GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank has provided a $20 million construction loan for Phase I of The Preserve, a mixed-use project in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Phase I will feature two industrial flex buildings, two retail buildings and one office building totaling 50,700 square feet across the five structures. The borrower, locally based developer OM Properties, expects for construction of Phase I to last 18 to 24 months. Other project partners include Mode Design Co. (architect), NAVCON Group (general contractor) and 2P Consultants (civil engineer).
LOWELL, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $94 million in financing for Westminster Village Arms, a 432-unit affordable housing complex located north of Boston in Lowell. The property comprises 36 three-story buildings and a maintenance building that were constructed in 1970 and last renovated in 2012. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, playground, business center, community room with a kitchen and onsite laundry facilities. The borrower, Related Affordable, will use the proceeds to retire existing debt, preserve the property’s affordability status and fund approximately $20 million in renovations.
DALLAS — JLL has arranged a $290 million construction loan for Parkside Uptown, a 500,000-square-foot office tower that will be located at the corner of North Harwood Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas. Bank of America has preleased roughly half the space at the 30-story building, which is slated for a 2027 delivery. Trey Morsbach, Jim Curtin, Michael Cosby and Greg Napper of JLL arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The borrower is a partnership led by Pacific Elm Properties that also includes local developer KDC. New York-based architect Kohn Pedersen Fox designed Parkside Uptown.
NEWARK, N.J. — A partnership between Creation, a developer with offices in Phoenix and Dallas, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management has received a $64 million construction loan for a 120,584-square-foot industrial project in Newark. The 10-acre site is adjacent to Newark Liberty International Airport and formerly served as a parking facility. The new building, which is fully preleased to Barsan Global Logistics, will be known as McClellan One and will feature 87 trailer parking stalls. Vertical construction will begin within the next 60 days, and completion is slated for February 2025. Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC provided the three-year, floating-rate loan. John Alascio, Rob Rubano, Brian Share, T.J. Sullivan and Chris Meloni of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the debt.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — TSB Capital Advisors has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing for VERVE, a 696-unit student housing community located near Rutgers University’s main campus in New Brunswick. Constructed in 2020, the community offers single- and double-occupancy units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a fitness center, private and group study lounges, gaming spaces, a private parking garage and indoor bike storage. The community also houses ground-floor retail space. An affiliate of QuadReal Property Group provided the fixed-rate loan, which features a future funding component, to the borrower, a joint venture between The Scion Group and PGIM Real Estate.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Williams Equities has received a $155 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of 28-40 West 23rd Street, a 578,105-square-foot mixed-use property in Manhattan. The two-building complex, which originally housed the Ladies Mile department store, is located between Fifth and Sixth avenues in the Flatiron District. Home Depot serves as the property’s longtime retail anchor tenant and recently signed a renewal. Office tenants include digital credit card company Ramp and Estee Lauder brand Aramis. Citi Real Estate Funding provided the five-year loan, and Williams Equities will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
WOBURN, MASS. —Mesa West Capital has provided an $81 million loan for the refinancing of Emblem 120, a 289-unit apartment complex in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. Developed by a joint venture between Toll Brothers and Carlyle Group in 2022, Emblem 120 rises six stories and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a central courtyard, work-from-home space, rooftop terrace and lounge, pool with cabanas and a fitness center. The property also includes 9,390 square feet of street-level retail space. David Douvadjian, Timothy O’Donnell and David Douvadjian Jr. of Newmark arranged the debt through an undisclosed direct lender on behalf of the joint venture.
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group, has provided a $150 million construction loan for a 450-unit multifamily project that will be located at 120 E. 144th St. in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx. The 13-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as an outdoor courtyard and garden, a fitness center with yoga studio, business lounge, conference room, music room, coworking space and a rooftop lounge. Leah Paskus of Landstone Capital Group arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Beitel Group, which purchased the site in 2022 and demolished the original structure. Construction is slated for a mid-2025 completion.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $53.5 million construction loan for a 204,407-square-foot industrial project in the Northern New Jersey community of Belleville. The site at 681 Main St. spans 15.3 acres, and the building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 33 loading docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 160 cars and 43 trailers. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Jason Blankfein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through Los Angeles-based PCCP on behalf of the borrower, Lincoln Equities Group.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged $185 million in condo inventory financing for Monogram, a 181-unit tower located at 135 E. 47th St. in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood. Monogram consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom condos, four penthouses, 9,200 square feet of amenity space, including a 3,500-square-foot rooftop lounge, and 2,435 square feet of commercial space. Scott Aiese led the JLL team that arranged the financing through New York-based Kriss Capital on behalf of the borrower, Navigation Capital Partners.
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