Monday, August 19, 2013

HFF arranges $40.5 million participating mezzanine construction loan for development of multi-housing community in western Denver, CO

  
Rendering of  The Lodge at Denver West within Denver West Business Park, Lakewood, CO

Wally Reid
HOUSTON, TX – HFF announced today that it has arranged a $40.5 million participating mezzanine construction loan for the development of The Lodge at Denver West, a 252-unit multi-housing community within the Denver West Business Park in Lakewood, Colorado. 

               HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between The Greystone Group and The Stevinson Family, to arrange the $40.5 million, or 89 percent of cost, construction/permanent loan through American National Insurance Company. 

Josh Simon
The seven-year loan has a fixed interest rate of 5.5 percent, interest only during the 24 month construction term, and lender profit participation on a sale or refinance of the loan.

The Lodge at Denver West will be the final multi-housing phase for the Denver West master-planned development.  The 800-acre, mixed-use project includes approximately two million square feet of office space, nearly two million square feet of retail and 575 existing multi-housing units. 

Slated for completion in 2015, the Lodge at Denver West will feature a mixture of studio, one- and two-bedroom units.  Community amenities will include a clubhouse with picnic area, business center, media room, fitness center, swimming pool and spa.

 
Denver West Business Park (22 buildings), Lakewood, CO
The HFF team representing the borrower was led by senior managing director Wally Reid from HFF’s Houston office and director Josh Simon from HFF’s Denver office.

Founded in 1978, The Greystone Group is a residential development, construction and management firm that has demonstrated a proven history of success in multiple markets throughout the western United States. 

The company is comprised of two main divisions.  Greystone Multi-Family Builders (GMFB) is the general contractor for Greystone-developed communities and select third-party clients, and Greystone Asset Management (GAM) is a provider of comprehensive property management services.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | One Post Office Square, Suite 3500 | Boston, MA 02109
Main: 617-338-0990 | Direct: 617-848-1572 | Cell: 617-543-4873 | www.hfflp.com

Atlanta’s exports initiatives showcased at the upcoming Aug. 22 Global Connect III Event


Charlotte Starfire
ATLANTA, GA  Global Connect Events, an organization bringing together Atlanta’s international business community, will host an event centered on the city and region’s export initiatives to take place in the Grand Atrium at 200 Peachtree on August 22nd, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m

During a pre-event panel discussion from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., panelists including Griffith Lynch, COO for the Georgia Ports Authority, Charlotte Starfire, First Vice-President, Global Trade Solutions, SunTrust Bank, Donald Nay, Director for U.S. Commercial Services at U.S. Export Assistance Center, David Balos, Market Manager, Alabama & Georgia, JPMorgan Chase, Ric Hubler, Senior Director for Global Commerce at the Metro Atlanta Chamber and  Kevin Johnson, Senior Economic Development Officer, Invest Atlanta; will discuss Atlanta’s Metropolitan Export Plan.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
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Leigh Taylor


. Hendricks-Berkadia brings buyer and seller to table in $32.4 million acquisition of Tapestry Park Apartments in Birmingham, AL

  
Tapestry Park Apartments, Birmingham, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Hendricks-Berkadia, one of the nation’s largest and most active multifamily investment banking and research companies, represented both buyer and seller recently in the $32.4 million acquisition of Tapestry Park Apartments, an upscale 196-unit apartment community located in Birmingham.

Royce Emerson
Senior associate Royce Emerson of Hendricks-Berkadia in Birmingham along with senior vice president David Oakley, negotiated the transaction representing both the seller, Birmingham-based Glenmont Arlington Montclair LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the buyer, SIR Tapestry Park LLC, a California-based Delaware limited liability firm whose parent company is Steadfast Companies which owns and operates over 14,000 units across the U.S.

Built in 2012 with high-end finishes throughout all of its one, two and three-bedroom units, Tapestry Park’s location and design make it one of the most desirable rental apartment communities in the Birmingham area, Emerson said.

