SALT LAKE CITY — Bridge Investment Group, an investment fund manager headquartered in Salt Lake City, has completed a $1.6 billion in equity commitments, which will be managed by the company’s subsidiary, Bridge Debt Strategies Fund Manager LLC. Bridge Debt Strategies invests in select Freddie Mac securitization vehicles. The strategy focuses on underserved parts of commercial real estate and lends against assets in multifamily housing, commercial office, and seniors housing and medical properties.
LOS ANGELES — Housing & Healthcare Finance has arranged a $6 million HUD refinancing for a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in the greater Los Angeles area. The name of the facility was not disclosed. In addition, the same company recently arranged a $32 million refinancing for two facilities in the New Orleans area. The Archdiocese of New Orleans owns both properties, which total 437 beds. The refinancing takes out the construction loan for a 30-unit rehabilitation center at the properties.
ENNIS, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided $23.5 million in construction financing for Spyglass Apartments, a 192-unit apartment community in Ennis, a city roughly 45 miles south of Dallas. Situated on 12.9 acres, the property will feature a pool, fitness center, jogging trail and on-site parking for 364 vehicles. The borrower, Spyglass Apartments of Ennis LP, will undertake energy-saving measures to ensure the property is certified under the National Green Building Standards program.
PHILADELPHIA — HFF has arranged $65 million in preferred equity and construction financing for the development of The Hamilton, a 10-story apartment building located at 440 N. 15th St. in Philadelphia. Radnor Property Group is developing the 279-unit property, which is slated for completion in 2018. The Hamilton will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. HFF arranged a $48.5 million construction loan from Santander Commercial Real Estate and $16.5 million in preferred equity from an insurance company for the developer. Ryan Ade, Rob Hinckley, David Giancola and Michael Pagniucci of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided $22.1 million in Freddie Mac financing for a 12-property multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. The borrower is Yoel Goldman. The refinanced properties, which all contain between five and 12 units, all received five-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans that include an additional 15 years and one-year of interest-only payments. The borrower received $9.6 million in cash-out proceeds and plans to invest capital into each property. The properties include 165 Central Ave.; 1358 Dekalb Ave.; 145 Driggs Ave.; 136 Kingsland Ave.; 146 Skillman St.; 161, 191 and 163 Troutman St.; 54 Lewis Ave.; 11 Gunther Place; 1136 Willoughby Ave.; and 189 Menahan St. Anthony Cristi of Greystone originated the loans.
ASHFORD AND MANSFIELD, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the sale of a three-building, 91-unit apartment portfolio located in Ashford and Mansfield. Harvest Properties sold the portfolio to Axela Group for $5.2 million, or $57,000 per unit. The portfolio includes the 24-unit Mar-Lea Park Apartments, located at 57-69 Varga Road in Ashford, and the 34-unit Woodlawn Apartments, located at 80 Bicknell Road in Ashford. Bradley Balletto and Edward Jordan of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc., a REIT focusing on student housing and seniors housing acquisitions and sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has purchased a student housing community near the University of Arkansas for $57 million. Known as The District, the 592-bed community is located at 376 W. Watson St. in Fayetteville, roughly a half-mile from the university’s campus. The 198-unit property includes one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished floor plans. Completed in 2016, the LEED Gold-certified community features a business center, study rooms, pool, spa, courtyard, fitness facility and a yoga room. Asset Campus Housing will manage the property, which was 95 percent preleased at the time of sale for the 2017-2018 academic year.
MARIETTA AND COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $29.5 million first mortgage loan for Ivy Common Apartments, a 344-unit multifamily community in Marietta, and an $18 million first mortgage loan for the Parc at 1875, a 352-unit property in College Park. Alan Tapie and Thomas Wiedeman of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year, interest-only loans with 30-year amortization schedules through Freddie Mac’s Capped ARM loan product. The deals closed with interest rates in the low 3 percent range. Ivy Commons is located at 3555 Austel Road S.W. in Marietta, roughly 20 miles north of Atlanta, and features tennis courts, a pool and a fitness center. The Parc at 1875 is located at 1875 E. Pleasant Hill Road in College Park, and features a fitness center, playground, tennis court and a pool.
MICHIGAN — Greystone has provided 13 HUD-insured loans totaling $79 million for the refinancing of The Altman Cos.’ multifamily portfolio in Michigan. The loans feature long-term, fixed-rate financing. The 13 properties are a blend of market rate and Section 8 housing units. The buildings are located throughout the state, from the Upper Peninsula to Roseville, about 18 miles north of Detroit. In addition to The Altman Cos.-owned properties, the refinanced portfolio includes one property owned by a private real estate group and two affordable housing communities, Charter Square and Green Hill apartments, which are owned by The Boys & Girls Club Non-Profit Housing Corp., with the proceeds going to The Boys & Girls Club of Lansing.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of a multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood for $4.7 million. The portfolio consists of five buildings located at 8016 S. Evans Ave.; 7942 S. Champlain Ave.; 7953 S. Saint Lawrence Ave.; 7851 S. Indiana Ave.; and 8157 S. Martin Luther King Drive. The buildings feature a unit mix of 13 studios, 59 one-bedroom and 21 two-bedroom units, as well as four retail spaces. Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar of Kiser Group brokered the transaction. An out-of-state investor purchased the portfolio from a local owner that managed the properties over the last 15 years.