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Bayview PACE Provides $200M C-PACE Financing for Mixed-Use Tower in Downtown Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Bayview PACE, a division of Bayview Commercial Mortgage Finance, has provided $200 million in C-PACE financing for Okan Tower, a 72-story mixed-use tower underway at 555. N. Miami Ave. in downtown Miami. The borrower, Okan Group, and its construction affiliate Okan Construction recently reached the 40th floor of the tower’s build-out. The tower will rise 903 feet upon completion in 2028, making it the second tallest building in Florida. The C-PACE financing completes the capital stack for the new skyscraper, according to Bayview PACE. Other capital sources were not released. Designed by Behar Font & Partners, Okan Tower will feature four levels of offices totaling 56,000 square feet; an onsite parking garage totaling 429 spaces; a five-star, Hilton-branded hotel totaling 316 rooms; 236 condo-hotel units managed by Hilton; and Sky Residences, 163 for-sale condominiums that will occupy the tower’s uppermost floors.

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Olympus Ventures Acquires 1.5 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Shepherdsville, Kentucky

by John Nelson

SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — Olympus Ventures has acquired a two-property industrial portfolio in Shepherdsville spanning nearly 1.5 million square feet. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney and Will McCormack of JLL represented the seller, EQT Exeter, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Situated adjacent to an I-65 interchange about 16 miles south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, the portfolio comprises Derby Logistics Building 1 (524,604 square feet) and Derby Logistics Building 2 (974,049 square feet). Both buildings were delivered in 2022 on a speculative basis.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.6M Sale of Apartment Community in Birmingham

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.6 million sale of Pineview Pointe Apartments, a 141-unit community located in Birmingham’s Center Point neighborhood. Josh Jacobs and Lloyd Escue of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the seller, an entity doing business as Pineview Pointe LLC, in the off-market transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Built in the 1970s, Pineview Pointe features a mix of one- and two-bedroom, garden-style apartments.

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Dowd Cos. Negotiates $4.1M Sale of Retail Center in Abbeville, Louisiana

by John Nelson

ABBEVILLE, LA. — The Dowd Cos. has negotiated the sale of Lauren Parc, a 34,125-square-foot retail center located in the Baton Rouge submarket of Abbeville. The buyer, an out-of-state investment firm, purchased the property for $4.1 million. The seller was also not disclosed. John Dowd and Theresa Johnson represented both parties in the transaction. Built in 2014, Lauren Parc was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar Tree, AT&T, Anytime Fitness and Hibbett Sports. The property is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter.

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InterFace: Multifamily Finance Pros Explain Where Capital Providers Are Placing Their Bets in 2026

by John Nelson

ATLANTA — Multifamily borrowers have a plethora of financing options at their beck and call, both from traditional debt sources and alternative platforms. With the competition among capital sources on the rise, sponsors are in an advantageous position. “More lenders are chasing multifamily since they’ve taken three commercial real estate food groups off the table — office, retail and hospitality,” explains Shawn Townsend, president and chief investment officer at Ease Capital. However, financing challenges remain. “But by and large the cost of debt capital has not gone down,” Townsend adds. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Townsend’s comments came during the capital markets panel at InterFace Multifamily Southeast, a two-day event held Dec. 1-2 at the Intercontinental Buckhead hotel in Atlanta. InterFace Conference Group and sister publications Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business and Southeast Real Estate Business hosted the networking and information conference. Stephen Farnsworth, senior managing director of real estate finance at Walker & Dunlop, moderated the session, which featured five lenders and financial intermediaries. Farnsworth opened by touching on the ebbs and …

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Berkadia Secures $84M Construction Bridge Loan for Fort Lauderdale Apartment Development

by John Nelson

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berkadia has secured an $84 million construction bridge loan for the completion of Astor Park Flagler Village, a 252-unit luxury apartment community located at 333 N.E. 6th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler, Matt Robbins, Brad Williamson and Patrick Johnson of Berkadia arranged the loan through BridgeInvest on behalf of the developer, Midtown Capital Partners. The borrower will use the floating-rate loan to refinance the property’s existing construction financing and fund remaining completion costs for Astor Park Flagler Village, which topped out in October and is expected to deliver this summer. The 12-story development will offer floorplans ranging in size from 594-square-foot studios to 1,735-square-foot penthouses. Amenities will include a resort-style rooftop pool, bar and resident lounge, dog park, coworking space, 2,389 square feet of retail space on the ground level and a structured parking podium with 318 garage parking spaces.

