PHILADELPHIA — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has provided a $285.5 million loan for the refinancing of Vantage and The View at Montgomery, two student housing properties located on Temple University’s campus in Philadelphia. The Class A communities total 1,816 beds.
Completed in 2019, Vantage rises 19 stories with 368 units. The property features more than 30,000 square feet of amenity space, retail offerings and floor plans ranging from studios to four bedrooms. Opened in 2014, The View at Montgomery includes 238 units and is located in the center of Temple University’s main campus. The 14-story building features studios through four-bedroom layouts.
The Goldenberg Group acquired the site for Vantage and The View at Montgomery in 2008 as part of a multi-phase student housing project to bring much-needed rental product to Temple University.
Walker & Dunlop’s multifamily finance and capital markets teams originated the seven-year, fixed-rate loans through Freddie Mac on behalf of The Goldenberg Group. Additionally, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners (WDIP) provided a preferred equity investment as part of the refinancings.
“In the face of macro headwinds stemming from the financial crisis, the COVID pandemic and nationwide enrollment pressure, the student housing sector has proven its resiliency time and time again,” says Connor Locke, managing director of multifamily finance at Walker & Dunlop.
Locke led Walker & Dunlop’s multifamily finance team on the deal alongside Colin Coleman, Brendan Coleman, Chris Forte, Adam Johnston and Skye Stansbury. The capital markets team included Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Michael Ianno and William Herring. Brian Cornell, Marcus Duley, Duncan McHale and Brent George led the WDIP team.
The Goldenberg Group, based in Blue Bell, Pa., is a developer of retail, mixed-use and residential properties.
— Kristin Harlow