PHILADELPHIA — JLL has arranged a $33.5 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 10 industrial properties totaling 443,488 square feet in the Philadelphia metro area. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale to a mix of local and national tenants, including Boeing and Fiserv. Building features include clear heights ranging from 16 to 22 feet and a total of 82 dock-high doors, 15 drive-in doors and 768 parking spaces. Michael Klein, Steven Klein, Ryan Ade and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Securian Financial on behalf of the borrower, Wharton Industrial.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has placed a $24 million loan for the refinancing of 5-9 Union Square West, a 120,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan. The eight-story building, which was originally constructed in 1897 and formerly known as The Spingler Building, was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Paul Talbot of Newmark placed the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Amalgamated Bank on behalf of the borrower, locally based owner-operator GFP Real Estate.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Tower Capital, an Arizona-based boutique advisory firm, has arranged $72.9 million in construction financing for Village at Golden Triangle, a 317-unit build-to-rent residential project in Fort Worth. The borrower and developer, Arizona-based Empire Group, acquired the 48-acre site in August 2022 with plans to develop 30 acres and sell the remaining 18, which are zoned for retail and office usage. Homes will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and have private yards. Residents will have access to amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, fitness center and a community clubhouse. Construction is set to begin by the end of the month. An expected completion date was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Regions Bank has provided a $17.8 million construction loan for 71 Logistics Center, a 216,000-square-foot speculative industrial project that will be located near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The facility will sit on 45 acres and feature 142 parking spaces, 54 trailer parking spaces, an ESFR sprinkler system and 32-foot clear heights. Chris Drew of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower and developer, Atlanta-based MDH Partners. ARCO/Murray is the general contractor for the project, which is slated for an second-quarter 2024 completion. JLL is also the leasing agent.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $124.1 million loan for the refinancing of Grove Pointe Apartments, a 458-unit multifamily complex located at 100 Christopher Columbus Drive in Jersey City. Built in 2007, the 29-story building houses 19,675 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 535 parking spaces. The unit mix consists of 34 studios, 274 one-bedroom apartments and 150 two-bedroom residences. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, billiards room, lounge and a children’s playroom. The sponsor, a partnership between Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Investors, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the debt through an undisclosed life insurance company.
BEACON, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $41.2 million in financing for Tompkins Terrace, a 193-unit affordable housing complex in Beacon, about 65 north of Manhattan. The financing consists of $17.1 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity and a $24.1 million Fannie Mae permanent loan. The borrower, New York City-based Related Affordable, will use the proceeds to acquire the property, fund capital improvements and preserve the affordability status. Tompkins Terrace was originally built on 16.3 acres in 1973 and last renovated in 2008. Units are reserved for households earning 50 to 60 percent or less of the area median income.
SYOSSET, N.Y. — California-based boutique advisory firm Talonvest Capital has arranged a $13.8 million construction loan for a self-storage facility in the Long Island community of Syosset. The facility will consist of 1,025 climate-controlled units and 86 drive-up units for a total of 103,440 net rentable square feet. John Chase, Kim Bishop, Ivan Viramontes and Lauren Maehler of Talonvest arranged the loan, which carried a five-year term and four years of interest-only payments, through an undisclosed commercial bank. The borrower and developer is Barone Management. Delivery is slated for late 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of locally based development and investment firm Slate Property Group, has provided a $142 million construction loan for a 521-unit multifamily project in the Jamaica area of Queens. The building at 147-35 95th Ave. will rise 24 stories and offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The property will also house 363 parking spaces and 1,231 square feet of retail space. Residential amenities will include a gym with a yoga room, children’s playroom, business center and conference rooms, rooftop lounge, game room, theater room and a TikTok room. The sponsor, Sutphin Boulevard Equities, will use the proceeds to fund the final stages of construction, as well as lease-up and stabilization of the property. Steve Hersko of SHB Group arranged the 30-month, floating-rate loan. Completion is slated for next summer. Other project partners include Heartfelt Townhouse Builders, structural engineer Thorton Tomassetti and J Frankl Architects.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus of Millichap, has arranged $63 million in financing for a project that will convert two historic buildings in downtown Oklahoma City into a 265-unit apartment complex. The buildings were originally constructed in the early 1920s, and the new complex will be the known as The Harlow. Amenities will include a fitness center, game room, pet spa, coffee shop, coworking space, conference rooms, movie theater, bowling lanes and group meeting space. Todd McNeill and Sunny Sajnani of IPA arranged the financing, which included a $40.3 million senior construction loan and an undisclosed amount of federal and state historic tax credit equity. The borrower was Gardner Tanenbaum. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Greystone has provided a $15 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of a 94-unit multifamily property in Stamford, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The property at 100 Prospect St. was originally built as an office complex between 1977 and 1981 and converted to residential use in 2008. Amenities include a fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Lori DiMartino of Greystone originated the fixed-rate financing, which retires an existing bridge loan that was used to acquire the property. The borrower was not disclosed.