Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a $41,535,000 Freddie Mac Optigo® loan to refinance a 252-unit multifamily property in Winter Park, FL. The financing was originated by Haig Kilicyan and Donny Rosenberg of Greystone on behalf of White Eagle Group.
Crane’s Landing, located in Winter Park FL, is a pristine rental community that has been owned and operated by White Eagle since 2016. Community amenities include a clubhouse, business center, billiards room, swimming pool, fitness center, volleyball court, grilling area, and tennis court. The Freddie Mac financing is a seven-year fixed rate mortgage with five years of interest-only payments and a 35-year amortization.
“Through ongoing investments in property upgrades, White Eagle Group is enhancing living conditions and reinforcing its commitment to affordable housing across its portfolio,” said Abe Spitz of White Eagle Property Group.
“As a testament to the close collaboration with our client, our teams’ expertise and efficiency, and our knowledge and working relationship with Freddie Mac, we were able to close this financing in under 45 calendar days,” said Mr. Kilicyan.
Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced it has closed a Freddie Mac loan and preferred equity component to refinance a 288-unit multifamily property located in North Carolina. The financing, $56.3 million in total, was originated by Dan Sacks, Senior Managing Director and Harrison Drucker, Director at Greystone with Matthew Zisler, Senior Managing Director at Greystone, securing the preferred equity on behalf of the client.
Greystone provided a $50,071,000 10-year Freddie Mac Optigo® loan with an additional $6,250,000 in preferred equity funds provided by Lubert Adler.
The refinanced property is a newly constructed, Class A multifamily community completed between 2021 and 2022. Comprising one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, the property offers residents a range of unique amenities including a saltwater swimming pool, leash-free bark park with agility equipment, outdoor social lounge and grilling pavilion, complimentary Starbucks coffee bar, 24-hour fitness center and yoga room, resident lounge, conference room, cybercafé, Amazon Hub package locker, soft-surface playground, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
“Greystone strives to be a highly collaborative financing partner for our clients, and the availability of our in-house preferred equity services make this much easier to help clients get to the closing table,” said Mr. Drucker. “We are thrilled to have helped our client refinance this quality asset for long-term success.”
Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a total of $21,503,000 in Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS®) loans to refinance two multifamily properties in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. The financing was originated by Avi Kozlowski, a Managing Director at Greystone on behalf of Josef Goodman of Haussman Development.
Each of the non-recourse, fixed-rate loans in the portfolio carries a five-year term and 30-year amortization schedule, with interest-only payments for the first two years of the term. The portfolio includes:
· $11,379,000 for The Duke, a 28-unit midrise apartment building located at 521 W. 134th Street
· $10,124,000 for The Count, a 27-unit midrise apartment building located 168 W. 136th Street
“Clients trust Greystone to help them achieve their goals because we know the ins and outs of multifamily finance,” said Mr. Kozlowski. “Our careful and creative approach, coupled with our extensive lending platform, means that we can deliver exceptional solutions quickly and seamlessly for our clients.”
“No one is more knowledgeable about multifamily finance than Greystone – they have set the bar high when it comes to industry knowledge, product depth and of course, service,” said Mr. Josef Goodman, principal of the borrower. “We’re grateful for Greystone’s attention to detail and guidance throughout this process and look forward to working with our team in the future.”
Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided an $18,620,000 Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS®) loan for the acquisition of a 204-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth, Texas. The financing was originated by John Williams, Managing Director at Greystone.
Constructed in 2003, The Residences of Diamond Hill in Tarrant County is a 40-building garden-style apartment community featuring two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments. More than half of the apartments are designated for low-income (below 60% area median income, or AMI) and extremely low-income (below 30% AMI) residents.
The property has land-use restriction agreements (LURAs) requiring limits on resident income and rent restrictions on 121 apartments. The $18.6 million Fannie Mae Multifamily Affordable Housing (MAH) acquisition loan carries a 10-year term and 35-year amortization, with interest-only payments for the first five years.
The property’s amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, outdoor grill and picnic area, playground and an after-school program.
“Greystone is passionate about helping clients find the right financing to bring quality, affordable housing to working families in their communities,” said Mr. Williams. “We are deeply committed to being part of the solution for our nation’s affordable housing crisis and are proud that our multi-faceted and extensive multifamily lending platform equips us with the tools and resources to do so.”
Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a $28,159,600 HUD-insured 221(d)(4) loan to finance the construction of a 192-unit multifamily community in Traverse City, Blair Township, Michigan. The financing was originated by Brian Jones, Managing Director at Greystone, on behalf of JHT Wallick Holdings LLC.
Corners Crossing is a planned construction project being co-developed by Wallick Communities and Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corporation. The community will be geared toward middle-income residents, with rents ranging from 80-120% of area median income (AMI). In addition to the $28.2 million FHA loan from Greystone, the property will be financed with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) awarded by Grand Traverse County and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). Additionally, Blair Township passed its first ever PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) ordinance for the project which creates a fixed rate for the development’s real estate taxes.
This new $45 million development will have 96 one-bedroom, 78 two-bedroom, and 18 three-bedroom apartment homes. The 192-unit community will include eight, three-story walk-up buildings. Each building will have 24 apartments. Corners Crossing also will have a clubhouse with an on-site management office and resident amenities, including a fitness center, office and computer center and patio. The community also will have a playground and dog park. Construction is anticipated to take approximately 24 months and be completed in Q2 2026.
“The HUD-insured long-term financing is such an ideal option for developers due to its lower rates and longer loan terms, particularly in the face of rising construction costs today,” said Mr. Jones. “As a leading HUD lender for multifamily housing, Greystone has proven time and time again that it is the preferred lender for executing on developers’ visions for new multifamily housing, particular workforce and affordable communities.”
Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced it has been recognized by Realcomm with a 2024 Digie Award for Best Use of AI in Commercial Real Estate.
Greystone was recognized for its implementation of AI to transform real estate processes and significantly reduce manual efforts, by 85%, in its audits and data reconciliation. Greystone applied AI tools for the extraction, comparison and analysis of data in lease documents and third-party reports in order to streamline and enhance decision-making capabilities.
“AI has proven to be a valuable tool for the CRE sector that helps reduce redundancy in tasks and increase efficiency, ultimately enabling our transaction teams to work more strategically,” said Beth Hamilton, Executive Vice President, IT Strategy & Operations. ”We thank Realcomm for this honor and the recognition of our efforts.”
The Digie award winners were announced at Realcomm | IBcon 2024. Since its inception in 1999, this prestigious award recognizes outstanding companies, real estate projects, technologies and the next generation of smart, connected, high-performance, intelligent building systems, that have gone above and beyond to positively impact and transform our industry using technology, automation and innovation.
