Multifamily

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Capstone Development/DJG is developing The Continuum, a $68 million student-housing community located on West University Avenue in Gainesville. The 533,000-square-foot property consists of three five-story buildings and offers 465 units of one- and two-bedroom rental residences for graduate and professional students, as well as 50,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space. Brasfield & Gorrie, serving as general contractor, awarded Palmer Electric with a $3.5 million contract to provide site and building electrical contracting and low-voltage systems, including fire alarm systems and voice/data cabling. Baton Rouge, La.-based Provident Resources Group owns the 5.2-acre site that the complex will be constructed on. Birmingham-based CRS Engineering & Design Consultants is providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering and Baltimore-based Design Collective is serving as architect for the project, which is scheduled for completion in July 2011.

SUNNY ISLES, FLA; CLIFTON AND NEW MILTON, N.J. — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Capital Markets has arranged $69.6 million in permanent financing for a three-property multifamily portfolio. The portfolio, which contains a total of 2,276 units, consists of Marina del Mar Apartments in Sunny Isles, Brookchester Apartments in Clifton, N.J., and Richfield Village Apartments in New Milford, N.J. The loan carries a 10-year term, a 10-year amortization schedule, a fixed interest rate and an average loan-to-value of 30 percent. The borrower is the Bruunetti Organization, and the lender is Prudential. Charles Foschini of CBRE's Debt & Equity Finance and Institutional Group joined with Christian Lee and Christopher Apone of the firm's Miami office to arrange the loan.

ORLANDO, FLA. — The St. Louis office of Love Funding has closed a $27.8 million refinance loan for Savannah at Park Central in Orlando. The multifamily property offers 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom residential units. Each apartment features a washer, a dryer, walk-in closets, central heating and air, and a private patio or balcony. Additionally, the complex includes a sauna, a swimming pool, a fitness center, tennis and volleyball courts, and a children's activity center. Harry Cheatham of Love Funding secured the loan through the FHA 223(f) loan program. The financing includes a 3.98 percent fixed-interest rate and a 35-year term.

LAUDERDALE LAKES, TAMPA AND GOLDEN GATE, FLA. — Arbor Commercial Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, has funded three loans totaling $13.62 million for multifamily properties in Florida. The company provided a $8.87 loan to Hawaiian Palms, a 245-unit apartment property in Lauderdale Lakes. The 10-year loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Additionally, the 100-unit Parkview Apartments in Tampa received a $2.75 million loan, which carries a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. In the third transaction, the 44-unit Solana Villas Apartments in Golden Gate received a $2 million loan. The 10-year loan carries a 30-year amortization schedule. Alex Kaushansky of Arbor originated the loans, which were funded by the Fannie Mae DUS Loan and the Fannie Mae DUS Small Loan product lines.