David Oakley
The property was 96 percent leased at the time of closing, with average rents that rank within the top five percent for the area.

Emerson said Hendricks-Berkadia has closed 12 deals in six states valued at more than $265 Million within the past 24 months for Steadfast Companies.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:


Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

Leading Institutional Investor in Cellular Sites Rebrands as TowerPoint Capital

  

 Atlanta, GA (Aug. 19, 2013) – Communications Capital Group, LLC said today it has renamed the firm TowerPoint Capital as part of a rebranding effort to better position and differentiate the firm as a leading institutional investor in U.S. cellular site locations.

Since 2007, TowerPoint Capital continuously has created long-term value for its landlord and corporate partners by emphasizing the firm’s core values: Knowledge, Professionalism, Integrity and Partnership. The firm is lead by partners with extensive experience in telecommunications infrastructure and real estate asset management.

“This rebranding reflects the evolution of the firm over the past six years from a cell-site lease aggregator, an industry its partners helped pioneer, to its current position as a leading provider of comprehensive solutions to landlords, wireless service providers and tower companies,” said Jesse M. Wellner, Principal and Managing Director of TowerPoint.


For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

. Tony Wilbert
The Wilbert Group
404-254-1487 (O)
404-405-3656 (C)


Developer Redesigns Aventura Condo Project, Adds Partner, Battles Lawsuit

 
Village at Island Estates, northeast Miami-Dade County, FL

MIAMI, FL -- Less than a year after announcing plans to build the proposed Village At Island Estates condo complex on a vacant island between Aventura and Sunny Isles Beach in Northeast Miami-Dade County, the project's developer - who was recently hit with a lawsuit that attempts to halt the project - has partnered with an "opportunistic real estate firm" to redesign and rename the project in time to relaunch presales in September 2013, according to a new report from CondoVultures.com.


Rendering of  Prive, proposed pair of eight-story condo towers
between Aventura, FL and Sunny Isles Beach  FL

Developer Gary Cohen - who planned to build a pair of eight-story, Mediterranean-style towers with a total of 148 units on a nearly nine-acre island just east of the exclusive Aventura neighborhood of Williams Island - has partnered with BH3 Development to build an "iconic" project with two 16-story towers and a combined 160 "ultra-luxury" units for a complex that is to be renamed Prive, according to a joint statement.

Gregory Freedman
BH3 Development with Gregory Freedman, Daniel Lebensohn, and Charles Phelan is a real estate firm focused on South Florida and New York City. In South Florida, the firm has bought and resold condo units in various projects, including the Trump Hollywood in Hollywood and the Fontainebleau III Sorrento and Terra Beachside Villas in Miami Beach, according to a company statement.

The lawsuit named the project's development group, The Village At Island Estates LLC; Gary Cohen, as the "sole member" of The Village At Island Estates; and the city of Aventura as defendants, according to court records.

Daniel Lebensohn
Cohen responded on August 16, 2013 through a spokesperson: "The case is a baseless and frivolous claim and will be proven so."

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Condo Vultures® LLC
225 Midtown Building
225 NE 34th St.,
Suite 209B
Downtown Miami, Florida, 33137
800-750-0517.

Arbor Finances $65M in Multifamily Deals Across Each Region of the U.S.

Heatherton Estates Apartments, Florissant, MO

803--813 Westwood Apartments, Clayton, MO
UNIONDALE, NY (Aug. 19, 2013) - Arbor Commercial Funding, LLC (“Arbor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, and a national, direct commercial real estate lender, announced the recent funding of 18 loans totaling $64,957,500 across every region of the country.

 These diverse loans were funded under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS®), Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan, Fannie Mae DUS® Student Housing and Arbor Commercial Mortgage CMBS product lines. 

