ST. PAUL, MINN — Oak Grove Capital has closed on 12 loans totaling $70.3 million since late May. The properties ranged from affordable and market-rate housing to senior living communities. The most significant closing for the St. Paul-based firm —an $18.2 million FHA loan modification for TowerLight Senior Living — occurred June 30. The 113-unit senior community complex is located in St. Louis Park, Minn. The loan modification was facilitated by Ken Dayton of Oak Grove Capital. Amenities at TowerLight include an intergenerational child and elderly care program, fitness center, beauty salon, library and game room, gourmet kitchen, reflection room, clubroom, theater and an arts and craft room.
Multifamily
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Cocke Finkelstein has acquired Ramblewood Apartments in Grand Rapids for $100.4 million. The 1,170-unit complex was built in phases from 1972 to 1985 and sits on two campuses that stretch across 188 tree-covered acres. The property offers wooded grounds and a pond, a community center with year-round indoor pool, a business office center, a 55,000-square-foot tennis and health club facility, and a number of other amenities. The property was 98 percent occupied upon acquisition. CFLane, the apartment management subsidiary of CFI, will manage the community. Berkadia arranged the transaction for the undisclosed seller.
DENTON, TEXAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $2.6 million acquisition loan for a 55-unit multifamily property located in Denton. The loan featured an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, a seven-year term, 4.75 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships.
WACO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Retreat at Central Texas Marketplace, a 216-unit apartment community in Waco. Joe James and Kent Myers of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office represented the seller and procured the buyer. The property is located at 2500 Marketplace Drive at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Loop 340/Highway 6. The Retreat at Central Texas Marketplace features amenities including controlled-access gates, perimeter fencing, a fitness center, business center, swimming pool, car wash facility, covered parking and garages. Apartments amenities include crown molding, built-in desks, wood-burning fireplaces, nine-foot ceilings, private patios/balconies and full-size washer and dryer connections.
NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has completed the syndication of a $180 million senior loan for an office-to-multifamily conversion in Lower Manhattan. The borrowers, VANBARTON GROUP and Metro Loft Management, plan to convert the 508,000-square-foot tower at 180 Water St. into multifamily apartments. The redeveloped property will feature 360,000 square feet of residential space and 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Additionally, the redevelopment plans include increasing the property’s height to 29 stories. Redevelopment is slated to begin in July, with all residential units scheduled for delivery by the beginning of 2017. Capital One provided the $180 million first mortgage, while Brookfield Asset Management supplied $60 million in mezzanine financing. Participating lenders in the syndication include the CIT Group and Santander Bank, a joint lead arranger.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $51.8 million in refinancing for Excelsior II, a multifamily and commercial property located at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack. The property features 267 multifamily residences and 11 professional spaces. Robert Ranieri and Greg Nalbandian of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, for the undisclosed borrower through its seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
NASHUA, N.H. — Cushman & Wakefield of New Hampshire has arranged the $2 million sale of a former manufacturing facility located on 8.5 acres at 575 Amherst Street in Nashua. The property will be redeveloped as Bridges by EPOCH at Nashua, a 54-bed assisted living memory care community slated to open in fall 2016. National Development and Epoch Senior Living have partnered to acquire and redevelop the property. Thomas Farrelly, Denis Dancoes II and Sue Ann Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Nashua RE Holdings LLC, in the transaction.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a total of $34.9 million in Freddie Mac financing for a four-property, 694-unit multifamily in Wilmington. The apartment properties include Hawthorne at New Centre, Hawthorne Centre North, Hawthorne Commons and Hawthorne Lofts South. Charles Williams and Jeffrey Hunkele of KeyBank’s commercial mortgage group arranged the loans, which were used to pay off existing KeyBank balance sheet loans.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $20 million loan for Palisades Apartments, a 224-unit multifamily property located at 1100 Palisades Circle in Asheville. Bill Matone of NorthMarq’s Charlotte office arranged the fully amortizing, 20-year loan through an unnamed life insurance firm.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Lancaster Pollard has provided $5.4 million in HUD financing for Springhurst Pines, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Louisville. Baptist Homes Inc. (BHI) owns and operates the CCRC, which includes three separate facilities on a 20-acre campus. The financing will be used to convert 35 percent of the community’s semi-private Medicaid skilled nursing units to private Medicare units, as well as build a 40-unit Medicare wing with therapy space. The nonrecourse loan made through HUD’s 232/241(a) supplemental loan program has a loan term of 25 years. Chris Blanda led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.