NEW YORK CITY — Wells Fargo has provided $231 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Hawthorn Park, a 54-story residential tower located at 160 W. 62nd St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The building features 339 units, 271 of which are rented at market rates and 68 of which have been set aside as affordable for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. According to Apartments.com, Hawthorn Park was built in 2014. The property offers studio apartments with an average size of 500 square feet. Amenities …
NEW HOPE, BLOOMINGTON AND ST. PAUL, MINN. — Aeon, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit that builds affordable housing, has received $39 million in loans to refinance a portfolio of six affordable housing communities in New Hope, Bloomington and St. Paul. Victor Agusta of BWE originated the Freddie Mac loans on behalf of Aeon. The portfolio includes Bass Lake Crossing and Kings Manor in New Hope; Cedar Gate, Cedar Glen and Metropolitan Towers in Bloomington; and Larpenteur Villa in St. Paul. The properties total 529 units, all of which are reserved for …
Phoenix Development Co. Receives $27.8 Million in Refinancing for Property in Santa Rosa, California
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — Phoenix Development Co. has received $27.8 million in refinancing for Pullman Modern Urban Apartments in Santa Rosa, about 55 miles north of San Francisco. The community consists of 114 apartments across three residential buildings located at 725 Wilson St., 755 Wilson St. and 85 8th St. The project is currently in lease-up with stabilization estimated toward the end of 2025. Gary Mozer of IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged the 36-month, floating-rate nonrecourse loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term, on …
DALY CITY, CALIF. — Wells Fargo has provided a total of $162.9 million in financing for Phase II of Midway Village, an affordable housing project in Daly City, roughly 8 miles south of San Francisco. MidPen Housing Corp. is the borrower and developer. Phase II of Midway Village will consist of 113 units of affordable housing within one mid-rise building. Wells Fargo also provided financing for the first phase of the project, which features 147 units. Phase I of the community opened in fall 2023. The community will be rent …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Urban Capital Group and Prosper Property Group has secured $32 million in financing for an adaptive reuse project in Manhattan’s Tribeca area. The borrower will use the proceeds to acquire and convert a former textile warehouse into a five-unit residential building with ground-floor retail space. Units will come in three- and floor-bedroom floor plans and will average 3,500 square feet. Local lender and private equity firm Kriss Capital provided the financing. Andy Iadeluca of New Development Capital arranged the debt. The design team …
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Schaumburg, Illinois-based investment firm VennPoint Real Estate has received $45.7 million in construction financing and $9.9 million in mezzanine financing for Park5 Luxury Rental Townhomes in Deerfield, 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. Located at 5 Parkway N, the build-to-rent (BTR) community consists of 144 units. Park5 Luxury Rental Townhomes offers two- and three-bedroom residences averaging 1,953 square feet. Each townhome will feature two-car attached garages, multi-level floor plans, yards and outdoor space. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Mary Dooley of JLL Capital …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — William Pulte, director of the United States Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has replaced several members of the governing boards of government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The removals were announced through regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 17. According to The Wall Street Journal, Pulte removed eight members of the board of Fannie Mae. The removed board members were Amy Alving, Christopher Brummer, Michael Heid, Simon Johnson, Diane Lye, Diane Nordin, Chetlur Ragavan and Michael Seelig. Additionally, Pulte appointed Clinton Jones, …
ATLANTA — Vida is raising an equity fund to build two multifamily properties and one build-to-rent community in suburban Atlanta. The Atlanta-based developer has completed its seed funding round on the $47 million fund, which is entitled Vida Opportunities Fund I LLC. Vida is developing GuildHouse at 2085 Marietta Blvd. in the Upper Westside neighborhood of Atlanta. The unit mix at GuildHouse will include 354 apartment units, as well as 39 build-to-rent townhomes. Apartments will range from 550 to 1350 square feet. Townhomes will rise three stories and come in three-bedroom …
LEWES, DEL. — Lument has arranged a $14 million commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) loan for the refinancing of Mi-Place at Vineyards, a 41-unit mixed-use asset situated along the Delaware Bay in Lewes. The developer and borrower is Fernmoor. The CMBS loan has a fixed interest rate and five-year term. It replaces existing debt from a local bank. Ben Retter of Lument negotiated the financing. Mi-Place at Vineyards is part of a master-planned community that includes apartments, condominiums, for-sale carriage homes and townhouses. The property also includes 65,000 square feet of …
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — The Empire Group has received a $58 million construction loan for Village at Centerpoint Station, a build-to-rent (BTR) project in San Marcos, roughly halfway between San Antonio and Austin, Texas. Kyle McDonough, George Maravilla, David Stull and Noah Schott of Tower Capital originated the financing on behalf of the developer. Village at Centerpoint Station will consist of 270 single-family rental units on a 24-acre site in the Tech Corridor of Texas. The average unit size will be 1,047 square feet. Each residence will feature a private …