Cornerstone Realty arranges $18.75 million refinancing at Beacon Village
Paul Natalizio of Cornerstone Realty Consultants LLC worked with First Patriot Corporation to refinance The Residences at Beacon Village. The 35 building property consists of 420 garden style units and 669 parking spaces resting on approximately 22 acres of land recessed along I-95 between I-93 and Rte. 3 on the eastern edge of of the city. The city has a strong employment base, but the immediate surrounding area, however, is almost 100% residential.
In addition to the convenient suburban location, The Residences at Beacon Village provide amenities such as two swimming pools, tennis court, hot tub, playground, BBQ pits and a community center with a fitness center, community recreation room and kitchen.
The Residences at Beacon Village are particularly unique in that it is the largest residential cooperative community in Massachusetts. The loan was used to pay off an existing FHA loan and to provide funds for a major rehab of the property. Cornerstone was able to structure a loan that eliminated the need to have the rehab funds escrowed or the actual work monitored by the lender. Cornerstone secured a non recourse loan with a favorable interest rate of 5.68% fixed for ten years through its relationship with an insurance company lender.
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East Lyme, CT Newmark has arranged $115.6 million in financing on behalf of the sponsor to refinance The Cove at Gateway Commons and Sound at Gateway Commons. Newmark Capital Markets Strategies managing director Avi Kozlowski secured the financing through Freddie Mac.
Attention to owners of real estate in the Commonwealth (and the title companies and other professionals who advise them), the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “DOR”) recently adopted a new “millionaire’s tax” via 830 CMR 62B.2.4
The purpose of this article is to address problematic or confusing issues which may help assessors and appraisers to better understand how to value real estate for tax assessment purposes.
Over the past several weeks, I have completed appraisal assignments for private clients. Interestingly, after submitting these appraisals, I received several phone calls – not to question the value, content, or any incorrect information, but rather to discuss the price per s/f compared to the comparable sales used in the report.
Our current, highly competitive real estate market poses specific challenges for investors who are considering taking advantage of a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. In this market, investors will have no problem selling their current property if priced properly, but they may find it difficult to find a suitable replacement property