SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged an $8.5 million loan to refinance a 334-unit multifamily property in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. Dennis Bernard and David Ruff of BFG negotiated the loan through Securian Life Insurance Co. Pine Aire Investors LLC was the borrower.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided financing for the acquisition of Northwood Apartment Homes, a 100-unit community in Fort Worth. Fritz Waldvogel of Colliers Mortgage originated the five-year Fannie Mae loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending. The borrower was not disclosed. Northwood Apartment Homes was built in 1972. The property comprises six two-story buildings and one clubhouse, as well as onsite laundry facilities and outdoor grilling and dining stations.
SHREWSBURY, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $21 million in financing for The Pointe at Hills Farm, a 93-unit mixed-income community in Shrewsbury. The financing consists of a $10.3 million permanent loan, $7.9 million in tax credit equity and $2.8 million from the agency’s workforce housing initiative. WinnCos. is the borrower and developer. The Pointe at Hills Farm will comprise two three-story buildings. Of the total unit count, 56 will be reserved for households earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income, and 21 units will be designated as …
Across the United States, real estate markets are in a recession for dealmakers. The run-up in interest rates over an 18-month period has choked off transactions. Potential buyers and sellers are deadlocked over price. Vulture investors are waiting for owners who paid too much for properties during boom years to be forced to sell. New York City reflects all those trends — only more so. Many investors spent billions of dollars to buy rent-stabilized buildings in the city with plans to eventually raise the rents. But in 2019, lawmakers made …
LAYTON, UTAH — PGIM Real Estate has provided an $18.5 million mezzanine loan to Rockworth Cos. for a 6.3-acre site in Layton, approximately 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Daniel Kattan of PGIM secured the financing on behalf of the borrower. The site includes a newly constructed apartment community totaling 252 units, as well as two commercial buildings with 15,000 square feet of second-story office space and 15,130 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
NEW YORK CITY — Lightstone has received a $165.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a property at 365 Bond Street in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Peter Rotchford, Michael Shmuely, Nicco Lupo, Jeffrey Julien, Rob Hinckley, Steven Rutman, Jonathan Hageman and Hall Oster of JLL originated the five-year, fixed-rate loan. The community was built in 2016 and offers 430 apartment units, as well as 40,000 square feet of amenity space and 30,000 square feet of open green space. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $5.8 million bridge loan for Hawaii Avenue Apartments, an affordable housing community located in Washington, D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. The interest-only loan features a 12-month term with two six-month extension options and an all-in interest rate of 11 percent. The financing was underwritten based on the property’s forecast stabilized value of $8 million. The borrower, an entity doing business as Legacy Lofts II & III, plans to use the funds to acquire and rehabilitate the property into 22 apartments that will …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — SCALE Lending, the debt financing subsidiary of Slate Property Group, has provided two cross-collateralized loans totaling $243 million for two buildings in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. The borrower was Namdar Group. Drew Fletcher and Bryan Grover of Greystone Capital Advisors arranged the loans. Firstly, SCALE Lending issued a $160 million construction loan for a 27-story tower located at 626 Newark Avenue. The mixed-use development will offer 576 apartments, as well as 9,915 square feet of street-level retail and 17,747 square feet of office space. The project …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a loan to facilitate the construction of The Grove at La Frontera, a 396-unit project in the Dallas suburb of Arlington. John Brownlee, Bo Beidleman and Chad Lisbeth of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Zale Properties, to secure the four-year, fixed-rate loan through Principal Asset Management. The Grove at La Frontera will include 336 apartment units, 60 single-family rental units and 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, pickleball courts, a dog park and pet …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided a $45 million lease-up bridge loan to refinance a recently completed 300-unit community in Charlotte. Mike Ortlip of NewPoint originated the floating-rate, interest-only bridge loan, which features a two-year initial term. The borrower is an undisclosed North Carolina-based development firm. The property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a pool, grilling pavilion, fitness center with a yoga and spinning room, a billiards room and a dog park.