SAN FRANCISCO — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided $22.8 million in financing for a 169-room Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel in San Francisco. The hotel is situated in south San Francisco, about three miles north of San Francisco International Airport. It was built in 1986 and was renovated last in 2010. About $2.4 million of the loan proceeds will be used to renovate the hotel. Dougherty Funding served as lead lender and servicer for the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $160 million in permanent financing for the refinancing of an office building located at 245 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The borrower was 245 Fifth Owner LLC. The seven-year loan, which was provided by a life insurance company, features three years of interest-only payments and a 3.99 percent fixed rate. Built in 1926, the 26-story, 314,000-square-foot Class A office property features 12,652 square feet of retail space. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided $60 million in construction financing for the development of a mixed-use property located at 1399 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Being developed by Heritage Real Estate Partners, the 100,000-square-foot building will feature 72 condominiums on the upper floors and 19,000 square feet of community facility space on the lower floors. The residential units will be a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom layouts, and on-site amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, children’s playroom and communal rooftop terrace.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided an $11 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance Lakeview Apartments, a multifamily community in Texas City. The property is located in northwest Galveston County, 33 miles southeast of Houston’s Central Business District. Charles Nickson acquired the property in 1993. Lakeview Apartments is a 304-unit, garden-style multifamily facility comprising 22 two-story residential buildings and a one-story leasing office/clubhouse. The 10-year loan includes five years of interest-only payments, a 30-year amortization schedule and a 9.5-year yield maintenance period. Lakeview Apartments also offers parking via 82 metal carports and features an outdoor swimming pool, exercise/fitness room and three laundry facilities. All apartments have individual washer and dryer connections.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq Capital’s Houston office has arranged the refinancing of a construction loan for a retail property containing two tenants in The Woodlands. The property, located on Kuykendahl Road, contains 11,000 square feet. The loan was structured with a 15-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with an unnamed life insurance company.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Lancaster Pollard has provided an $11 million, HUD-insured refinancing for Vista Springs Northview, an 88-unit assisted living community in Grand Rapids. The loan refinanced the first mortgage, which was a variable-rate loan, as well as other subordinate debt used to expand the facility in 2014. In addition to the refinancing, the loan will provide approximately $730,000 for facility repairs. Brendan Healy led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, an Atlanta-based lender, has closed a $19.4 million first mortgage loan for Aegis of Issaquah. The property is a 99-unit assisted living, memory care and short-term rehabilitation community in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah. Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) Multifamily loan product provided the capital. Richard Thomas, senior vice president, and Meredith Davis, vice president, led the Grandbridge team on this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Meridian Capital Group has arranged the $4.8 million refinancing of a 12,630-square-foot mixed-use property located in Los Angeles. The two-story building, located at 8431 Melrose Place, features retail and office components, including Waterwork’s new flagship showroom. Drew Anderman and Sean Robertson of Meridian secured the seven-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, VE Equities, through a balance sheet lender. The financing features no prepayment penalty, and an amortization schedule that is coterminous with the ground lease.
TIGARD, ORE. — Berkeley Point Capital has provided a $3.1 million Freddie Mac supplemental loan to Frontier Management LLC. The money will be used for strategic growth and property improvements at Washington Gardens Memory Care, a 48-unit memory care community in the Portland suburb of Tigard. The community opened in 2011. Frontier Management LLC manages 83 seniors housing properties serving more than 4,000 residents across the United States. The company is based in Portland. Doug Harper, director of seniors housing, and Casey Moore, director, led the Berkeley Point team. Harper operates out of the Columbus, Ohio, office while Harper works from the Boston office.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $165 million in permanent financing for The One, a multifamily property located at 110 First St. in Jersey City. The borrowers are BLDG and Ares Management LP. The seven-year loan, provided by a life insurance company, features a 3.5 percent rate and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Constructed in 2015, the 35-story features 439 apartments, a landscaped rooftop with swimming pool, lounge, barbecue and fire pits. Aaron Birnbaum, Carol Shelby and Dani Sabesan of Meridian Capital negotiated the financing for the borrowers.