These loans include:

765 Westwood Apartments, Clayton, MO
·         Heatherton Estates Apartments, Florissant, MO – This 256-unit multifamily property received $8,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 15-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The complex consists of 150 garden-style units and 106 townhouse units. The property is well located within the overall St. Louis county area and is located within close proximity to major transportation arteries.




Pine Meadow Garden Apartments, St. Louis, MO
·         803-13 Westwood Apartments, Clayton, MO – This 36-unit multifamily property received $3,125,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 15-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The apartment complex is located approximately eight miles west of downtown St. Louis. 

·         765 Westwood Apartments, Clayton, MO – This 33-unit multifamily property received $2,168,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 15-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The apartment complex is located approximately eight miles west of downtown St. Louis.

Lindell Boulevard Apartments, St. Louis, MO
·         Pine Meadow Garden Apartments, St. Louis, MO – This 38-unit multifamily property received $1,685,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 20-year refinance loan amortizes on a 20-year schedule. Common amenities include three area washers and dryers and a tenant storage area. 

·         Lindell Boulevard Apartments, St. Louis, MO – This 36-unit multifamily property received $2,428,500 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Student Housing Loan product line. The 20-year refinance loan amortizes on a 20-year schedule. Lindell Boulevard Apartments is located less than four miles from Washington University and within one mile of St. Louis University. Common amenities include garage parking, personal storage lockers for each tenant, a security entry system and a central laundry facility. 

Gessner Park Apartments, Houston, TX
·         Gessner Park Apartments, Houston, TX – This 224-unit multifamily property received $6,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property is located approximately 11 miles northwest of downtown Houston. Amenities include a swimming pool and deck with a charcoal grill and picnic table. Each apartment includes connections for full-size laundry equipment (washer/dryer). 

·         Wildflower Apartments, Austin, TX – This 192-unit multifamily property received $5,720,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year acquisition loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property is approximately 10 miles from Downtown Austin and is within close proximity to the Austin-Bergstom International Airport. General resident amenities include a pool and a central laundry.

Wildflower Apartments, Austin, TX
·         Governor’s Apartments, Austin, TX – This 24-unit multifamily property received $3,561,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year acquisition loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. One of the buildings on the property is the former Governor’s mansion and has an historic landmark designation. There complex offers a laundry room available in each residential building as well as a resident swimming pool.

·         Whitewood Oaks Apartments, San Antonio, TX – This 130-unit multifamily property received $3,060,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The seven-year refinance loan amortizes on a 25-year schedule. Amenities at Whitewood Oaks include two swimming pools, barbeque grills, carports and six laundry rooms, which are located inside each of the residential buildings.

Kerrybrook Apartments, San Antonio, TX
·         Kerrybrook Apartments, San Antonio, TX – This 49-unit multifamily property received $1,540,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 30-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. Kerrybrook Apartments is located approximately 10 miles north of downtown San Antonio. 

·         2146-2148 Second Avenue, New York, NY – This 32-unit, 21,250-square foot mixed-use property received $6,300,000 funded under the Arbor CMBS loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.


Barbara Manor Apartments, Rochester, NY
·         Barbara Manor Apartments, Rochester, NY – This 56-unit multifamily property received $1,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.  Barbara Manor offers a central laundry area in each of its 11 separate buildings.

·         Whisperwood, Austell, GA – This 267-unit multifamily property received $4,500,000 funded under the Arbor CMBS loan product line.  This 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.  Austell is located approximately 18 miles from Atlanta.


Gramercy Villas Apartments, Meridian, ID
·         Gramercy Villas Apartments, Meridian, ID – This 48-unit multifamily property received $3,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Loan product line. The 10-year acquisition loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The complex is well located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Boise, ID. Each unit within the apartment complex has a washer and dryer and includes stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and stained wooden cabinets. 

·         Wilmington Villas Apartments, Wilmington, CA – This 20-unit multifamily property received $1,560,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 10-year acquisition loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The complex is approximately 21 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. 

