LOS ANGELES — BH Properties has received a $13 million refinancing for an office and retail portfolio it owns. The portfolio contains five office and retail properties for a total of about 231,000 square feet. The assets are situated in California, Tennessee and Florida. The semi-permanent bridge financing replaces short-term financing associated with the recent acquisition of these properties. The assets have a combined occupancy rate of 60 percent.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged $60.7 million in post-closing acquisition financing for Galleria Place, two Class A office buildings totaling 401,000 square feet, plus a standalone retail site across from the Galleria Mall in Houston. HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, LPC Realty Advisors I, an affiliate of Lincoln Property Co. LPC Realty Advisors closed the loan on behalf of a pension fund client. HFF placed the three-year, floating-rate, interest-only loan with ACORE Capital. HFF also arranged the sale of the property earlier in 2015. Galleria Place consists of Galleria Place I, an 11-story, 217,006-square-foot office building; Galleria Place II, a 10-story, 178,468-square-foot office building; Sage Plaza, a 5,797-square-foot retail building fully leased to a local high-end salon and tailor; Regions Bank, a single-story bank branch and drive-thru connected to Galleria Place I and included in its square footage; and two parking garages totaling 1,361 spaces. Galleria Place is 53 percent leased to tenants including Just Energy and IHS. The properties occupy six acres bounded by Sage and Westheimer roads and West Alabama Street directly across from the Houston Galleria shopping and dining district. Susan Hill led HFF’s debt placement team representing the borrower.
PLANO, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged $18.4 million in financing for H Mart Town Center, a grocery-anchored retail property in Plano. Joseph Hevey Jr. of Berkadia’s Dallas office secured the refinancing through Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. The loan features a 4.8 percent fixed interest rate with three years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule for the remaining seven years. The borrower, RPI H Mart Town Center, will use the loan to refinance existing debt on the location. Located at 3420 K Ave., the property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including H Mart, Fresenius and Prime Overstock. The 211,718-square-foot property sits on 17.5 acres less than two miles north of downtown Plano.
CLARKSTON, WASH. — Lancaster Pollard has closed a $4.5 million refinancing for Evergreen Estates Retirement & Assisted Living Community, a seniors housing community located in Clarkston along the southeast border of Washington State. The FHA loan will be used to refinance existing debt and fund the community’s replacement reserve account. The loan features a 30-year term at a lower interest rate than the previous bank loan. Matt Lindsay led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
SAN DIEGO — NorthMarq Capital has negotiated $6.7 million in refinancing for a portfolio of Pearl Car Washes in California. The 17,329 square-foot portfolio includes 600-602 Pearl Street in La Jolla; 215 Woodlawn Ave. in Chula Vista; 823 N. Broadway in Escondido; and 322 E. Mission Road and 2189 E. Valley Parkway in Fallbrook. The transaction was structured with a 15-year fully amortizing term. Daniel McCarthy of NorthMarq arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $5 million loan for the purchase of a 213-unit apartment property in Lubbock. The loan features a 10-year fixed term at 5.9 percent interest and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s corresponding conduit relationships.
LOS ANGELES — IPA Capital Markets has arranged a total of $107 million in financing for two multifamily properties in California. The properties include the Emerald Terrace Apartments in Los Angeles and Fiori Estates in the Northern California submarket of Rohnert Park. The communities received $52 million and $55 million, respectively. The Emerald financing was structured as an interest-only, floating-rate loan. The loan-to-total cost value, including rehab dollars, is 72 percent. Fiori’s financing was structured with an interest-only floater of less than 3 percent. The loan-to-value is 65 percent and the loan-to-cost is 92 percent. Jake Roberts and Anita Paryani of IPA Capital Markets arranged the financing.
DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged acquisition financing for Signature Exchange, two Class A office buildings in north Dallas. CBRE worked on behalf of America’s Capital Partners to obtain the financing. Signature Exchange was constructed in 1982 and went through a renovation in 2013. It is now 92 percent occupied. The property is located two miles north of I-635 on the west side of Preston Road. Greg Greene, Scott Lewis and Taylor Pearce of CBRE’s Dallas office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower. Gary Carr, Robert Hill, John Alvarado and Eric Mackey of CBRE’s Dallas Office investment group represented the seller, CBRE Global Investors.
PHOENIX — Lancaster Pollard has provided a $9.5 million FHA loan for the refinancing of Sunshine Village, a 49-unit memory care community in Phoenix. The cottage-style community consists of seven single-story buildings. It was constructed in 1999 and renovated in 2013. The nonrecourse loan carries a 35-year term and fixed interest rate. The refinancing provides Sunshine Village with debt service savings as well as over $335,000 in funds for capital improvements. Jason Dopoulos led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $47 in non-recourse financing for The New Californian, a mixed-use development in Berkeley. The property contains 148 apartment units and 15,700 square feet of retail space. The New Californian is located at 1988 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, about three blocks from UC Berkeley. The project was originally developed in 2010 by Hudson McDonald, the borrower. John Nelson, Michael Walker and Erik Franks of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan.