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PLACENTIA, CALIF. – The 422-unit Emerald Isle, a Class A, age-restricted apartment community in Placentia, has received a $62.5-million refinancing. The community is located at 661 North Rose Drive in the Orange County suburb. It is leased to seniors ages 55 years and older. Emerald is currently 97 percent leased.
The ten-year, fixed-rate loan contains a $56.5-million CMBS first mortgage and a $6-million mezzanine loan. Both loans feature five years of interest-only payments. The owner used the new funds to prepay the existing CMBS and mezzanine loans. The transaction was executed by Seth K. Grossman of Meridian Managing and Greg Reed and Kristen Croxton of Beech Street Capital.