HOUSTON — NorthMarq has arranged a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Gessner Apartments, a 500-unit community in southwest Houston. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq arranged the fixed-rate loan, which was structured with a seven-year term and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
NEWARK, N.J. — PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, has provided $178 million in fixed-rate debt for the refinancing of a national portfolio of five manufactured housing communities. The properties total 1,731 sites and are located in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois and Florida. Amenities of the portfolio, which was 99 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing, include pools, fitness centers, putting greens, clubhouses, bocce ball courts and dog parks. In addition, four of the five properties feature age restrictions. The borrower was Chicago-based Hometown America. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the debt.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $30.2 million in construction financing for The Hamlet at MidCity, a single-family rental community in Huntsville. Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry and J.P. Cordeiro of Cushman & Wakefield secured the three-year, floating-rate loan through Regions Bank on behalf of the developer, Middleburg Communities. The Hamlet at MidCity will include 120 standalone cottages and 55 separate duplex buildings totaling 230 units. Floor plans will range from one- to three-bedrooms, with an average unit size of 1,259 square feet. Community amenities will include a saltwater pool, outdoor grilling common areas, fitness center, dog park, pet spa and fire pits. Located on Old Monrovia Road off Highway 72, the property is a half-mile north of MidCity District, an $850 million mixed-use development that when complete will contain 400,000 square feet of office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.
UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS — Lument has provided an $18.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Meadows Apartments, a 216-unit affordable housing property in Universal City, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. All units at the property, which was built in 1972, are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Marc Suarez of Lument originated the loan through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program on behalf of the sponsor, locally based multifamily development and investment firm Lynd Co.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Red Oak Financial, a Michigan-based lender, has provided an $8.1 million acquisition loan for a 473,000-square-foot industrial building in Wichita Falls, about 140 miles northwest of Dallas. The rail-served property sits on 97 acres and consists of two buildings totaling 350,000 and 123,000 square feet. Combined, the buildings offer 20,000 square feet of office space, as well as 45-foot clear heights, 12 dock doors and 621 parking spaces. The borrower, an affiliate of Panda Biotech, plans to implement a $47 million renovation program.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) has received an $860 million loan for the refinancing of 1301 Avenue of the Americas, a 1.7 million-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. An undisclosed lender provided the five-year, interest-only loan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 45-story tower is located between West 52nd and 53rd streets and provides lower-level access to Rockefeller Center. In addition, the property, which was 71.5 percent leased at the time of the loan closing, features 30,000 square feet of retail space. According to Wikipedia, Uris Buildings Corp. originally developed 1301 Avenue of the Americas in 1964. J.C. Penney purchased the building in 1977 to serve as its new headquarters, only to relocate to the Dallas area 11 years later.
RED BANK, N.J. — JLL has arranged an $11.4 million loan for the refinancing of two office buildings totaling 79,022 square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of Red Bank. The first building at 310 Highway 35 South was completed in 2002, spans 40,705 square feet and was fully leased to financial services firm Markel Service Inc., a holding company for insurance, reinsurance and investment operations at the time of the loan closing. The second building at 322 Highway 35 South was built in 2007, totals 38,317 square feet and was 90 percent leased to five tenants at closing. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Carlos Silva of JLL arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Tristate Capital Bank on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment firm Denholtz Properties.
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has secured an undisclosed amount of equity and construction financing for the development of Preserve at Ridgeville Apartments, a 240-unit, garden-style multifamily community near Charleston. Located at 1050 Old Gilliard Road in Ridgeville, the Preserve at Ridgeville will be situated 35.2 miles north of Charleston and 28.1 miles from Charleston International Airport. Once completed, the three-story property will feature a pool, health club with virtual classes, a bark park with pet washing area and a putting green. John Gavigan of JLL represented the development team of Piedmont Private Equity and Ecstatic Properties in arranging equity with American South Real Estate Fund, Material Capital Partners and Altriarch Capital, as well as a loan through Churchill Stateside Group LLC. Piedmont Private Equity is an Atlanta-based, privately held real estate operating and investment company.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Trez Capital has provided a $22 million loan for the redevelopment of a 367,681-square-foot office building in Fort Washington, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The property was originally built in 1999 on a 28.3-acre site. The borrower, an entity doing business as Alliance HP Virginia Drive LLC, plans to modernize the building with a new entrance, dock doors and amenities. Brett Forman and Scott Mehlman of Trez Capital originated the debt.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $60 million bridge loan for the cash-out refinancing of Residences at Town Square, a 480-unit multifamily asset in Amarillo. The property was built in phases on a 32-acre site between 2015 and 2019 and offers amenities such as a fitness center, playground and a pool. Residences at Town Square also features 121,360 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is leased to a dental office, nail bar, spa and steakhouse. Daniel Malka of Dwight Capital originated the financing, and Daniel Hartnett of Greysteel arranged the debt.
