NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has originated a $57.5 million loan on behalf of Chris Xu of United Construction & Development Group for the acquisition of a mixed-use development site located at 39-08 Janet Place in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. ACORE Capital provided the loan, and Morris Betesh of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The waterfront site offers 780,446 buildable square feet of residential, retail and office space.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $90 million permanent loan for West Broad Residences, a newly built seven-story mixed-use complex in Falls Church, roughly nine miles west of Washington, D.C. Developed by Rushmark Properties, the property features 285 residential units, a 60,000-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store, 2,250 square feet of ancillary retail space and an underground parking garage. West Broad’s apartments began leasing in January and the Harris Teeter opened in July. Stephen Shaw Jr., John Sieber Jr. and Emily Beeler of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the financing on behalf of Rushmark Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has originated a $75 million construction loan for the development of 500 Metropolitan Avenue, a mixed-use project located at the corner of Keap Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The borrowers are Chetrit Group and Read Property Group. Once completed, the 14-story property will feature a 187-room luxury hotel on the second through seventh floors and 60 residential units on the remaining floors. Additionally, the property will feature a 15,000-square-foot retail space, a 158-space parking garage and 9,000 square feet of indoor meeting and banquet facilities. The financing was arranged by the New York office of Meridian Capital.
HOUSTON AND BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS — LMI Capital has placed financing for the acquisition and refinance of three separate garden-style apartment complexes in the Greater Houston area. In the first loan, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital procured $1.4 million in financing for the acquisition of a 50-unit apartment complex located in Brazoria County. The 20-year loan features one year of interest-only payments and a flexible prepayment structure. With this acquisition, the undisclosed borrower now owns 10 properties. In the second loan, Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed a $13 million, seven-year, floating-rate loan for a 260-unit multifamily property in southeast Houston. The refinancing provides cash out proceeds to the undisclosed borrower and features two years of interest-only payments. The borrower plans to use excess proceeds to return capital and fund future acquisitions. In the final loan, Brown also arranged a $9.6 million, 10-year fixed-rate loan for a 210-unit property in Houston’s Spring Branch submarket. The loan features five years of interest-only payments and minimal closing costs. The name of the borrower was not released.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Capital One has provided a $21.2 million first mortgage to a joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Partners and Pisula Development Co. for the acquisition of Imperial Medical Center in Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston. The property features 128,000 square feet of medical office space.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $15.5 million loan for Crown Point Health Suites in Lubbock. The Class A skilled nursing facility was built in 2011, with additions made in 2013. The property has achieved an average occupancy of 89 percent occupancy from January 2015 to mid-year 2016, and features 108 private units. The loan represents 74.8 percent of value and provided the owners with cash for capital improvements and expansion. Walker & Dunlop’s Kevin Giusti and Michael Vaughn led the origination team.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $4.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Mesa Place Townhomes, an affordable housing property located at 5450 Suncrest Drive in El Paso. The borrower, LEDIC Realty Co.,will use proceeds of the loan to refinance existing debt, buy out the company’s existing limited partner and provide cash to fund future acquisitions. The seven-year loan features one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Situated on 10.3 acres, Mesa Place features 128 multifamily units in a mix of 76 two-bedroom, 44 three-bedroom and eight four-bedroom units.
VISTA, CALIF. — ValCenters has received $37 million in financing for North County Square, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1711-1861 University Drive in Vista. Greg Brown and AJ Manas of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate financing through JP Morgan Asset. ALDI, Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy, Planet Fitness, Starbucks Coffee, Michaels, T-Mobile, Firestone and Supercuts occupy the 174,280-square-foot property, which is 97 percent leased. Mark Strauss of Cohen Financial was an advisor to ValCenters.
LOS ANGELES — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged a $30 million bridge-to-HUD refinancing for a 133-bed skilled nursing facility in the Los Angeles submarket of Van Nuys. The loan features a floating rate above LIBOR with 24 months of interest-only payments. Following that 24-month period, the loan will have a 25-year amortization and two-year term with one-year extension options. The refinancing provides the undisclosed borrower with $12 million in cash-out proceeds. Harborview’s Eli Kutner, senior originator, Ephraim Kutner and Jonathan Kutner, principals, arranged the financing.
DENVER — Unum Life Insurance Company of America has provided a $13 million refinancing for the Denver Dry Goods Building, an 84,495-square-foot retail and office building located in downtown Denver. Leon McBroom and Kristian Lichtenfels of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Jonathan Rose Cos., to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. HFF will service the loan. The property — which is a designated historic landmark — is home to tenants including T.J. Maxx, Visit Denver Center, Jason’s Deli, Starbucks Coffee, Denver Urban Renewal Authority, the Aveda Institute and Yuthok Jewelry.