DALLAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has secured $18 million in refinancing for Magnolia Creek Apartments, a garden-style multifamily community situated on 14.4 acres at 7272 Marvin D. Love Freeway in Dallas. Built in 1988, the property consists of 28 three-story buildings totaling 436 units and offers amenities such as a lounge, fitness center, pool and playground. Hunt Mortgage arranged the seven-year Fannie Mae loan on behalf of the borrower, Delaware-based IRG MDL LLC.
RESTON, VA. — HFF has secured $47 million in loans for the refinancing of Reston Metro Center One & Two, a two-building office portfolio in Reston, roughly 20 miles west of Washington, D.C. Cary Abod and Robert Carey of HFF secured the floating-rate loan through AllianceBernstein on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Coretrust Capital Partners LLC and Normandy Real Estate Partners. The portfolio totals 185,671 square feet and is located at 12120 and 12180 Sunrise Valley Drive, within walking distance to the future Reston Town Center Silver Line Metrorail Station. At the time of sale, Reston Metro Center Two was fully leased. Together, the portfolio was 35 percent leased.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $42.1 million in refinancing for three affordable housing properties in Charlotte. Victor Agusta of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loans under the FHA 223(f) program on behalf of the borrower, Horizon Development Properties Inc. (HDP), an affiliate of the Charlotte Housing Authority. HDP received a $24.1 million loan for Southside Homes. The income-based housing development serves seniors, families and individuals with disabilities and includes 381 one- to four-bedroom units. The property is located in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. HDP also received an $18 million loan for CHA Towers, which includes Edwin Tower in Uptown Charlotte’s Fourth Ward and Charlottetown Terrace in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood. The newly redeveloped Charlottetown Terrace includes 161 units and is LEED Gold-certified. Both loans paid off existing debt and funded reserves for a portfolio of over 40 properties that were converting from a public housing subsidiary program through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield arranged $550 million in fixed-rate financing for The Chetrit Family and Stellar Management. Provided by affiliates of Natixis Real Estate Capital and UBS AG, the financing is secured by Yorkshire Towers and Lexington Towers in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Located at 305-315 E. 86th, Yorkshire Towers is a 21-story apartment building featuring 692 units. Built in 1963, Lexington Tower at the corner of East 88th Street and Lexington Avenue is a 15-story, 137-unit apartment building. Both properties recently underwent a comprehensive repositioning program that included renovations of the lobbies and common areas, reconfiguration of unit layouts and unit renovations. On-site amenities at the properties include 24-hour doormen, fitness centers and underground parking with on-site valets. Steve Kohn, Alex Hernandez, Alex Lapidus, Noble Carpenter, Doug Harmon and Adam Spies of Cushman & Wakefield secured the financing for the borrower.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $74.6 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of seniors housing properties located in various markets throughout Texas. The portfolio consists of six skilled nursing facilities totaling 806 beds. John Randolph, Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzera of KeyBank arranged the financing through the FHA’s 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program. The borrower was a joint venture between Capital Senior Ventures, a subsidiary of Baltimore-based Capital Funding Group, and New York-based Blue Mountain Capital Management.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Love Funding has closed an $8.1 million refinancing for Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living Facility, a 79-unit community in Toms River, located near the coast east of Philadelphia and south of New York City. Love Funding’s Laura Saull-Smith secured the loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 232/223(a)(7) loan insurance program. This program allows for the refinancing of properties currently insured by FHA, as well as an extension of up to 12 years beyond the original mortgage term. Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living Facility was previously refinanced in 2006 under HUD’s 232/223(f) loan program. The current refinancing, which locks in a lower interest rate for a 35-year term, will generate debt service savings. Magnolia Gardens was built in 2002 and will continue under the management of ML Healthcare Associates Inc.
BETHESDA, MD. — Capital One has provided $311 million in financing to recapitalize a 28-asset medical office building portfolio located across 11 states. The portfolio was 95 percent leased to 150 tenants at the time of sale, with eight of the buildings each occupied by a single tenant. The borrower was a joint venture between an institutional investor and another joint venture between Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and MB Real Estate Healthcare, which previously owned the 1.5 million-square-foot portfolio. Six of the 28 buildings are located on or adjacent to a health system campus. In addition to the principal loan, the financing included a loan for one property that required separate financing due to ground-lease restrictions.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Branch Banking & Trust Co. (BB&T), has arranged a $38 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Grand Oaks at Crane Creek, a 300-unit multifamily community in Augusta. Bill Mattice and Phillip Cox of Grandbridge arranged the seven-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and a floating interest rate starting in the 3 percent range. The borrower was not disclosed. Grand Oaks at Crane Creek features a pet wash station, fitness center, spin room, yoga studio, shuffleboard and a resort-style saltwater pool with a sundeck.
BETHESDA, MD. — Capital One has provided a $51 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Rock Spring, a 386-unit multifamily community in Bethesda. Kristen Croxton and Greg Reed of Capital One originated the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with three years of interest-only payments and five years of yield maintenance on behalf of the borrower, Fairfield Residential. The property is subject to the Maryland Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit Program, which requires 70 units to be affordable to residents earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income. Rock Spring features a playground, pool, barbeque areas, two clubhouses, computer room and a fitness center.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $6.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Thorn Manor Apartments, a 113-unit multifamily property located at 300 W. Wintergreen Road in the Dallas metro of DeSoto. Dougherty secured the 12-year loan, which has a 30-year amortization schedule, through Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, TM-DeSoto101 LLC.