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Constellation Breaks Ground on 352,620 SF Industrial Project in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

by John Nelson

GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Constellation Real Estate Partners has purchased 39 acres at 2186 and 2220 Ted Dorris Road in Goodlettsville, about 14 miles north of Nashville via I-65. The Dallas-based developer recently broke ground on a two-building, 352,620-square-foot speculative industrial project on the site dubbed Constellation Goodlettsville 65. Constellation plans to deliver the properties by the end of the year. Jim Rodrigues and Chanley Ritter of Lee & Associates are leading the leasing efforts for the property, which will feature 32- and 36-foot clear heights, 300 car parking spaces, a 1.7-acre fenced and paved trailer storage yard that can accommodate 71 trailers and immediate access to the I-65/Bethel Road interchange.

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Dwight Capital Provides $67M HUD-Insured Loan for Emerald Bay Apartments in Hialeah, Florida

by John Nelson

HIALEAH, FLA. — Dwight Capital has provided a $67 million HUD 223(f) loan for Emerald Bay, a 311-unit apartment community located in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami. The loan proceeds were used to retire existing debt, cover closing costs, fund a replacement reserve for future capital improvements and unlock equity built up through construction and lease-up. Elliot Haft and Jack Tawil of Dwight Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, JVC Management. Completed in 2023, Emerald Bay spans seven residential buildings and comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans that range in size from 766 to 1,537 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at the complex include a swimming pool, fitness center, coworking space, clubhouse/leasing office, playground, dog park, outdoor common areas, courtyards and walking trails.

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Crescent Sells Mixed-Use Building in Charlotte to Invesco for $58M

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Locally based developer Crescent Communities has sold Elizabeth on Seventh, a 105,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Charlotte. Atlanta-based Invesco purchased the four-story, LEED-certified property for $58 million, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Completed in 2022, Elizabeth on Seventh is located at the intersection of East Seventh Street and North Caswell Road and offers boutique office space and 22,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The property’s office tenants include Abry Partners, Abundant Power, Adams Beverages, Becker Morgan Group, Bowman and Brooke, Brown Brothers Harriman and Influencable. Retail and restaurant tenants include Barre3, Catalina Kitchen + Bar, Rosemont Market & Wine Bar and The Yard Milkshake Bar.

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Nuveen Green Capital Provides $465M C-PACE Financing for Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in D.C.

by Kristin Harlow

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nuveen Green Capital (NGC) has provided $465 million in C-PACE financing for The Geneva, an office-to-residential conversion project in Washington, D.C. The transaction represents the largest Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing in history as well as D.C.’s largest office-to-residential conversion to date, according to NGC. The borrower, Philadelphia-based developer Post Brothers, also received a $110 million senior loan from investment firm Mavik, bringing total financing to $575 million. The project’s overall price tag is $750 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Located at 1825-1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, the 604,000-square-foot office property is comprised of two nine-story towers at the confluence of D.C.’s upscale Kalorama, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan neighborhoods. The property will be converted into a 15-story luxury apartment building with 429 market-rate units, 42 extended-stay rentals, 61 affordable housing units and 57,000 square feet of commercial space. A timeline for construction was not provided. The $465 million in C-PACE financing was administered through DC Green Bank, which serves as the administrator of the DC PACE program on behalf of the District of Columbia. The DC PACE program is a special financing option for renewable energy projects such as solar, energy efficiency upgrades …

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