SECAUCUS, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $25 million in financing for a 338,661-square-foot single-tenant warehouse facility located in Secaucus. Financed by Thrivent Financial, the loan features a fixed rate for five years and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 338,661-square-foot property is currently net leased by Staples. Gretchen Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Q10 New York Realty Advisors has arranged a $15.5 million permanent loan for a hotel in New York City. The fixed-rate loan was a cash-out refinance of more than $3 million. Located near Jacob Javits Convention Center, the limited-service hotel features 80 guest rooms.
FARMINGTON HILLS AND DETROIT, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged a $13.5 million CMBS loan for EZ Storage, a portfolio of 1,108 self-storage units throughout Detroit and Farmington Hills. The 10-year, fixed-rate refinancing loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Terry Halverson of Berkadia arranged the loan.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed a loan for the refinancing of AvidXchange Music Factory, a mixed-use development in downtown Charlotte. The property features 120,000 square feet of office space; 140,000 square feet of restaurant, bar and entertainment space; and a 5,000-person, open-air amphitheater. Live Nation operates the amphitheater and two indoor venues at the Music Factory. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loan through Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending LP. Terms of the loan were not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — Square Mile Capital Management has originated a $30 million mezzanine loan for California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. The borrower, an affiliate of Jamison Services, used the proceeds to refinance the existing debt on the property, provide capital to complete renovations of the ground-floor common areas and retail space, and fund leasing costs for recently signed and future tenants. The 1.8 million-square-foot mixed-use property features retail, office and showroom space. The property is currently 55 percent leased to a combination of fashion and showroom, creative office and retail tenants. The property features three interconnected 13-story buildings and includes a bank branch and 2,200 parking spaces in two garages.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $4.3 million loan for an apartment redevelopment in Washington, D.C. The borrower, The Jocelyn Group, will use the financing to purchase an existing property at 1515 Rhode Island Ave. N.E., where the company will then develop The Violet, a 20-unit luxury apartment building with underground parking and a rooftop deck. Rents for the 1,100-square-foot units will start at $2,400 per month. David Merkin and Marc Tropp of Eastern Union arranged the 10-year loan through Presidential Bank. The loan features a 30-year amortization schedule, five-year fixed interest rate and 18 months of interest-only payments. The loan features 80 percent of the acquisition cost and includes construction financing, according to Merkin. The Jocelyn Group expects to deliver The Violet in the spring of 2017.
TULLAHOMA, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $2 million loan for Jackson Circle Shopping Center, a 6,500-square-foot retail property located at 1603 N. Jackson St. in Tullahoma. Jackson Circle’s tenant roster includes Mattress Firm and AT&T. Randall Waddell of NorthMarq’s Louisville office arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through a local community bank.
BOSTON — Chesapeake Lodging Trust has received a $150 million fixed-rate mortgage for the 502-room Hyatt Regency Boston, located at 1 Avenue de Lafayette in downtown Boston. Provided by MetLife, the 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Chesapeake plans to use proceeds of the loan to repay outstanding borrowings under the trust’s revolving credit facility.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $44 million first mortgage loan to recapitalize a student housing development located at 350 E. 10th St. in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. The 110,000-square-foot property was originally constructed in 1906 and operated as an elementary school until its closure in the mid-1970s. The undisclosed borrower acquired the vacant asset in 1999 and has since been pursuing the entitlement and redevelopment of the property. Proceeds of the loan will retire the existing indebtedness and provide capital for the pre-development. Upon completion, the five-story property will offer a variety of suite layouts and amenities, including a health center, fitness room and outdoor spaces.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Case Real Estate Capital, through Case Investors III, has provided a $15.1 million first mortgage bridge loan to SAMTD Acquisitions Woodbridge LLC, a residential developer, for the purchase of 7.1 acres of fully entitled land in Woodbridge. The property is approved for the construction of 355 residential units. Case expects the borrower to partner with a construction lender within a year to develop the residential property.