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EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — HFF has arranged a $125 million refinancing for Plaza El Segundo, a 380,558-square-foot shopping center located roughly 20 miles outside Los Angeles in El Segundo. The center is 97 percent leased and comprises 13 buildings in three shopping districts: The Plaza, The Collection and The Edge. Tenants at the center include Whole Foods Market, Dick’s Sporting Goods, lululemon athletica, Anthropologie and Salt Creek Grill. Kevin MacKenzie and Matthew Stewart of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Federal Realty, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through PGIM Real Estate Finance.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Natixis has provided a $39 million floating-rate, first mortgage loan to Washington, D.C.-based Excel Group for the acquisition of the 200-room Hyatt Place hotel located in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The 14-story, LEED Silver-certified hotel was constructed in 2014. Designed by Cooper Carry Inc., the property features a restaurant and lounge, 1,600 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool, fitness center and a business center. Excel’s current portfolio consists of 18 hospitality assets totaling over 2,200 rooms located throughout the eastern United States.

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NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group has completed a $300 million refinancing for 712 Fifth Avenue, an office building located in the Plaza District of New York City. The new 10-year, interest-only loan matures in July 2027 and has a fixed rate of 3.39 percent. The net proceeds of the loan were used to repay the existing $246.5 million loan that bears interest at 4.41 percent and was scheduled to mature in March 2018. The building features 543,000 square feet of Class A office space. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing for the borrower.

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NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors Capital Markets has arranged $45.1 million in financing for the acquisition of an 18-building, 207-unit multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. The seller assembled the buildings, which are located throughout central and northern Brooklyn, in 2009 and 2010. The seven-year loan features a 3.77 percent fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Andrew Dansker and Lior Goldberg of IPA arranged the loan for the buyer, a real estate fund, and represented the seller, a private investor.

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DORAVILLE, GA. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank based in Chicago, has arranged a $14.5 million acquisition loan for Doraville Plaza, a 190,000 square-foot retail complex in Doraville, a suburb of Atlanta in DeKalb County. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial’s Chicago office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of the borrower, The Equinox Group Inc., a commercial real estate owner/operator in Atlanta and a longtime client to Cohen Financial. Situated on Buford Highway, Doraville Plaza is anchored by Burlington.

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REVERE, MASS. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $44 million Freddie Mac, fixed-rate mortgage loan for Rumney Flats, an apartment complex in Revere. Built in 2016, the 231-unit property was 97 percent occupied at the time of financing. Dirk Falardeau of KeyBank arranged the financing with a 10.5-year term, including a five-year interest-only period, and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower used proceeds of the loan to refinance existing debt.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — California-based lender iBorrow has provided $12 million for the refinancing of the Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City, a 218-room hotel located at 2945 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. The undisclosed borrower, which purchased the property in 2016 and has since invested approximately $8.1 million in it, will rebrand the asset as a Wyndham hotel.

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CARLSBAD, CALIF. — ZMI Real Estate has received a $16 million loan to refinance the 145,759-square-foot Carlsbad Commerce Center. The center is located at 2185-2237 Faraday Ave. It contains a mixture of office, creative office and flex units. The campus was built between 1984 and 1986. It was renovated in 2004. The campus is currently 91.3 percent leased to tenants like Advanced Brain Monitoring, SabreSciences and GIMDx. CBRE’s Mark McGovern, Scott Peterson and Brian Cruz secured the five-year loan through Aetna Life Insurance Company. It will pay off the existing mortgage, which was coming due in September.

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DALLAS — Greystone has provided $68.1 million for the refinancing of Vineyards at Forest Edge, a 1,218-unit multifamily property located at 9669 Forest Lane in Dallas. Built in 1984, the property features 11 swimming pools, four playgrounds, a 24-hour fitness center, social center and a kids club. Rob Meehan of Greystone originated the CMBS loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower that acquired the property in 2015.

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NEW YORK CITY — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), MDG Design + Construction, Citi Community Capital, Raymond Jones, Smith & Henzy, BSR Management and Cary Fields have secured nearly $160 million in financing for the restoration of Michelangelo Apartments, a 494-unit affordable housing community located in the Melrose section of the Bronx. The 43-year-old development will be renovated and preserved as affordable housing for an additional 40 years through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. Built in 1974 using a HUD Section 236 loan guarantee, Michelangelo Apartment comprises four towers offering a total of 80 studios, 126 one-bedroom, 191 two-bedroom, 77 three-bedroom and 20 four-bedroom apartments, as well as 50,000 square feet of retail space and underground parking. The renovations and improvements, which will happen with tenants in place, will include full kitchen and bathroom renovations, conversions to an energy-efficient hydronic boiler system from electric heaters, elevator modernization, façade repairs, lobby modernization, public hall beautification, conversion to energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the buildings and landscaping improvements.

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