SPARTA, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $21.5 million loan for the refinancing of Sparta Town Center, an 87,984-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. Anchored by grocer Stop & Shop, Sparta Town Center was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Other tenants include Lakeland Bank, Supercuts, Sports Care Institute, Spavia, Mathnasium and Anthony Franco’s Pizza. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and Salvatore Buzzerio of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Aegon Asset Management on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based developer Hekemian & Co. Inc.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $78 million loan for the refinancing of The Current on River, a 254-unit apartment community in the Northern New Jersey community of Hackensack. Built in 2020, Current on River offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 846 square feet. Residences feature granite/quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, in-unit washers and dryers and private patios/balconies. Amenities include a fitness center, pool with a sundeck, barbecue and picnic areas, a courtyard, coffee bar, clubroom, work lounge, pet spa and a conference room. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and Gerard Quinn of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through New York Life on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based development and management firm Hekemian & Co.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based private equity firm Madison Realty Capital has provided a $90 million construction loan for a mixed-use project that will be located in the Flushing area of Queens. The development will comprise 150 residential condos, 202 hotel rooms, 23,000 square feet of ground-floor and below-grade retail space and 300 parking spaces. All of these uses will be housed in two adjoined buildings rising 16 and nine stories that will be set on a retail podium and will total 263,151 square feet. Residential floor plans will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and amenities will include a fitness center and outdoor terraces and courtyards. The borrower and developer is an entity doing business as 37 Ave Richouse LLC. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Lument has provided a $16 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Palazzo, a 92-unit apartment complex in San Antonio. The property was built as a 100-unit condo development in 2008, but with only eight units sold upon completion, ownership converted the residences to rentals. Today, Palazzo consists of 10 buildings on a 4.3-acre site that house 20 one-bedroom, 48 two-bedroom and 24 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, business center and a dog park. Phil Frasca of Lument originated the financing, which was structured with a floating interest rate, three-year term and two 12-month extension options. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $92 million construction loan for a 215,379-square-foot office building that will be located at 1498-1538 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. The project will include 51,000 square feet of retail space and a 267-space automated parking structure. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in October 2023. Between the office and retail components, the building is 30 percent preleased. Aaron Birnbaum and Elliott Kunstlinger of Meridian Capital Group arranged the loan through Parkview on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based developer Baruch Singer.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Ready Capital has closed a $34 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of a 200-unit, two-property multifamily portfolio in Wilmington. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term with two extension options and flexible prepayment. The loan is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest and operating shortfalls. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will convert the properties from student housing to traditional multifamily. In addition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors, improve curb appeal and upgrade community amenities and common areas.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — CBRE has secured a $21.9 million loan for the refinancing of Pines Medical Professional Centre, a 91,956-square-foot medical office complex in Pembroke Pines. Paul Ahmed and Mackenzie Lampman of CBRE Capital Markets arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Bank United on behalf of the borrower, an unnamed private investor. Pines Medical Professional Centre features four, two-story office buildings built between 2000 and 2002. The South Florida property was 97 percent leased at the time of financing to a variety of medical providers, including physicians, dentists, radiologists and urologists. Located at 400-700 N. Hiatus Road, the property is situated less than one mile from Memorial Hospital West and 9.8 miles from Hollywood.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Concord Summit Capital, a Miami-based financial intermediary, has arranged a $70 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Phase I of Heron Pointe Apartments, a 376-unit multifamily community in Buffalo. The borrower, Buffalo-based Rane Property Management, will use proceeds from the three-year, nonrecourse loan to pay off construction debt from the 232-unit first phase of the development. Construction of the 144-unit second phase is underway and is slated to be complete in the third quarter. Heron Pointe features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a clubhouse with a coffee room and fitness center, a pool, dog park and a playground. Kevin O’Grady, David Larson, Keegan Burger and Daniel Rojo of Concord Summit Capital arranged the loan through TPG, a San Francisco-based private equity firm previously known as Texas Pacific Group.
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a total of about $100.2 million in equity and debt acquisition financing for Bainbridge Ybor City, a 240-unit multifamily property in Tampa. An unnamed private investor purchased the Class A apartment community for $90.7 million with plans to use the proceeds to fund capital improvements. Eric Fixler, Chandler Kaye and Chris Smiles of CBRE arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower. Square Mile Capital provided a $67.6 million senior loan, and CBRE secured $32.6 million in equity provided by an international private equity group. Built in 2018, Bainbridge Ybor City is a four-story property that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 870 square feet. Unit features include hardwood flooring, chef-inspired kitchens with large center islands, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a pool and sundeck, outdoor lounge, 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio and personal training room featuring on-demand fitness options, clubroom with arcade and secure garage parking. Located at 1512 E. 12th Ave., the property is situated 1.6 miles from downtown Tampa and 10.7 miles from Tampa International Airport.
MIAMI — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $55 million construction loan for Metro at Edgewater, a 32-story, 279-unit residential apartment development in Miami. Melissa Rose and Jesse Wright of JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing. The unnamed borrower(s) will also use the funds to construct the adjacent 18-unit Sonder building. The overall project is slated for completion by July 2023. Metro at Edgewater will contain 266,306 square feet of residential space and 4,230 square feet of ground floor retail space. The property will offer a unit mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a coffee bar, hotel-style pool deck, fitness center, juice bar, coworking spaces, library, 24-hour lobby attendant and 312 onsite parking spaces. Located at 430 NE 31st St. in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, the property is situated 12 miles from the University of Miami and 7.2 miles from Miami International Airport.