Riverside Regency Apartments
 Sherman Oaks, CA
·         Riverside Regency Apartments, Sherman Oaks, CA – This 20-unit multifamily property received $1,500,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 20-year refinance loan amortizes on a 20-year schedule. Riverside Regency Apartments include a pool located centrally in the property’s courtyard. With an accompanying picnic area with umbrella tables and a grill. 

·         The Village Apartments, Arcata, CA – This 84-unit multifamily property received $1,250,000 funded under the Fannie Mae DUS® Small Loan product line. The 30-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.

The Village Apartments, Arcata, CA
All of the loans were originated by Brian Scharf, Vice President in Arbor’s Uniondale, NY office.

“Arbor offers unique financing capabilities in the multifamily arena, as it offers one of the most diverse loan product lineups in the industry, from Fannie Mae to FHA to CMBS, Bridge and Mezzanine lending.

Brian Scharf
“Such diversity was key in providing these borrowers the right terms for their particular properties and investment scenarios,” Scharf said. “We are also able to combine such product diversity with our strong geographic reach, allowing us to provide our clients financing expertise wherever they do business.”

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:


Christopher Ostrowski, costrowski@arbor.com

Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile Completes $25 Million Transformation


Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile, 633 North Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL

 CHICAGO, IL (August 19, 2013) – Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile today announced the completion of the hotel’s comprehensive, $25 million renovation.

Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
The hotel’s 419 guest rooms, meeting and banquet space, lobby, indoor pool and fitness center have all received a dramatic refurbishment in customer convenience, design and furnishings.  

As part of this transformation, the hotel introduces a new, signature restaurant, Level 2, featuring contemporary American cuisine.

 Located at 633 North Saint Clair Street, the transformed Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile is now as stunning as it is convenient.  

Level 2 Restaurant
Just one block from the Magnificent Mile and a short walk to Navy Pier, the shores of Lake Michigan and the center of Chicago’s business district, the hotel is surrounded by charming neighborhood restaurants, bars and shops that are hallmarks of the area’s vitality.

 “The feedback we have received from our guests and meeting planners has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Doug Dean, general manager.

“While they love the renovations, the contemporary design and state-of-the-art amenities, I am most proud of the many positive comments we have received about our hotel staff.


“Our team of associates at Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile are the core of our success, and this magnificently transformed hotel will give them an opportunity to shine for our guests.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Jim Edgar
773-339-0928

Chris Daly
President
Daly Gray, Inc.
Ph: 703-435-6293
Cell: 703-864-5553


Strand Development Names Andrew J. Pace Senior Vice President

  
Andrew J. Pace

 MYRTLE BEACH, SC, Aug. 19, 2013—Strand Development Co., LLC, a major third-party hotel management company, today announced that it has named Andrew J. Pace its senior vice president.

 In his new role, he will be responsible for the company’s strategic growth, including the expansion of its third-party management, development, acquisitions and joint venture partnership platforms.

“With nearly two decades of hospitality and real estate development experience, Andrew is the ideal candidate to help Strand achieve its aggressive growth goals,” said John Pharr, Strand’s president.

John Pharr
 “Having worked in all aspects of hospitality acquisition, development, disposition and management, he brings a seasoned approach and a new perspective, key components to what we are confident will be a very successful tenure here.”

Prior to joining Strand, Pace was vice president of Hotel Equities, Inc., where he was fundamental to the company’s growth over several years.

 He has held a number of high-profile industry positions, including president of mergers, acquisitions & development of Longhouse Hospitality, president of Park Management Group, operator of 50 extended stay hotels, and founder and president of SuiteOne Hotels.  

Pace has a 10-year role as an advisory board member of Georgia State University’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality and also is a Governor-appointed Board Member of the State Board of Architects and Interior Designers of the State of Georgia. 

  He earned his Executive M.B.A. in International Marketing from Mercer University and his B.B.A. in marketing from Georgia State University.
  
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Chris Daly, Lauralee Dobbins, media
 (703) 435-6293

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