide sites and 28 double-wide sites, and Mountain View features 59 single-wide sites and 24 double-wide sites. Community amenities include a clubhouse, playground and basketball courts.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital has closed a $6 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 20-unit, Class B multifamily property located in Los Angeles’ Hollywood/Silver Lake submarket. The undisclosed sponsor will use the funds to convert a majority of the one-bedroom units into two-bedroom units. The apartments will feature upgraded floors, appliances and cabinetry, as well as other interior improvements. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest shortfalls
John Randall of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital talks about the capital available in the commercial real estate market. The risk-adjusted returns available in CML [capital market line] debt capital markets is superior to that offered by alternative investment classes, he says. “Until we see any meaningful steepener on the curve or significant disruption, there’s really no end in sight to the liquidity in both debt and equity flowing into commercial real estate.” This breeds fierce competition, but there has not been any meaningful slippage in risk terms or how lenders are underwriting assets. As far as the multifamily sector goes, Randall sees no end to the growing demand from renters. “As a country, we are underhoused to the tune of 3 million to 4 million units… and we’re running at an annual deficit in excess of 350,000 units,” he notes. Watch the interview to hear Randall’s insights on multifamily, as well as Grandbridge’s plans following the merger of BB&T with SunTrust to form Truist. (Grandbridge is a subsidiary of BB&T, now Truist.) This video is posted as part of REBusinessOnline’s Finance Insight series, covering MBA CREF 2020. Click here to subscribe to the Finance Insight newsletter, a four-week …
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based Tratt Properties has broken ground on Elwood Logistics Center, a speculative industrial development located near the junction of Interstate 10 and the Loop 303 in a designated Opportunity Zone in Goodyear. At full build-out, Elwood Logistics Center will total 1.3 million square feet, including a 40-foot clear height, cross-dock building with a 190-foot gated and secured concrete truck court and 235 dock-high loading positions. The 83-acre site also provides parking for more than 1,400 cars and 327 trailers. Construction is currently underway, with completion slated for December. The Renaissance Co. is serving as general contractor, and Deutsch Architecture Group is providing architectural services. JLL is handling leasing for the property.
PHOENIX — A public-private partnership between Arizona State University and Capstone Development Partners has broken ground on a $118 million mixed-use development located within the university’s downtown Phoenix campus. The project — titled the Downtown Phoenix Residence Hall and Entrepreneurial Center — will feature 75,000 square feet of academic space in the form of design studios, flexible classroom space, fashion studios, fabrication labs, music practice rooms, recording studios and live event space. The 207,000-square-foot residential component of the community will house up to 530 students in two- and four-bedroom, apartment-style units. The design-build team for the project includes architect Studio Ma and general contractor DPR Construction. Development is scheduled for completion in fall 2021.
DENVER — McCaffery, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines have started construction of T3 RiNo, a six-story T3 (timber, transit and technology) office building in Denver. Situated in the River North Art District (RiNo), the 240,000-square-foot building will feature common, hospitality-driven social areas; large, private tenant terraces on each floor; a modern fitness facility and bicycle facility; 17,000 square feet of retail space; and convenient access to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail system. Designed by Pickard Chilton Architects and DLR Group, T3 RiNo is slated for completion in spring 2022.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital has closed a $15.5 million, non-recourse, floating-rate loan for a retail and multifamily property located in the Hollywood/Silver Lake submarket of Los Angeles. Proceeds of the loan will provide financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of the approximately 17,000-square-foot, Class B asset. Upon purchase, the undisclosed sponsor plans to renovate the existing multifamily units with high-end interior finishes, renovate the retail space, and lease-up existing retail space at market rents. The financing features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible pre-payment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs, interest and operating shortfalls.
GREELEY, COLO. — Live Oak Bank has provided an $8.1 million loan for Greeley Village, a 71-unit assisted living and memory care community in Greeley, approximately 50 miles north of Denver. The borrower is KSL Seniors, a developer/owner with communities in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Oregon. The 51,000-square-foot community opened during in fourth-quarter 2019. Cadence Senior Living operates the property. The three- to five-year, floating-rate loan refinanced a construction line of credit, providing bridge-to-permanent financing. It also allowed the borrower to recapture a line of credit capacity to pursue future projects.
DAVIS, CALIF. — Landmark Properties has acquired Sol at West Village, a 2,289-bed student housing community at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) campus, which is situated about 15 miles west of Sacramento. While the sales price was not disclosed, the transaction is the largest single-asset sale to date in the student housing sector, according to sources. Amenities at the on-campus property include a 24-hour study hall, fitness center, yoga studio, café, media theater, dog park and two swimming pools. Sol at West Village also includes 36,000 square feet of commercial space, which is currently leased to UC Davis. The community was built in three phases between 2011 and 2013. Sol at West Village is the largest net zero energy community in the United States, meaning it is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes. To meet this goal, the community combines efficient overall design with renewable on-site energy production via solar panels installed throughout the community. “Sol at West Village is a tremendous addition to our growing Class A student housing portfolio,” says Wes Rogers, president and CEO of Landmark. “We continuously pursue strategic opportunities to develop and acquire high-quality assets that are pedestrian to flagship …
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Denver Realty Group, through its DRGinvest platform, has purchased a 25-property portfolio in Colorado Springs for $22 million. The portfolio totals 186 units and includes multifamily, single-family homes and a storage facility. The off-market deal was acquired using a unique, deal-specific loan arranged by NorthMarq’s Denver office and placed with ArrowMark Commercial Real Estate Partners and Arbor Realty SR as lenders. DRG was represented by Zach Hansen of Denver Realty Group and Stuart Sloat of Olive Realty Estate Group as transaction brokers.