WALKER & DUNLOP PROVIDES $34.43 MILLION FOR STUDENT HOUSING BUY

LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $34.43 million loan for the acquisition of The Cottages of Lubbock, an off-campus student housing community in Lubbock that serves the Texas Tech University community. The newly constructed, Class A property consists of 95 two-to-five bedroom, Craftsman-style structures containing a total of 241 units. Amenities include an 8,230-square-foot clubhouse that contains a screening room, a fitness center, a tanning salon, a business center, a billiards room, a computer lab and seating areas equipped with flat-screen televisions. Other amenities include a swimming pool, a large patio, a volleyball pit, fire pits and charcoal grills. The loan carries a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule, a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 1.3x debt-service coverage ratio. The borrower was Campus Living Villages. Will Baker of Walker & Dunlop led the lending team.